Legal Notice

            The Board of Clermont County Commissioners will be accepting sealed bids for the Repair/Rebuild of Mechanical Bar Screen, Clermont County Water Resources Department.

All bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked:  RFB – Repair/Rebuild of Mechanical Bar Screen, Clermont County Water Resources Department and must be received in the Office of the Board of County Commissioners, 101 East Main Street, Batavia, Ohio 45103, no later than   2:00 P.M.  local time on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at which time all bids shall be opened and read aloud publicly.

Instructions to bidders, specifications, and bid form outlining the terms and conditions of the bid may be obtained by interested parties at the Clermont County Water Resources Department, 4400 Haskell Lane, Batavia, Ohio 45103, Attn:  Darlene Swartz, Phone: (513) 732-7947, Fax: (513) 732-7310, E-mail: dxswartz@clermontcountyohio.gov.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. local time at the Lower East Fork WWTP Address 1005 US RT 50 Milford Ohio 45150,

Questions concerning this project should be directed to Randy Davis, Assistant Director, Clermont County Water Resources Department, 4400 Haskell Lane, Batavia, Ohio 45103. Phone: 513-732-7948, Fax: 513-732-7310.

Each Bidder must submit their bid in duplicate, one (1) original and one (1) copy stamped “COPY”.  Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount of 100% of the bid if in the form of a Bid Bond or in the amount of not less than ten (10%) percent of the bid if in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or letter of credit, for and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders and pursuant with Ohio Revised Code Section 153.54. Letters of credit and bid bonds must be filed with original signatures.  Facsimile and electronic copies of the letter of credit, bid bond and Power of Attorney of the Surety will be deemed non-responsive.

Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to safety regulations, conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract. All bids must comply with Clermont County General Instructions to Bidders in addition to the requirements set forth in the Specifications Documents referenced herein in order to be considered.

The Board of County Commissioners, Clermont County, Ohio, reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities in the bidding procedure, to accept any bid which it deems to be for the best interest of the County and to hold such bids for a period of sixty (60) days before taking action to award a contract.  These rights are reserved up until the time the contract is signed by the Board of County Commissioners.

This notice is also posted on the contracting authority’s website at the following URL link:  www.clermontcountyohio.gov. In order to view the legal notice, click on the link Legal Notices located on the Clermont County Home Page.

 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO

David L. Painter, President

Bonnie J. Batchler, Vice President

Claire B. Corcoran, Member

Attest: Gael Fawley, Clerk of the Board