ITB 483A-27 – Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert
REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS
Section 1: Intent
The purpose of this invitation to bid is to solicit pricing for a defined quantity of Reinforced Concrete Box
Culverts to be purchased. The type, size and quantity are described on the pricing page.
Section 2: One Time Purchase (Low Bid Purchase)
ODOT will review all submitted bids and determine award by low bid as defined below.
Award Method
Award will be by low bid by each LOT, as described on the pricing page. A LOT consists of the total cost
by District.
Vendors must submit their Bid Responses electronically in OhioBuys before the published deadline date &
time, Columbus, Ohio local time on the Proposal due date. Vendors will not be able to submit Bid
Responses, or unsolicited Proposal amendments after the deadline. Vendors must allow adequate time for
uploading a Bid Response prior to the due date and time. ODOT recommends that vendors submit Bid
Responses as early as possible.
Note: If a second round is issued for any reason, vendors must resubmit their bid if they had already
submitted in a previous round, as the previously submitted Bid Responses do NOT carry over to the new
round. New rounds may be the result of an addendum, extensions, etc.
Note: The Signature process takes place after the award now. The email will come from
documents@esign.ohio.gov and will go to the signatory that was identified in the bid submission. The
subject line will be the bid # Signature Request, (example: 101G-25 Signature Request). No contract can
be issued to your company until we receive your signature to complete the process. And you must have an
OAKS Payor ID before a contract can be issued. To obtain that, you will need to go into
https://ohiopays.ohio.gov
2.1 Vendor requirements
Vendors shall provide pricing for the items described for each District. Vendors will be required to provide
materials to the county (listed on pricing page) within the District at the price submitted.
A Vendor is not required to be a Supplement 1073 certified supplier; however, Vendors bidding on this
contract must supply reinforced concrete box culverts that meet the Section 5 product specifications and
Section 7 delivery requirements identified in this contract.
A vendor may be requested to provide shop drawings for one or more of the reinforced concrete box culvert
sizes listed on the bid sheet.
Section 3: Contract Period
The effective duration of this agreement shall be defined by various parameters
• Date of award: Within 7 calendar days of bid Open Date
• Order Placement: Within 30 calendar days of Date of Award
o ( ODOT must establish Purchase Orders Numbers, which require some
time once the contract is awarded )
• Availability of Box Culverts:
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Section 4:
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Section 5:
o Within 90 days of Order Placement
** Extension of dates will be at the discretion of the individual Districts.
• Delivery of Materials:
o Upon Order Placement, ODOT and Vendor will coordinate delivery date and location.
Pricing and Delivery:
The vendor shall supply a unit price per linear foot for the box culverts listed on the pricing page. This is not
a delivered price.
The vendor shall provide a flat rate cost for delivery for each item.
ODOT will have the option to pick up orders.
Delivery Hours
All deliveries shall be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, not
including State holidays, unless special permission is granted by the Department to temporarily waive or
adjust this requirement.
Product Specifications
The specifications for the reinforced concrete box culverts for this invitation are described in Item 611 and
Item 706.05 of the Current Construction and Materials Specifications Handbook, provisions of the current
version of Supplemental Specification 800, Supplement 1073, and standard roadway construction
drawings. All materials to manufacture a reinforced concrete box culvert must be in accordance with the
bid specifications and fabricated by a Supplement 1073 certified supplier.
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Section 6:
Section 7:
Specification Book
Specifications as shown herein are incorporated into the ITB and made a part thereof are found in the Ohio
Department of Transportation Construction and Materials Specifications (C&MS) current 2023 edition, and
provisions of the July 18, 2025 version of Supplemental Specification 800.
To access current Construction and Materials Specifications (C&MS):
https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/working/publications/spec-book
For Supplemental Specification 800:
https://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/ConstructionMgt/Specification%20Files/800_07
182025_for_2023.pdf
Vendor Stocking Locations
The vendor must provide stocking locations in the Department’s Pricing Pages.
Stockpile locations must be at a registered facility of a 1073 certified supplier.
Delivery Requirements
All deliveries made shall be continuous from the point of origin (certified supplier facility) to the designated
point of destination (ODOT facility or project location).
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CERTIFICATION STATEMENTS
Bidders claiming preference for Domestic Source End Products, the Ohio preference, and/or the Veteran Friendly Business Enterprise (VBE) must
complete the following information. Any bidder who intentionally submits false or misleading information in an attempt to receive a bid
preference will be immediately disqualified and may be subject to legal action up to and including debarment. The state reserves the right to
clarify any information during the evaluation process.
***BIDDERS MUST COMPLETE THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION BELOW TO RECEIVE THE PREFERENCE.***
A. DOMESTIC PREFERENCE (BUY AMERICAN): Revised Code 125:11 and Administrative Code 123:5-1(K)
[Not applicable to “Excepted Products”]
1. Where is each product/services being offered mined, raised, grown, produced or manufactured?
United States:
(State) Canada
Mexico
(Go to B-1)
Other: (Specify Country)
(Go to A-2)
2. End product is manufactured outside the United States and at least 50% of the cost of its components are produced, mined, raised, grown
or manufactured within the United States. The cost of components may include transportation costs to the place of manufacture and, in
the case of components of foreign origin, duty whether or not a duty free entry certificate is issued. Yes (Go to Section B-1) No
(Go to Section A-3)
3. The Bidder hereby certifies that each end product, except the products listed below, is a domestic source end product as defined in the
Buy American Act and that components of unknown origin have been considered to have been mined, produced, grown or manufactured
outside the United States.
(Item)
(Country of Origin)
(Item)
(Country of Origin)
B. OHIO PREFERENCE (BUY OHIO): Revised Code 125:09 and Administrative Code 123:5-1-06
1. The products/services being offered are raised, grown, produced, mined or manufactured in Ohio.
Yes
No (Go to B-2)
2. Bidder has significant economic presence within the state of Ohio. Yes (Answer a, b, c, d below) No (Go to B-3)
a) Bidder has paid the required taxes due the state of Ohio
Yes
No
b) Bidder is registered with the Ohio Secretary of State
Yes (Charter/Registration No.:
)
No
Questions regarding registration should be directed to (614) 466-3910 or visit their web site at: http://sos.state.oh.us/
c) Bidder has ten or more employees based in Ohio or border state.
Yes No (Go to B-2d)
d) Bidder has seventy-five percent or more employees based in Ohio or border state. Yes
No (Go to B-3)
3. Border state bidder: (Except products mined in Michigan)
Yes (Specify which state then go to B-2c): KY MI
NY PA IN
No (Go to B-4)
4. Border state bidder: mined products mined in respective border state (Except for products mined in Michigan)
Yes
No
Not Applicable
C. VETERANS PREFERENCE (BUY VETERAN): Revised Code 9.318 and Administrative Code 123:5-1-16
Is the bidder a certified Veteran Friendly Business Enterprise as defined in Administrative Code 123:5-1-01(KK)
Yes No
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STANDARD TERMS & CONDITIONS
I. GLOSSARY
The following definitions are applicable to all components of the Contract. If a conflict exists between these definitions and any
definition listed in the specifications or scope of work, the specifications or scope shall prevail.
A. ACCEPTANCE: Approval and retention by ODOT of any goods, products, services or other Deliverables,
delivered to fulfill Contract requirements.
B. AGENCY/ODOT/DEPARTMENT: Ohio Department of Transportation
C. AUTHORIZED DEALER/DISTRIBUTOR: The vendor that maintains written legal agreements with
manufacturers to act as their agent and provide goods, products, or services listed in the bid/RFQ/contract.
The authorized Dealer/Distributor must maintain active and sufficient facilities necessary to perform the
awarded Contract, own title to the goods, products, or services and maintain available stock on a continuous
basis and in sufficient quantity to provide uninterrupted access to the Contract Deliverable.
D. BIDDER: The company and/or authorized representative of the company who has signed and is submitting a
bid response and who will be responsible for ensuring proper performance of the contract awarded pursuant
to the bid. The term bidder, proposer, contractor, supplier, or vendor may be used interchangeably in this
document.
E. DEFAULT: The omission or failure to perform any obligation under this Contract.
F. DELIVERABLE: Any Contractor-provided products, supplies, services, work or product described in the
specifications of the Contract.
G. F.O.B PLACE OF DESTINATION: The Vendor pays, and includes the cost of such in its bid, and bears the risk
for the transportation and delivery of goods delivered to the specified locations provided by the Department.
H. GOODS: Anything that can be purchased that is not a service or real property.
I. INVOICE: An itemized listing showing delivery of the goods or performance of the services described in the
order that must include the date of the purchase or rendering of the service, an itemization of the things done,
material supplied, equipment used or labor furnished, and the sum due pursuant to the contract or obligation.
J. LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER: A bidder who offers the lowest cost for the goods or
services listed in the bid; and whose proposal responds to bid specifications in all material respects and contains
no irregularities or deviations from the specifications which would affect the amount of the bid or otherwise give
them a competitive advantage; and whose experience, financial condition, conduct and performance on
previous contracts, facilities, management skills evidences their ability to execute the contract properly.
K. MBE OR EDGE CERTIFIED: MBE means Minority Business Enterprise and EDGE means Encouraging
Diversity, Growth and Equity.
L. ORDER: A copy of a contract or a statement of the nature of a contemplated expenditure, a description of the
goods to be purchased or services to be performed, other than services performed by officers and regular
employees of the state, and per diem of the national guard, and the total sum of the expenditure to be made
therefor, if the sum is fixed and ascertained, otherwise the estimated sum thereof, and an authorization to pay
for the contemplated expenditure, signed by the person instructed and authorized to pay upon receipt of a
proper invoice.
M. PRIME VENDOR/CONTRACTOR: The vendor who, upon being awarded a contract, becomes the prime vendor
who is the primary source for providing the goods or services listed in the awarded Contract and the party to
whom payment will be made upon delivery of the goods and/or completion of the Contract.
N. PROCUREMENT/CONTRACT/AGREEMENT: All documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference,
utilized for soliciting bids. Upon completion of the evaluation and award of the bidder’s response, the
procurement becomes the contract between ODOT and the successful bidder, both governed by the laws of
the state of Ohio.
O. PURCHASE: To buy, purchase, installment purchase, rent, lease, lease purchase, or otherwise acquire goods
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or services. "Purchase" also includes all functions that pertain to the obtaining of goods or services, including description of
requirements, selection, and solicitation of sources, preparation, and award of contracts, all phases of contract administration,
receipt and acceptance of the goods and services, and financial consideration for the goods and services by either a state agency
or a third party.
P. PRODUCTS: Materials, supplies, merchandise, goods, wares, and foodstuffs.
Q. REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)/INVITATION TO BID (ITB)/COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING: A solicitation
for goods, products, or services in which ODOT invites vendors to submit price quotes/bid responses for the supply of such
goods, products, or services.
R. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP): A solicitation for goods, products, or services in which ODOT invites
vendors to submit responses that have comprehensive performance requirements, technical provisions, and
specific evaluation criteria including price for scoring offers. Award is made to the bidder whose proposal is
determined to be most advantageous to the state, taking into consideration factors such as price and the
evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP.
S. SERVICES: The furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a person, not involving the delivery of a specific end
product other than a report which, if provided, is merely incidental to the required performance. "Services" does
not include services furnished pursuant to employment agreements or collective bargaining agreements.
T. STATE: The State of Ohio which also includes ODOT as applicable.
U. STATE DATA: All data and information provided by, created by, created for, or related to the activities of the
State and any information from, to, or related to all persons that conduct business or personal activities with the
State, including, but not limited to Confidential Data.
If any of Contractor’s intellectual property becomes embedded in State Data, Contractor hereby licenses a non- exclusive license
to ODOT to use such embedded data subject to the terms of Contractor’s license agreement.
State Data includes any information derived by or through the use of the services being provided by the Vendor, excluding any
embedded portions of any service that might be in the data or information which might be the intellectual property of the Contractor.
Confidential Data includes data that is required to be protected by law or regulation, is intended for confidential use, and may not
be copied or removed from the State’s operational control without authorized permission. This classification includes data that, if
compromised, may result in loss of life, serious injury, or other harm to an individual or group, or disruption to critical agency
operations.
Confidential Data includes, but is not limited to:
1. Certain types of personally identifiable information (PII) that is also sensitive, such as medical information,
social security numbers, and financial account numbers;
2. Federal Tax Information (FTI) under IRS Publication 1075;
3. Protected Health Information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA);
4. Criminal Justice Information (CJI) under the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Criminal Justice Information
Services (CJIS) Security Policy and the Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS) Policy; and
5. Other types of information not associated with an individual such as security and infrastructure records,
trade secrets, and business bank account information.
V. SPECIFICATION: Any description of the physical or functional characteristics or of the nature of goods,
products, or services. It may include a description of any requirements for inspecting, testing, or preparing
goods, products, or services.
W. TIME AND MATERIALS CONTRACT: A contract in which Contractor is paid the following: (1) an hourly rate
for labor actually performed; and (2) if applicable and with prior approval by ODOT, for the cost of the materials,
equipment or supplies actually used by the Contractor. Such rates and costs shall be established through
Contractor’s submission of a price sheet, written quote, estimate, or invoice, as approved by ODOT. Hourly
rates may include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and reasonable profit. Materials
or supplies may include the Contractor’s direct and indirect costs attributable to the work performed.
Equipment may include vendor owned equipment billed at a specified rate or costs associated with rental of
equipment specific to the contract.
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