Bid Opening-Reconstruction of a portion of Thayer Road between St. Rt. 309 and Reservoir Road-October 15, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. (View Legal Notice)

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY ENGINEER
ALL-C.R. 173 THAYER ROAD
PID NO. 116196; FEDERAL PROJECT No. E230(506)
The following legal notice is to receive bids for the reconstruction of approximately 4400' of Thayer Road between
S.R. 309 and Reservoir Road, widening the pavement to 24' with 2' stone shoulders on each side, improved
roadway drainage, and a new bridge over Lost Creek in Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio. The SBE percentage
for this project is 9%. This project received federal authorization on 7-14-2026.
Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Requirement. SBE participation goals (subcontracts, materials, supplies) have
been set on this project for those certified as SBEs pursuant to Title 15, U.S.C. section 632 and 13 CFR, Part 121,
and where applicable qualified to bid with ODOT under Chapter 5525 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC). All bidders
are required to submit to ODOT their SBE Utilization Plan prior to or at the time of bid. Any bids received without
electronic submission of the SBE Utilization Plan to ODOT at or before bid time, will be deemed unresponsive.
Furthermore, the apparent low bidder needs to supply a SBE Affirmation Form to ODOT within five calendar days
of the bid opening. The SBE Affirmation shall be approved by ODOT prior to the County awarding the contract.
Complete digital project documents are available at www.questcdn.com. A contractor may view the contract
documents at no cost prior to becoming a Planholder. Input the QuestCDN project eBidDoc #10202971 on the
website's projects search page to download the digital documents for a fee of $42.00. Contact QuestCDN
Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration,
downloading digital project information and vBid online bid submittal questions. Project bid documents must be
downloaded from QuestCDN which will add your company to the Planholder List and allow access to vBid online
bidding for the submittal of your bid. For this project, bids will be received and accepted via the online electronic
bid service through QuestCDN.com or in a sealed envelope properly marked "ALL-C.R. 173 THAYER ROAD, PID
116196" on the outside of the envelope and submitted to the Clerk of the Board of Allen County Commissioners,
204 N. Main Street, Suite 301, Lima, OH 45801, prior to the bid opening. Paper project documents are available at
the Allen County Engineer's Office, 1501 N. Sugar Street, Lima, OH 45801 for a fee of $42.00. Paper or electronic
bids may be submitted.
Bids will be received by the Clerk of the Board of Allen County Commissioners and will be opened by the Clerk of
said County on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 11:30 A.M. at the office of the Board of Allen County
Commissioners, 204 N. Main Street, Suite 301, Lima, OH 45801.
Bids will be accepted only from Contractors who perform at least 50% of the cost of the project and are
prequalified for that work with the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation, per Section 102.01 AS MODIFIED
HEREIN, of the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation Construction and Material Specifications, dated
January 1, 2023. Subcontractors must also be prequalified unless they perform 15% or less of the total bid.
Further requirements are listed in the Instructions to Bidders.
No contract shall be entered into unless the bidder possesses a valid Certificate of Compliance with Affirmative
Action Programs, issued by the State EEO Coordinator, Certification Section, 77 South High Street, 24th Floor,
Columbus, Ohio 43215, dated no later than 180 days prior to the fixed bid opening date.
Each bidder is required to furnish with its proposal, a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section
153.54 and 153.571 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form, shall be issued by a Surety
Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety.
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Each Proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the Proposal and all persons
interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity
and a complete listing of all subcontractors to be used. The owner intends and requires that all work embodied in
this Proposal, together with all additions will be completed by the Contract Completion Date October 1, 2027.
Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Allen County, Ohio as issued by
the Davis-Bacon Act (Davis-Bacon Wage Determination Database).
Ohio Revised Code Section 9.31 allows certain conditions where a bid may be withdrawn. Notice of a claim of
right to withdraw such bid must be made in writing filed with the contracting authority within two business days
after the conclusion of the bid opening procedure.
The Board of Commissioners, Allen County, Ohio reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted or to waive
any irregularities pursuant to Section 9.31 of the Revised Code. This notice may also be viewed online at
allencountyohengineer.com under the heading of Bid Info or at commissioners.allencountyohio.com under the
heading of Legal Notices.
By order of the Board of Commissioners, Allen County, Ohio
Brittany Woods
Clerk of the Board of Commissioners
Allen County, Ohio
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