Separate sealed bids for construction of CONTRACT NO. TBD-2026 WATER...

Location:	Ohio
Posted:	Apr 9, 2026
Due:	Apr 23, 2026
Agency:	Muskingum County
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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MUSKINGUM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MUSKINGUM COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT

401 MAIN STREET

ZANESVILLE OH 43701

Separate sealed bids for construction of CONTRACT NO. TBD-2026 WATER MAIN

EXTENSIONS TO DOZER RIDGE ROAD, JOHNSON HILL ROAD, MOODY

HOLLOW ROAD, PLETCHER HILL ROAD, TWYMAN HILL ROAD, AND

STAKER HILL ROAD will be received by the MUSKINGUM COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS at their office at 401 Main Street, Zanesville, Ohio, 43701 until

April 23, 2026 at 10:00 am, local time, and then at said office publicly opened and read

aloud.

The Instructions to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Specifications and Forms of Bid

Guaranty Bond, may be examined at the following:

Muskingum County Engineer’s Office

109 Graham Street

Zanesville, OH 43701

740-455-0155

Muskingum County Water Department

375 Richards Road

Zanesville OH 43701

740-453-0678

No paper copies will be provided; however, electronic copies of the password-protected Bidding

Documents may be obtained from the Muskingum County Engineer’s website:

www.mceo.org/bidding.aspx. Bidders MUST register as plan holders by emailing

bids@mceo.org to obtain password for Bidding Documents.

Contract No. TBD-2026

Water Main Extensions to Dozer Ridge Road, Johnson Hill Road, Moody Hollow Road,

Pletcher Hill Road, Twyman Hill Road, and Staker Hill Road:

UNIT PRICE CONTRACT consisting of construction of approximately 19,160 linear feet of water

main which includes 7,218 linear feet of 3-inch PVC water main installed by open trench

methods, 450 linear feet of 3-inch HDPE water main installed by horizontal directional drilling,

191 linear feet of 4-inch PVC water main installed by open trench methods, 402 linear feet of

4-inch HDPE water main installed by horizontal directional drilling, 8,871 linear feet of 6-inch

PVC water main installed by open trench methods, 2,028 linear feet of 6-inch HDPE water

main installed by horizontal directional drilling, four (4) 3-inch gate valves, one (1) 4-inch gate

valve, ten (10) 6-inch gate valves, 18 manual air release assemblies, seven (7) fire hydrant

assemblies (optional item), five (5) flushout assemblies, 30 customer service connections (25

standard meter settings and 5 tandem meter settings), 531 linear feet of service tubing (363

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linear feet directionally drilled), 1 tie-in to the existing water distribution system, and other

appurtenances necessary to complete the work.

Owner anticipates that the Project’s total bid price will be approximately $731,403.00. The

project has an expected duration of 305 days to Substantial Completion and 365 days to Final

Completion.

A Pre-Bid Conference for the Project will be held on April 6, 2026 @ 1:00 pm. The Pre-Bid

Conference will be held at 109 Graham Street, Zanesville, Ohio 43701. Attendance at the

Pre-Bid Conference is NOT mandatory to submit a bid.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any and all Bids.

Each Bidder must submit with his Bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions

provided in the Instruction for Bidders.

All work done under this contract shall be subject to all Federal Davis Bacon Wage rates and

rules.

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.

All Contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable use

Ohio Products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally,

Contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio

Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor’s Executive Order of 1972, and Governor’s

Executive Order 84-9 shall be required.

The Contractor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex in the

performance of this contract. The Contractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 40 CFR

Part 33 in the award and administration of contracts awarded under EPA financial assistance

agreements. Failure by the Contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach of this

contract which may result in the termination of this contract or other legally available remedies.

This procurement is subject to the EPA policy of encouraging the participation of small business

in rural areas (SBRAs).

Domestic iron and steel use requirements as specified in P.L. 113-76, “Consolidated

Appropriations Act, 2014” apply to this project. See additional information titled United States

Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum found under Document 00820 (Additional

Articles) in the Contract Documents.

The Build America Buy America Act, enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs

Act on November 15, 2021, established a domestic content procurement preference for all

Federal financial assistance obligated for infrastructure projects after May 14, 2022. The

domestic content procurement preference requires that all iron, steel, manufactured products,

and construction materials used in covered infrastructure projects are produced in the United

States.

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Federal law at 31 U.S.C. § 1352 (hereinafter “Byrd Amendment”) prohibits the use of

appropriated funds by recipients of a “Federal contract” for purposes of influencing or

attempting to influence federal officials in connection with a “Federal action,” such as the

awarding of a “Federal contract.” The Byrd Amendment prohibits contractors from using

appropriated funds for lobbying in connection with a contract, grant, loan or cooperative

agreement with a Federal agency. The Byrd Amendment additionally requires the contractor to

disclose its lobbying activities to the Federal agency connected with such contract, grant or

loan when the contract amount exceeds $100,000.

No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Bids must be sent to:

Muskingum County Commissioners

Attn: Projects Director

401 Main Street

Zanesville, Ohio 43701

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.