2026 Resurfacing of CR 65

Location:	Ohio
Posted:	May 5, 2026
Due:	May 21, 2026
Agency:	Sandusky County Engineer's Office
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	25 - Vehicular Equipment Components
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2026 RESURFACING OF CR 65

SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO

BIDS RECEIVED MAY 21, 2026 AT 10:30 AM

ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE: $1,015,000.00

Plan Holder Registration

To be eligible to bid on a project, your company must be added to a plan holder’s list. If submitting a bid for a project, notify the

County Engineer's Office to be placed on the plan holder’s list by providing company information and the project you will be bidding

on. The Plan Holder Registration Form is on the Bids/Contracts page located at the following website:

www.sanduskycountyengineers.com

PLEASE PRINT CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON LETTER SIZE PAPER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

Advertisement for Bidding

Information for Bidders

PROPOSAL

Bid Proposal Sheets

Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond

Power of Attorney

Affidavit for Personal Property Tax

Findings for Recovery

Section

Page

A-1

A-2 to A-6

B-1 to B-2

B-3 to B-4

B-5

B-6

B-7

CONTRACT

Contract Agreement

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Road Plans

Supplemental Specifications

C-1 to C-2

D-1 to D-2

D-3 to D-7

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDDING

LEGAL NOTICE

Sealed Proposals will be received by the Sandusky County Board of Commissioners, 622 Croghan Street,

Fremont, Ohio 43420 until May 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM for the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment

necessary to complete the projects known as the 2026 Resurfacing of CR 65 and 2026 Ballville Bridge Concrete

Deck Repairs at said time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Copies of the Plans, Specifications, and the other Contract Documents may be examined and obtained without

charge at the Office of the Sandusky County Engineer, 2500 W. State St., Fremont, Ohio 43420, or at the

following website www.sanduskycountyengineers.com.

Proposals must be submitted on the forms furnished or downloaded from the above website and must contain the

name of every person interested therein. The Proposal shall be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty and Contract

Bond in the amount of 100% of the amount bid or a Certified or Cashier’s Check or a Letter of Credit in an

amount of at least 10% of the amount bid. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any

formalities in any bid. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experience 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 product. Additionally, contractor compliance with

the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, Governor’s Executive

Order of 1972, and Governor’s Executive Order 84-9 shall be required.

By the Order of the Board of County Commissioners

By____________________________, Administrator

Notice to Newspaper

Please publish Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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SANDUSKY COUNTY ENGINEER'S

INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

I. DEFINITIONS

The words “County” or “Owner” or “Engineer” or “Director” or “Inspector” other words of similar connotation shall be understood

to mean Sandusky County, Ohio acting through its properly authorized agents.

The words “Bidder” or “Contractor” shall mean the person or firm proposing to contract with the Owner to provide labor and/or

materials in a construction project.

Wherever the words “directed”, “required”, “permitted”, “designated”, “approved”, “satisfactory”, “acceptable” or similar words are

used, they shall be understood to refer to the exercise of the authority or judgment vested in the Engineer.

II. SPECIFICATIONS

All work shall be performed in accordance with, and all materials shall comply with, the requirements of applicable sections of the

2023 Edition of the Construction and Material Specifications of the State of Ohio Department of Transportation and with the Contract

Drawings and Documents. Interpretation of Specifications shall be made by the Engineer, and his decision shall be final and binding.

In the event of a conflict between the Specifications and the Drawings, the Drawings shall take precedence.

III. PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL

Each proposal shall be submitted on a bound form provided by the County Engineer or downloaded in its entirety from the following

website www.sanduskycountyengineers.com and must contain the name of every person interested therein. The Proposal pages shall

not be removed from the bound or downloaded set of Contract Documents. The Proposal shall be enclosed within a sealed envelope

addressed to the Board of Commissioners of Sandusky County, Ohio, with the name and address of the Bidder and identification of

the Contract plainly endorsed thereon. If the Proposal is submitted via mail, the sealed envelope containing the Proposal shall be

enclosed within another envelope to avoid inadvertent premature opening of the sealed bid. All blank spaces in the Proposal shall be

properly filled with ink opposite each item. Figures shall be used for Unit Bid Prices as indicated in the column headings for each

item, and in the event of an error in extension, the unit prices shown shall prevail.

IV. WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSAL

If a Bidder wishes to withdraw their Proposal, they may do so at any time prior to the time fixed for the opening of bids, without

prejudice to themselves. Bids opened and read may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the scheduled

closing time for receiving bids.

V. BID GUARANTY

Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in the amount of 100% of the amount bid, to be held by

the Owner; or a Certified or Cashier’s Check or a Letter of Credit in an amount of at least 10% of the amount bid, made payable to

the Treasurer of Sandusky County, Ohio, to be held by the Owner, as a guarantee that in the event the bid is accepted and a Contract

awarded to the Bidder, the Contract will be executed and, if a Check or Letter of Credit is used, its faithful performance properly

secured by an acceptable Bond for 100% of the amount of the Contract, and in default thereof said Bond or Check or Letter of Credit

and the amount represented thereby shall be forfeited to the Owner in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code.

VI. FORFEITURE

The Bidder, to whom the Contract may be awarded, shall appear at the Office of the County Engineer with the sureties offered by

them within ten (10) days (Saturday and Sunday excepted) after the date of notification of the acceptance of their proposal and there

execute the Contract for the work in the required number of copies; and shall furnish, if the Bidder used a Certified or Cashier’s Check

or a Letter of Credit as their Bid Guaranty, a Performance Bond in the form provided by the County, with acceptable surety, in the

amount of 100% of their bid price. The Bidder shall also supply the affidavit required by Section 5719.042 of the Ohio Revised Code.

In case of failure to do so, the Bidder will be considered as having abandoned same, and the amount of their deposit shall be forfeited

to and become the property of the Owner, in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code.

Ohio Revised Code Section 5719.042, which was updated September 8, 2016, is reproduced below:

SECTION 5719.042 | SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTORS TO SUBMIT SWORN STATEMENT OF NO TAX LIABILITY.

AFTER THE AWARD BY A TAXING DISTRICT OF ANY CONTRACT LET BY COMPETITIVE BID AND PRIOR TO THE

TIME THE CONTRACT IS ENTERED INTO, THE PERSON MAKING A BID SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DISTRICT'S FISCAL

OFFICER A STATEMENT AFFIRMED UNDER OATH THAT THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE CONTRACT IS TO BE

MADE WAS NOT CHARGED AT THE TIME THE BID WAS SUBMITTED WITH ANY DELINQUENT PERSONAL

PROPERTY TAXES ON THE GENERAL TAX LIST OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OF ANY COUNTY IN WHICH THE TAXING

DISTRICT HAS TERRITORY OR THAT SUCH PERSON WAS CHARGED WITH DELINQUENT PERSONAL PROPERTY

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

Project Name	Opening Date	Documents
2026 Resurfacing of CR 65	Bid Opening at 10:30 am May 21, 2026 at Sandusky County Board of Commissioners	Contract Documents Legal Ad

2026 Resurfacing of CR 65

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