Chemical Supplies 2027

INVITATION TO BID
SEALED BIDS for the supply and delivery of various drinking water and wastewater
treatment Chemical Supplies for 2027 to the:
OTTAWA COUNTY SANITARY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO
The Board of County Commissioners will receive said SEALED BIDS at their office in the
Ottawa County Courthouse, 315 Madison Street, Room 103, Port Clinton, Ohio until
10:00 A.M. (Local Time)
October 8, 2026
All bids received will then be opened and read at a public bid-opening meeting. All bids
received after this time will not be opened and will be returned to the bidder.
Copies of the contract document and specifications are on file and may be obtained from
the office of the County Sanitary Engineer's Office, Ottawa County Courthouse, 315
Madison Street, Room 105, Port Clinton, Ohio.
A unit price bid shall be stated on the blank form provided in the contract document, then
signed and submitted in a sealed envelope marked: OTTAWA COUNTY SANITARY
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT - CHEMICAL SUPPLIES BID and addressed to the
Board of County Commissioners, 315 Madison Street, Room 103, Port Clinton, Ohio
43452, Ottawa County, Ohio. Each bid shall contain the full name of every person
interested therein, and must be accompanied by a bid guaranty.
The bid guaranty may be of two forms:
1. A Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond using the form in the
Contract Documents. (The amount of the bid does NOT
have to appear on this form.)
2. A certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit in favor of the Ottawa
County Commissioners in the amount of 10% of the bid. If the contract is
awarded, a Contract Bond will be required, which is a 100% payment and
performance bond.
Ohio Revised Code Sections 9.311(a) and 9.311(b) requires that any bidder who submits
a bid for rendering of services, or the supplying of materials, or the construction,
demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of any public building, structure, highway,
or improvement shall submit a bid bond, performance bond, payment bond, or
combination of such bonds, executed by a surety or surplus lines company, approved by

the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of Ohio. If the State of Ohio does not
approve the surety or surplus lines company, the bid shall be deemed non-responsive,
and shall be rejected.
Bidders shall submit, with their bid, the affidavit required under the Ohio Revised Code,
Section 5719.042 that the bidder was not charged with any delinquent personal property
taxes in Ottawa County, Ohio.
The successful bidder shall be required to pay not less than the minimum wage rates
established by the Department of Industrial Relations.
Each bidder shall complete a "Non-Collusion" Affidavit and include it with his proposal.
Bids received after the scheduled bid opening date and time, or not accompanied by a
satisfactory bid bond or check, will neither be read or considered. Bidders with unresolved
Finding for Recovery on the State Auditor's web site will be disqualified.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days after the scheduled closing time
for the receipt of bids.
The Ottawa County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive
any irregularities in any bid; or to accept that bid which, in the judgement of the county, is
in its best interest.
In accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 307.87, this shall serve as notification
that this invitation is available on Ottawa County's internet web site on the world wide web
by logging onto www.co.ottawa.oh.us and going to the legal notices/bids link. Click on
main page and you will be able to view the notice in PDF format.
By Order of the Board of County Commissioners
Ottawa County, Ohio
Brandi Overmyer, Clerk
Publish: September 12, 2026
Furnish Affidavit