Chapel Road Water Main Replacement Project

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Separate
sealed bids for the construction of the following Water System Improvements
within the Clermont County Water
Resources Department will be received by the Board of County Commissioners,Clermont
County, Ohio, 101 East Main Street - 3rd Floor, Batavia, Ohio  45103, until 2:00 P.M. Local Time on Thursday, August 6, 2026,and then at said office publicly
opened and read aloud.

PROJECT NO. 6401-60234

CHAPEL
ROAD WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT

Work
under this Project is generally defined as the construction of approximately 4,917 lf of 12”, 128
lf of 8”, and 59 lf of 6” ductile iron water main & appurtenances to
replace the existing 6” and 8” cast iron water main & appurtenances along
Chapel Road, between the intersection of Chapel Road and SR 125 to
approximately 1,475 feet northeast of Amelia Park Drive in Batavia Township. Each bid 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 experience on projects of similar size and complexity.  The Owner expects to proceed with the
construction under the Project immediately after satisfactory acceptance and
award of the construction bid and execution of the contract, with completion of
all work for Project No. 6401-60234 within 180 calendar days from
the date of the Notice to Proceed.  The
Engineer’s Estimate for this Project is $ 2,282,310.00 .

The
information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, and
Specifications including Forms of Bid Bond, Performance-Payment Bond, and other
Contractor Documents may be examined at the following Location:

Clermont
County Water Resources Dept.

Sanitary
Engineering Division

4400
Haskell Lane,

Batavia,
Ohio  45103

(513)
732-8864

A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will
be held at the Clermont County Water Resources Department, Sanitary Engineering
Division, 4400 Haskell Lane, Batavia, Ohio
45103 at 10:00 A.M.  Local
Time on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

Copies of the Plans and
Specifications, etc., may be obtained during normal business hours at American
Reprographics Company (ARC), 4219 Malsbary Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242, phone
number (513) 326-2300, upon payment of Eighty Dollars ( $80 .00) for each
printed set or Forty Dollars ($40.00) for an electronic format set, with
payment made payable to the Clermont County Treasurer, none of which is
refundable.  An additional non-refundable
payment of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) must accompany any mail request.

Each Bidder must submit their bid in TRIPLICATE, one (1) original and two
(2) copies with each copy stamped "COPY".  Each bidder must deposit with his bid,
security in the amount of 100% of the bid if in the form of a Bid Bond or in
the amount of not less than ten (10%) percent of the bid if in the form of a
certified check, cashier's check or letter of credit, for and subject to the
conditions provided in the Information for Bidders and pursuant with Ohio
Revised Code Section 153.54.  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.
Letters of credit and bid bonds must be filed with original
signatures.  Facsimile and electronic copies of the letter of credit, bid
bond and Power of Attorney of the Surety will be deemed non-responsive.

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 153.59 is
required.  Bidders must comply with the
prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Clermont County, Ohio, as
determined by the Ohio Department of Commerce, Bureau of Wage and Hour
Administration, (614) 644-2239.

Attention of Bidders is particularly
called to the requirements as to safety regulations, conditions of employment
to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract.  All bids must comply with Clermont County
General Instructions to Bidders in addition to the requirements set forth in
the Specifications Documents referenced herein in order to be considered.

DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS
SPECIFIED IN SECTION 153.011 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE APPLY TO THIS
PROJECT.  COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF
THE OHIO REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OR THROUGH http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/153.011 .

No Bidder may withdraw his bid for a
period of 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.  Contract award shall be made to the lowest
and best bidder, and award may be subject to applicable funding agency approval,
including the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) which is providing funds for
portions of this work.  The Board of
County Commissioners, Clermont County, Ohio, reserves the right to reject any
and all bids, to waive any informalities in the bidding procedure, to accept
any bid which it deems to be for the best interest of the County and to hold
such bids for a period of sixty (60) days before taking action to award a
contract.  These rights are reserved up
until the time the contract is signed by the Board of County
Commissioners.  This notice is also
posted on the contracting authority’s website at the following URL link: https://clermontcountyohio.gov/bids-proposals .

CLERMONT
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Bonnie J. Batchler, President

David L. Painter, Vice President

Claire B. Corcoran, Member

ATTEST: Gael
Fawley, Clerk of the Board