Invitation to Bid: 170-26
Section 1:
Section 1a:
Wheel Loaders
REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS
Intent
The purpose of this invitation to bid is to establish a term contract for three sizes of Wheel Loader units,
both new and used.
Quantities and types of equipment to be purchased by ODOT and Political Subdivisions through this
contract are undefined. Purchases will be made on an as needed basis.
Bidders may submit pricing for both new and used equipment for this contract.
Optional Pre-Bid Tele-Conference
The purpose of the pre-bid tele-conference is to walk through each specification item to ensure each
bidder fully understands the Department’s requirements and specifications. The Department highly
encourages all vendors to sign into the teleconference to answer any remaining questions/problems.
The optional pre-bid tele-conference will be held on Thursday January 22nd, 2026, from 2pm – 3pm
eastern standard time. The dial-in-number will be 1-614-721-2972. The conference ID number will be
693351344#. The Department Contact is Laura Carey at (614) 351-2828.
Microsoft Teams
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 211 224 791 246 60
Passcode: vo2Vh6vH
Section 2:
Section 3:
Dial in by phone
+1 614-721-2972,,693351344# United States, Columbus
Find a local number
Phone conference ID: 693 351 344#
Join on a video conferencing device
Tenant key: 682042763@t.plcm.vc
Video ID: 112 049 975 9
The sign-in sheet, that will be filled out by ODOT, is public record and may be shared at the Department’s
discretion. Any required addendum/clarifications will be published at the conclusion of the pre-bid
conference call.
Multiple Award
ODOT will accept all responsive bids submitted on or before the specified bid opening date and make an
award to all responsive bidders pursuant to O.R.C. 5513.02.
Contract Duration
The effective duration of this contract shall be for twelve (12) months from the Date of Award.
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Section 4:
ODOT reserves the right to unilaterally extend this Contract up to one (1) calendar month beyond the
original contract expiration date at the original unit bid prices awarded.
Free on Board (F.O.B.) Destination
The net unit bid price shall include delivery charges, Free on Board (F.O.B.) to any of ODOT’s twelve (12)
Districts and eighty-eight (88) county destination locations in the State of Ohio, as per the enclosed map:
NOTE: Purchase orders when issued, will detail specific destination points.
District 1 - Lima
District 7 - Sidney
District 2 - Bowling Green
District 8 - Lebanon
District 3 - Ashland
District 9 - Chillicothe
District 4 - Akron
District 10 - Marietta
District 5 – Jacksontown
District 11 – New Philadelphia
District 6 – Delaware
District 12 – Garfield Heights
Central Garage – Columbus (CG) OPI/CCI – Chillicothe
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Section 7:
Section 8:
Delivery
Delivery of the vehicle(s) will be F.O.B. Destination to the ship to address listed on the purchase order (this
includes Co-Op) locations.
Delivery shall be required to be completed within 180 calendar days of receipt of valid Purchase Order.
Delivery Hours
All deliveries made to a Department of Transportation facility must be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless special permission is granted by the Department to
temporarily waive or adjust this requirement.
Fuel and Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Each vehicle purchased through this contract must be delivered with a full tank of Diesel Fuel and Diesel
Exhaust Fluid (DEF), if applicable.
Purchase Orders
Purchase Orders will be made out to the vendor who submitted the bid and was awarded. They cannot be
made out to the dealers under this vendor.
The awarded vendor must be able to accept orders for new and used loaders for the entire duration of the
contract, inclusive of any contract extensions exercised or agreed upon between the Parties.
Additional Charges
The net unit bid prices submitted shall include installation/assembly costs, labor costs, and inspection
costs.
Invoicing
In order to streamline the invoice payment process, the Office of Equipment Management requires
vendors to email an attached copy of the invoice to the following address: dot.cen.oem@dot.ohio.gov.
Invoice is to be sent on the date that the ordered commodity is delivered to the Department.
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Paper invoice to be mailed to the “Bill To” contact and address located on the purchase order. If the order
is processed through a credit card, the vendor will remit the invoice to the Credit Card holder’s name and
address.
Section 9: Identification Number
With invoicing, provide description and serial/vin number for each commodity being built.
Section 10: Certificate of Title or Certificate of Origin
Certificate of Title or Certificate of Origin to be furnished within thirty (30) days after delivery of the
vehicle. Title to be filed in Franklin County and made out to: State of Ohio, Department of Transportation,
1620 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43223. Delivery will not be considered complete unit the title is
received by Department.
Section 11: Trade-in
The Ohio Department of Transportation (and Political Subdivisions) reserves the right to offer used,
operational equipment as trade-ins. The trade-in equipment will be complete and in running condition.
The Administrator of the Office of Equipment Management reserves the right to reject or refuse any trade-
in allowances offered if it is determined by ODOT that refusal will be in ODOT’s best interest.
Quoted trade-in values must be held firmly. The only exception would be if damage occurred to the
equipment being traded-in after the quotations have been accepted by ODOT. This change in the
quotation must be preapproved by ODOT before the used equipment is transferred to the vendor. It is
ODOT’s responsibility to notify the awarded vendor of any damage that has occurred after the award.
If there is trade in equipment at the site when dropping the new unit off, the awarded vendor must haul it
away.
Section 12: Dealers and Service
It will be the responsibility of the awarded vendor/manufacturer to provide a list of authorized on-site
service providers or authorized dealers in the State of Ohio to provide warranty and service repair.
Any warranty repairs/part orders that take longer than a week, the vendor is to provide a loaner loader
until ODOT’s loader is back on site. If down repairs take longer than 48 hours, the vendor is to provide a
loaner loader until ODOT’s loader is back on site.
ODOT is not responsible for incurring travel expenses.
Section 13: Fluids & Lubricants
Vendor must fill out “FLUIDS & LUBRICANTS” tab to the manufacture’s standard recommendation. Must
fill out accordingly to the equipment being bid through this contract.
The vendor may add more rows & columns if there are more fluids or lubricants not covered in the
spreadsheet.
Section 14: Options List
All bidders are highly recommended to provide a complete manufacturer’s options list for the
make and model bid. If ODOT plans to purchase a piece of equipment with an option that you had
not bid, it could exclude you from consideration for that specific purchase.
This shall be included on pricing page excel options sheet.
Section 15: Descriptive Literature
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Section 16:
Section 17:
Bidders are required to submit with their bids, the latest literature that fully describes the units being bid.
The Department may, at its own discretion, find a bid non-responsive for failure to submit this descriptive
literature. Bidders shall submit this literature in both a hard copy and electronic format to ensure that this
requirement is fully met.
By signing and submitting a bid for this solicitation, the bidder is certifying that the make/models of all
items bid herein are the latest and most current manufacturers’ models and will include the
manufacturer’s latest engineering changes.
Price Change
All bid pricing shall not increase for the first sixty (60) calendar days after the date of the bid opening.
Thereafter, a request for a price increase may be submitted in writing to the Department’s Office of Contract
Sales along with all documentation that supports the need for the price increase. No price increase will be
effective until it is approved by the Department, and the Vendor is notified of such approval in writing. The
price increase will take effect upon the date the Vendor is notified. In the event that a price increase is
accepted by the Department, the Vendor may not seek an additional price increase for at least thirty (30)
calendar days. The Department reserves the right to reject any proposed price increase, or to cancel the
contract if such action is determined to be in the best interest of the Department.
In the event of a general price decrease, the Department shall be guaranteed full benefit of the price
reduction for all undelivered purchase orders on the effective date of the decrease and thereafter. The
Department will be entitled to a price decrease any time the Vendor sells a product or a service to any
similarly situated customer for less than the price agreed to between the Department and the Vendor under
this Contract. Any time the Vendor sells a product or provides a service to any customer or dealer for less
than it is available to the Department under this Contract, the Vendor must notify the Department of that
event within thirty (30) calendar days of its occurrence and immediately reduce the price of the affected
goods or services to the Department under this Contract. If the Department believes it is appropriate, it will
ask to renegotiate the price under this Contract of the goods and services affected by the general reduction
in price. If the Vendor and the Department cannot agree on a renegotiated price, the Department will have
the right, upon notice to the Vendor, to immediately remove the affected products and services from this
Contract.
Product Specifications
All parts not specifically mentioned, which are necessary to provide a complete unit, or normally furnished
as standard equipment, shall be furnished. The parts shall conform in strength, quality of material and
workmanship to what is normally provided in the industry.
This equipment must meet ALL Federal and State regulations.
The signing of this bid shall be considered a certification that the model as bid herein is the latest current
model and will include the manufacturer’s latest engineering changes.
The Ohio Department of Transportation will consider performance history of similar equipment, vendor’s
service and vendor’s overall responsiveness to the Department of Transportation’s utility of the products.
The Bidder of the equipment, which is considered for award shall, at the request of the Ohio Department
of Transportation, demonstrate the equipment at a location chosen by the Department Personnel to prove
any feature or performance capabilities which may be in question. Should the Demonstration Equipment
fail to meet Department requirements, the equipment shall be adjudged as non-conforming to bid
specifications. Any equipment failing to meet the Department’s requirements/specifications, set forth in
this bid document, can be removed from the contract at any time.
Compliance check boxes: Located to the right of each minimum specification are the “Comply or Don’t
Comply” check boxes. Check the Comply Box if the equipment being bid meets or exceeds the minimum
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specifications. If the equipment does not meet or exceed the department’s minimum specifications,
then the bidder must check the Don't Comply box and supply an explanation, on the ODOT excel pricing
tab called “EXCEPTION”, for the non-compliant specification. The department has the right to review the
“Don’t Comply” explanation and make a decision to accept or deny the equipment being bid. The bid
package will be determined non-compliant and rejected by ODOT if the bidder fails to check either a
Comply or Don't Comply box for each and every line of the specification being bid. This section is located
in the ODOT supplied excel pricing spreadsheet, on the “SPECIFICATIONS” tab.
All other remarks, comments, etc. that are not check marks located in the check boxes will deem
the vendor non-compliant.
(Specifications are located in the excel pricing sheet)
Section 18:
Section 19:
Required Ohio Shared Services Vendor Registration
All vendors that are deemed awarded any portion of this invitation to bid are required to be registered
through the Ohio Shared Services Office to obtain an OAKS Vendor Identification Number, if they have
not already obtained one, in order for an award of this invitation to occur. An award of this invitation
cannot be completed until this vendor registration process has taken place and an OAKS Vendor
Identification Number has been assigned. It is strongly encouraged that prospective bidders submit their
vendor registration paperwork to Ohio Shared Services as soon as possible before the day of the bid
opening of this invitation to bid. This will avoid delays in the awarding of this invitation to bid and allow
contract purchasing to commence sooner.
The required forms to become registered through Ohio Shared Services can be found by following the
link below: http://ohiosharedservices.ohio.gov/SupplierOperations/Forms.aspx
Completed forms are required to be submitted directly to Ohio Shared Services, per the submission
instructions on the forms. Completed forms or questions regarding this vendor registration process should
not be directed to ODOT. Any questions regarding this registration process should be directed to Ohio
Shared Services Customer Service by calling 1-877-644-6771.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS VENDOR REGISTRATION PROCESS DOES NOT APPLY TO VENDORS WHO
REGULARLY PARTICIPATE ON ODOT PURCHASING CONTRACTS. IF THE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED TO
YOUR COMPANY A PURCHASE ORDER IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, AS A DIRECT RESULT OF AN
AWARDED PURCHASING CONTRACT SUCH AS THIS ONE, YOU WOULD HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED AN
OAKS VENDOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER THROUGH OHIO SHARED SERVICES.
Submitting Bids in Ohio Buys
Vendors must submit their Bid Responses electronically in OhioBuys before the published deadline date
& time, Columbus, Ohio local time on the Proposal due date. Vendors will not be able to submit Bid
Responses, or unsolicited Proposal amendments after the deadline.
Vendors must allow adequate time for uploading a Bid Response prior to the due date and time. ODOT
recommends that vendors submit Bid Responses as early as possible. If a second round is issued for any
reason, vendors must resubmit their bid if they had already submitted in a previous round, as the
previously submitted Bid Responses do NOT carry over to the new round.
The Signature process takes place after the award now. The email will come from
documents@esign.ohio.gov and will go to the signatory that was identified in the bid submission. The
subject line will be the bid # Signature Request, (example: 101G-25 Signature Request).
No contract can be issued to your company until we receive your signature to complete the process. And
you must have an OAKS Payor ID before a contract can be issued. To obtain that, you will need to go into
https://ohiopays.ohio.gov.
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