Section 1:
Section 2:
ITB 800-27 Aggregate 02 / 26 / 2026
REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS
Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Set-Aside Bidding Opportunity
Intent
The purpose of this invitation to bid is to establish a term contract for aggregate materials and trucking rates
to specified locations as referenced herein.
Multiple Award
This invitation to bid is set-aside exclusively for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) bidders certified by the
State of Ohio, Department of Administrative Services, Equal Opportunity Division. Only bids from certified
MBEs will be considered for award of this invitation to bid.
The Department will accept all responsive bids submitted on or before the specified bid opening date and
make an award to all responsive MBE certified bidders.
Vendors must submit their Bid Responses electronically in Ohio Buys 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.
Note: 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. New rounds may be the result of an addendum, extensions, etc.
Note: 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
2.1 Submitting Multiple Plant Locations
Bidders should submit their multiple plant locations in the same bid package. Bid pricing for each plant
location must be completed and submitted on a separate Microsoft Excel file containing the plant’s price
sheet. Only one pricing file may be submitted for a plant location.
Naming Conventions for Excel Pricing Sheets
When saving the Excel Pricing Pages, please name the files per the following naming conventions.
Abbreviated company name, plant location.xlsx
For example: Allied-Twinsburg.xlsx or Allied-Plant 86.xlsx
2.2: Purchasing Off Contract Activity
Rev. 05/27/2025
1
ODOT reserves the right to purchase items off contract when the awarded contract Vendor(s) within a
driving distance of twenty-five (25) miles from the ODOT defined destination location cannot supply the
item(s).
Section 3:
Section 4:
Contract Duration
The effective duration of this agreement shall be from Date of Execution through February 28, 2027.
Specifications
Specifications pertaining to aggregates as shown herein and incorporated into this ITB are found in the
2023 Ohio Department of Transportation Construction and Materials Specifications handbook (C&MS) and
provisions of the current version of supplemental specification 800 that is in force at time of award. Links to
these specifications have been included below and are incorporated by reference.
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/ConstructionMgt/OnlineDocs/Pages/2023-Online-Spec-
Book.aspx
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/ConstructionMgt/OnlineDocs/Pages/ProposalNotesSuppleme
ntalSpecificationsandSupplements.aspx
4.1 Specifications for Aggregates
Materials specified in this invitation to bid must conform to the size specifications set forth for in the 2023
ODOT Construction and Material Specification (C&MS) book. The applicable C&MS specifications have
been identified on the pricing page.
Aggregate Types per 703
• Crushed Carbonate Stone
• Gravel
• ACBF or Steel Slag
• Natural Sand
• Etc.
Common Aggregate C&MS Item # References
• 703
• 203
• 611
• 304
• 411
• 617
• Etc.
Specification References
• 703.02 -703.20
• Etc.
4.2 Aggregate Supplier Certification
Rev. 05/27/2025
2
Aggregate suppliers must be certified with a proper AASHTOWare Project Construction & Materials
(AWP) code through the Office of Materials Management at the time of the bid opening in accordance
with Supplement 1069. The AWP code identifies the pit, mine, or redistribution yard from where the
quoted aggregate comes. Any pit, mine or redistribution yard that has not obtained an AWP Code, has
not been approved by ODOT, shall not be considered for award.
A proper AWP code should be submitted on the Plant Information page of the Department’s Microsoft
Excel file as proof of this certification. The link for the price sheet from the Department’s Microsoft Excel
file is indicated on the front cover of this bid.
For information regarding AWP codes and the procedure to become certified, please contact Mickey
Cronin at (614) 275-1343.
4.3 Non-Conforming Materials
The District will save the sample (if applicable) and prepare a report for all materials that fail to meet the
applicable requirements of specifications.
A copy of the test report, price adjustment, and documentation on the use of the material will be sent by the
District Highway Management Administrator to the Vendor within 14 calendar days of the test.
Written notice must be given to the Vendor, who may appeal the price adjustment within 10 calendar days
of receipt of the test report and price adjustment.
If the Vendor appeals the price adjustment, the appeal will be sent by the Vendor to the District Highway
Management Administrator. If the vendor and the District cannot resolve the dispute, the matter will be
forwarded to the Office of Contracts for final resolution.
Failure to file an appeal within the allotted time will result in a waiver of the Vendor’s right to appeal the
price adjustment.
After the Vendor’s appeal time has elapsed and no appeal has been submitted, the District will process the
payment for the material reflecting the use of material that has failed to meet the Department’s
specifications.
A minimum non-conformance fee of $300.00 will be applied to all deficient materials test reports. , If the
total bid price for the quantity is less than $300.00, then the minimum non-conformance fee will be the total
bid price.
The District will include the appropriate adjustment in the material price as follows:
A. Gradation (304)
When material is inadvertently incorporated into the work the following scale deduction will be used for
each failed sample and on each sieve.
Percent Out
of Gradation
Percent Deduction
of Material Cost
(All sieves except No. 200)
Percent Deduction
of Material Cost
(No. 200 sieve)
0.1 - 1.0
(1)
(1)
1.1 - 2.0
5
10
2.1 - 3.0
10
20
Rev. 05/27/2025
3
3.1 - 4.0
15
30
4.1 - 5.0
25
50
5.1 or greater
(2)
(2)
Notes: (1) Minimum administrative fee will apply.
(2) Material removed and replaced at no cost to the Department.
The deduction is not cumulative, when the aggregate fails to meet the specified gradation on more than
one sieve, the largest deduction will apply. This deduction will apply to all material represented by the
sample.
Section 5: Liquidated Damages for Load Limit Violations
The Department reserves the right to spot-check truck and/or trailer loads at point of delivery, for weight
conformance to the weight shown on weight slip or invoice (including tare weight if deemed advisable).
Upon direction by authorized transportation personnel, the truck will proceed to the nearest independent
scale for such weight determination.
Any vehicle being used to haul materials under this contract will be loaded so as not to exceed the combined
or gross weight declared for the vehicle in its registration under the International Registration Plan.
Any vehicle being used to haul materials under this contract and registered under the International
Registration Plan must have its combined or gross weight declared so as to be in conformance with the
legal weight limitations imposed on vehicles traveling on any road or street in Ohio (See ORC §5577.04).
Any vehicle determined to have a gross vehicle weight in excess of the combined or gross weight declared
for the vehicle in its registration under the International Registration Plan will be considered overloaded.
For the purpose of assessing liquidated damages, the extent of “overload” to which damages will apply will
be the difference between the IRP-declared combined or gross weight and the measured gross weight of
the vehicle. This schedule will apply in all cases, except where a Special Hauling Permit has been issued
for the vehicle by the Ohio Department of Transportation, Office of Highway Management, Hauling Permit
Section, in the amount up to the measured gross weight of the vehicle.
Schedule of Liquidated Damages for Vehicle Overloads:
Overloads (lbs)
1 - 2,000
2,001 - 5,000
5,001 - 10,000
10,001 +
Liquidated Damages
$80.00
$100.00 + $1.00 per 100 lb of overload
$130.00 + $2.00 per 100 lb of overload
$160.00 +$3.00 per 100 lb of overload
Drivers of all vehicles being used to haul materials on this invitation will be informed by the supplier that
liquidated damages will be assessed for overloads.
These provisions are strictly for the convenience of administering this contract and will not be construed to
replace or waive any provision of the Ohio Revised Code or Ohio Administrative Code pertaining to vehicle
weight limitation.
Section 6: Pricing
Bidders must submit their lowest net unit bid prices for the commodities and services specified in the Excel
pricing page, guaranteed firm for the contract duration.
The Department is requesting unit bid pricing for:
Part 1 - Aggregate, plant pickup (cost per ton).
Part 2 - Freight rates for material delivered to an unspecified destination.
Rev. 05/27/2025
4
Part 3 - Freight rates for material delivered to specified destinations within a county.
It is the responsibility of the bidder to assure that each one of its plant locations submits a bid in response
to this invitation to bid.
The link for the Excel pricing page from the Department’s Microsoft Excel file is indicated on the front cover
of this bid.
Rev. 05/27/2025
5
This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.