Legal Notice to Bidders
Rev. Code, Secs. 307.87-.88
Petition 1349 Bixel Two Stage Ditch
The following legal notice is for the construction of two stage ditch located near Swaney Rd north
of I-75, in Section 21 of Richland Township, Allen County Ohio. The total project length
encompasses approximately 4,075 LF of Open Ditch. Work items include but are not limited to;
35,495 CY of Excavation and Leveling; 50 CY of Rock Channel Protection, 34,700 SY of Ditch
Bank Seeding; Clearing and Grubbing; Tree Removal of various sizes; other work items as noted
in the plans and bid documents. This project is funded by a grant from Ohio Department of
Agriculture H2Ohio program and is Prevailing Wage.
Complete digital project documents are available at www.questcdn.com. A contractor may view
the contract documents at no cost prior to becoming a Planholder. Input the QuestCDN project
number 10137314 on the website’s projects search page to download the digital documents for a
fee of $42.00. Contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for
assistance in membership registration, downloading digital project information and vBid online
bid submittal questions. Project bid documents must be downloaded from QuestCDN which will
add your company to the Planholder List and allow access to vBid online bidding for the submittal
of your bid. Interested contractors may also request paper project documents from the Allen
County Engineers office for a fee of $42.00. Paper or electronic bids may be submitted.
Bids will be received by the Clerk of the Board of Allen County Commissioners and will be opened
by the clerk of said County, on Thursday April 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., at the office of the Board
of Allen County Commissioners, 204 N. Main St, Lima, Ohio 45801.
Said bids shall be accompanied with a bid bond or certified check on a solvent bank in the amount
of ten percent (10%) of the bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the bidder will sign the
contract for the performance of the work, and for furnishing the material bid upon, and will furnish
such bond to the Board of Allen County Commissioners for the performance of the contract signed
as may be required by law. Bidder is responsible for all fees associated for submitting a bid on the
project.
The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids. This notice may
also be viewed on the World Wide Web at www.allencountyohengineer.com under the heading of
Bid Info, or at www.commissioners.allencountyohio.com under the heading of Legal Notices.
Quest eBidDoc # 10137314
By order of the Board of Allen County Commissioners
Brittany Woods
Clerk of the Board
The above legal notice shall be advertised on Wednesday April 15, 2026. A certified copy of this
notice shall be mailed to the Clerk of the Board of the Allen County Commissioners.
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