ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY ENGINEER
LIQUID ASPHALT FOR CHIP SEAL WORK 2026
The following legal notice is to receive bids to supply approximately 458,626 gallons of HFRS-2P
liquid asphalt for force account chip seal work on county and township roads as specified in Ohio
Department of Transportation Construction and Material Specification 422 dated January 1, 2023
and additional specifications by the Allen County Engineer. Prices to be indicated as delivered to
the job sites or to the Allen County Highway Garage, 1501 North Sugar Street, Lima, Ohio. Allen
County will not pay demurrage charges when loads are not delivered at specific times, and will
not pay demurrage for the first two hours of delivery by the truck driver. The liquid asphalt shall
be subject to testing by an independent testing company which shall be paid for by the supplying
company as part of the bid price.
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 Chapter 123, the Governor’s Executive Order of 1972, and Governor’s
Executive Order 84-9 shall be required.
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
eBidDoc #10116235 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. For this project, bids will be received and
accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN.com or in a sealed envelope
properly marked “Liquid Asphalt for Chip Seal Work 2026” on the outside of the envelope and
submitted to the Clerk of the Board of Allen County Commissioners, 204 N. Main Street, Suite
301, Lima, OH 45801, prior to the bid opening. Paper project documents are available at the
Allen County Engineer’s Office, 1501 N. Sugar Street, Lima, OH 45801 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, May 7, 2026 at 11:30 A.M. at the office of the Board of
Allen County Commissioners, 204 N. Main Street, Suite 301, Lima, OH 45801.
Each bidder is required to furnish with its proposal, a Bid Guarantee and Contract Bond in
accordance with Sections 153.54 and 153.571 of the Ohio Revised Code. 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.
Each Proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all
persons interested therein.
No bidder shall be permitted to withdraw its bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the time of
bid opening.
The Board of Commissioners, Allen County, Ohio reserves the right to reject any or all bids
submitted or to waive any irregularities pursuant to Section 9.31 of the Revised Code. This notice
may also be viewed online at allencountyohengineer.com under the heading of Bid Info or at
commissioners.allencountyohio.com under the heading of Legal Notices.
By order of the Board of Commissioners, Allen County, Ohio.
Brittany Woods
Clerk of the Board of Commissioners,
Allen County, Ohio