ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

City of Loveland

120 W. Loveland Avenue

Loveland, OH 45140

Separate sealed Bids for the East Loveland Avenue Bridge Replacement, Bridge No. M01-0.18, Improvements project will be received by the City of Loveland at Loveland City Hall, 120 W. Loveland Avenue, OH 45140 until 9:00 AM (local time), June 28, 2023, and then publicly opened and read aloud at Loveland City Hall Council Chambers.

The work covered by the Contract Documents includes the following:

Bridge replacement on East Loveland Avenue, Bridge No. M01-0.18, along with miscellaneous improvements and alterations to East Loveland Avenue. Including installation of an 8-inch water main and a 12-inch sanitary sewer, concrete curbs and sidewalks, storm sewer, and roadway repaving.

Copies of the bidding documents may be purchased at cost from:

ARC

7157 E. Kemper Road

Cincinnati, OH 45249

Prospective BIDDERS may address inquiries to City Engineer, Cindy Klopfenstein, PE, at 120 W. Loveland Avenue, Loveland, OH 45140, (513) 683-0150, cklopfenstein@lovelandoh.gov For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. .

Each bidder is required to furnish with his bid a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 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.

BIDDERS must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Clermont County and the City of Loveland, Ohio as determined by Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division, (614) 644-2239.

All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will to the extent practicable use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of the project. Additionally, contractor

compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123 is required.

An Optional Pre-Bid Conference, to answer any bidder’s questions, will be held on June 21, 2023, at 2:00PM (local time) at the Loveland City Hall Council Chambers, 120 West Loveland Avenue, Loveland Ohio.

DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

Attention to the BIDDERS is called to the Instructions to Bidders which is included in the proposed Contract Documents.

Proposal forms found in the Procurement Forms and Supplements section of the Contract Documents shall be completed and properly executed when submitting the Bid.

The City of Loveland reserves the right to reject any and all Bids at its sole discretion or to increase or decrease or omit any item or items and/or award to the most responsive and responsible BIDDER. Each proposal must contain the full name of every person or company interested in the same. The City of Loveland reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the Bidding.

The bid notice is also available at https://www.lovelandoh.gov/bids.aspx .