ADVERTISEMENT

Notice is hereby given that the BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, County of Trumbull, Ohio, will receive sealed Bids at the office of the Clerk, 160 High St., NW, Warren, Ohio until 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), Thursday, May 9, 2024 for construction of the SCOVILLE DRIVE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS (Trumbull County Project No. 5-S-16), at which time and place all Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The Project is located in Vienna Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, and consists of installing 1,501 linear feet of 10” PVC gravity sanitary mainline, 88 linear feet of 10” Sewer-In-Tunnel, 648 linear feet of 6” gravity service laterals within the Scoville Drive road right-of-way, and internal plumbing and external drain work to connect Ten (10) Low To Moderate Income households to the newly constructed sanitary system, and restoration.

Project No. 5-S-16 contains the following approximate quantities of work for which proposals will be accepted:

Primary Bid:

Secondary Bid:

Said project shall also include restoration and other miscellaneous items. These items are a partial listing of quantities contained in the Bid, therefore, Bidders should review Bid forms for a complete itemization of all quantities of work. The total project cost for the primary ($467,229.50) and secondary ($153,125.00) work has been estimated to be $620,354.50.

The Contractor shall substantially complete the work within 150 days (120 primary contract and 30 days secondary contract) of the ‘Notice to Proceed’ date. The Contractor shall pay liquidated damages in the amount of $500 for each consecutive calendar day of delay beyond substantial completion.

Plans, Specifications, Blank Bid Forms, and other Contract Documents may be EXAMINED AND/OR OBTAINED at the office of TRUMBULL COUNTY SANITARY ENGINEERS, 842 Youngstown Kingsville Road, Vienna, Ohio 44473. Cash or check in the amount of $100 (non-refundable), payable to The Trumbull County Treasurer, plus postage and handling, if applicable, will be required in advance for each set of Plans and Specifications obtained.

Bids must be submitted using only forms contained in the bound Project Bid Documents and must be sealed in individual envelopes addressed to the TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The Project name must be clearly shown on the outside envelope. Full names and address of the party or parties making the Bid and all persons interested therein shall be named in the Bid Documents. Each Bidder must be currently registered on the Trumbull County licensed drain layer list and must submit evidence of experience on projects of similar size and complexity, along with verifiable references for such work.

Each Bidder must furnish a Bid Bond, signed by a Surety Company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio, in the sum of 100 percent of the amount bid, or a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Letter of Credit, revocable only by Trumbull County, equal to 10 percent of the amount bid. Such Bid Bond or check is a guarantee that if the Bid is accepted, a Contract will be entered into and the performance of it properly secured by a Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract, in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code.

All Contractors and Sub-Contractors involved with this project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of the Contract. Additionally, Domestic Steel Use Requirements, as specified in Section 153.001 of the Ohio Revised Code apply to this project. Copies of Section 153.001 of the Revised Code can be obtained from any offices of the Department of Administrative Services. Contractors and Sub-Contractors shall be required to comply with Equal Employment Opportunity requirements of the Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, The Governor’s Executive Order of 1972 and the Governors Executive Order 84-9.

This project is subject to requirements of Affirmative Action in Employment, Presidential Order 11246 ‘Equal Employment Opportunity’, as amended, Title VI Housing and Community Development Act of 1964, Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968, and Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act as supplemented in Department of Labor Regulations (29CFR Part 3), and the “Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards” Act as supplemented by Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR Part 5). The successful bidder or any sub-contractor will be required to conform with federal labor standards, federal Prevailing Wage Rates, and the Davis-Bacon Act as supplemented by the Department of Labor regulations.

Attention is directed to all Bidders that a ‘Non-Collusion Affidavit’ must be signed. The successful Bidder must sign a statement concerning Personal Property Taxes, in accordance with Ohio Revised Code, Section 5719.042.

Attention is directed to all bidders that Trumbull County adopted a "Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy" on September 7, 2016, and terms of this Policy also apply to any Contractor[s] directly reimbursed for services through the County; that a copy of this Policy is to be part of the Bid; and that each Bid be accompanied by a "Sign-Off Sheet" duly signed by the Bidder.

Attention is directed to all Bidders that a Safety Statement Affidavit must be signed.

Attention is also directed to all bidders that, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Sections 307.86 and 307.87, effective 09/26/03, this notice of Bid will be published one time only, with the condition that this notice has been posted to the County’s internet site on the worldwide web, found at http://www.demandstar.com/. (This notice may also be found on the Commissioners website at www.commissioners.co.trumbull.oh.us.)

As Owner of the project, Trumbull County reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in Bids received, to request additional information relative to a Bidder’s job experience and/or equipment, to increase, decrease or omit any Item in the Contract Documents, and/or to accept the Bid deemed most favorable to the County by the lowest, most qualified Bidder, in accordance with provisions of the ‘Method of Award of Contract’, Page IB-6 of ‘Instructions to Bidders’ and the 3/7/2018 ‘Adopt Resolution Establishing Best Bid Criteria for Capital Construction Projects and Other Enumerated Bids’ as recorded in the Board of Trumbull County Commissioners Journal Volume 147, Pages 21470 - 21472. If, in the opinion of Trumbull County or a delegated representative thereof, the lowest Bid is not deemed most qualified or favorable and in the best interest of the County, the County may accept another Bid so opened or reject all Bids and re-advertise for other Bids.

A Contract shall be awarded to the lowest and/or best Bidder as soon as practical after Bid opening, subject to the reservation of the preceding paragraph. The successful Bidder must enter into a Contract with Trumbull County within 10 days after receipt of the formal ‘Notice of Award’, in compliance with ‘Instructions to Bidders’, Section IB.19.

No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days after the time of opening bids.

A Pre-Bid Conference on this Project has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at the office of the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer, 842 Youngstown-Kingsville Road, Vienna, Ohio 44473. Please direct any questions to William R. Makosky, P.E. of The Trumbull County Sanitary Engineers at (330) 675-7756 or william.makosky@co.trumbull.oh.us.

BY ORDER OF THE TRUMBULL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

Denny Malloy, President; Mauro Cantalamessa; Niki Frenchko

By: Lisa DeNunzio-Blair, Interim Clerk

Publish One [1] Time: Tribune Chronicle April 17, 2024