LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Lake County Commissioners in and for Lake County at their office in
the Lake County Administration Center, 105 Main Street, 4th Floor,
Painesville, Ohio 44077 until 11:00 AM Local Time on May 14, 2008, and
read publicly thereafter in the Commissioners Chambers at the above address,
for the following improvement project:
Aquarius Water Treatment Facility
(West) Re-Roofing Project No. 301-W
Estimate of Cost: $493,080
Said improvements shall be in
accordance with specifications and proposal forms on file with the Lake County
Department of Utilities. The Bid Package
may be obtained upon receipt of payment of $50.00 (NON REFUNDABLE) from
R.E. Warner & Associates, Inc., LA Office Plaza II @ LA CENTRE, Suite 200,
25777 Detroit Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145.
Checks shall be made payable to R.E. Warner & Associates, Inc.
The work covered by the plans and specifications includes
the complete removal (tear off) of existing ballasted single-ply membrane
roofing and insulation board down to existing roof deck and the installation of
new rigid insulation and built-up SBS modified bituminous membrane roofing for
47,980 square feet of existing roof area.
All work under this contract shall be completed by August
26, 2008.
Proposals shall be addressed to the Clerk, Board of Lake
County Commissioners, Lake County Administration Center, 105 Main Street, 4th
Floor, Painesville, Ohio 44077, and marked BID FOR AQUARIUS WATER
TREATMENT FACILITY (WEST) RE-ROOFING PROJECT NO. 301-W.
Pursuant to R.C. 153.01 et. eq., the bid must be
accompanied by an original sealed document in the form of a bond for the full
amount (100%) of the bid, OR by a certified check, cashiers check, or
irrevocable letter of credit equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount bid,
drawn on a solvent bank located in Lake County and payable to the Treasurer of
Lake County, Ohio, as surety that if the proposal is accepted, a contract will
be entered into and its performance properly secured. Should any bid be rejected said surety shall
forthwith be returned to the bidder and should any bid be accepted such bid
bond, certified check, cashiers check, or letter of credit will be returned to
the bidder upon proper execution and securing of the contract.
No bidder shall be considered a
responsive and responsible bidder or eligible to be awarded the contract to
which this Notice or Bid Specifications apply, if the bidder is listed on the
Auditor of States Database as having a Finding of Recovery as that term is
defined in R.C. 9.24. No bidder shall be
considered a responsive and responsible bidder or eligible to be awarded the
contract to which this Notice or Bid Specifications apply unless the bidder has
completed a certification that the bidder is in compliance with R.C.
3517.13. A copy of the certification is
included with the instructions to bidders and must be submitted with the bid.
Proposals shall be subject to the
conditions that the right is reserved to hold bids for a period not longer than
sixty (60) days after date of bid opening and/or to award the contract at any
time during said period.
The successful bidder will be
required to execute the contract within ten (10) days after the award of the
work to him/her, and he/she shall furnish acceptable bond or surety, if not
filed previously to the satisfaction of the County of Lake, Ohio for the
faithful performance of said contract in the sum of one hundred percent (100%)
of the total amount of the bid. In case
of failure to execute the contract as stated or to furnish bond and/or surety,
the bidder shall be considered to have abandoned the contract and is then
liable for the difference between his/her bid and the next lowest bid, not to
exceed ten percent (10%) of the amount bid.
The County reserves the right to
reject any or all bids, or to increase or decrease or omit any item or items
and/or to award to the lowest and/or best bidder. Each proposal must contain the full name of
every person or company interested in the same.
Wage Rates for each employee
employed by the contractor or any subcontractor and engaged in work on the
project under this contract shall be paid the prevailing wage established by
the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of
You may also access this Legal
Notice to Bidders via the internet at www.lakecountyohio.org,
click on Legal Notices to Bidders on the left side to link to the
Legal Notices site.
A mandatory pre-bid
conference will be held at the project site on April 29, 2008 at 10:00 am.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
Robert E. Aufuldish, President
Raymond E. Sines
Daniel P. Troy
Amy Elszasz, Clerk
PUBLISH: NEWS
HERALD | April 18, 2008 and posted on the Lake County Website