ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
      Sealed proposals will be received by the Boards of Austintown, Boardman and Canfield Township Trustees until BID SUBMISSION DATE: 12:00 NOON, (BOARDMAN TIME) Monday June 26, 2017, @ the BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP ROAD DEPARTMENT, 8299 MARKET STREET, BOARDMAN, OHIO 44512, and opened and read aloud at 5:30 PM at the Boardman Township Trustees Board Meeting, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio 44512 for:
      2017 RESURFACING OF VARIOUS ROADS
      IN AUSTINTOWN, BOARDMAN AND
      CANFIELD TOWNSHIPS
      A copy of the plans and specifications may be obtained at the Boardman Township Fiscal Office or Boardman Township Road Department, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio 44512.
      For all bids in excess of $50,000.00, a certified check representing TEN percent (10%) of the proposal, drawn on a solvent bank, and payable to Boardman Township, or a bid bond in the sum of TEN percent (10%) of the proposal in lieu thereof must accompany each and every proposal as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into with the Board of Township Trustees, in the manner provided by law.
      A performance bond in the amount of 100% of the contract price will be required after the award of the contract. However, if the item bid is available for immediate delivery and specified as such in the bid, a performance bond will not then be required.
      A payment bond in the amount of 100% of the estimated cost of the work conditioned for the payment by the Contractor and all Subcontractors for labor performed and materials furnished in connection with the project involved.
      Bids of Corporations not chartered in Ohio MUST be accompanied by proper certifications that such Corporation is licensed to do business in Ohio.
      Attention of the Bidder is directed to the requirements that each proposal must be accompanied by a non-collusion affidavit, properly executed by the Bidder. Further, the successful Bidder will be required to execute an affidavit required by Sec. 5719.042 of the Ohio Revised Code. No payment shall be made on any contract for which no such affidavit has been submitted.
      All Contractors and all subcontractors MUST be pre-qualified by ODOT in the specific work item they intend to perform.
      This project is partially funded by the Ohio Public Works Commission. All bidders shall comply with the prevailing wage rates as determined by the State of Ohio, Department of Commerce along with other provisions included within the contract documents that are applicable to Ohio Public Works Commission projects.
      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. All steel products must meet the requirements of ODOT CMS 106.09.
      The contractor and all subcontractors for this project must be enrolled in the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Drug Free Workplace Program or in a similar program approved by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Any contractor that does not meet this requirement will have their bid deemed non-responsive and cannot be awarded the contract.
      The Boards of Township Trustees reserve the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In addition, the Boards of Township Trustees reserves the right to participate in state contracts which the Department of Administrative Services, Office of State Purchasing has entered into for the purchase of supplies, services, equipment and certain materials pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 125.04. No bids may be withdrawn for at least sixty (60) days after the opening thereof.
      Each bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, sex or national origin.
      The Engineer’s Estimate is $1,017,000.00
      Clearly indicate the item being bid, as well as the name and address of the person or business submitting the bid, on the outside of the sealed envelope containing the bid.
      PLEASE NOTE:
      Entire Contract Book must be completed and returned intact. Failure to complete all forms contained in Bidding Documents may result in Bid being deemed irregular.
      BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
      LAURA L. WOLFE, FISCAL OFFICER
      BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
      WILLIAM D. LEICHT, FISCAL OFFICER
      BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
      CARMEN HEASLEY, FISCAL OFFICER