Sealed bids will be received for the construction of Wood Acres Plat located at Parcel ID#: B07-511-290000025501, 0 E. Gypsy Lane Road, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 by the Wood County Board of DD no later than 3:00 pm, EST on Friday, October 27, 2023. Proposals must be delivered to the Reception desk of the Community Supports Building located on the Wood County Board of DD Campus, 1921 Gypsy Lane Road, Entrance C, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402. Proposals will be read publicly immediately following in the Community Supports Building Conference Room (Entrance C). Proposals received after the listed date and time shall be considered late and will be returned to the submitting party unopened. 

The overall work scope will consist of all material and labor required for the construction of the proposed Wood Acres Plat including, but not limited to, a new access road, new concrete sidewalks, new stormwater utilities, new water and waste water utilities, new electrical utilities, all associated site grading, seeding, paving and landscaping, refer to bid documents.

Project Estimates:

Base Bid – Wood Acres Plat Construction:            $1,200,000.00.

Bidders shall not be responsible for paying taxes on materials incorporated into the structure. A single contract will be issued for all work.

In accordance with the Plans and Specifications Prepared by:

Thomas Porter Architects

8 N. St. Clair Street

Toledo, Ohio 43604-1028                                                                               

Phone: (419) 243-2400

Website:  ThomasPorterArchitects.com

Email:   andy.knopp@porterarch.com           

Contact: Andy Knopp

CONTRACTORS may obtain Electronic (PDF) format and/or Hardcopy sets of the Bid Documents directly from Newfax Corporation, 333 W. Woodruff Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43604, Phone 419-241-5157, FAX 419-241-2018 http://www.newfaxcorp.com/. A non-refundable fee will be required for each set of Bidding Documents and Contract Documents provided by Newfax Corporation. Checks shall be made payable to Newfax Corporation.

Neither Owner nor Architect has any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of any bid documents obtained from any source other than the source indicated in these documents. Obtaining these documents from any other source(s) may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information. Obtaining these documents from any source other than directly from the source listed herein may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to these documents that may be issued.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on Monday, October 16^th, 2023 at 10:00 am, at the Wood County Board of DD Community Supports Building, 1921 Gypsy Lane Road, Entrance C, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402. The pre-bid meeting will be immediately followed by an optional site visit of the areas of work contained within the base bid at the address listed above.

Bids shall be received on the Form of Bid Proposal furnished and accompanied by the required supporting documents listed with the Instruction to Bidders. No other form(s) will be accepted.

The bid guarantee may be of two forms:

1. A Bid Guarantee and Contract Bond using the form in the Contract Documents.
2. A certified check, cashier’s check or letter of credit in favor of the Wood County Commissioners, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid. If the contract is awarded a Contract Bond will be required, which is a one hundred percent (100%) payment and performance bond.

Bidders shall submit with their bid the affidavit required under the Ohio Revised Code, Section 5719.042 that the bidder was not charged with any delinquent personal property taxes in Wood County, Ohio.

The Contractor declares that its principal officers, directors, shareholders and/or partners are current with any court-ordered child support payments pursuant to the Board of County Commissioners’ Resolution No. 92-2041.

The successful bidder will be required to pay not less than the minimum wage rates established by the Department of Commerce, Division of industrial Compliance, Bureau of Wage and hour Administration of the State of Ohio in accordance with all provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act of the State of Ohio, ORC Sections 4115.16 and related requirements.

Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities reserves the right to waive irregularities in the bids and to reject any or all proposals or parts of any or all proposals.

No bidder may withdraw their bid within thirty (30) days after bid opening.

The Notice to Bidders is posted on the internet and may be viewed in Wood County Board of Development Disabilities web page at https://www.woodcountydd.org.

Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Martha Woelke, President

END OF NOTICE TO BIDDERS