Site work and paving for a sidewalk / parking lot in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Completed plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

The work consists of the renovation and addition to 1 existing parking lot along S. Gay St. in downtown Mount Vernon. It includes repaving, landscaping, the construction of brick piers, and the addition of site lighting. The above designed work includes the furnishings of all labor, equipment, material, appurtenances, and incidentals required for the COTC Parking Lot Project in accordance with the documents prepared by Sol Harris/Day Architecture. The bid documents are available from the office of the architect or from AA Blueprint Company, Inc. Each bid and all certificates shall be upon the forms furnished with the specifications and shall be delivered via email to the Architect at or prior to the date and hour specified for receiving bids. Each bid shall be in conformity with the Revised Code of Ohio, shall contain the names of every person and company interested therein, and shall be on the forms included in the specifications. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. Each bid shall be accompanied by a proper certificate by corporations not chartered in Ohio testifying that such corporation is authorized to do business in 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 the Ohio Facilites Construction Commission. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123. Construction work shall be subject to the prevailing wage rates established by the Ohio Department of Industrial Relations. Each bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, creed, sex, disability or military status as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, or color. No contract shall be entered into unless the bidder possesses a valid certificate of compliance with affirmative action programs issued pursuant to section 9.47 of the Revised Code and dated no earlier than one hundred eighty days prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids for a particular project. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guaranty in the form of: 1) a certified check, or cashier's check, or letter of credit, equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid; or 2) a bid guaranty bond for the full amount of the bid; both forms of a guaranty as provided in Ohio Revised Code 153.54 and in the project specifications. The amount of the bid for said guaranty purposes should include all additive and deductive alternates. All bid guaranties shall be conditioned that if the bid is accepted within sixty (60) days of the opening, a proper contract shall be executed, and that upon failure or refusal to enter into said contract within ten (10) days after receipt of notification of award the bidder and the surety on any bond shall be liable to the township in an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the bid. At the option of the Central Ohio Technical College, such bond/check will be returned to all except the apparent low bidder: however, the bond/checks of all unsuccessful bidders will be returned immediately upon award of the contract or the rejection of all bids. A contract will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder who meets requirements of ORC Section 153.54. Central Ohio Technical College reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received and to accept any bid or combination of bids which is deemed most favorable to the Township at the time and under the conditions stipulated. Terms of payment are as provided in Chapter 153 of the Ohio Revised Code. Work shall not begin prior to the authorization in writing by Central Ohio Technical College. The work shall be completed by December 31, 2019.