Renovation of a detention facility in Ashland, Ohio. Completed plans call for the renovation of a detention facility.

Each bid must contain the full name of every person or company interested in the same bid and must be accompanied by a bid guaranty satisfying the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code Section 153.54. Each contractor shall complete a "Non-Collusion" Affidavit and include it with the bid. Ohio Revised Code Sections 9.311(a) and 9.311(b) requires that any bidder who submits a bid for rendering of services, or the supplying of materials or the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of any public building, structure, highway, or improvement shall submit a bid bond, performance bond, payment bond, or combination of such bonds, executed by a surety or surplus lines company approved by the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of Ohio. If the surety or surplus lines company is not approved by the State of Ohio, the bid shall be deemed non-responsive and shall be rejected. The bid guaranty may be of two forms: - A 100% bid guaranty and contract bond using the form in the contract documents. (The amount of the bid does not have to appear on this form.) - Or - A certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit in favor of the Ashland 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. The bidder will be required to conform to all provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act of the State of Ohio. Ohio Revised Code sections 4115.04 and 4115.05 and related requirements. The architect for the project will be The Seckel Group Architects, 240 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, OH 44903, Phone 419-524-5050 and e-mail address, Seckelgroup@embarqmail.com Owner's representative for the project will be Dennis Harris, Ashland County Building and Grounds Superintendent, 110 Cottage Street, Ashland, OH 44805, Phone: 419-282-4222, Fax: 419-281-6939. E-mail address is dharris@ashlandcounty.org Each bidder requesting that a set of plans, specifications, etc. to be mailed to the bidder shall pay the additional shipping and handling charges to RB Print Shop. The list of those firms or persons obtaining plans and documents will be reported at info@rbprintshop.com The bid shall include the costs to perform all the work shown on the drawings and described in the project specifications. Separate bids for portions of the project not listed on the BID form will NOT be accepted. No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of opening. The successful contractor will be required to execute an affidavit that they are not delinquent in the payment of personal property taxes at the time of the award of the contract. The Board of Commissioners of Ashland County, Ohio, reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in a bid, or to accept that bid which in the judgment of proper officials is to the best interest of the County. The bidders are encouraged to attend a pre-bid meeting to be held on Monday, November 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM EDT at the Ashland County Sheriff's Office Annex, 1205 East Main Street, Ashland, OH 44805. Deadline for questions: 5:00 PM on Thursday, November 19, 2020. The General Contract Estimate on this project is $121,100