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

The Board of Allen County Commissioners is requesting proposals to replace and expand an existing driveway and parking lot located at 1165 Seriff Road, Lima, Ohio. a) Proposer shall inspect all Plans, Specifications and the site of the work. b) All Proposals fully executed, shall be submitted in duplicate clearly marked with the job title, addressed to the Allen County Board of Commissioners. c) All Proposals shall be subject to requirements outlined in the project manual as adopted by the Allen County Board of Commissioners. d) All Proposals shall include experience and financial documentation as required in the specifications. ART. 1. PROPOSALS a) For lump sum proposal. Separate bids will be received for any or all divisions of work shown on the Form of Proposal. b) In the case of unit price bids, the Contractor shall submit bids on all items listed, unless other instructions are noted in the Form of Proposal. c) The Proposal shall contain the following documents: -NON-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE * -DECLARATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX DELINQUENCY * -CERTIFICATE OF BIDDER UNRESOLVED FINDINGS OF RECOVERY WITH AUDITOR OF STATE * -CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 3517.13 ORC * -FORM W-9 REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER ID NUMBER AND CERTIFICATION * -AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE (with prevailing wage law) * -CREDIT AFFIDAVIT * -CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER FORM OF PROPOSAL * SUBSTITUTION SHEET * -CONTRACT PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND * FORM OF CONTRACT GENERAL CONDITIONS - AIA A201 ** -PREVAILING WAGE RATES REQUIREMENTS*** a. Pre-bid conference outline b. Prevailing Wage Determination cover letter c. Prevailing Wage Rate Determination d. Prevailing Wage Contractor Responsibilities e. Instructions for preparing certified payroll reports f. Certified payroll report (form) * DENOTES ITEMS TO BE EXECUTED AND SUBMITTED AS PART OF COMPLETE PROPOSAL PACKAGE. ** DENOTES AIA DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THESE PRINTED SPECIFICATIONS. HOWEVER, ALL CONTRACTORS SHALL OBTAIN AND REVIEW THE LATEST EDITION OF THESE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS BEFORE SUBMITTING BIDS. *** DENOTES DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE A PART OF THE CONTRACTORS PROPOSAL AND SHALL BE OBTAIN BY EACH CONTRACTOR PER THE LATEST ISSUE BY THE STATE OF OHIO AND AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW. d) The wording of the Proposal shall be used without change, alteration, or addition except as instructed in Art. 1g. Any other change in wording will cause a Proposal to be rejected as not complying with the law. e) All forms used in submitting the Proposal shall be those furnished through the Architect. f) (deleted) g) The Proposer shall take the following precautions in preparing Proposals: 1) Sign the Proposal. 2) Where Form of Proposal provides for quoting either addition or deduction for an "Alternate" indicate whether the sum named is an addition or deduction by ruling out the words not applicable. 3) All requested alternates shall be proposal. If no change in the base proposal is required, enter "No Change." h) No Contract shall be entered into until: ITB - 2 1) The Industrial Commission has certified the Corporation, partnership, or person so awarded the Contract has complied with Sections 4123.01 to 4123.94 (Workers' Compensation), inclusive of the Revised Code; and until, 2) If the Proposer so awarded the Contract is a foreign corporation, the Secretary of State has certified that such corporation is authorized to do business in this state; and until, if the Proposer so awarded the Contract is a person or partnership has filed with the Secretary of State a Power of Attorney designating the Secretary of State as its agent for the purpose of accepting service of summons in any action brought under Section 153.05 of the Revised Code or under Sections 4123.01 to 4123.94, inclusive of the Revised Code. 3) Until the Contract and Bond are submitted to the Prosecuting Attorney and his approval certified thereon. ART. 2 (deleted) ART. 3 STANDARDS - SUBSTITUTIONS a) Those articles, devices, materials, forms of construction fixtures, etc., named in the Specifications to denote the kind of quality required, whether or not the words "or equal" are used, shall be known as "Standards" and all Proposals shall be based on same. b) Where two or more "Standards" are named together, the Proposer may furnish any one of the "Standards" named, but Contractors shall make their selections known to the Architect within 30 days following award of their Contract. Failure to comply with this requirement will automatically hold up Payment Requests to the Contractor in view of possible materials being used on the project. c) Proposers desiring consideration for the use of material, equipment, etc., not named in the Specifications may submit Proposal for the substitution of same for "Standards" as specified, using the "Substitution Sheet" attached to the Proposal Form and listing, for each proposed change: (1) the "standard" specified, (2) the substitution, and (3) the change in bid price, (or "no change"). Complete Specifications and description of any proposed substitution being considered for acceptance shall be furnished the Architect promptly upon request. d) Any substitution accepted must be incorporated in the formal Contract. No substitution shall be allowed subsequent to the award of the Contract. ART. 4. EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS a) Each Proposer shall examine all Contract Documents, including the Plans and Specifications for all other divisions of the work as well as his own, noting particularly all requirements which will affect his work in any way. Failure of a Proposer to fully acquaint himself with the amount and nature of work required to complete his division of the work in conformity with all requirements for the project as a whole will not be considered subsequently as a basis for extra compensation. b) Should any requirements in the Plans and/or Specifications for the project, as a whole, appear to a Proposer to be in disagreement with those for the part of the work on which he submits a proposal, a request for clarification, in writing, should be addressed to the Architect as soon as discovered prior to the date set for submitting a proposal. The Architect will reply to all such inquires. Verbal interpretations will not be honored. In case of a discrepancy in the Plans and Specifications an Addendum will be issued to clarify the matter. The Architect will forward copy of same to all individuals holding Plans and Specifications. If, in examining the Contract Documents, the Proposer discovers an apparent violation of the Ohio Building Code or other applicable statute or regulation, he shall report such apparent violation to the Architect promptly. However, this provision shall not be construed as imposing responsibility on the Contractor to insure conformity of the Plans and Specifications to the Ohio Building Code and other applicable regulations.