Site work and paving for a road / highway in Cleveland, Ohio. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

This project has been awarded to Zscape LLC in the amount of $116,087. Pursuant to ORC 9.28, bids will be available for public inspection after Cleveland Metroparks has made an award. No late bids will be considered. Bid #6702: Interstate 71 Beautification Project at Brookside Reservation. The contract shall be let in accordance with the Bid Documents. Work generally includes, the procurement, delivery, storage and planting of trees along and adjacent to on and off ramps, northbound and southbound between Fulton Road and West 25th street along Interstate 71. The Base Bid shall include all labor, materials, and equipment to perform and complete the 'Interstate 71 Beautification Project' per the detail specifications and drawings. The Contractor shall furnish all tools, equipment, materials, labor and service for, but not limited to, site access and traffic management, tree procurement and planting, materials, maintenance and warranty. All bids in excess of $10,000 MUST BE accompanied by a "Bid Bond" executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio as required by Ohio Revised Code Section 153.571 or a certified check, cashier's check or money order, drawn on a solvent bank or savings and loan association in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, and made payable to Cleveland Metroparks, as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into, its performance properly secured and shall be in a form the same or similar to the form included in the bid documents. Bids submitted in excess of $10,000 without proper bonding requirements will be found non-responsive and disqualified from consideration. In the event that the bidder cannot satisfy the bid after Cleveland Metroparks awards the bid, the award will be given to the next qualified successive bidder as identified by Cleveland Metroparks and the difference in cost and all related costs to the difference will be assumed by the original bidder and/or its surety. The deposit or bond of the successful bidder will be retained until the contract is properly executed and delivered. Bid guaranties of all unsuccessful bidders will be held until a proper contract is entered into or until all bids are rejected, as the case may be, and will be returned immediately thereafter. The successful bidder shall be required to file, at the time a contract is entered into, a Performance and Labor and Materialman Bond written on an acceptable surety company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio and in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price. In the performance of all contracts, contractors will comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to Equal Employment Opportunities. Cleveland Metroparks is a governmental agency exempt from all local, state and federal taxes. No bid may be withdrawn for at least sixty (60) days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. Cleveland Metroparks reserves the right to reject any or all bids and parts of any and all bids and may waive technicalities, which are not substantive components of the bid as determined solely by Cleveland Metroparks. Written questions must be submitted via www.publicpurchase.com by Tuesday, December 27, 2022, by 5:00 p.m. (EST). Questions received shall be answered by Cleveland Metroparks by Wednesday, December 28, 2022, by 5:00 p.m. (EST), via www.publicpurchase.com. Cleveland Metroparks will not be responsible for any oral instructions or any information provided in any manner other than via Public Purchase or at the Pre-Bid Conference. For all procurement-related questions, please contact Charlie Rosol, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP, Director of Procurement, at 216-635-3225 or ecr@clevelandmetroparks.com. For any question relating to the Bid or Project, please submit via Public Purchase as required in Section 6.