Renovation of a municipal facility in Columbus, Ohio. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

A bid discount applies to construction bids when the award is based on low bid and the prime contractor is a minority or women-owned business or a minority or women-owned joint venture certified with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the relevant work classification. The bid discount is 5% for construction, goods and services bids, not to exceed $50,000 on a single bid. The bid discount allows an original bid to be discounted by 5% for purposes of evaluating and determining the lowest responsive bid. Complete the "Bid Discount/Proposal Incentive Form" (see Appendix A) if the bid discount applies to the bidder. All work shall be substantially complete within 330 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, with final completion to occur within 360 calendar days. The City anticipates issuing a Notice to Proceed on or about June 2023. Questions pertaining to the drawings and specifications must be submitted in writing only to the Advanced Engineering Consultants, ATTN: Brian Johnson, via email at Brian.Johnson@aecmep.com prior to March 29, 2023 by 12:00 PM local time. Any questions regarding the bidding process may be sent electronically to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. No phone calls will be accepted. The City or its representative will not be bound by any oral interpretations which are not reduced to writing and included in addenda. Any interpretations of questions so raised, which in the opinion of the City or its representative require interpretations, will be issued by addenda and posted