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

If the Bidder wishes to submit a Bid Guaranty Bond, such Bond must be on the form approved by the Commission, and the appropriate Power of Attorney must accompany said bond or the Bid shall be rejected The Commission reserves the right to: reject any and all Bids; to seek other Bids; and to waive minor technicalities or minor irregularities noted in a Bid submitted when in the best interest of the Commission If the Commission has established a Small Business Enterprise ("SBE") goal for this Contract, it shall be set forth in the Notice to Bidders. To be eligible for selection to award this contract, each respondent must complete and submit the SBE Utilization Certification and SBE Utilization Plan (and Good Faith Efforts Demonstration if the Utilization Certification and Plan fail to achieve the SBE Goal) (see Part 11) with its sealed Bid. The Commission may consider as non-responsive and reject any Bid that does not contain a SBE Utilization Plan which properly demonstrates that the Bidder's commitments with SBEs for participation on the project if awarded the contract. The successful Bidder's SBE Utilization Certification and Utilization Plan shall be incorporated as part of the resulting Contract. If the Certification and Plan fail to demonstrate a commitment to meeting or exceeding the Goal, the Bidder is required to complete and submit a Good Faith Efforts Demonstration. To count towards the SBE Goal, those SBEs identified on the Bidder's Utilization Plan must be certified with the Commission as an SBE or eligible for Fast Track SBE certification as an SBE or DBE certified firm with the Ohio Department of Transportation/Uniform Certification Program or EDGE certified firm with the Department of Administrative Services. Contact the Commission's Office of Equity and Inclusion for assistance in identifying available certified firms. Whether the Commission establishes a goal or not, the Commission may apply a bid discount to bids received from SBEs or MBEs or LDBEs to perform as prime contractors in the amount of five percent (5%) as further set forth in the Inclusion Standards and Practice Manual for the Small, Minority and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Inclusion Program Performance Bond: The Performance Bond, if required on the Notice to Bidders, is the bond furnished by the Contractor and its surety to the Commission,