Site work for a water / sewer project in Malta, Ohio. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Water System Improvements The Project work shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment in accordance with the contract documents. Project cost estimate is $2,028,983.00 Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond as required of the Ohio Revised Code in an amount equal to the sum of the bid submitted by each contractor. In lieu of posting the bond, a bidder may use a Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Letter of Credit for ten percent of the Contractor's bid as bid security. When a check or letter of credit is used, the bidder shall be required to post a 100 percent Performance Bond and a 100 percent Labor and Material Payment Bond, upon the signing of the contract. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and the right to accept the lowest and best bid, the right to waiver minor irregularities on any bid, and the right to accept the bid proposal which promotes the best interest of the Owner. Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids but may not be modified and resubmitted. No proposal or bid security may be withdrawn or modified after the scheduled closing time for submission of proposals for at least sixty (60) days, except as provided in Section 9.31 of the Ohio Revised Code. Proposals may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the proposals and investigating the qualifications of Bidders prior to the Award of the Contract, unless an extension is made pursuant to Section 153.12 of the Ohio Revised Code. The Owner reserves the unqualified right to reject any or all proposals received. Blank spaces in the Proposal must be properly filled in and the phraseology of the Proposal must not be changed. Additions, qualifications or limitations must not be made to the items mentioned therein and any unauthorized conditions, limitations or provisions attached to a Proposal will be liable to render it informal and may cause its rejection. The right is reserved to waive informalities, irregularities, and technical defects of a non-material nature, as the interest of the Owner may require. After the proposals are opened and read aloud, they will be compared on the basis of the Bidder's Total Base Bid, which is the summation of the products of the approximate quantities shown in the proposal by the total (sum of labor and material) price of all standard items. The Bidder's Total Base Bid shall be the summation of only the standard bid items. Project Completion Substantial Completion date for the contract shall be 270 days from date of Notice to Proceed. Final Completion date for the contract shall be 300 days from date of Notice to Proceed.