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

Q & A Deadline: 01/16/2024 03:00 PM CST All questions must be asked Electronically. Questions asked via email or by phone will not be answered. Each bid shall be accompanied by a security in the form and amount required by 153.54 O.R.C., pledging that the bidder will enter into a contract with the owner on the terms stated in the bid and will, if required, furnish bonds covering the faithful performance of the contract and payment of all obligations arising thereunder. Should the bidder refuse to enter into such contract or fail to furnish such bonds if required, the amount of the bid security shall be forfeited to the owner as liquidated damages, not as a penalty. The owner will have the right to retain the bid security of bidders to whom an award is being considered until either (a) the contract has been executed and bonds, if required, have been furnished, or (b) the specified time has elapsed so that the bids may be withdrawn, or (c) all bids have been rejected. The Bidder to whom an award is made shall furnish a bond payable to the City of Moraine, Ohio and the Ohio Department of Transportation in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Bid price as a guarantee for the faithful performance of the Contract. The City will determine the sufficiency of the surety Upon completion and acceptance of the contracted work, the contractor shall furnish a bond payable to the City of Moraine, Ohio in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the final contract amount. Said bond shall be in force for one (1) calendar year from time of acceptance of the project. Written evidence, satisfactory to the City of Moraine, Ohio, of the maintenance bond must be submitted to the City upon completion and acceptance of the contracted work. A bid must remain open for acceptance for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of bid opening. A bid may be extended thereafter upon the mutual agreement of the owner and contractor NO PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD. The Owner is soliciting Bids pursuant to the Bid process. If the Owner awards a Contract it shall be to the lowest and/or best responsive responsible Bidder provided the Bid has been submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Bidding Documents and does not exceed the funds available. The Owner shall have the right to waive informalities or irregularities in a Bid. The Owner shall have the right to reject any or all Bids, reject a Bid not accompanied by a required Bid bond or by other data required by the Bidding Documents, or reject a Bid which is in any way incomplete or irregular. No Contract between the City and the Bidder shall be deemed to exist until a fully executed copy thereof has been tendered and/or delivered to the Contractor or the Contractors fully authorized agent or representative. The estimate for the work is $532,000.00 No award of contract shall be made as to any bid, which exceeds the estimate by ten percent (10%). Liquidated damages have been set at $400.00 per day for each day the work remains uncompleted beyond the completion date. Each proposal shall be signed by the full name and business address of each person or company interested in the same; shall be accompanied by a security bond by a bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio, or by a certified check on some solvent bank in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the submitted proposal, the surety bond or certified check being payable to the City of Moraine, Ohio, as a guarantee that if the proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured by a satisfactory bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. The City Council reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals; to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received or to accept any proposal which is deemed most favorable to the City of Moraine.