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

The Bidder commits to meet or exceed the advertised EDGE Participation Goal of the Contract award amount, calculated as a portion of the Bid Total plus all accepted Alternates, by using certified EDGE Business Enterprise(s). The Bidder agrees that if selected for consideration of the Contract, it shall provide (if not provided with the Bidder's Bid) to the Contracting Authority, at the location required and within 3 business days after receiving notice from the Contracting Authority, its fully-completed Bidder's Qualification Form, including an EDGE Affadavit form for each certified EDGE Business Enterprise proposed for use by the Bidder if awarded the Contract for this Project. The Bidder declares that it does not meet the advertised EDGE Participation Goal percentage, but, if awarded the Contract for this Project, commits to provide the percentage of the Contract award amount, indicated above, calculated as a portion of the Bid Total plus all accepted Alternates, by using certified EDGE Business Enterprise(s). The Bidder acknowledges it understands the requirement for it to provide and agrees to provide to the Contracting Authority, if selected for consideration of the Contract, within 3 business days after notice from the Contracting Authority, a detailed Demonstration of Good Faith form describing its efforts undertaken prior to submitting its Bid to meet the advertised EDGE Participation Goal percentage for the Contract for this Project. The Bidder commits to provide to the Contracting Authority at the location required, and within 3 days after receiving notice from the Contracting Authority, its fully-completed Bidder's Qualifications Form, including an EDGE Affadavit form for each certified EDGE Business Enterprise proposed for use by the Bidder if awarded the Contract for this Project. The Bidder declares that the Bidder is a certified EDGE Business Enterprise and that if awarded this Contract, the EDGE Participation percentage will be 100 percent of the Contract award amount. Certifications (State Prevailing Wages) 1. The Bidder has read and understands the proposed Contract Documents and agrees to comply with all requirements of the proposed Contract Documents, regardless of whether the Bidder has actual knowledge of the requirements and regardless of any statement or omission made by the Bidder, which might indicate a contrary intention. 2. The Bidder represents that the Bid is based upon the Basis of Design and Acceptable Components specified by the proposed Contract Documents. 3. The Bidder has visited the Site, become familiar with local conditions, and has correlated personal observations about the requirements of the proposed Contract Documents. The Bidder has no outstanding questions regarding the interpretation or clarification of the proposed Contract Documents. 4. The Bidder understands that the execution of the Project will require sequential, coordinated, and interrelated operations, which may involve interference, disruption, hindrance, or delay in the progress of the Bidder's Work. The Bidder agrees that the Contract Sum, as amended from time to time, shall cover all amounts due from the State resulting from interference, disruption, hindrance, or delay that is not caused by the State or its agents and employees. The Bidder agrees that any such interference, disruption, hindrance, or delay is within the contemplation of the Bidder and the State and that the Contractor's sole remedy from the State for any such interference, disruption, hindrance, or delay shall be an extension of time in accordance with the proposed Contract Documents. 5. During the performance of the Contract, the Bidder agrees to comply with Ohio Administrative Code ("OAC") Chapters 123:2-3 through 123:2-9 and agrees to incorporate the monthly reporting provisions of OAC Section 123:2-9-01 into all subcontracts on the Project, regardless of tier. The Bidder understands the State's Equal Opportunity Coordinator or the Ohio Department of Natural Resources may conduct pre-award and post-award compliance reviews to determine if the Bidder maintains nondiscriminatory employment practices, maintains an affirmative action program, and is exerting good faith efforts to accomplish the goals of the affirmative action program. For a full statement of the rules regarding Equal Employment Opportunity in the Construction Industry, see OAC Chapters 123:2-1 through 123:2-9. 6. The Bidder and each Person submitting a Bid on behalf of the Bidder certifies, and in the case of a Bid by a joint venture each member thereof certifies as to such member's entity, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief: (a) the Lump Sum, any Unit Prices, and any Alternate bid in the Bid have been arrived at independently without collusion, consultation, communication or agreement, for the purpose of restricting competition as to any matter relating to such Lump Sum, Unit Prices or Alternate bid with any other Bidder; (b) unless otherwise required by law, the Lump Sum, any Unit Prices and any Alternate bid in the Bid have not been knowingly disclosed by the Bidder and shall not knowingly be disclosed by the Bidder prior to the bid opening, directly or indirectly, to any other Bidder who would have any interest in the Lump Sum, Unit Prices, or Alternate bid; (c) no attempt has been made or shall be made by the Bidder to induce any other Person to submit or not to submit a Bid for the purpose of restricting competition. 7. The Bidder shall execute the Agreement with the Contracting Authority, if a Contract is awarded on the basis of this Bid, and if the Bidder does not execute the Agreement for any reason, other than as authorized by law, the Bidder and the Bidder's Surety are liable to the State as provided in Article 5 of the Instructions to Bidders. 8. The Bidder certifies that the upon the award of a Contract, as the Contractor it shall make a good faith effort to ensure that all of the Contractor's employees, while working on the Site, shall not purchase, transfer, use, or possess illegal drugs or alcohol or abuse prescription drugs in any way. 9. The Bidder acknowledges that it read all of the Instructions to Bidders, and in particular, Section 2.10 - Submittals With Bid Form, and by submitting its Bid certifies that it has read the Instructions to Bidders and it understands and agrees to the terms and conditions stated in them. 10. The Bidder agrees to furnish any information requested by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Architect/Engineer or the Construction Manager if applicable, to evaluate the responsibility of the Bidder. 11. The Bidder agrees to furnish the submittals required by Section 6.1 of the Instructions to Bidders for execution of the Agreement within 10 days of the date of the Notice of Intent to Award. 12. When the Bidder is a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship, an officer, partner or principal of the Bidder, as applicable, shall enter the legal name of the Bidder and the name of the officer, partner or principal of the Bidder (in lieu of signing the Bid Form) in the data fields provided. 13. When the Bidder is a joint venture, an officer, partner or principal, as applicable, of each member of the joint venture shall enter the legal name of the applicable member and the name of the officer, partner or principal (in lieu of signing the Bid Form) in the data fields provided. 14. The Bidder understands that the Contract is subject to all the provisions, duties, obligations, remedies and penalties of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4115 and that the Bidder shall pay any wage increase in the locality during the term of the Contract. 15. The Bidder represents that the individual that is submitting and digitally signing the electronic Bid is legally authorized to do so. 16. Bidder acknowledges that by the act of submitting an electronic Bid that it is digitally signing the actual Bid, which shall serve as the Bidder's authorization for the further consideration and activity in the bidding and contract process. Submission of Electronic Facsimile of Bid Guaranty with Electronic Bid The Bidder SHALL UPLOAD and ATTACH TO ITS BID an ELECTRONIC FACSIMILE (scanned PDF document) OF ITS BID GUARANTY, payable to the Contracting Authority, in the form of either: (1) the signed and sealed Document 00 43 13 - "Bid Security Form" contained in the Contract Documents (and provided for the Bidder's convenience in the block above) for the amount of the Base Bid plus all additive Alternates; or (2) a certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit, for 10 percent of the Base Bid, plus all additive Alternates - a letter of credit shall expressly provide that it is revocable only by the Contracting Authority. Refer to Sections 2.10.1.1 and 5.1 of Document 00 21 13 - "Instructions to Bidders."