This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Columbus, Ohio. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is receiving bids for services for the Hydrant Painting project. This bid establishes a service contract to paint fire hydrants, the work for which consists of getting jobs from a City supervisor; taking pictures; cleaning hydrants to remove dirt, moss, and rust; painting; and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, asset forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). All questions concerning this bid are to reference the project name and be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. No phone calls concerning questions about the bid will be accepted. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the IFB. A pre-bid meeting will not be held. This project issubject to the requirements of the City's MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 15.0%. The contract will be awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible, and best bidder. City certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a bid may be eligible to receive a bid discount of 5% of the bid amount up to a maximum discount of $50,000.00. To be eligible for the bid discount, the firm must: o Be the prime contractor. o Be certified by the City's Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/WBE capable of providing the type of construction services sought by the City at the bid due date. o Be a member of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the City's 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity in the awarding of City construction contracts. (The eligible groups for Service Bids are all City certified MBE/WBE's except Asian American Males and Native Americans.