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

2025 County Widening Program SECTION (HCE) County Road U from SR 108 to Road 15 (Freedom) Township Road T from Road 15 to Road 16 PROJECT LENGTH: 2.01 Miles PROJECT TYPE: Road construction, widening, and overlay. Each bidder is required to file with his bid a bid guaranty in the form of either: 1) A bond, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio, for the full amount of the bid; or 2) A certified check, cashier's check or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Ohio Revised Code, in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the bid. Item 823 Intermediate course where specified, shall be placed to restore crown to the pavement. All 823 Intermediate Course material shall be placed as directed by the Engineer prior to placement of any 823 Surface Course material on a road by road basis. No construction traffic shall be permitted over the material until sufficient cooling has occurred to support such traffic. Unless otherwise noted or directed by the Engineer Item 823 Intermediate (Leveling) Course shall be placed at a minimum compacted depth of one and one-quarter (1 1/4 ") inch with a designed cross-section slope of one-quarter ( 1/4 ") inch per foot. Item 823 Surface Course shall be placed at a minimum compacted depth of one and one-quarter (1 1/4 ") inches with a designed cross-section slope of one-quarter ( 1/4 ") inch per foot unless specified otherwise. All 823 materials shall to the extent practicable, be placed at full width. Material shall be placed to provide the designed 1/4 inch/foot cross-section slope and to correct longitudinal deficiencies with a forty (40') foot automatically controlled leveling ski. Instead of full width paving, the Contractor may use hot joint construction using multiple pavers. Item 407 Bituminous Tack Coat shall be applied to all existing pavement and intermediate courses at the rate of 0.05 gallons per square yard unless otherwise noted. The asphalt binder grade for all 823 material used shall be PG 64-22. Both the 823 Intermediate Leveling Course and the 823 Surface Course shall be Type 1. The course aggregates used in the asphalt mixes shall be from crushed stone or gravel. The fine aggregates used in the mix designs shall be of natural sand or sand manufactured from stone or gravel. There shall be NO slag materials allowed in any mix design. (HCE) Road U from SR 108 to Road 15 - Road U is approximately 5345 feet in length and will be widened 2 feet on the south side then resurfaced with 0.5" 823 intermediate/ leveling course and then topped with 1.25" of 823 Asphalt Concrete Surface Course with 617. (Freedom Township) Road T from Road 15 to Road 16- Road T is approximately 5255 feet in length and will be widened 4 feet on the south side then resurfaced with 0.5" 823 intermediate/ leveling course and then topped with 1.25" of 823 Asphalt Concrete Surface Course. The successful bidder, if using a 10% bid guaranty, shall be required to provide a contract performance and payment bond, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio, for the full amount of the bid. AWARD OF PROJECT The bid will be tabled at the formal opening; award of the project will be made at the time designated by the Board of County Commissioners following a review to verify compliance with all bid requirements. PROJECT COMPLETION DATE All work shall be completed on or before October 15, 2025. The contract will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder. The said Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.