Sealed bids for the above project will be received at the Office of the Board of Trustees of Sylvania Township, Lucas County, Ohio, 4927 N. Holland-Sylvania Road, Sylvania Ohio 43560, until 2:00 P.M., local time, on Monday, August 24, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened and read at 2:05 P.M., local time, on Monday, August 24, 2026, unless extended by written notice. Addenda of the change shall be given to all persons who have received the bid documents of record no later than 72 hours prior to the date fixed for such opening.

The above design work includes the furnishing of all labor, equipment, materials, appurtenances, and incidentals required for the above project in accordance with the documents prepared by Architecture by Design. The bid documents may be examined at the Township offices or at Architecture by Design. Bid documents may be purchased from Becker Impressions Plan Room in either paper format or download at https://www.beckerplanroom.com. Addenda will be distributed through the same means to the plan holders of record.

All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of the project. Preference will be given to contractors having their principal place of business in Ohio over contractors having their principal place of business in a state which provides a preference in that state in favor of contractors of that state for the same type of work.

Construction work shall be subject to the prevailing wage rates established by the Ohio Department of Industrial Relations. Each bidder must ensure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, creed, sex, disability, or military status as defined in Section 4112.01 of the Revised Code.

No contract shall be entered into unless the bidder possesses a valid certificate of compliance with affirmative action programs issued pursuant to section 9.47 of the Revised Code and dated no earlier than one hundred eighty days prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids for a particular project.

Architect’s Estimate for the project is $160,000.00.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guaranty in the form of 1) a certified check, or cashier’s check, or letter of credit, equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid; or 2) a bid guaranty bond for the full amount of the bid; both forms of a guaranty as provided in Ohio Revised Code 153.54 and in the project specifications. The amount of the bid for said guaranty purposes should include all additive and deductive alternates. All bid guaranties shall be conditioned that if the bid is accepted within sixty (60) days of the opening, a proper contract shall be executed, and that upon failure or refusal to enter into said contract within ten (10) days after receipt of notification of award the bidder and the surety on any bond shall be liable to the township in an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the bid. At the option of the Sylvania Township Trustees, such bond/check will be returned to all except the apparent low bidder: however, the bond/checks of all unsuccessful bidders will be returned immediately upon award of the contract or the rejection of all bids.

Ohio Revised Code Section 153.12 prohibits the Sylvania Township Trustees from awarding a bid if the price is more than twenty percent (20%) more than said estimated cost.

A contract will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder who meets the requirements of ORC Section 153.54. The Sylvania Township Trustees reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, and to accept any bid or combination of bids which is deemed most favorable to the Township at the time and under the conditions stipulated. Terms of payment are as provided in Chapter 153 of the Ohio Revised Code. Work shall not begin prior to the authorization in writing by the Board of Township Trustees. The work shall be substantially completed within 6 months of notice to proceed.

This advertisement is also posted on the Sylvania Township website (www.sylvaniatownship.com). The notice can be accessed through the ‘Bid Notices’ tab on the website homepage.

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