Mansfield Times

Ashland County issued the following announcement on Dec. 14. 

INVITATION TO CONTRACTORS

 Ashland County Jail CCTV Camera System & Intercom System for Ashland County Commissioners, 110 Cottage Street, Ashland OH 44805

 Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board of Commissioners of Ashland County, State of Ohio, until 9:15 A.M. on Thursday, December 31, 2020. EDT at the Office of the Ashland County Commissioners, 110 Cottage Street, Ashland, Ohio 44805, for all work necessary for the Ashland County Jail CCTV Camera System & Intercom System for Ashland County Commissioners, 110 Cottage Street, Ashland, OH 44805. The General Contract Estimate on this project is $1,599,600.00

Each bid must contain the full name of every person or company interested in the same bid and must be accompanied by a bid guaranty satisfying the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code Section 153.54. Each contractor shall complete a "Non-Collusion" Affidavit and include it with the bid.

 Ohio Revised Code Sections 9.311(a) and 9.311(b) requires that any bidder who submits a bid for rendering of services, or the supplying of materials or the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of any public building, structure, highway, or improvement shall submit a bid bond, performance bond, payment bond, or combination of such bonds, executed by a surety or surplus lines company approved by the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of Ohio. If the surety or surplus lines company is not approved by the State of Ohio, the bid shall be deemed non-responsive and shall be rejected.

 The bid guaranty may be of two forms: - A 100% bid guaranty and contract bond using the form in the contract documents. (The amount of the bid does not have to appear on this form.) - Or - A certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit in favor of the Ashland County Commissioners, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid. If the contract is awarded, a Contract Bond will be required, which is a one hundred percent (100%) payment and performance bond.

 The bidder will be required to conform to all provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act of the State of Ohio. Ohio Revised Code sections 4115.04 and 4115.05 and related requirements.

 The engineer for the project will be Robert A. Horn, P.E. Consulting Electrical Engineers, 608 S. Tuscarawas Avenue, Dover, OH  44822, Phone 330-364-7784, and e-mail address, rahorn@hornengineering.com

 Owner's representative for the project will be Dennis Harris, Ashland County Building and Grounds Superintendent, 110 Cottage Street, Ashland, OH 44805, Phone: 419-282-4222, Fax: 419-281-6939. E-mail address is dharris@ashlandcounty.org

 PDF copies of the plans, specifications and bid documents are available for download at rahorn@hornengineering.com

 Hard copies of plans, specifications and bid documents can be obtained at Robert A. Horn, P.E. Consulting Electrical Engineers, 608 S. Tuscarawas Avenue, Dover, OH 44822 (Telephone: 330-364-7784).  The bidder must obtain the plans, specifications, etc. at their own expense and the cost is non-refundable.

 Each bidder requesting that a set of plans, specifications, etc. to be mailed to the bidder shall pay the additional shipping and handling charges to Robert A. Horn, P.E. Consulting Electrical Engineers.

 The list of those firms or persons obtaining plans and documents will be reported at rahorn@hornengineering.com

 The bid shall include the costs to perform all the work shown on the drawings and described in the project specifications. Separate bids for portions of the project not listed on the BID form will NOT be accepted.

 All bids shall be opened and read publicly, immediately after the closing time.  No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of opening.

 Bids shall be made in duplicate and such bids shall be placed in a sealed envelope addressed to The Ashland County Commissioners and clearly marked as the Ashland County Jail CCTV Camera System & Intercom System for Ashland County Commissioners.

 The successful contractor will be required to execute an affidavit that they are not delinquent in the payment of personal property taxes at the time of the award of the contract.

 The Board of Commissioners of Ashland County, Ohio, reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in a bid, or to accept that bid which in the judgment of proper officials is to the best interest of the County.

 The bidders are encouraged to attend a pre-bid meeting to be held on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM EDT at the Ashland County Sheriff's Office Annex, 1205 East Main treet, Ashland, OH 44805. Deadline for questions: 5:00 PM on Monday, December 28, 2020.

 In accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 307.87 this shall serve as notification that this notice is available online at WWW.ASHLANDCOUNTY.ORG/BIDS 

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