NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids will be received by the Coshocton County Commissioners for furnishing the materials and performing the labor for the execution and construction of: Coshocton County – Well Rehab – 2025 SR-83, Coshocton, OH 43812 In accordance with the Plans and Specifications prepared by Diversified Engineering, Inc, 175 Ray Avenue NE, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663. Facsimile and email proposals will not be accepted. Any proposed Equal for a Standard shall be submitted to the Engineer no later than five (5) days prior to the bid opening. If no Addenda are issued in association with the bidder's request, the proposed equal shall be considered rejected. Estimate of Probable Construction Cost: $1,200,000 Until: 10:00 a.m., local time, on November 24th, 2025 at 401 ½ Main St. Coshocton, OH, 43812 after which they will be opened and read in public in the WWTP Building. Please note: BIDS DELIVERED / RECEIVED AFTER THE SUBMITTAL TIME WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Contractor is responsible for scheduling the project, coordinating all sub-contractors and providing other services identified in the Contract Documents shall be the Mechanical Contractor, also named as the lead contractor. Bid documents must be obtained from the Issuing Office below for the cost of printing. Only complete sets of drawings and specifications will be issued. No partial sets will be issued. All bidders are responsible for the content of the complete set of bid documents. Any bids received from a Bidder not on record as a purchaser of Bid Documents from the Issuing Office will be rejected and not opened. Issuing Office: Diversified Engineering, Inc. 175 Ray Avenue, NE New Philadelphia, OH 44663 Bid Documents will be sold, shipped and distributed by Diversified Engineering, Inc. Cost of each set of Documents is $50 plus shipping costs. They can be reached by phone at (330) 364-1631. This project is a Federally funded. This project is subject to the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements for all contractors or subcontractors per 20 U.S.C. 1232b Labor Standards as attached to the Agreement between Owner and Contractor for construction as Exhibit C. A Bid Guaranty, as required by ORC 153.54, shall accompany each proposal in one of two forms, as follows: A. A certified check or cashier's check in the amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount submitted with a signed Bid Guaranty form. Upon entering into a contract with the Owner, the successful Bidder must then file a performance bond for the full amount of the contract. Checks will be returned to the successful and unsuccessful Bidders when the contract is executed; or after sixty (60) days. Checks are to be made payable to the City of Coshocton. B. A Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond for the full amount of the Bid. The bond will be retained for the successful Bidder, but returned to the unsuccessful Bidders upon execution of the contract. If no contract award has been made within sixty (60) days after the opening of Bids, a Bidder may demand the return of the bid security provided the Bidder has not been notified of the acceptance of its Bid. Attorney-in-fact who sign contract bonds must file with each bond a certified copy of their power of attorney, properly dated. Checks should be made payable to CDC of Ohio. FAILURE TO SUBMIT A PROPER BOND WILL AUTOMATICALLY INVALIDATE THE BID. If the successful Bidder fails to enter a contract or defaults in any portion of his/her bid the bid guarantee shall be forfeited as liquidated damages, Submit your offer on the Bid Form provided. Bidders may supplement this form as appropriate. Signing of a Non-Collusion Affidavit and a Personal Property Tax Statement are to be included and returned with the bid. Please note the City of Coshocton is exempt from all Federal, State, Local and/or Excise Taxes. Your offer will be required to be submitted under a condition of irrevocability for a period of 60 days after submission. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers, to accept the lowest responsible bids, to waive any informalities in bids received, and to enter into the contract which, in the sole judgment of the Owner, will suit the Owner's needs. BY ORDER OF THE COSHOCTON COUNTY COMMISIONERS. CT,Nov3,10,'25#11794994