LEGAL NOTICE   Ordinance # 243/2025 The City of Canton, Ohio Director of Public Service will accept sealed bids on or before 2:00 PM local time on March 17, 2026 for the purpose of securing bids for the 4th St SE Bridge Rehabilitation Project - GP 1297 The City will disqualify any bid not received on or before 2:00 PM local time on March 17, 2026. Shortly after the deadline for the submission of bids, bids received on time will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Sixth Floor Room of Canton City Hall, 218 Cleveland Ave. SW, Canton, OH 44702 is the location for the Bid Opening. Submit all bids to the City of Canton Purchasing Department, 218 Cleveland Avenue SW, Fourth Floor, Canton, Ohio 44702 according to the specifications and bid documents at the City of Canton Purchasing Department’s website at https://canton ohio.gov/448/Purchasing-Procurement. Each bid must contain the full name of every person or company participating in the bid. A certified check, cashier’s check or surety bond, in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code, must accompany the bid. This check or bond must be made payable to the City of Canton. Draw this check or bond from a solvent bank or bonding company satisfactory to the Director of Public Service as a guarantee the contract and its performance are properly secured if the bid is accepted. Said certified check or cashier’s check shall be for ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid. Where a bid bond is used, it shall be in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the bid. The City of Canton will only accept original checks and bid bonds. Therefore, if any company and/or bidder submits a copy of its security, the City will disqualify the bid. Bidders submitting a certified or cashier’s check will be required to provide a surety bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract sum for faithful performance. The Director of Public Service reserves the right to waive any technical defects in any bid bond submitted so long as the bond is in substantial compliance with state law. Should any bid not be awarded or be rejected, such check or bond will be returned to the bidder or bidders after the execution of the contract. INCLUDE THE CITY OF CANTON, THE OHIO  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THEIR AGENTS AS OBLIGEES ON ALL BONDS. Any bidder may withdraw his bid, by written request, at any time prior to the time set for the bid opening by following the instructions in the Invitation to Bid. Only ODOT pre-qualified contractors are eligible to submit bids for this PROJECT. Prequalification status must be in force at the time of bid, at the time of award, and through the life of the construction contract. For work types that ODOT does not pre-qualify, the LPA must still select a qualified contractor. The “prime” contractor must perform no less than 30 percent of the total original contract price. Subcontractors are not subject to the pre-qualification requirement, accept as noted below. The bidder must use the proposal blanks provided in the bid package for submitting bids. The City will not accept any other submittals. The project shall be substantially completed no later than 90 days from Notice to Proceed. There will be no value engineering change proposals accepted on this project. The successful bidder must comply with all Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Rates. All companies must submit their Federal ID Number. The estimated construction cost is $1,731,308.00 for this project. The bidder is responsible for monitoring the City’s website for any official addenda. The Board of Control reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Please contact Katie Wise, Assistant Director of Purchasing at purchasing@ cantonohio.gov if you have any questions regarding this bid. By order of the Canton Director of Public Service: John M. Highman, Jr. Published in the Repository February 23, March 2 and March 9, 2026.