NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS   Sealed proposals for The City of Bexley, S Cassingham Rd Waterline Improvements will be received by the Mayor of the City of Bexley, Ohio, at Bexley Service Department, 2777 Delmar Drive Second Floor, until 1:00 pm, local time on: April 7th, 2026 and at that time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud. The City of Bexley may choose not to award the bid until 60 days after the bid opens. The Bid consists of the furnishing of all labor, materials and equipment for approximately: • 4,200 lineal feet of 4”, 6”, 8”, 12” and 16” Ductile Iron Water Main and Fittings • Transfer of all existing water main services to the new water main • Pavement repair and various other related work items The estimated cost of the S Cassingham Rd Waterline Improvements is $1,960,000.00 for all the work described in the base bid. The estimated cost of the S Cassingham Rd Street Resurfacing Improvements is $490,000 for all the work described in the Street Resurfacing Bid. The Asphalt Street Resurfacing Bid will be evaluated and awarded separately from the Waterline Bid. Prospective Bidders may obtain a no cost electronic version of the Contract Documents and Specifications by sending an email to the City Engineer: David B Koch, PE <dbkoch@live.com>. Each bid shall contain the full name and address of each person or company interested in the same and shall be accompanied by a bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the bid, or by a certified check, cashier’s check or irrevocable letter of credit for ten percent (10%) of the bid, made payable to the City of Bexley, Ohio, conditioned that if the bid is accepted a Contract will be entered into within 10 days after notice of acceptance. A Performance Bond of One Hundred Percent (100%) of the amount of the Contract with a satisfactory surety company, conditioned according to law, will be required for the faithful performance of the Contract. Each Bidder must ensure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, Vietnam Era nor disabled veterans, or National origin. The Bidder is required to fill out and where required execute each of the following documents in their entirety as furnished within this book. A. Proposal B. Non-collusion Affidavit C. Corporation Affidavit (if applicable) D. Affidavit of Personal Property Tax Liability E. Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond F. Certified Check Document (if applicable) G. Detailed Statement of Qualifications and EDGE Certification(s) H. Sub-Contractors List I. Campaign Contribution Affidavit J. EEO Certificate of Compliance from State of Ohio Schedule: The work shall commence within ten (10) calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed and must be completed within: One Hundred and Eighty (180) calendar days (not including the months of December through March when work is shut down due to cold weather) for all the work in the base bid and an additional Ninety (90) calendar days for the Street Resurfacing work after the completion of the Waterline work, time being of the essence to the City of Bexley, Ohio. The Bidders will be required to state in full detail, with their Proposal, their experience in this class of work; bids from contractors inexperienced in this particular class of work will not be considered. This project requires payment of prevailing wages to all workers during the course of construction activities. Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on public improvements in Franklin County and the City of Bexley, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division, (614) 644-2239. State of Ohio prevailing wage rates are included in the Contract Documents and prospective bidders shall take them into account in preparing bids. The City of Bexley, Ohio, reserves the right to reject any and all bids, including all bids which, in the opinion of the Engineer, show evidence of unbalancing prices, and also to waive technical defects as the interest of the City may require.   Mayor City of Bexley, Ohio