City of Dublin ? Farm Land Lease

Agency:	City of Dublin
State:	Ohio
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	531190 - Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
Posted Date:	Jan 17, 2024
Due Date:	Feb 1, 2024
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PUBLIC NOTICE

INVITATION TO BID

Project Name: City of Dublin – Farm Land Lease

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Dublin, Ohio at the Department of Parks &

Recreation located at 6555 Shier-Rings Road until 10:00 a.m. local time on February 1, 2024

at which time they will be publicly opened and read. The location includes six (6) separate

parcels owned by the City of Dublin. The Premises are approximately 194.35 +/- acres of real

estate more specifically identified as Madison County Parcel Number 02-00172 and Franklin

County Parcel Numbers 271-000006-00, 271-000016-00, 272-000085-00, 272-000086-00 and

272-000195-00.

Bid specifications may be obtained online from The City of Dublin website at

https://dublinohiousa.gov/. Any questions may be directed to the Department of Parks &

Recreation at 614-410-4710 during normal business hours from 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, in whole or in part, to waive any

informality in any or all bids, to accept the bid or part it deems most favorable to the City

after the bids have been examined and checked, and subject to the approval of the City

Manager. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Sealed Bid for City of Dublin

Farm Land Lease”. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after being

publicly opened and read.

Each bidder must ensure that all employees and applicants for employment are not

discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

By order of the Council of the CITY OF DUBLIN, OHIO

Publish dates: January 18, 2024 and January 25, 2024

PARKS & RECREATION 6555 Shier - Rings Road Dublin, Ohio 43016 phone 614.410.4710 dublinohiousa.gov

INVITATIONTO BIDDERS

Project Name: City of Dublin – Farm Land Lease

1. INTENT AND PURPOSE

It is the intent of this docusment to solicit bids for the purpose of renting 194.35 (+/-) tillable

acres of land to qualified individuals for the purpose of planting, maintaining, and harvesting

crops, only. The City owns 194.35 (+/-) tillable acreas that it desires to rent to the highest bidder

for those reasons previously stated. A description of the land and location is attached as Exhibit

2. RECEIPT AND OPENING OF BIDS

The City of Dublin (the City) invites bids on the forms provided. Bids will be received by the City

of Dublin at the office of the Director of Parks & Recreation until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday,

February 1, 2024 and will be publicly opened at that time. The envelope containing the bid must

be sealed, addressed to the Director of Parks & Recreation, City of Dublin, Dubin Service Center,

6555 Shier-Rings Road, Dublin, OH 43016 and designated as “Sealed Bid for City of Dublin –

Farm Lease”.

The City may consider informal any bid not prepared and submitted in accordance with the

provision hereof and may waive any informalities or reject any and all bids. No bid will be allowed

to be withdrawn, for any reason, after it has been deposited with the City. Any bid received after

the time and date specified shall not be considered. No bidder may withdraw a bid within 60 days

after the actual date of the opening thereof.

3. PREPARATION OF BID

Each bid must be submitted on the forms provided. All blank spaces for bid prices must be filled

in, in ink or typewritten, in both words and figures. No additional prices or qualifying clauses shall

be written in.

Each bid must contain the full name and address of each person and firm interested in the same

and if applicable the name and address of the President and Secretary of the Corporation

bidding. Each Bidder shall include in the space provided in the Proposal a detailed account of its

experience, skill and financial standing and equipment available to perform the work.

Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder,

his address, and the name of the project for which the bid is submitted. If forwarded by mail, the

sealed envelope containing the bid must be in another envelope addressed as specified in Section

Each bid must include the Non Collusion Affidavit, Insurance Requirements, Bid Guaranty/Control

Bond and Proposal Affidavit. Attorneys-in-fact who sign bid bonds or Contract bonds must file

with each bond a certified and effectively dated copy of their power of attorney.

4. ADDENDA AND INTERPRETATIONS

No oral interpretations of the meaning of the plans, specifications or other pre-bid documents

PARKS & RECREATION 6555 Shier - Rings Road Dublin, Ohio 43016 phone 614.410.4710 dublinohiousa.gov

will be made to any Bidder.

Every request for such interpretation should be addressed to the Director of Parks & Recreation,

and to be given consideration, must be received at least seven (7) calendar days prior the date

fixed for opening of bids. Any and all such interpretations and any supplemental instruction shall

be in the form of written addendum to the specifications, which if issued, will be delivered to all

prospective Bidders not later than three (3) business days prior to the date fixed for the opening

of bids. Failure of any Bidder to receive any such addendum or interpretation shall not relieve

such Bidder from any obligation under his bid as submitted. All addendums so issued shall

become a part of the Contract documents.

5. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDER

The City may make such investigation as he deems necessary to determine the ability of the

Bidder to perform the work, and the Bidder shall furnish the City all such information and data for

this purpose as the City may request. The City reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence

submitted by, or investigation of each Bidder fails to satisfy the City that such Bidder is properly

qualified to carry out the obligations of the Contract and to complete the work contemplated

therein. Conditional bids will not be accepted.

6. EXAMINATION OF SITE

Bidders are required to satisfy themselves by personal examination at the site of the work, and

by examination and study of the Contract documents as to the conditions existing and the

difficulties likely to be encountered with the intended use of the site. No plea of ignorance, as a

result of failure to make such examinations on the part of the Tenant, will be accepted as an

excuse to fulfill the provisions of the Contract or as a basis for extra compensation or extension

of time.

7. LAWS AND REGULATIONS

The Bidder’s attention is directed to the fact that all applicable State laws, municipal ordinances,

and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over the site shall apply to the

Contract throughout, and they will be deemed to be included in the Contract the same as though

herein written out in full including but not limited to the following:

(a) Personal Property Tax Delinquency

The attention of Bidders is directed to the provisions of Section 5719.042 Ohio Revised Code:

“After the award by a taxing district of any Contract let by competitive bid and prior to the

time the contract is entered into, the person making a bid shall submit to the district’s fiscal

officer a statement affirmed under oath that the person with whom the Contract is to be

made was not charged at the time the bid was submitted with any delinquent personal

property taxes on the general tax list of personal property of any county in which the taxing

district has territory or that such person was charged with delinquent personal property taxes

on any such tax list, in which case the statement shall also set forth the amount of such due

and unpaid delinquent taxes and unpaid penalties and interest thereon. If the statement

indicates that the taxpayer was charged with any such taxes, a copy of the statement shall

be transmitted by the fiscal officer to the county treasurer within thirty days of the date it is

submitted.”

(b) Occupational Safety and Health Act

Special attention of Bidders is also directed to the requirements of O.S.H.A. The successful

Tenant will be required to observe all provisions of that Act which are byreference included in

the specified provisions of these specifications as if actuallyreproduced therein and will be

responsible for their reinforcement both in letter and spirit.

8. AWARD OF CONTRACT

The City will evaluate the Bid and the Contract, if let, will be awarded to the highest and best

bidder. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities in the

bidding and to award to the highest and best Bidder.

9. PAYMENT/COST

The successful bidder will pay the City the cost per acre as submitted on the bid form (Exhibit B)

in the following installments:

25% of total cost prior to start

75% of total cost due no later than December 31, 2024

Exhibit B

Bid Form

Crop(s) to be planted ________________________________________________________

Rental cost per acre ________________________________________________________

Bidder’s Signature

Date

________________________________________________________

Bidder’s Name

Address

Phone

Email Address

________________________________________________________

City of Dublin ? Farm Land Lease

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