ITB 144 – Reinforced Concrete Pipe 12 / 05 / 2025
REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS
Section 1:
Section 2:
2.1
Intent
The purpose of this invitation is to request pricing for Concrete Pipe for all Districts.
Multiple Award
ODOT will accept all responsive bids submitted on or before the specified bid opening date and make an
award to all responsive bidders pursuant to O.R.C. 5513.02.
Vendor requirements
Vendors may bid on one (1) or more than one District. Vendors will be required to provide materials to any
location within the District at the price submitted. If you do not wish to provide materials to a specific District,
do not submit delivery prices for that District.
A Vendor is not required to be a Supplement 1074 certified supplier; however, Vendors bidding on this
contract must supply reinforced concrete pipe that meet the Section 5 product specifications and Section 8
delivery requirements identified in this contract.
A vendor may be requested to provide shop drawings for one or more of the reinforced concrete pipe sizes
they bid on the pricing page.
Section 3:
Section 4:
Contract Duration
The effective duration of this agreement shall be from the Date of Execution through December 31, 2026.
Orders must be placed by this date. Delivery may occur after the date above, as described on the pricing
page or by a mutually agreed upon date.
Pricing and Delivery:
The vendor shall supply a unit price per EACH length of pipe they identify on the pricing page, for the
various diameters and equivalent diameter (for Elliptical) pipe listed on the pricing page. This is not a
delivered price. See below for delivery requirement.
The vendor shall provide a flat rate cost for delivery to the various Districts. Delivery transport vehicle may
vary based on the quantity, type, size, weight, and need of the material orders placed. On the excel pricing
page, a separate tab will establish the various delivery options a vendor may have. A vendor shall provide
the various transport types they have for orders placed. This can range from a small pickup truck (or similar
size) to a semi-truck. Based on the order placed, a vendor shall estimate the most efficient vehicle to meet
the order requirement.
When a vendor chooses to combine orders to be more efficient and effective, this may result in a different
transport type for an individual order. See Notes on pricing page for combining orders.
4.1 Delivery Hours
All deliveries shall be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, not
including State holidays, unless special permission is granted by the Department to temporarily waive or
adjust this requirement.
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Section 5:
Product Specifications
The specifications for the reinforced concrete pipe for this invitation are described in Item 611 and Item
706.02 and 706.04 of the Current Construction and Materials Specifications Handbook, provisions of the
current version of Supplemental Specification 800, Supplement 1073, and standard roadway construction
drawings. All materials to manufacture a reinforced concrete pipe must be in accordance with the bid
specifications and fabricated by a Supplement 1074 certified supplier.
5.1 Specification Book
Specifications as shown herein are incorporated into the ITB and made a part thereof are found in the Ohio
Department of Transportation Construction and Materials Specifications (C&MS) current 2023 edition, and
provisions of the July 18, 2025 version of Supplemental Specification 800.
To access current Construction and Materials Specifications (C&MS):
https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/working/publications/spec-book
For Supplemental Specification 800:
https://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/ConstructionMgt/Specification%20Files/800_07182025_for_
2023.pdf
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Section 7:
Section 8:
Concrete Pipe Lengths
The vendor may provide a list of standard length pipes that may be more readily available. Additional
lengths such as minimum and maximum that can be produced can also be provided for information.
See pricing page to list lengths for Standard and/or Custom length pipe.
ODOT can request specific length of pipe.
Vendor Stocking Locations
The vendor must provide stocking locations in the Department’s Pricing Pages.
Stockpile locations must be at a registered facility of a 1074 certified supplier.
Delivery Requirements
All deliveries made shall be continuous from the point of origin (certified supplier facility) to the designated
point of destination (ODOT facility or project location).
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STANDARD TERMS & CONDITIONS
I. GLOSSARY
The following definitions are applicable to all components of the Contract. If a conflict exists between these definitions and any
definition listed in the specifications or scope of work, the specifications or scope shall prevail.
A. ACCEPTANCE: Approval and retention by ODOT of any goods, products, services or other Deliverables,
delivered to fulfill Contract requirements.
B. AGENCY/ODOT/DEPARTMENT: Ohio Department of Transportation
C. AUTHORIZED DEALER/DISTRIBUTOR: The vendor that maintains written legal agreements with
manufacturers to act as their agent and provide goods, products, or services listed in the bid/RFQ/contract.
The authorized Dealer/Distributor must maintain active and sufficient facilities necessary to perform the
awarded Contract, own title to the goods, products, or services and maintain available stock on a continuous
basis and in sufficient quantity to provide uninterrupted access to the Contract Deliverable.
D. BIDDER: The company and/or authorized representative of the company who has signed and is submitting a
bid response and who will be responsible for ensuring proper performance of the contract awarded pursuant
to the bid. The term bidder, proposer, contractor, supplier, or vendor may be used interchangeably in this
document.
E. DEFAULT: The omission or failure to perform any obligation under this Contract.
F. DELIVERABLE: Any Contractor-provided products, supplies, services, work or product described in the
specifications of the Contract.
G. F.O.B PLACE OF DESTINATION: The Vendor pays, and includes the cost of such in its bid, and bears the risk
for the transportation and delivery of goods delivered to the specified locations provided by the Department.
H. GOODS: Anything that can be purchased that is not a service or real property.
I. INVOICE: An itemized listing showing delivery of the goods or performance of the services described in the
order that must include the date of the purchase or rendering of the service, an itemization of the things done,
material supplied, equipment used or labor furnished, and the sum due pursuant to the contract or obligation.
J. LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER: A bidder who offers the lowest cost for the goods or
services listed in the bid; and whose proposal responds to bid specifications in all material respects and contains
no irregularities or deviations from the specifications which would affect the amount of the bid or otherwise give
them a competitive advantage; and whose experience, financial condition, conduct and performance on
previous contracts, facilities, management skills evidences their ability to execute the contract properly.
K. MBE OR EDGE CERTIFIED: MBE means Minority Business Enterprise and EDGE means Encouraging
Diversity, Growth and Equity.
L. ORDER: A copy of a contract or a statement of the nature of a contemplated expenditure, a description of the
goods to be purchased or services to be performed, other than services performed by officers and regular
employees of the state, and per diem of the national guard, and the total sum of the expenditure to be made
therefor, if the sum is fixed and ascertained, otherwise the estimated sum thereof, and an authorization to pay
for the contemplated expenditure, signed by the person instructed and authorized to pay upon receipt of a
proper invoice.
M. PRIME VENDOR/CONTRACTOR: The vendor who, upon being awarded a contract, becomes the prime vendor
who is the primary source for providing the goods or services listed in the awarded Contract and the party to
whom payment will be made upon delivery of the goods and/or completion of the Contract.
N. PROCUREMENT/CONTRACT/AGREEMENT: All documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference,
utilized for soliciting bids. Upon completion of the evaluation and award of the bidder’s response, the
procurement becomes the contract between ODOT and the successful bidder, both governed by the laws of
the state of Ohio.
O. PURCHASE: To buy, purchase, installment purchase, rent, lease, lease purchase, or otherwise acquire goods
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or services. "Purchase" also includes all functions that pertain to the obtaining of goods or services, including description of
requirements, selection, and solicitation of sources, preparation, and award of contracts, all phases of contract administration,
receipt and acceptance of the goods and services, and financial consideration for the goods and services by either a state agency
or a third party.
P. PRODUCTS: Materials, supplies, merchandise, goods, wares, and foodstuffs.
Q. REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)/INVITATION TO BID (ITB)/COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING: A solicitation
for goods, products, or services in which ODOT invites vendors to submit price quotes/bid responses for the supply of such
goods, products, or services.
R. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP): A solicitation for goods, products, or services in which ODOT invites
vendors to submit responses that have comprehensive performance requirements, technical provisions, and
specific evaluation criteria including price for scoring offers. Award is made to the bidder whose proposal is
determined to be most advantageous to the state, taking into consideration factors such as price and the
evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP.
S. SERVICES: The furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a person, not involving the delivery of a specific end
product other than a report which, if provided, is merely incidental to the required performance. "Services" does
not include services furnished pursuant to employment agreements or collective bargaining agreements.
T. STATE: The State of Ohio which also includes ODOT as applicable.
U. STATE DATA: All data and information provided by, created by, created for, or related to the activities of the
State and any information from, to, or related to all persons that conduct business or personal activities with the
State, including, but not limited to Confidential Data.
If any of Contractor’s intellectual property becomes embedded in State Data, Contractor hereby licenses a non- exclusive license
to ODOT to use such embedded data subject to the terms of Contractor’s license agreement.
State Data includes any information derived by or through the use of the services being provided by the Vendor, excluding any
embedded portions of any service that might be in the data or information which might be the intellectual property of the Contractor.
Confidential Data includes data that is required to be protected by law or regulation, is intended for confidential use, and may not
be copied or removed from the State’s operational control without authorized permission. This classification includes data that, if
compromised, may result in loss of life, serious injury, or other harm to an individual or group, or disruption to critical agency
operations.
Confidential Data includes, but is not limited to:
1. Certain types of personally identifiable information (PII) that is also sensitive, such as medical information,
social security numbers, and financial account numbers;
2. Federal Tax Information (FTI) under IRS Publication 1075;
3. Protected Health Information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA);
4. Criminal Justice Information (CJI) under the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Criminal Justice Information
Services (CJIS) Security Policy and the Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS) Policy; and
5. Other types of information not associated with an individual such as security and infrastructure records,
trade secrets, and business bank account information.
V. SPECIFICATION: Any description of the physical or functional characteristics or of the nature of goods,
products, or services. It may include a description of any requirements for inspecting, testing, or preparing
goods, products, or services.
W. TIME AND MATERIALS CONTRACT: A contract in which Contractor is paid the following: (1) an hourly rate
for labor actually performed; and (2) if applicable and with prior approval by ODOT, for the cost of the materials,
equipment or supplies actually used by the Contractor. Such rates and costs shall be established through
Contractor’s submission of a price sheet, written quote, estimate, or invoice, as approved by ODOT. Hourly
rates may include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and reasonable profit. Materials
or supplies may include the Contractor’s direct and indirect costs attributable to the work performed.
Equipment may include vendor owned equipment billed at a specified rate or costs associated with rental of
equipment specific to the contract.
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X. UNBALANCED: Any unit price contained in the bid submittal which is obviously unbalanced either above or
below reasonable cost analysis and/or unreasonably disproportionate to current market prices as determined
by the Director of ODOT, or if such unbalanced prices are contrary to the interest of the department.
Y. SUBVENDOR: An individual, firm, or corporation to whom the Vendor sublets part of the contract to be
performed.
II. QUOTE/BID RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS
A. INFORMATION REQUESTED: Vendors shall furnish all information as requested in the solicitation. At the
discretion of the Director, additional information, necessary for evaluation of the quote/bid response may be
attached to the solicitation and shall be properly identified as being part of the quote/bid response. ODOT
reserves the right to request literature, or other documentation for clarification, although such may not have
been set forth in the RFQ/bid response. ODOT also reserves the right to require a Vendor to be a registered
supplier with the State of Ohio through the OhioPays Portal. Failure to provide the required information or
complete supplier registration with the State of Ohio within seven business days of the award may render the
quote/bid response invalid.
B. SAMPLES REQUESTED: When requested, samples shall be furnished at the Vendors’ expense and unless
otherwise specified, prior to closing of the solicitation. Samples shall be clearly identified by Vendor’s name,
the solicitation number, corresponding items in the solicitation and the closing date. ODOT acknowledges that
it may receive quotes/bid submittals from multiple vendors and authorized dealers/distributors quoting the
same manufacturer's products. In such situations, samples may be submitted by manufacturers on behalf of
multiple vendors or authorized dealers/distributors, provided that such samples shall be accompanied by
written documentation, on manufacturer's letterhead, signed by an authorized representative of manufacturer,
listing the named dealers/distributors and vendors for whom the samples are provided. Any vendor or
authorized dealer/distributor not appearing on this listing and who has failed to furnish requested samples
shall be considered non-responsive. Unless otherwise stated, any sample submitted with the quote/bid
response shall not be deemed to vary from any of the provisions, specifications, or terms and conditions of
the solicitation. When requested in writing, samples not destroyed in testing shall be returned at the vendor’s
expense. Samples not so requested shall become the property of ODOT. Unsolicited samples which are
submitted shall be at the vendor's risk and, shall not be examined or tested, and shall not be considered in
the evaluation process. ODOT reserves the right to request samples although such may not have been set
forth in the solicitation.
C. SPECIFICATIONS: ODOT is authorized to prepare specifications to obtain goods, products, and services.
The purpose of the specification is to describe the goods, products, or services to be purchased and will serve
as a basis for comparison of quotes/bid responses. The Department may use any form of specification it
determines to be in the best interest of the State and that best describes the goods, products, or services to
be purchased. Specifications may be in the form of a design or performance specification, or a combination
thereof. If the Department determines that a design, performance, or combination specification is not in the
best interest of the State, it may use a brand name or equal specifications.
Where a brand name or equal specification is used, use of brand name is for the purpose of describing the base standard
of quality, performance and characteristics desired only and is not intended to limit or restrict competition. Substantially
equivalent supplies or services to those designated will be considered for award.
ODOT may also use a qualified products list of the federal government or may develop a qualified products list applicable to
ODOT. When developing a qualified products list, ODOT shall solicit a sufficient number of suppliers to ensure maximum
coverage with providers of the goods, products, or services. Any supplier, not solicited, may request inclusion on the qualified
products list. Potential suppliers will be required to furnish exact samples of the goods, products, or services to be provided for
testing and examination by ODOT. Only those goods, products, or services that conform to the ODOT’s requirements will
be considered for inclusion on a qualified products list.
D. UNIT PRICE AND BASIS OF AWARD : Unless otherwise specified in the RFQ/bid solicitation, the unit price
must be entered for each item being quoted/solicited. The unit price shall govern in the event of a discrepancy
between the unit price and any extended or total price calculation.
For solicitations involving multiple items, the award shall be made on the basis of the total cost of all items combined, unless the
RFQ/bid solicitation explicitly states that awards may be made on an individual line-item
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.