SANDUSKY COUNTY ENGINEER'S
INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS
ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
I. DEFINITIONS
The words “County” or “Owner” or “Engineer” or “Director” or “Inspector” other words of similar connotation shall be understood
to mean the respective Township Trustees of Madison, Washington, & Woodville Townships in Sandusky County, Ohio acting
through its properly authorized agents.
The words “Bidder” or “Contractor” shall mean the person or firm proposing to contract with the Owner to provide labor and/or
materials in a construction project.
Wherever the words “directed”, “required”, “permitted”, “designated”, “approved”, “satisfactory”, “acceptable” or similar words are
used, they shall be understood to refer to the exercise of the authority or judgment vested in the Engineer.
II. SPECIFICATIONS
All work shall be performed in accordance with, and all materials shall comply with, the requirements of applicable sections of the
2023 Edition of the Construction and Material Specifications of the State of Ohio Department of Transportation and with the Contract
Drawings and Documents. Interpretation of Specifications shall be made by the Engineer, and his decision shall be final and binding.
In the event of a conflict between the Specifications and the Drawings, the Drawings shall take precedence.
III. PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL
Each proposal shall be submitted on a bound form provided by the County Engineer or downloaded in its entirety from the following
website www.sanduskycountyengineers.com and must contain the name of every person interested therein. The Proposal pages shall
not be removed from the bound or downloaded set of Contract Documents. The Proposal shall be enclosed within a sealed envelope
addressed to the Owner, with the name and address of the Bidder and identification of the Contract plainly endorsed thereon. If the
Proposal is submitted via mail, the sealed envelope containing the Proposal shall be enclosed within another envelope to avoid
inadvertent premature opening of the sealed bid. All blank spaces in the Proposal shall be properly filled with ink opposite each item.
Figures shall be used for Unit Bid Prices as indicated in the column headings for each item, and in the event of an error in extension,
the unit prices shown shall prevail.
IV. WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSAL
If a Bidder wishes to withdraw their Proposal, they may do so at any time prior to the time fixed for the opening of bids, without
prejudice to themselves. Bids opened and read may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the scheduled
closing time for receiving bids.
V. BID GUARANTY
Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in the amount of 100% of the amount bid, to be held by
the Owner; or a Certified or Cashier’s Check or a Letter of Credit in an amount of at least 10% of the amount bid, made payable to
the Treasurer of Sandusky County, Ohio, to be held by the Owner, as a guarantee that in the event the bid is accepted and a Contract
awarded to the Bidder, the Contract will be executed and, if a Check or Letter of Credit is used, its faithful performance properly
secured by an acceptable Bond for 100% of the amount of the Contract, and in default thereof said Bond or Check or Letter of Credit
and the amount represented thereby shall be forfeited to the Owner in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code.
VI. FORFEITURE
The Bidder, to whom the Contract may be awarded, shall appear at the Office of the Owner with the sureties offered by them within
ten (10) days (Saturday and Sunday excepted) after the date of notification of the acceptance of their proposal and there execute the
Contract for the work in the required number of copies; and shall furnish, if the Bidder used a Certified or Cashier’s Check or a Letter
of Credit as their Bid Guaranty, a Performance Bond in the form provided by the County, with acceptable surety, in the amount of
100% of their bid price. The Bidder shall also supply the affidavit required by Section 5719.042 of the Ohio Revised Code. In case of
failure to do so, the Bidder will be considered as having abandoned same, and the amount of their deposit shall be forfeited to and
become the property of the Owner, in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Ohio Revised Code Section 5719.042, which was updated September 8, 2016, is reproduced below:
SECTION 5719.042 | SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTORS TO SUBMIT SWORN STATEMENT OF NO TAX LIABILITY.
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
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