Village of Monroeville, Ohio

WWTP Improvements

Contract 1

Sealed Bids for WWTP Improvements will be received by the Village of Monroeville, Ohio, at the Administrative Offices, 2 South Main Street, Monroeville, Ohio 44847 until 1 pm, local time, on February 21, 2012, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

In general, the work consists of a new building containing screening and raw sewage pumping, a new extended aeration activated sludge plant, chemical dosing for removal of phosphorous, new final clarifiers with return and waste sludge, new ultraviolet disinfection, addition of a sludge processing stream and miscellaneous piping and equipment. The sludge processing stream includes conversion of the existing final clarifier to an aerobic digester and addition of dewatering and storage facilities.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be examined without charge at the above office, or at the office of Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd., 3103 Executive Parkway, Suite 300, Toledo, Ohio 43606, 419-473-9611.

Copies of Bidding Documents and Contract Documents may be obtained from Newfax Corporation, 333 W. Woodruff Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43604, Phone (419) 241-5157, FAX (419) 241-2018. A non-refundable fee will be required for each set of Bidding Documents and Contract Documents provided by Newfax Corporation. Checks shall be made payable to Newfax Corporation.

Technical questions regarding the project should be faxed to the Project Manager, Daniel W. Miller, P.E., at Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd., (419) 473-8924.

Neither Owner nor Engineer has any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of any bid documents obtained from any source other than the source indicated in these documents. Obtaining these documents from any other source(s) other than directly from the source listed herein may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information, and may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to these documents that may be issued.

Bids must be submitted on the forms bound therein, must contain the names of every person or company interested therein, and shall be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in the amount of 100% of the amount bid with satisfactory corporate surety, or by a certified check on a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 10% of the amount of the Bid, subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Performance Bond and Maintenance and Guarantee Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid.

The Contractor shall be required to pay not less than the prevailing wage rates established by Davis Bacon, Federal Wage Rates.

Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids, but no bidder shall withdraw his Bid within 90 days after the actual opening thereof.

This procurement is subject to the EPA policy of encouraging the participation of small business in rural areas (SBRAs).

The successful bidder will be required to complete the "Declaration Regarding Material Assistance/Non-Assistance to a Terrorist Organization" (DMA) in accordance with ORC Section 2909.32 and 2909.33.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, waive irregularities in any Bid, and to accept any Bid which is deemed most favorable to the Owner.