City of Lima, Ohio WWTP Miscellaneous Improvements, Contract 56, 2022 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS To be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked “BID FOR City of Lima, Ohio; WWTP Miscellaneous Improvements, Contract 56, 2022” to the Mayor of the City of Lima, Ohio, attention Purchasing Department of the City of Lima, Ohio; Municipal Center, 50 Town Square, Lima, Ohio 45801, before 10:00 a.m., Lima Time, on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. At which time, they will be publicly opened and read. Outside of envelope not being properly marked may result in Bid not being received, by the Purchasing Department, before the deadline, and could result in Bid being disqualified. Please complete all forms included in the Bid Specifications. Forms not being filled out correctly and/or completely may result in Bid being disqualified. In general, the work consists of replacement of the top two layers of media and the rotary distributors for the two Nitrification Towers; replacement of the non-potable water strainer and associated valves; replacement of the piping between the dust collector and the storage silos and repainting of the dust collector; installation of piping and a control chamber to re-route the plant internal recycle stream; construction of a new return sludge channel and restoration of the settled sewage channels at the Aeration Tanks, including replacement of the influent slide gates at the City of Lima, Ohio, Wastewater Treatment Plant. The issuing office is Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd., 3103 Executive Parkway, Suite 300; Toledo, Ohio 43606-1373. Copies of the Bidding Documents may be examined at the Owner’s office listed above or the issuing office, without charge. Technical questions regarding the project should be e-mailed to the Project Manager, Troy M. Brehmer, PE, [email protected] at Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd. Copies of Bidding Documents and Contract Documents may be obtained electronically from www.jhplanroom.com. There is no charge to download from the digital print-room, however, registration is required. If hard copies of the bidding documents are needed, they can be ordered from the print-room for a fee. If you have any problems using the digital print-room, you are encouraged to contact either the Engineer's Project Manager, or Eastern Engineering at 419-661-9841. 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) may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information. Obtaining these documents from any source other than directly from the source listed herein 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 herein, 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 the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids, but no bidder shall withdraw his Bid within 60 days after the actual opening thereof. 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 City of Lima reserves the right to waive any Bid or Bid process irregularities, which the City determines in its sole discretion to be in its favor, to reject any or all Bids for any reason determined to be appropriate in the sole discretion of the City, and to award the Bid to the lowest and best bidder meeting the City’s needs as determined by the City at the City’s sole discretion. Sharetta Smith, Mayor Dated: July 15, 2022 July 22, 2022

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