Paulding County Elected Officials are following every effort during  to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and are advising all county residents, customers and vendors attempting to conduct business within the Courthouse offices to please call the specific office or check the offices’ website to find out current office operations.

FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO THE COURTHOUSE AND COURTHOUSE OFFICES. Temperatures will be taken upon entry at Security Check-in. If you test at 100.4⁰F or higher, you will not be able to enter any offices.

For your convenience, if you need to drop off payments or documents you may use the NEW  MAROON Drop Box located on the sidewalk of the Main Entrance to the Courthouse and also a drop box located on the West Side doors of the Courthouse. Please place payments/documents in a sealed envelope with your name and what office your payment/documents is going to.

DOCUMENT 00020 – NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Paulding County Commissioners, acting for the Village of Latty, will receive sealed bids for the Village of Latty Street Improvements Project.

Bids will be received at the Paulding County Commissioners office located at 115 N. Williams Street B-1 Paulding, Ohio 45879 on April 14, 2021 at which time and place bids will be opened publicly and read aloud.  Bids received after 10:30 a.m. (local time) on April 14, 2021 will be returned unopened.

Bids will be received on a unit price basis as outlined in the bid documents.

The project consists of street improvements in three sections of the Village. Third Street from Lewis Street to Van Wert Street, Third Street from Van Wert Street to Peaslee Street, and Fourth Street from Lewis Street to Van Wert Street. The roadway condition includes rutting, alligator cracking, and areas of pavement failure creating unsafe travel conditions.

Bids must be signed and submitted on the separate bidding forms included in the Bidding Documents, sealed in the provided envelope, and shall be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid amount or by a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit on a solvent.  Bid security, furnished in Bond form, shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety.  The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid.

All contractors and sub-contractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project.  Additionally, contractor compliance is compulsory under the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor’s Executive Order of 1972, and Governor’s Executive Order 84-9.

Attention of bidders is called to all of the requirements contained in this bid packet, particularly to the Federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates, encouragement of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) utilization, various insurance requirements, and various equal employment opportunity provisions.

The Bidding Documents, which include Drawings, Specifications and blank bid forms, may be examined and obtained at the office of Maumee Valley Planning Organization, 1300 E. Second Street, Suite 200, Defiance, OH 43512.  After posting, Bid Documents can be found on the web at mvpo.org/bid.

The Owner reserves the right to reject each and every bid and to waive informalities, irregularities and errors in the bidding to the extent permitted by law.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within 30 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

END OF NOTICE TO BIDDERS