Elyria WTP High Priority Building Improvements
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids for a unit price contract will be received by the City of Elyria, Ohio, until 2:00 PM local time on Thursday, March 5, 2026 for the project known as:
ELYRIA WTP HIGH PRIORITY BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
The bids are to be delivered to the Office of the Safety Service Director, Elyria City Hall, 131 Court Street, Elyria, Ohio 44035. All bids received will then be opened and read at a public bid-opening meeting.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supplies, and supervision of labors necessary to complete the work. This project includes the following items of work in a single contract: façade repairs at the Head House Building, structural concrete repair of the North and West Loading Docks of the Chemical Building, reprofile chemical unloading area pavement at West Loading Dock of the Chemical Building, and replace manhole access with concrete curb and a watertight hatch at three locations in Clearwell 1 and other items all as shown on construction plans and specifications prepared by Black & Veatch Corporation and Osborn Engineering.
BIDDING DOCUMENTS: The plans, specifications, and all bidding forms may be examined at the City of Elyria Engineer’s Office. Bidders SHALL request an electronic copy of the bid package by sending their request to engineer@cityofelyria.org Bidders will be added to the plan holders list in order to receive any addenda. Plans and Specs will be forward using an electronic link to the bid documents. Questions should be directed to engineer@cityofelyria.org.
PRE-BID MEETING: A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 18 @ 10:30 am at the Elyria Waterworks, 3628 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, Ohio 44053.
PROJECT RELATED QUESTIONS: Questions related to the project will be accepted until noon on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
BID SECURITY: The bid must be accompanied by a bid guaranty. The bid guaranty must meet all requirements of Section 153.54 of the ORC and the Instructions to Bidders.
COMPLETION TIME: The contractor will have 180 calendar days to substantially complete the work from the Notice to Commence Work.
PREVAILING WAGES: The contractor and any subcontractor must comply with the prevailing wage rate requirements on public improvements in Lorain County and the City of Elyria, Ohio, as determined by the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance and Labor, Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration (614) 644-2239. A complete listing of prevailing wage rates on public improvements in Lorain County may be obtained from the City of Elyria Engineer’s Office at (440) 326-1444 or at http://com.ohio.gov/laws. Please note it is the Contractor’s responsibility to know the prevailing wage rates on public improvements in Lorain County.
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS: All work shall be carried out in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations that apply to the work. Any project specification item in Elyria WTP High Priority Building Improvements conflict with a federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation, shall be void.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: All bidders must comply with the provisions of Chapter 167 of the Elyria Codified Ordinances as amended. Bidders must be pre-certified or submit an acceptable Affirmative Action Plan with the bid submission. No contract will be awarded unless an acceptable Affirmative Action Plan is reviewed by the EEO Office, approved and incorporated into the contract. Each bidder must complete and sign the Elyria Equal Opportunity Clause, which is included with the specifications.
PROPOSAL FORMS: No proposal will be considered unless it is made on the blanks furnished by the City. No bidder shall take any exception to any requirement of the specifications. Each proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein.
AWARD OF CONTRACT: The City reserves the right to waive any technicalities or informalities, to reject any or all bids received, and to accept any bid with any combination of alternates which is deemed most favorable to the City of Elyria, Ohio at the time and under the conditions stipulated in the project documents.
Published by order of: Mayor Kevin Brubaker