INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids for a unit price contract will be received by the CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO, until 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, November 21, 2025, for the project known as:
West Park Playground Improvements
The bids are to be delivered to the Office of the Safety Service Department, Elyria City Hall, 131 Court Street Suite 301, Elyria, Ohio 44035. All bids received will then be opened.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supplies, and supervision of labors necessary to complete the work. This project includes the design, layout and construction of new playground equipment at West Park in the City of Elyria, Ohio.
BIDDING DOCUMENTS: The plans, specifications, and all bidding forms may be examined at the City of Elyria Website, http://www.cityofelyria.org/bids-requests/, go to “Current Bids”. Bidders SHALL request the electronic copy of the bid package by sending their request to engineer@cityofelyria.org in order to be placed on the Plan-holders List. No hard copy of the bid documents will be made available for review.
PROJECT FUNDING: State of Ohio NatureWorks funds through ODNR are being used to assist construction and relevant state requirements may apply.
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 until June 1, 2026 to complete the project.
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. https://com.ohio.gov/divisions-andprograms/industrial-compliance/wage-and-hour/guides-and-resources/view-prevailing-wage-rates
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 conflict with a federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation, shall be void.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: State assisted construction projects are subject to Presidential Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the January 27, 1972 Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order of the Governor of Ohio. Regulations set forth by the Ohio Department of Administrative Services will apply to each construction contract awarded under the NatureWorks Program. All bidders must also 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.
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.
Kevin A. Brubaker
Mayor
