DEFIANCE COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES
MIDDLE GORDON CREEK WWTP BID NOTICE
LODGING TAX FUNDING APPLICATION
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025
Defiance
County Board of Commissioners Public Notice
DEFIANCE COUNTY – HICKSVILLE –
GORDON CREEK
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
IMPROVEMENTS
Defiance County (Owner) is
requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvements
Kleinfelder Project No.
24002798.001A
Bids for the construction of
the Project will be received at Defiance County located at 500 Court
Street, Suite A, Defiance, OH 43512, until:
1:00 PM (Local Time) Monday,
December 1st, 2025
At that time the Bids received
will be publicly opened and read.
The
Project includes the following Work:
Construction of a 15,000 GPD precast packaged wastewater treatment
plant as shown on the drawings and specified herein. It also includes the
construction of a pole building over the wastewater treatment plant,
ventilation, electrical work, piping and sitework as shown on the drawings and
specified herein. The existing wastewater treatment plant and building shall be
demolished after the new wastewater treatment plant is operational.
Bids
are requested for the following Contract: Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvements
Obtaining the Bidding Documents
Information
and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at
the following designated website:
Bidding
Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Documents may also be
obtained by Becker Impressions, 4646 Angola Road, Toledo, Ohio 43615, Telephone
419-385-5303. Prospective Bidders are required to register with the designated
website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan
room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper
format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists
of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to
submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and
other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website.
Neither
Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including
addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.
Failure to submit a complete set of documents could result in a bid that is
determined to be nonresponsive and rejected by the Owner.
The
Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:
Becker
Impressions
4646
Angola Road
Toledo,
Ohio 43615
419-385-5303
Prospective
Bidders may obtain or examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on
Monday through Friday during regular business hours. Partial sets of Bidding
Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. The cost of printing
is to be paid to the printing company at the time the drawings are picked up.
Shipping and tax charges are the bidder’s responsibility and payable directly
to Becker Impressions.
Bid
Guaranty
The
bid guaranty may be of two forms:
1.
A Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond using the form in the Contract Documents. (The
amount of the bid does NOT have to appear on this form.)
2.
A certified check, cashier's check or letter of credit in favor of Defiance
County in the amount of 10% of the bid. If the contract is awarded, a Contract
Bond will be required, which is a 100% payment and performance bond.
After
the award of the contract let by competitive bid and
prior to the time the contract is entered into,
bidders shall submit the affidavit required under the Ohio Revised Code,
Section 5719.042 that the bidder was not charged with any delinquent personal
property taxes in Defiance County, Ohio.
Defiance
County reserves the right pursuant to ORC.9.312 to reject any
and all bids and to waive any non-material irregularity in determining
the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
Domestic Preference
This
project is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements
under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Pub. L.
117-58, §§ 70901-70953. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel,
manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be
produced in the United States.
Requirement For Utilization of Small Businesses In
Rural Areas (SBRA)
This
procurement is subject to the EPA policy of encouraging the participation of
small business in rural areas (SBRAs).
Instructions to Bidders
The
Engineer for the Project is Kleinfelder, Inc.,5201 Levis Commons Blvd Ste 5201,
Perrysburg, OH 43551.
All
bids must be signed and submitted on the blanks which are bound in this
booklet. Bids must state the unit prices in the blanks provided and be enclosed
in a sealed envelope marked --- WWTP Improvements --- and addressed to Defiance
County Commissioners, at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, OH 43512.
No
bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 90 days after the scheduled closing
time for the receipt of bids.
The
successful bidder will be required to pay either federally determined
Davis-Bacon Wage Rates or State of Ohio Department of Commerce Bureau of Wage
& Hour Administration’s Prevailing Wate Rates, whichever is higher for each
labor category.
For
all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures,
and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in
the Bidding Documents.
The
Engineer’s estimate of probable cost for this project is $1,400,00.00.
This Advertisement is issued by:
Owner:
Defiance County Commissioners
By: Sherry Carnahan
Title:
County Administrator
Date: November
3rd, 2025
BY ORDER OF:
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT STREET, SUITE A; DEFIANCE, OHIO 43512
Defiance County will be continuing its demolition program for 2026. For
this year’s demolition projects, the Board is looking for abandoned or blighted
homes and agricultural buildings. The application form can be found here, and a consent for demolition form
will also be required to be filled out by the property owner and notarized.
BY ORDER OF:
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT STREET, SUITE A; DEFIANCE, OHIO 43512
In 2015, Defiance County adopted the Defiance County Lodging Excise Tax Code Regulations for administration of the lodging tax. The purpose of this funding is to construct, equip, or repair permanent improvements within Defiance County. Click here for the application.
NOTICE INTERNET AUCTION
Notice is hereby given
that the Defiance County Board of Commissioners will periodically dispose of
personal property that is unneeded, obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired through
the use of an internet auction. This may include motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, tools or supplies. The Board
has contracted with GovDeals, Inc to conduct the
auctions on their behalf. A link is provided on the County’s website, www.defiance-county.com, under Surplus Auction Items.
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT STREET, SUITE A; DEFIANCE,
OHIO 43512