DEFIANCE COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES
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COLUMBIA ST/HATTERY ST WATER
MAIN REPLACEMENT REQUEST FOR BIDS
LODGING TAX FUNDING APPLICATION
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Defiance
County Commissioners
On
behalf of the Hicksville, Ohio
Columbia St./Hattery St. Water Main Replacement
Bids for the Columbia St./Hattery St. Water Main Replacement
project will be received by the Defiance
County Commissioners at the 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512,
until Monday,
June 29, 2026
at 10:00 a.m.
local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.
The Project includes the
following Work: Replacing the existing 4” water main along Columbia St
and Hattery St in Hicksville. New water services will be provided from the
water main to approximately the road right-of-way.
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be
found and downloaded at the following website: choiceoneengineering.com/projects-out-for-bid.
All official notifications,
addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered through the designated
website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents,
including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office
of Choice One.
The Contractor will be required
to pay not less than the minimum wage rates established by the Federal Labor
Standards Provisions and Davis-Bacon Wages. Attention of the Bidder is called
to the various insurance requirements, equal opportunity provisions, Section 3
and the Buy American provisions.
This project is funded through
PY’25 Critical Infrastructure Funds.
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 bid notice is also available
at www.villageofhicksville.com/gov
and
https://www.defiance-county.com/Commissioners%20News%20Releases%20for%20internet/Public%20Notices.htm.
Owner: Defiance
County Commissioners
Owner: Village of Hicksville
Date: June 9, 2026
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. The
deadline for applications is January 30, 2026. Any applications received after
the deadline will be saved for the next round of demolitions.
BY ORDER OF:
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
25600 ELLIOTT RD; DEFIANCE, OHIO 43512
LODGING TAX FUNDING
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
25600 ELLIOTT RD; DEFIANCE, OHIO 43512