DEFIANCE COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES
BID OPENING – LANDFILL PHASES 8 & 9
MIDDLE GORDON CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EPA FINDING
NOTICE
BID OPENING – CRUSHED AGGREGATE
BID OPENING – BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
LODGING TAX FUNDING APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS (BIDS)
DEFIANCE COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL
PHASES 8 & 9 CELL AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES
CONSTRUCTION
FOR THE
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board
of Defiance County Commissioners invites and will receive sealed proposals
(bids) up to the hour of 10:00 a.m.
(local time) on Thursday, the 19th day
of February, 2026, for the furnishing of all labor, materials,
tools, equipment, services, permits, utilities, and other items necessary to
construct said work per the Bidding Documents. At said time, said
proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud at the office
of the Defiance County Commissioners and tabulated. The award of the contract
will be made to the lowest and best bidder; however,
only those proposals (bids) from contractors that
are determined to be qualified with experience in the construction of BAT
and/or similar facilities will be considered.
This notice is also available on the
Defiance County Commissioners’ internet site on the World Wide Web which can be
accessed at http://www.defiance-county.com/commissioners. Follow the “Public Notices” link under the “County Information”
tab for the electronic posting.
The work to be constructed is
generally described as follows:
THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF CONSTRUCTING BAT SOLID WASTE LANDFILL
INCLUDING LINER, LEACHATE COLLECTION, AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES SUCH AS ROADWAY,
LEACHATE VALVE VAULT, FORCE MAIN, AND SURFACE WATER CHANNELS
LOCATION: The location of the Work to be performed is at the Defiance County
Solid Waste Landfill Facility, 13207 Canal Road, Defiance, Ohio 43512.
Bids shall
conform to and be responsive to the Contract Documents for the work. Copies of
the Bidding Documents will be open to public inspection during business hours
in the office of the Defiance County Environmental and Administrative Services.
Bids must be in a sealed envelope and delivered or mailed to:
Defiance County Board of Commissioners
500 Court Street, Suite A
Defiance, Ohio 43512
(Attention: UNIT 2, PHASES
8 & 9 CELL & SUPPORT STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION PROJECT)
Bidders
may acquire Bidding Documents on or after January 27, 2026. Documents
will be available for download from the Defiance County Website:
https://www.defiance-county.com/engineer/bids.htm
Bidding Documents do not include copies of the approved PTIs
(solid waste, surface water, and air) or the Site hydro-geological
investigation report prepared by Eagon and Associates.
NOTE: ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS MUST RETURN THE REGISTRATION FORM IN
ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A BID.
A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at the Defiance County Landfill, 13207 Canal Road,
Defiance Ohio 43512. Immediately following this meeting Bidders may tour the
work site to assess current conditions.
Each bid shall be submitted on the bid
form furnished as part of the Bidding Documents and must state the Contractor’s applicable license
classification, license number, and the license's expiration date. An “A”
License is required. Do not detach or remove the bid form from the Bidding
Documents when submitting a bid.
Each bid must be
accompanied by all documents and other items required by the Bidding Documents. Bidders should carefully
review the Bidding Documents to determine what must accompany the bid.
Each bid shall be sealed and delivered
to the County at the location designated in this notice for the opening of proposals at or before the time and date
in this notice.
Pursuant to
Ohio Revised Code 4115.03 et seq., the Board of commissioners has obtained a
determination of the general prevailing wage of per diem
wages and the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work in the locality in which said
work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker
needed. Not less than the determined rates shall be paid to all workers
employed in the performance of the contract. Such rates of wages
are on file with the Ohio Department of Industrial Relations and provided in
the contract Documents.
Any addenda or bulletins included in
the Bidding Documents or issued prior to 72 hours before the bid opening shall
be covered in the bid and shall be made a part of the Contract.
The BAT cell
is designed and must be constructed in accordance with the strict requirements
of Ohio EPA’s Expansion Permit, and the Contract Documents. Bidders, by submitting
their bid, acknowledge and agree to the terms of the Bidding Documents,
including those provisions pertaining to the selection of the successful bidder
(Contractor).
BY ORDER OF:
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT STREET, SUITE A; DEFIANCE
OHIO 43512
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
The Defiance County Board of Commissioners requests qualification
statements and proposals from non-profit agencies to perform necessary
functions related to the PY2026
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Development Program,
including: Community Development Block Grant Program – Allocation; Allocation
Planning; FLEX – Downtown; FLEX -Economic Development; Critical Infrastructure,
Neighborhood Revitalization; Economic Development Program – Loan Program;
Public Infrastructure Grants: Revolving Loan Fund; Residential Public
Infrastructure Program; Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP)
Program (in partnership with the City of Defiance and Paulding County); General Program Income and any programs
funded with CDBG, HOME or Ohio Housing Trust Fund (OHTF) programs. Scope of
work includes development of grant applications, environmental review records,
fair housing program, technical assistance for grant activities, and any
related CDBG/RLF planning work. Scope
of work includes development of grant applications, environmental review
records, fair housing program, technical assistance for grant activities, and
any related CDBG/RLF planning work.
Defiance County is seeking services and will follow the competitive
negotiation method of procurement as provided in 24 CFR Part 85. Under this
method, the County will receive qualifications and proposals from interested
service offerors until the designated date and time listed below.
This notice shall serve as our Request for Proposal (RFP) for services.
Response to this RFP will be used to select a qualified non-profit to perform
the required grant writing and administrative assistance needed by Defiance
County.
Selection of an agency will proceed in the following manner:
1. Defiance County will review
and evaluate the RFP filed by the deadline. Evaluation criteria include, but
are not limited to:
a. Specialized experience or technical expertise
of the firm and its personnel in connection with CDBG and other economic and
community development services to be provided.
b. Past
record of performance on contracts with Defiance County including quality of
work, timeliness and cost control.
c.
Capacity of firm to perform the work within time limitation, taking into
consideration the current and planned workload of the firm.
d.
Familiarity of the firm with the type of problems applicable to the requested
services.
e.
Experience working on CDBG, RLF, economic development, housing or other similar
projects involving federal funds.
f.
Familiarity and experience with Defiance County and its neighborhoods.
2. Negotiations for a
contract will begin with the top candidate selected. If negotiations are not successful, the
process will begin again with the candidate rated second and so on.
3. Upon completion of
successful negotiations, a contract will be executed
with Defiance County.
Interested non-profit agencies should provide Defiance County with the
following information:
1. A detailed
listing of the scope of services that will be provided.
2. A brief 1‑2-page
description of qualifications of personnel who will be doing the work, their
experience in and familiarity with Defiance County and familiarity with the
CDBG programs.
3. Location of the
agencies' office and number of hours/days per week which will be devoted to the
County's CDBG program.
4. A statement of
the hourly billing rates for all personnel.
Offerers are invited to
submit qualification statements in the form requested to be received no later
than 4:00 PM on February 20, 2026, to:
Board of County Commissioners
Defiance County
500 Court Street, Suite A
Defiance, OH 43512
Dana Phipps, President
Board of Defiance County Commissioners
Ohio EPA
Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact
To All Interested Citizens, Organizations,
and Government Agencies
Defiance County
Middle Gordon Creek WWTP
Loan Number: CS390020-009
Please find the full document at this link.
BY ORDER OF:
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT STREET, SUITE A; DEFIANCE
OHIO 43512
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
Sealed
proposals will be received by the Board of County Commissioners, Defiance
County, Ohio, for the following improvements:
2026 CRUSHED AGGREGATE
until
10:30 o’clock A.M., Local Time, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026 10:00 o’clock A.M., Local Time, MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 9, 2026 (updated date and time) at which time the proposals
will be publicly opened and read. Bids may be hand delivered or mailed to the
Board of County Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512.
The
above materials are to be in accordance with the specifications now on file in
the Office of the Defiance County Engineer. Copies of the Bid Documents may be
obtained at the Office of the County Engineer, located at 510 Court Street,
Ste. 201, Defiance, Ohio, 43512, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or by logging
on to https://www.defiance-county.com/engineer/bids.htm
and downloading the contract.
The
Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Liz
Stuart, Clerk – Defiance County Commissioners Warren
J. Schlatter, P.E., P.S. – Defiance County Engineer
BY ORDER OF:
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT STREET, SUITE A; DEFIANCE
OHIO 43512
LEGAL NOTICE
Sealed
proposals will be received by the Board of County Commissioners, Defiance
County, Ohio, for the following improvements:
2026 BITUMINOUS
MATERIAL
until
10:30 o’clock A.M., Local Time, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026 10:00 o’clock A.M., Local Time, MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 9, 2026 (updated date and time) at which time the proposals
will be publicly opened and read. Bids may be hand delivered or mailed to the
Board of County Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512.
The
above materials are to be in accordance with the specifications now on file in
the Office of the Defiance County Engineer. Copies of the Bid Document may be
obtained at the Office of the County Engineer, located at 510 Court Street,
Ste. 201, Defiance, Ohio, 43512, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or by logging
on to https://www.defiance-county.com/engineer/bids.htm
and downloading the contract.
The
Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Liz
Stuart, Clerk – Defiance County Commissioners Warren
J. Schlatter, P.E., P.S. – Defiance County Engineer
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
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
500 COURT STREET, SUITE A; DEFIANCE,
OHIO 43512