ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

1. BIDS for furnishing the necessary materials and construction of the CITY OF HUDSON CITY HALL AWNING PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF HUDSON, OHIO, will be received through the Bid Express website at https://www.bidexpress.com/ until 10:30 AM, LOCAL TIME, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2023. The City of Hudson will open and publicly read the total bid amount for bids via video teleconference.

2. The proposed work consists of exterior alterations of the rear of the City Hall building and rear entry sidewalk area, located at 1140 Terex Road. Work includes the addition of a weather awning to the rear of the building, installation of a concrete pad, and the purchase and installation of a premanufactured stand-alone canopy at the City Hall rear entry sidewalk area located in the City of Hudson, Ohio, in accordance with plan drawings and specifications which are on file in the office of the Public Works Department.

3. This project is funded in part with Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) provided by the County of Summit Community and Economic Development under Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro.

4. A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023, AT 9:30 A.M., LOCAL TIME, at City of Hudson City Hall (at rear, lower level of building), 1140 Terex Road, Hudson, Ohio, 44236. Failure to appear by the start of the scheduled pre-bid meeting will result in a forfeiture of any costs the contract bid documents/improvement plans paid by the bidder, no future addendum notices will be given on this project, and the contractor will not be permitted to submit a bid for the project. A representative from each bidder is required to attend and provide proof of identification at the time of registration. Representatives are required to stay for the duration of the meeting in order to be eligible to submit a bid for the project. Exemptions will only be granted to those representatives who attended the mandatory pre-bid meeting associated with the original bid posting.

5. The City will only receive Bids through the Bid Express website at https://www.bidexpress.com. All bid forms, contract documents and plans are available through the Bid Express website. All electronic bidders must first register on the bidexpress.com website. Registration is free. A fee of $40 will be incurred to bid electronically on a pay-per solicitation basis; alternatively, you may subscribe for $50 per month to have access to all solicitations and email notifications.

6. Bids must be accompanied by Bid security in the form of either a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond for the full amount of the bid, or a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the ORC, in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the City of Hudson.

7. In the case of disruption of national communications or loss of services by Bid Express within two hours prior to the deadline for submission of bids, the City will delay the deadline for bid submissions to ensure the ability of potential bidders to submit bids. If this occurs, instructions will be communicated to potential bidders.

8. The City of Hudson, Ohio reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any nonconformities not involving price, time, or changes in the work.

By Order of the Council of the City of Hudson, Ohio

Aparna Wheeler, Clerk of Council

Published: Hudson Hub Times - August 13 & 20, 2023 / City of Hudson Website - August 7 through August 30, 2023