Legal Notice No. 33 Sealed Bids Will Be

LEGAL NOTICE NO. 33 Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Public Works of the City of Dayton, State of Ohio, until 12:00 Noon, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2019 for the following improvement: WOODBINE AVENUE WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS (15% MBE, 5% WBE AND 5% SBE PARTICIPATION GOAL) Information and instructions to bidders may be obtained at the City Engineer's Office. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00 o'clock a.m., Dayton time, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019 in the City Commission Chambers, located on the Second Floor of the City Hall, 101 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio. Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) subcontract bidders on this project must be certified with the City of Dayton Human Relations Council as such. Prime Contractors must attend the pre-bid conference meeting in its entirety. Any company not present for the entirety of the pre-bid conference will be prohibited from bidding on this project as a prime contractor. The purpose of the pre-bid conference is to explain Section 35.14, 35.15 and 35.16 of the City of Dayton's Revised Code of General Ordinances (R.C.G.O.) regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, along with various rules and regulations of the Human Relations Council regarding the utilization of Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), and Small-owned Business Enterprises (SBEs) under the City's Procurement Enhancement Program (PEP). The City of Dayton encourages all bidders to review the list of certified companies in our Procurement Enhancement Program at http://daytonhrc.org/business- technical-assistance/certification/ (click the "Certification List" link under Procurement Enhancement Program). This Project is being bid with a 15% MBE, 5% WBE, and 5% SBE participation goal. A company must be certified as MBE for the MBE goal, WBE for the WBE goal and SBE for the SBE goal at the time of the bid opening and must be pre-qualified to perform the proposed subcontracted work. You are advised to obtain a copy of the company's certification letter and to review the Certification List. The participation must be submitted with your bid form on the "PEP-Certified MBE Participation form" (for the MBE goal), "PEP-Certified WBE Participation form" (for the WBE goal), and "PEP-Certified SBE Participation form" (for the SBE goal) provided by the City of Dayton Human Relations Council. Participation Forms must be completely filled out in accordance with the instructions listed on the forms. Any total or partial request for waiver of the MBE, WBE or SBE goal must be submitted on the enclosed "PEP Participation Commitment and/or Waiver Request Form." Frederick M. Stovall, Director Department of Public Works 8-12, 8-19/2019