SECTION 00020 ADVERTISEMENT 1.1 SEALED BIDS will be received by the City of Trotwood, Ohio until 10:00 a.m., (local time) on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at the Trotwood Public Works Building, 2400 Olive Road, Trotwood, Ohio 45426, and publicly opened and read at that hour and place. 1.2 SCOPE OF WORK to be performed under this improvement shall generally consist of water main replacement along a portion of Eppington Drive from Vaniman Avenue to the west dead end. Roadway and sidewalk repairs will be required as a result of this project. Work includes repairs to curb, walk and roadway and trench restoration in grass and pavement. 1.3 THE ABOVE IMPROVEMENT shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents. The City of Trotwood reserves the right to reject any or all bids in accordance with the Contract Documents. The City of Trotwood reserves the right to add to or to subtract from the contract quantities. The City of Trotwood also reserves the right to hold all proposals for sixty (60) days. 1.4 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS can be obtained from the City of Trotwood Public Works Building, 2400 Olive Road, Trotwood, Ohio 45426, Monday through Friday, beginning Monday, May 18, 2026. The Plans and Contract Documents will be provided in PDF format only. Copies of the Bidding Documents may also be examined at the Dayton Builders Exchange, Allied Construction Industries, iSqFt and McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge plan rooms. 1.5 EACH BIDDER is required to furnish with its proposal, a Bid Guaranty (10% of the Bid Amount) and Contract Bond (100% of the Bid Amount) in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form, shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. 1.6 EACH PROPOSAL must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein. All legal forms in bid book should be used and/or acknowledged when submitting a bid. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will to the extent practicable use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of the project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123 is required, as well as Executive Order 11246 as amended. Federal requirements for MBE/WBE and Section 3 utilization goals shall apply with Montgomery County, Ohio's goals. A good faith effort must be documented. 1.7 BIDDERS must comply with Federal Labor Standards Provisions including the Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Rates on Public Improvements, as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor federal regulations. 1.8 BIDS shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope identified as "Eppington Water Main Replacement Phase 3" and MUST HAVE THE FULL NAME AND ADDRESS of the bidder on the envelope. 1.9 This project is being funded partially with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG funds through Montgomery County, OH. 5-20,5-31/2026


