The Project includes the following Work: Replacing the existing wastewater treatment plant with a new 15,000 gpd package wastewater treatment plant. The Contractor shall substantially complete the work within 334 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed date. The Contractor shall pay liquidated damages in the amount of $1,000 for each consecutive calendar day of delay beyond substantial completion. Each Bidder must furnish a Bid Bond, signed by a Surety Company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio, in the sum of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount bid, or a Certified Check, Cashier s Check, or Letter of Credit, revocable only by Trumbull County, equal to 10 percent of the amount bid. Such Bid Bond or check is a guarantee that if the Bid is accepted, a Contract will be entered into and the performance of it properly secured by a Performance and Payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract, in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC). Bids must be submitted using only forms contained in the bound Project Bid Documents and must be sealed in inpidual envelopes addressed to Lisa DeNunzio Blair, Interim Clerk, Trumbull County Commissioner s Office, 5th Floor, 160 High Street N.W., Warren, Ohio 44481, with the project name ALLMAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS clearly shown on the outside of the envelope, along with the Full Name and Address of the bidder clearly shown as well. Full names and address of the party or parties making the Bid and all persons interested therein shall be named in the Bid Documents. Each Bidder must submit evidence of experience on projects of similar size and complexity, along with verifiable references for such work. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days after the time of opening bids. As Owner of the project, Trumbull County reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in Bids received, to request additional information relative to a Bidder s job experience and/or equipment, to increase, decrease or omit any Item in the Contract Documents, and/or to accept the Bid deemed most favorable to the County by the lowest and best Bidder, in accordance with provisions of the comparison of proposals and basis of award, Section B.17 of Instructions to Bidders , and the 3/7/2018 Adopt Resolution Establishing Best Bid Criteria for Capital Construction Projects and Other Enumerated Bids as recorded in the Board of Trumbull County Commissioners Journal Volume 147, pages 21470 21472. If, in the opinion of Trumbull County or a delegated representative thereof, the lowest Bid is not deemed most qualified or favorable and in the best interest of the County, the County may accept another Bid so opened or reject all Bids and re-advertise for other Bids. Attention is directed to all Bidders that a Non-Collusion Affidavit must be signed. The successful Bidder must sign a statement concerning Personal Property Taxes, in accordance with ORC, Section 5719.042. Attention is directed to all Bidders that Trumbull County adopted a Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy on September 7, 2016, and terms of this Policy also apply to any Contractor(s) directly reimbursed for services through the County; that a copy of this Policy is to be part of the Bid; and that each Bid be accompanied by a Sign-Off Sheet duly signed by the Bidder. 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. Bidder shall submit all questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents to Engineer in writing. Contact information and submittal procedures for such questions are as follows: A. Denise Plummer, Kleinfelder, Inc., 1168 North Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402, 419- 352-7537, DPlummer@kleinfelder.com.