Site Directions: Various vacant/blighted properties through out City of Youngstown, Ohio Asbestos Abatement, Demolition, Site Clearance, Backfill, and Grading of Fourteen (14) Vacant Dwellings/structures The Board of Control reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in bidding. Each bidder will be required to complete and file with his/her bid, a Proposal Guaranty and Performance/Payment Bond (O.R.C. Section 153.571) contained in the contract documents, with a surety company executing the bond. The surety company must be listed on the Treasury Department s most current list (Circular 570 as amended), and must be authorized to transact business in the State of Ohio. If the bid is accepted, the successful bidder shall enter into a contract with the City, and the Proposal Guaranty and Performance/Payment Bond shall provide the conditions in said bond, which include those as listed below: A Bid Bond of (10%) of the total amount bid, as a guarantee that in the event the bid is accepted, and the contract awarded to the bidder, said Bond shall convert to a (100%) Performance/Payment Bond, assuring that the contractor will perform the work upon the terms proposed, within the time specified, in accordance with the plans and specifications; and conditioned for the payment by the contractor and all subcontractors for labor performed and materials furnished in connection with the Project. Bids of corporations not chartered in Ohio must be accompanied by proper certification that the corporation is authorized to do business in Ohio. The Bidders attention is also called to the conditions of construction, and the wage rates required to be paid under this contract. The successful Bidder is required to pay at least the pre-determined minimum wage rates as set forth in the contract documents. This contract is subject to the provisions of the President s Executive Order 11246, to the City of Youngstown Ordinance numbers 547.21, 547.23, and 547.28, and the Governor s Executive Order of January 27, 1972. A Bidder/Contractor will be deemed committed to the goals of the Youngstown Bid Conditions by submitting a properly signed bid. All bidders must fill in all of the blanks on the proposal forms in ink, or typewritten. The entire Contract Book must be submitted intact with the bid. Each Bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. No bids may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least Sixty (60) days.