OH DOT - Microsurfacing - SR 309 The Department uses the Bid Express website (http://www.bidx.com) as an official repository for electronic bid submittal. Bidders must prepare their bids electronically using Project Bids and submitted via Bid Express. The Department will not accept handwritten bids or bids generated electronically from software other than that used and supplied by the Department. All handwritten bids and bids generated electronically from software other than that used and supplied by the Department shall be considered non-responsive and ineligible for award. The Department will only accept and consider bids that have been produced using Project Bids and submitted via Bid Express. The Departments Office of Contracts will provide planholders with a proposal, plan set and any required addenda. Most addenda will not be provided by hard copy, but will be available on the Office of Contracts website at: http://contracts.dot.state.oh.us. Planholders will be notified of all addenda via email. All proposals, plans, Project Bids (EBSX) files and addenda are also available on the Office of Contracts web site. Electronic bids must comply with all special provisions, the Construction and Material Specifications, Supplemental Specifications and the rules and regulations of the Ohio Department of Transportation regarding bid preparation and bid submittal. Blank unit prices will be considered an invalid bid EXCEPT in the case of optional designs (projects where the bidder is required to bid on only one design). Unit prices of zero are not permitted at any time. Addenda and/or amendments must be acknowledged in the Bid Acknowledgement section of the Project Bids (EBSX) file in order for your bid to be considered for award of this project. The section contains the certification of receipt of all hard copy proposals, addenda, amendments, plans, standard specifications and supplemental specifications. Supplemental Questionnaire information regarding the bidders outstanding ODOT and non-ODOT work have also been included in this section. Bid Express will not accept bids that do not have amendments incorporated. Failure to incorporate ch