Project Information

Bid Title

Request for Bids - Elmont Place Force Main Replacement Project, Phase 3, Part 2

Issuing Agency

City of Graveport

Location

Ohio

Published Date

Feb 12, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 20, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Title:	Request for Bids - Elmont Place Force Main Replacement Project, Phase 3, Part 2
Category:	Engineering Department
Status:	Open

Description: The work for which proposals are invited consists of the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment and services necessary for replacement of a sanitary sewer force main along Bixby Road in Groveport, Ohio. Work to include: Approximately 860 lineal feet of 6-inch force main, of which about 780 feet will be installed via directional bore, with tracer wire and access boxes and one automatic air release valve. The Engineer’s estimate of cost of construction for the above work is provided in the Proposal Contract Document, within the section entitled, “Information to Bidders”. Copies of the Contract Documents and Specifications are on file at the office of the City Engineer, City of Groveport, located at 655 Blacklick Street, Groveport OH 43125, where they are available for inspection only (but not sale) by prospective bidders on/after February 4, 2026.  Contract Documents and Specifications must be obtained from Bid Express. Publication Date/Time: 2/4/2026 7:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 2/20/2026 2:00 PM Submittal Information: All bidders must be registered plan holders with Bid Express. Contact Person: Steve Farst, City Engineer City of Groveport 655 Blacklick Street Groveport, OH 43125 sfarst@groveport.org 614-830-2067 Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (M-F) Fax Number: 614-567-2498 Related Documents: NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS_Revised_1_29_26

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

The City of Groveport, through the City Administrator, will receive bids for the Elmont Place Force Main

Replacement Project: Phase 3, Part 2, via Bid Express, until 2:00 PM, Local Time on February 20, 2026.

The City of Groveport will not accept bids after that time. The City of Groveport may choose not to award

the bid until 60 days after the bids are opened, however the award of the contract may be at any time during

this period.

The work for which proposals are invited consists of the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment and

services necessary for replacement of a sanitary sewer force main along Bixby Road in Groveport, Ohio.

Work to include: Approximately 860 lineal feet of 6-inch force main, of which about 780 feet will be installed

via directional bore, with tracer wire and access boxes and one automatic air release valve.

The Engineer’s estimate of cost of construction for the above work is provided in the Proposal Contract

Document, within the section entitled, “Information to Bidders”.

Hard copies of the Contract Documents and Specifications will not be provided. Contract Documents and

Specifications shall be obtained from Bid Express only and at costs associated with the Bid Express service

fee schedule. Payment of these items will not be refunded.

The bids will be evaluated and the Contract will, if let, be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder

for the Base Bid, as determined at the sole discretion of the City of Groveport, and may or may not include

any combination of any Alternate bids (if any Alternates are listed).

Copies of the Contract Documents and Specifications are on file at the office of the City Engineer, City of

Groveport, located at 655 Blacklick Street, Groveport OH 43125, where they are available for inspection only

(but not sale) by prospective bidders on/after February 4, 2026. Contract Documents and Specifications

must be obtained from Bid Express.

Each bid shall contain the full name and address of each person or company interested in the same and shall

be accompanied by a bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the bid, or by a certified check,

cashier’s check or irrevocable letter of credit for ten percent (10%) of the bid, made payable to the City of

Groveport, Ohio, conditioned that if the bid is accepted a Contract will be entered into within 10 days after

notice of acceptance. A Performance Bond of One Hundred Percent (100%) of the amount of the Contract

with a satisfactory surety company, conditioned according to law, will be required for the faithful performance

of the Contract.

Each Bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against

because of race, color, religion, sex, Vietnam Era nor disabled veterans, or National origin.

Schedule: The work shall commence within ten (10) calendar days after issuing of the Notice to Proceed, and

must be completed within ninety (90) calendar days after the issuance date of the Notice to Proceed, time

being of the essence to the City of Groveport, Ohio.

The Bidder will be required to state in full detail, with his Proposal, his experience in this class of work; bids

from contractors inexperienced in this particular class of work will not be considered.

This project requires payment of prevailing wages to all workers during the course of construction activities.

Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on public improvements in Franklin County and the

City of Groveport, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour

Division, (614) 644-2239. Prospective bidders shall take into account State of Ohio prevailing wage rates

in preparing bids.

The City of Groveport, Ohio, reserves the right to reject any and all bids, including all bids which, in the

opinion of the Engineer, show evidence of unbalancing prices, and also to waive technical defects as the

interest of the City may require.

By Order of the Council of the City of Groveport, Ohio

Benjamin King

City Administrator

City of Groveport, Ohio

Electronically Publish Bid Express and on www.Groveport.org:

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 237110Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

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