Cooper Hollow Wetland scope of work.docx

Name or Title of the Service or Supply: Wetland Dredging at Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area Ordering Division and address: Ohio Division of Wildlife, Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area 5403 CH&D Rd, Oak Hill, OH 45656 Specifications: Remove all vegetation and soil to a median depth of 18”-24” below the level of set grade pins on an approximately 11,155 square yard area. All woody vegetation shall be removed and placed along the boundary of the wetland in the Northeast corner. All disturbed soil inside of the boundary of the wetland must be excavated and removed from the site. The bottom of excavated area should not be a flat plane but should vary between 18” and 24”. All fill removed shall be hauled to a separate location and dumped on the Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area off Rempel Road. (see attached map).

The bidder will make a proposal as to the total project cost per square yard. To be considered, proposals must be based on the total cost per square yard to include all labor, material, including mobilization and demobilization, and any other costs necessary to carry out the specified dredge and relocation project.

Delivery: Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area - 5403 CH&D Rd, Oak Hill, OH 45656 Delivery Date: Work must be completed by September 1st, 2024 Evaluation: The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as determined by the State. Bids should be in cost per square yard. The estimated square yardage is subject to change after evaluation. The successful bidder will be required to obtain a performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the contract amount, conditioned, among other things, that the contractor will perform the work upon the terms proposed, within the time prescribed, and in accordance with the plans and specifications, will indemnify the state against any damage that may result from any failure of the contractor to so perform and name the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources as obligee.

Prevailing Wage. The Bidder shall base its Bid upon the prevailing rates of wages as ascertained by the Ohio Department of Commerce, Wage and Hour Bureau for the Project as provided in ORC Sections 4115.03 through 4115.14. The Bidder shall not be entitled to an increase in the Contract Sum on account of an increase in prevailing wage rates, except as otherwise provided by Applicable Law. The Bidder is responsible for compliance of its Subcontractors with prevailing wage requirements. Within 10 days of the date of the Notice to Proceed, the Contractor shall provide the Contracting Authority’s Prevailing Wage Coordinator with a schedule of dates during the term of the Contract when the Contractor shall pay wages to its employees for the Project.

If the Project is being funded in part with federal funding, Davis Bacon Wage Rates (Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. §§ 3141-3148) and 2 CFR 200 Appendix II(D)) may apply. In that instance, Davis Bacon Wage Rate will be substituted for the State of Ohio Prevailing Wage Rates. Please use the State of Ohio prevailing wage rates for the basis of the bid unless the instructions to bidders clearly indicates that the project will require the payment of the federal wage rates.

Contract Award: The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder by low lot total. Low lot total will be determined by multiplying the unit cost by the estimated usage listed in the bid and then adding each of the totals together to arrive at a total for all items. Failure to bid all items may result in the bidder being deemed not responsive.

Site Visit & Point of Contact:

A pre bid meeting will be held May 20 at 1:30 pm, interested parties may attend at Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area: 5403 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, OH 45656. Prevailing wage will be discussed at this meeting.

Site visits are mandatory and available by appointment June 3rd, 2024, through June 5th, 2024, from 10am – 2pm. To schedule an appointment, contact: Roy Rucker (740)-682-7524.

Once a contract is awarded, failure of the bidder to have requested a site visit to become familiar with the location and requirements of the bid will be an insufficient reason to support any request to be released from the contract.

The awarded supplier will be required to sign an Addendum to Bid Quote or Personal Services Agreement. Example attached.

All bidders must sign and attach the Standard Affirmation & Disclosure Form to their bid in Ohio Buys. This may be signed electronically through Adobe or through a wet signature. If this is not attached, the winning bidder will be asked to sign before a contract can be routed for review.

Bill to information:

All invoices must be submitted DIRECTLY to Ohio Shared Services (OSS) There are three options available to submit invoices to OSS:

EMAIL the invoice to: invoices@ohio.gov FAX the invoice to: (614) 485-1039 MAIL the invoice to: Ohio Shared Services, PO Box 182880, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2880 image1.png