Ohio § 5575.02 Advertisements for bids - award of contract

Ohio Statutes

§ 5575.02 — Advertisements for bids - award of contract

Ohio § 5575.02

Title 55Roads-Highways-Bridges

Ch. 5575Maintenance And Repair - Contract; Force Account

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5575.02 (2026).

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After the board of township trustees has decided to proceed with a road improvement, it shall advertise for bids once, not later than two weeks prior to the date fixed for the letting of contracts, using at least one of the following methods:

(A)In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation within the township;

(B)On the official public notice web site established under section125.182of the Revised Code;

(C)On the web site and social media account of the township. Such notice shall state that copies of the surveys, plans, profiles, cross sections, and specifications for such improvement are on file with the board, and the time within which bids will be received. The board may let the work as a whole or in convenient sections, as it determines. The contract sh

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After the board of township trustees has decided to proceed with a road improvement, it shall advertise for bids once, not later than two weeks prior to the date fixed for the letting of contracts, using at least one of the following methods:

(A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation within the township;

(B) On the official public notice web site established under section125.182of the Revised Code;

(C) On the web site and social media account of the township.

Such notice shall state that copies of the surveys, plans, profiles, cross sections, and specifications for such improvement are on file with the board, and the time within which bids will be received. The board may let the work as a whole or in convenient sections, as it determines. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder who meets the requirements of section153.54of the Revised Code, and shall be let upon the basis of lump sum bids, unless the board orders that it be let upon the basis of unit price bids, in which event it shall be let upon such basis.

The board is not required to provide notice of the project cost estimate when advertising for bids under this section.

Last updated February 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM