NOTICE TO HERBICIDAL SPRAY APPLICATORS - MAINTENANCE DITCHES
Notice is hereby given that Mercer County Board of County Commissioners will receive sealed bids for herbicidal spraying of a 1 ONE YEAR CONTRACT for the herbicidal spraying of the provided list of Mercer County maintained open ditches under jurisdiction of the Mercer County Board of County Commissioners. Bids will be received and opened at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on January 30, 2024, at the Mercer County Commissioners' Office in the Central Service Building, 220 West Livingston Street, Room A201, Celina, Ohio 45822.
Listed below are the specifications for said herbicidal application. Bids are to be submitted as a lump sum price of one application.
The Mercer County Board of County Commissioners hereby reserve the right to accept, or reject any or all bids, or any part thereof and also reserve the right to waive any, or all irregularities in bidding.
Specifications and bid forms may be picked up at the Mercer County Engineer's Office, 4884 Mud Pike, Celina, OH 45822 (phone 419-586-7759)
Each bid package must be accompanied by a bid guaranty in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. The bid guaranty shall be in the form of either:
1. A bond for the full amount of the bid, or
2. A certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Ohio Revised Code equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid. Upon entering a contract, a performance bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the project will be required.
Specifications
The contractor is to be approved and licensed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and shall be responsible for all damages to adjacent crops or claims outside the limits of the ditch banks and easement area. The contractor is limited to the open ditch as a working area. The contractor is also responsible for any part of the right-of-way along the ditch that has been seeded and mulched. The contractor and surety shall save harmless The Board from all suits, actions, claims of any character brought on account of any injuries, or damages sustained by any person or property as a consequence of any neglect in safeguarding the work or through the use of unacceptable materials in the spraying of the Mercer County maintained open ditches, or on account of any act or omission by the contractor or his agents.
The herbicide to use shall be GARLON 3A. Any other material used shall be approved by the County Engineer prior to application.
A 95% kill of woody plants and broadleaf weeds is required or the contractor shall respray uncontrolled areas at his own costs until the 95% rate is obtained.
Payments shall be made within thirty (30) days after completing the spraying.
Completion date shall be June 1, 2024.
BY ORDER OF THE MERCER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Kim Everman, Clerk of Mercer County, Ohio
This notice is posted on the Board of Mercer County Commissioners web site. Notice can be accessed at: www.mercercountyohio.org/elected-officials/commissioners/rfq/
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STONE BID MEETING
Liberty Township will be accepting bids for all aggregate to be used on township roads for 2024. The stone bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Township building in Chatt. Bids may be sent to the fiscal officer prior to the meeting. The trustees reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
Liberty Township Trustees
Jill Thomas, Fiscal Officer
1918 Oregon Road
Celina, Ohio 45822
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