Section 5575.02 | Advertisements for bids - award of contract.
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 section 125.182 of 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 section 153.54 of 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
Available Versions of this Section
- September 29, 2011 – House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly [ View September 29, 2011 Version ]
- September 29, 2017 – Amended by House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly [ View September 29, 2017 Version ]
- April 3, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly [ View April 3, 2025 Version ]