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...No contract shall be entered into by the director of transportation, if the bidder awarded the contract is a foreign corporation, until the secretary of state has certified that the corporation is authorized to do business in this state, and, if the bidder awarded the contract is a person or partnership nonresident of the state, until the person or partnership has filed with the secretary of state a power of attorney...

...Payment for the cost of the establishment, construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of a highway under Chapters 5501., 5503., 5511., 5513., 5515., 5516., 5517., 5519., 5521., 5523., 5525., 5527., 5528., 5529., 5531., 5533., and 5535. of the Revised Code shall be made at intervals of not less than once a month as the work progresses, upon estimates made by the district deputy director of tran...

...(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, the director of transportation may include incentive and disincentive provisions in contracts the director executes for projects or portions or phases of projects that involve any of the following: (1) A major bridge out of service; (2) A lengthy detour; (3) Excessive disruption to traffic; (4) A significant impact on public safety; (5) A link that completes a segment...

...In conjunction with the requirements of section 153.011 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation may, in connection with any bridge project for which a contract has been entered into, authorize in writing the use of a minimal amount of foreign steel products if either of the following is true: (A) The cost for each contract item used does not exceed one-tenth of one per cent of the total contract cost, or...

...For contracts for projects that involve the demolition of property for a right-of-way, the director of transportation shall include in the contract adequate provision for liquidated damages and a requirement that the contractor inform the department of the method for disposal of demolition debris prior to the start of work.

...(A) The director of transportation may include in any construction contract a provision authorizing a binding dispute resolution method for any controversy subsequently arising out of the contract. The binding dispute resolution method may proceed only upon agreement of all parties to the controversy. If all parties do not agree to proceed to binding dispute resolution, a party having a claim against the departmen...

...(A) For each fiscal year, not more than one-fifth of the department of transportation's capital construction projects shall be bid requiring a warranty as specified in the bidding documents and in division (B) of this section. (B) A warranty period under this section shall be: (1) Not more than seven years, for pavement in the case of new construction; (2) Not more than five years, in the case of bridge paintin...

... (A) Whoever violates sections 5525.02 to 5525.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.

... As used in this chapter: (A) "Firm" means any person or limited liability company that is legally engaged in rendering professional services. (B) "Federal Water Pollution Control Act" has the same meaning as in section 6111.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Professional services" means any of the following: (1) The practice of engineering as defined in section 4733.01 of the Revised Code; (2) The practice of sur...

... Notwithstanding Chapter 125. and sections 153.65 to 153.71 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation may employ or enter into contracts with any qualified firm for professional services in accordance with this chapter.

... The director of transportation shall issue public notice of the intent of the department of transportation to enter into a contract for professional services. The director shall advertise the public notice via the internet or by other means to ensure that qualified firms are notified and given the opportunity to be considered for the award of the contract. The director may include more than one contract in a single ...

...The director of transportation may institute prequalification requirements for firms seeking to provide professional services and may require that each prequalified firm maintain a current statement of qualifications with the department of transportation. The prequalification requirements shall be based on the factors set forth in division (D) of section 5526.01 of the Revised Code.

...(A) For every professional service contract for which the department of transportation provides public notice under section 5526.03 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation shall evaluate the qualifications of each firm seeking to enter into the contract with the department. The director may hold discussions with any such firm for the purposes of obtaining more information about a statement of qualificatio...

... (A) The director of transportation may adopt, amend, or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the purpose of implementing sections 5526.02 to 5526.05 of the Revised Code. (B) Sections 5526.02 to 5526.05 of the Revised Code do not apply to any of the following: (1) A project with an estimated cost of less than fifty thousand dollars; (2) A project that is determined by the director...

... (A) Except for any firm providing professional services that relate to research or training, right-of-way acquisition services, or services to assist the department of transportation in the administration of contract claims, a firm that renders professional services to the department, during the period of the performance of professional services for the department and for any other period of time specified in a cont...

... The director of transportation may declare an emergency if circumstances exist that threaten life, safety, or health or if a situation arises that would greatly increase the costs of a project if not addressed. The director shall declare an emergency by preparing a written statement of the circumstances that exist that warrant the declaration. Notwithstanding section 127.16 of the Revised Code, the director may then...

...Funds derived by the department of transportation from the registration of automobiles shall be used for the reconstruction, widening, repairing, resurfacing, and maintaining of the state highway system.

...Funds derived from the state's share of the motor vehicle fuel taxes and the highway use tax may be used areas, and elsewhere on state highways where in the discretion by the director of transportation for the purpose of lighting limited access interchanges, roadway parks and rest of the director lighting is needed for informational purposes or to alert the traveling public of unusual roadway hazards.

...The commissioners of the sinking fund designated by Section 8 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution and section 129.01 of the Revised Code are hereby authorized to issue and sell, in amounts authorized by the general assembly, bonds and other obligations of this state in accordance with Section 2g of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution and this section. The total debt created as evidenced by such bonds and other obligation...

...The phrase "other obligations" as used in section 5528.10 and this section of the Revised Code includes notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, which notes may be renewed from time to time, and which renewal notes and bonds issued to fund other obligations, shall not be charged against the aggregate amount of indebtedness which can be incurred under authority of Section 2g of Article VIII, Ohio Constit...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "highway improvement bond retirement fund." Moneys to the credit of said fund shall be expended for the purpose of paying interest, principal, and charges for the issuance and retirement of bonds and other obligations issued pursuant to Section 2g of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution and sections 5528.10 and 5528.11 of the Revised Code. All moneys...

...The commissioners of the sinking fund may invest any moneys to the credit of the highway improvement bond retirement fund created by section 5528.12 of the Revised Code, in excess of the total amount of moneys necessary to meet in full all payments of interest, principal, and charges on outstanding bonds and other obligations issued pursuant to Section 2g of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and sections 5528.10 and 5...

...The commissioners of the sinking fund shall on or before the fifteenth day of January of each calendar year, certify to the treasurer of state the total amount of moneys required, during the current calendar year, to meet in full all payments of interest, principal, and charges due and payable in that calendar year for the retirement of bonds and other obligations after deducting from such total amount the principal ...

...When the moneys to the credit of the highway improvement bond retirement fund, created by section 5528.12 of the Revised Code, are sufficient to meet in full all payments of interest, principal, and charges for the retirement of bonds and other obligations issued pursuant to Section 2g of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and sections 5528.10 and 5528.11 of the Revised Code, due and payable during the current calendar...

...In the event the moneys to the credit of the highway improvement bond retirement fund created by section 5528.12 of the Revised Code are insufficient to meet in full all payments of interest, principal, and charges for the retirement of bonds and other obligations issued pursuant to Section 2g, Article VIII, Ohio Constitution and sections 5528.10 and 5528.11 of the Revised Code due and payable during the current cale...