NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Education of the Bloomfield-Mespo Local School District for a boiler replacement project at Mesopotamia Elementary School.  The bids will be received at the Treasurer’s Office, 2077 Park Road West, Bloomfield, OH 44450 until 11:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, May 5, 2022 and will be read publicly and recorded immediately thereafter.  Late bids will not be accepted and will be returned unopened.  Faxed and emailed bids are not permitted.  Bids shall be addressed to the Treasurer of the Bloomfield-Mespo Local School District in a sealed opaque envelope, and be clearly marked on the envelope as a bid for the applicable improvements for which the bidder is submitting its bid along with the contractor’s name.  The bidding documents, including copies of the drawings, specifications, project manual, bid form, forms of contract and bond, are on file and may be obtained from:  Buehrer Group Architecture & Engineering, Inc. 314 Conant Street, Maumee, OH 43537; phone 419-893-9021; email casey@buehrergroup.com at the non-refundable cost of $25.00 per printed set, plus shipping, if requested.  Electronic documents available at no cost.  Bids shall include, and Bidders shall submit with their Bids, bid security in the form of (i) a bond in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 153.54 and 153.571 naming the Board of Education as obligee for the total amount of the Bid, including all add alternates, or (ii) a certified check, cashier’s check or letter of credit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Bid, including all add alternates, as prescribed by Ohio Revised Code Section 153.54.  There will be a Pre-Bid Meeting for all Bidders at 11:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at the Mesopotamia Elementary School office, 4466 Kinsman Road, Mesopotamia, OH 44439.  This meeting will be followed by a tour of the project site.  This legal notice is posted on the School District’s internet web site.  The legal notice may be accessed at www.bloomfieldmesposchools.org