GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS FOR CITY OF LIMA PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS

DATE AND PLACE FOR OPENING PROPOSALS

Pursuant to the Legal Notice, sealed proposals for performing the work shall be received by the City of Lima, Ohio by the time and place set forth in said notice. At the stated deadline, each bid will be publicly opened and read; the awarding of the contract, if awarded, will be made by the City of Lima as soon thereafter as practicable.

REGISTRATION OF BIDDERS

All bidders must register and purchase plans and specifications from the City of Lima, Ohio. Plans and specifications can be purchased from the Public Works Engineering Department; 50 Town Square, Lima, Ohio 45801.

OMISSION AND DISCREPANCIES

Should a bidder find discrepancies in, or omissions from the drawings or other contract documents, or should they be in doubt as to their meaning, they shall at once notify the Engineer who may send a written instruction to all bidders. 

ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF PROPOSALS

The City of Lima reserves the right to reject any/or all proposals. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any proposal having erasures or corrections in the price sheet may be rejected; any proposal in which unit prices are omitted or in which unit prices are unbalanced may be rejected; any proposal accompanied by the insufficient or irregular bond or certified check (when required) may be rejected.

Open Bid Documents (Department of Public Works Projects)