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All purchase opportunities $75,000 and above will be listed and shall be conducted in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 307.86 to 307.91.

Purchase opportunities $75,000 and above will be advertised once in the local newspaper (The News-Herald) two weeks prior to the due date or bid opening and on Lake Metroparks website under Competitive Bidding. Bids are solicited through either an Invitation to Bid (ITB) or a Request for Proposal (RFP).

All bids must be accompanied by a bid guaranty.

Purchase Bid Form & Bid Documents

Click here to login/register with SE Blueprint, Inc. to view and purchase all bid documents, drawings and specifications for SE Blueprint logoCompetitive Bids. Click on BID FORM below each project to order your forms from SE Blueprint.

Receive Bid/RFP/RFQ Notification

Click here to login/register with The Blue Book, Building & Construction, and to receive notification, by way of Invitation to Bid, for any future Competitive Bids and/or RFP opportunities.

Statement of Qualifications – SOQ

2025-002 Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
Legal Notice | SOQ Documents

Competitive Bidding

2025-032 Arcola Creek Park Restroom, Parking, and Site Improvements
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings | Addendum | Addendum Drawings | Addendum 02 | Tabulation

2025-031 Pine Ridge Country Club Restroom Renovation Phase I
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings | Tabulation

2025-033 Lake Erie Bluffs Boardwalk Construction
Legal Notice | Bid Documents| Drawings | Tabulation

2025-035 Chagrin River Park Paving Improvements
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings | Clarification | Tabulation

2025-034 Blair Ridge Park Entrance Drive Paving
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings | Tabulation

2025-036 Hemlock Ridge Park Restroom and Pavilion Installation
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings | Tabulation

2025-022 Hemlock Ridge Park Service Drive Improvements
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings | Addendum | Tabulation | Award

2025-007 Farmpark Paving Improvements
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawing | Tabulation | Award

2025-008 Painesville Township Park Bluff Stabilization
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings | Addendum | Addendum II | Tabulation | Award

2025-006 Veterans Park Paving Improvements
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings | Clarification | Tabulation | Award

2025-001 Aggregate Material
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Bid Tabulation| Award Letter

2024-047 Rebid Penitentiary Glen Reservation Quarantine Room Construction
Legal Notice | Bid Documents |Drawings | Tabulation | Award

2024-025 Waste Removal & Recycling Services
Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Bid Tabulation| Award Letter

Request For Proposals (RFP)

Various criteria such as experience, staff and prior history with the agency submitting the Request For Proposal will be the primary criteria evaluated.

RFP 2025-037 Medical & Employee Benefit Insurance Contractor Services
Legal Notice | Proposal Documents

RFP 2025-030 Carbonated & Non-Carbonated Beverages
Legal Notice | Proposal Documents

RFP 2025-021 Janitorial Services for Lake Metroparks
Legal Notice | Proposal Documents| Award Letter

LOI 2024-051 Lakefront Path Phase III Engineering
Legal Notice | LOI Request | Concept Plan | OPCC

RFP 2024-019 Safety Consultant Services
Proposal Documents | Addendum

Request for Quotes (RFQ)

Lowest price and best fit for the project will be the determining criteria.

2024-048 Lake Erie Bluffs Observation Tower Upper-Level Deck Replacement
RFQ | Drawings | Questions | Tabulation

Requirements for Competitive Bidding

Construction Contracts

Construction contract bonds are Bid Guaranty/Performance Bonds in the full amount of the bid, written upon acceptable surety company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio, conditioned as provided in Section 153.571 of the Ohio Revised Code. A form of this bond is included in the Project Manual. If a certified check is submitted, it is in the form of 10% of the total bid written to Lake Metroparks. The check must be converted to a 100% Performance Bond upon signing of the construction contracts.

Service Contracts

Service contracts shall be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty/ Performance Bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio, or a certified check, cashier’s check or money order drawn on a solvent bank or savings and loan association in the amount of 5% of the total amount bid or the amount specified in the bid documents made payable to Lake Metroparks. A form of this bond is included in the Bid Package. The bond or check guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured. This bond or certified check is held through the life of the contract.

Commodity Contracts

Commodity contracts shall be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty/ Performance Bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio, or a certified check, cashier’s check or money order drawn on a solvent bank or savings and loan association in the amount of 5% of the total amount bid or the amount specified in the bid documents made payable to Lake Metroparks. A form of this bond is included in the Bid Package. The bond or check guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured. This bond or certified check is held until all items are received according to specifications.

Bid guaranties of all unsuccessful bidders will be held until a proper contract is entered into or until all bids are rejected, as the case may be, and will be returned immediately thereafter. Any cashier’s check or certified check submitted by a successful bidder will be returned upon the bidder’s execution of a proper contract and an acceptable Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond.

Successful bidders shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to equal employment opportunities in the performance of any contract entered into.

Lake Metroparks is a governmental agency exempt from all local, state and federal taxes. Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes and clearly marked with the bid number, project title and the designation of the contract being bid upon. No bid may be withdrawn before sixty (60) days have elapsed after the bid opening Date. The Board intends to award a contract to the lowest and best bidder whose bid is submitted in accordance with the requirements of these bidding documents and does not exceed the funds available for the project.

The Board reserves the right to accept separate bids on various items of work, or to accept any combination of bids, or to reject any or all bids, and to waive any technical deficiencies or irregularities in bids.

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