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.
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2025-002 Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) Legal Notice | SOQ Documents
2025-032 Arcola Creek Park Restroom, Parking, and Site Improvements Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings | Addendum | Addendum Drawings
2025-031 Pine Ridge Country Club Restroom Renovation Phase I Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings
2025-033 Lake Erie Bluffs Boardwalk Construction Legal Notice | Bid Documents| Drawings
2025-035 Chagrin River Park Paving Improvements Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings
2025-034 Blair Ridge Park Entrance Drive Paving Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings
2025-036 Hemlock Ridge Park Restroom and Pavilion Installation Legal Notice | Bid Documents | Drawings
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
Various criteria such as experience, staff and prior history with the agency submitting the Request For Proposal will be the primary criteria evaluated.
RFP 2025-030 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
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
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 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 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.