OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION
Resolution Rejecting the Bid Received for Contract No. 59-10-01
WHEREAS, the Commission has duly advertised according to law for bids upon a
Contract for Repairs and Resurfacing of the Eastbound and Westbound Lanes from Milepost
14.8 to Milepost 27.5 in Williams County, Ohio, designated as
Contract No. 59-10-01
; and
WHEREAS, the Commission received one (1) bid for the performance of said Contract
from
Gerken Paving, Inc.
of
Napoleon, Ohio
; and
WHEREAS, said bid has been reviewed and analyzed by the Commission’s Chief
Engineer whose report concerning said analysis is before the Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Commission’s Chief Engineer reports that the bid for Contract No. 59-
10-01, as submitted by Gerken Paving, was in excess of ten percent (10%) above the Engineer’s
Estimate and, therefore, the bid cannot be considered for award and must be rejected; and
WHEREAS, the Commission’s Director of Contracts Administration concurs with the
Chief Engineer’s recommendation and has submitted a report advising the Commission that,
pursuant to the Bidding Documents for Contract No. 59-10-01 and Ohio Revised Code Section
5537.07(A), the Commission has expressly reserved the right to reject any and all bids, and that
pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 153.12, the Commission legally must reject bids if they
are greater than ten percent (10%) above the Engineer’s Estimate; and
WHEREAS, the Commission’s Executive Director has reviewed the reports of the Chief
Engineer and the Director of Contracts Administration, and has made his recommendation to the
Commission to reject the bid received for Contract No. 59-10-01 predicated upon their analysis;
and
WHEREAS, the Commission has duly considered such recommendation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED that the bid received from
Gerken Paving, Inc.
of
Napoleon, Ohio
pursuant to the Invitation for Bids for
Contract No. 59-10-01
, be and the same hereby is
rejected, and the Executive Director and the Director of Contracts Administration, or either of
them, is authorized to notify the bidder in writing of said action, and to return to the bidder the
bid security it furnished in response to said Invitation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that, when deemed appropriate, the Executive Director and
Director of Contracts Administration hereby are authorized to take any and all action necessary
to re-advertise for bids for Contract No. 59-10-01
for Repairs and Resurfacing in the Eastbound
and Westbound Lanes from Milepost 14.8 to Milepost 27.5 in Williams County, Ohio.
(Resolution No. 11-2010 adopted March 22, 2010)