OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION
Resolution Awarding Contract No. 59-10-05
WHEREAS, the Commission has duly advertised according to law for bids upon a Contract for
Repairs and Resurfacing, Eastbound and Westbound Roadways, Right and Center Lanes Only, from
Milepost 132.1 to Milepost 136.2 located in Erie and Lorain Counties, Ohio, herein designated
Contract No. 59-10-05
; and
WHEREAS, expenditures for the Contract to be awarded will exceed $150,000.00, and,
therefore, in accordance with Article V, Section 1.00 of the Commission’s Code of Bylaws,
Commission action is necessary for the award of said Contract; and
WHEREAS, the Commission received three bids for the performance of said Contract; and
WHEREAS, said bids have been reviewed and analyzed by the Commission’s Chief Engineer,
whose report concerning such analysis is before the Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Engineer reports that the lowest responsive and responsible bid for the
performance of Contract No. 59-10-05 was received from
Gerken Paving, Inc.
of
Napoleon, Ohio
, in
the amount of
$1,516,050.80
, which bid he recommends be accepted by the Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has been advised by the Director of Contracts Administration
that all bids for Contract No. 59-10-05 were solicited on the basis of the same terms and conditions and
the same specifications, that the bid of Gerken Paving, Inc. for Contract No. 59-10-05 conforms to the
requirements of Ohio Revised Code Sections 5537.07, 9.312 and 153.54, and that a performance bond
with good and sufficient surety has been submitted by Gerken Paving, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the Commission’s Executive Director has reviewed the reports of the Chief
Engineer and the Director of Contracts Administration and, predicated upon such analysis, has made
his recommendation to the Commission to award Contract No. 59-10-05 to the lowest responsive and
responsible bidder, Gerken Paving, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has duly considered such recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED that the bid of
Gerken Paving, Inc.
of
Napoleon, Ohio
, in the amount of
$1,516,050.80
for the performance of Contract No. 59-10-05 is, and is by the Commission, determined
to be the lowest responsive and responsible bid received for the performance of said Contract, and is
accepted, and that the Chairperson and Executive Director, or either of them, hereby is authorized to:
1) execute a Contract with said successful bidder in the form heretofore prescribed by the Commission
pursuant to the aforesaid bid; 2) direct the return to the bidders of their bid security, when appropriate;
and 3) take any and all action necessary or proper to carry out the terms of said bid and of said
Contract; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commission hereby authorizes the Executive Director and the
Chief Engineer to assign
G. Stephens, Inc.
of
Akron, Ohio
to Contract No. 59-10-05 for the purpose
of performing construction inspection, and
Geo-Sci, Inc.
of
Berea, Ohio
for the purpose of
performing material testing and inspection, with such assignments in accordance with the 2009-2010
General Engineering Services Agreements between the Ohio Turnpike Commission and said
engineering firms; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that Project No. 59-10-05 is designated a System Project under the
Commission’s 1994 Master Trust Agreement.
(Resolution No. 14-2010 adopted May 3, 2010)