LEGAL NOTICE iSTEM School Pavement Improvements Sealed bids for the iSTEM School Pavement Improvements will be received by the iSTEM School, located at 1800 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, Ohio 44077, until 12:00 PM (noon), Eastern Daylight Savings Time, Tuesday, 6/24/25, and will be read publicly and recorded immediately thereafter.
The proposed work consists of mobilization, demobilization, supervision, labor, materials, transportation, tools, machinery, and equipment necessary for the paving work at: iSTEM School. Proposals shall be addressed to 1800 Mentor Avenue Painesville, Ohio 44077 for the iSTEM School, and be clearly marked as BID FOR: 2025 PAVING IMPROVEMENT – iSTEM SCHOOL. Contract Documents may be purchased by Bidders only at their expense from SE Blueprint 2035 Hamilton Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44114, telephone: 216-241-2250.
Contractors will be required to purchase the complete set; no partial sets will be issued prior to the receipt of the bids and the award of the Contracts. Contract Documents may also be found in local online plan rooms. Each Proposal must be accompanied by a certified or cashiers check, or an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of ten (10%) of the amount bid or a bid bond in the amount of one hundred (100%) of the amount bid, such check or bid bond shall be made payable to the iSTEM School and to be held as a guarantee that in the event the bid is accepted and a contract awarded to the bidder, the Contract will be duly executed and its performance properly secured. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond for the faithful performance of the contract in the sum of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total price bid for the complete work, said bond to be that of an approved surety company authorized to transact business in the State of Ohio and shall be underwritten by a surety that is listed on the most current Department of the Treasury Circular 570, “Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds”.
All bids shall be submitted on special blank forms furnished by the A/E and shall be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond conforming to Section 153.571 of the Ohio Revised Code. This notice is posted on the iSTEM Schools website and can be accessed by visiting www.istemghs.org. The iSTEM School reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids in whole or in part, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, and to accept any bids which it deems favorable. No bids may be withdrawn, after the schedule closing time for the receipt of bids, for at least sixty (60) days. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE iSTEM School 2727335/June 5, and 12, 2025