RFQ027382 1.1 Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service is receiving bids until April 30, 2024, at 1:00 PM local time, for construction services for the Roadway - Ceres Drive - Polaris Parkway to Ikea Way project. Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. This project will realign and reconstruct Ceres Drive from its intersection with Polaris Parkway to Ikea Way. The roadway will consist of 3 lanes including a two-way left turn lane, except for the section through the conservation easement and over the existing 72" storm culvert where it will narrow to 2 lanes. Ceres Drive will be constructed with full-depth pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, street lighting, storm sewer and street trees and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, as set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). All questions concerning this project are to be sent to capitalprojects@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the IFB; phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com as an addendum. A pre-bid meeting will not be held. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services web site and all addenda will be posted on www.bidexpress.com. 1.2 Classification: All bid documents (Invitation for Bid, technical specifications, plans, and future addenda) will be available for review and download on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com after the IFB is published. Firms must meet the mandatory requirements stated in the IFB for a bid to be considered for contract award. 1.3 Bid Express: If you do not have an account with Bid Express and you would like to review project information or submit a bid, you will need to register for an account. Go to www.bidexpress.com in order to sign up. 1.4 City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program: This project is subject to the requirements of the City’s MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 10.0%. The contract will be awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible, and best bidder. City certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a proposal may be eligible to receive a bid discount of 5% of the bid amount up to a maximum discount of $50,000.00. To be eligible for the bid discount, the firm must: • Be the prime contractor. • Be certified by the City’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/WBE capable of providing the type of construction services sought by the City at the bid due date. • Be a member of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the City’s 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity in the awarding of City construction contracts. (The eligible groups for Construction IFB’s are all City certified MBE/WBE firms except Hispanic American Male firms.) • Submit a completed Bid Discount / Proposal Incentive Request Form with the proposal. Vendors must register on the Vendor Services portal before doing business with the City of Columbus and becoming Minority or Women Business Enterprise (MBE/FBE) certified. To get registered, please visit the following link: https://new.columbus.gov/Business-Development/Bids-Solicitations/Vendor-Resources. After vendor registration, you will receive an email inviting you to complete the required Contract Compliance (EBO) Questionnaire. Vendors must be contract compliant in order to do business with the City of Columbus. To get compliant, please visit the following link: https://new.columbus.gov/Business-Development/Bids-Solicitations/Vendor-Resources. To complete our online certification application, track the status of your application and receive a copy of your certification approval letter, visit: https://columbus.diversitycompliance.com/. For more certification information or questions, contact us at: DiversityCertifications@columbus.gov. For additional inquiries, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at: odi@columbus.gov. A debriefing session is available to all professional services prime consultants who are unsuccessful in responding to this solicitation for request for proposals. A request for a debriefing session must be submitted via email at capitalprojects@columbus.gov within thirty days following the contract award.

RFQ027515 1.1 Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service is receiving bids until May 14, 2024 at 1:00 PM local time, for construction services for the Intersection – Georgesville Road at Hall Road and Intersection – Bethel Road at Dierker Road, PID 104704, Capital Improvement Project 530086-100041 & 538029-100000 projects. Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. This project involves the construction of right-turn lanes on Georgesville Road and Hall Road. Georgesville Road and Hall Road will be resurfaced within the project limits and drainage and storm sewers will be improved. A detention pond will be constructed along with replacing the existing traffic signal with the addition of a Shared-Use Path (SUP) to the south side of Hall Road. As well as existing concrete median removal, shifting of existing signal heads and the realignment of the left turn lanes on Bethel Road at the intersection of Dierker Road, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, and plans on file and other specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Only pre-qualified prime contractors are eligible to submit bids for this project. ODOT Pre-qualification status must be in force at the time of bid, at the time of award, and through the life of the construction contract. The "prime" contractor must perform no less than 50 percent of the total original price. The DBE Goal for this project is 8%. The last day to submit questions is April 30, 2024; phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express as an addendum. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services web site and all addenda will be posted on www.bidexpress.com. A pre-bid meeting will not be held. 1.2 Classification: All bid documents (Invitation for Bid, technical specifications, plans, and future addenda) are available for review and download at www.bidexpress.com. Firms wishing to submit a bid must meet the mandatory requirements stated in the IFB. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to capitalprojects@columbus.gov. 1.3 Bid Express: Bidders must also have an account with one of Bid Express’ surety verification companies: Surety 2000 (www.surety2000.com) or InSure Vision/SuretyWave (www.web.insurevision.com). Contact them directly to set up an account.