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City of Columbus Ohio

910 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH 43215-1169
(614) 645-6148

Department Mission:

To enhance the quality of life, now and into the future, for people living, working and raising families in central Ohio through economic, efficient, and environmentally responsible stewardship of superior public utilities.

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Upcoming Solicitations

Number Deadline
650870-162001 & 690236-100120
Blueprint Miller Kelton Newton Bedford Permeable Pavement & Newton Bedford Water Line Improvements
11/05/2025 08:00 PM UTC
690026-100015
910 Dublin Road Garage Roof Repair The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving bids until November 05, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for construction of the Division of Water’s 910 Dublin Road Garage Roof Repair, C.I.P. No. 690026-100015, the work for which consists of improving the condition of the 910 Dublin Road Garage Roof, and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be October 28, 2025, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com 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 be held. The City will be holding a pre-bid conference. Attendance is strongly recommended. It will be held at 910 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215 on October 23, 2025, at 1:00 PM, meet in the lobby.
11/05/2025 08:00 PM UTC
Compost Paving 2025
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving bids until November 12, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for construction of the Division of Water Reclamation’s Compost Paving 2025 project, the work for which consists of removing and replacing 26,500 square feet of heavy duty concrete pavement, and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be October 31, 2025, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com 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 be held. There will be a pre-bid meeting held at the Southwesterly Composting Facility, 7000 Jackson Pike, Lockbourne, OH 43137, on October 22, 2025, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Following the pre-bid conference, a tour will be given to allow Bidders to inspect the Project area and facilities. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference and walk-thru tour. Bidders are charged with knowing whatever was discussed in the pre-bid conference in preparing and submitting their bid.
11/12/2025 06:00 PM UTC
690236-100136
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving bids until November 12, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for construction of the Division of Water’s Athens Avenue and Rumsey Road Area Water Line Improvements, C.I.P. No. 690236-100136 the work for which consists of replacing approximately 9,900 linear feet of 2-inch, 6-inch, 8-inch and 12-inch water mains, as well as the replacement of privately owned lead and galvanized water service lines, and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be October 31, 2025, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com 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.
11/12/2025 08:00 PM UTC
691100-100002
Dublin Road Water Plant Filter Media Replacement, Tunnel Repair, and Lubricant Storage Building project The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving bids until November 12, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for construction of the Division of Water’s Dublin Road Water Plant Filter Media Replacement, Tunnel Repair, and Lubricant Storage Building project, C.I.P. No. 691100-100002, the work for which consists of: The removal and replacement of all granular activated carbon filter media in the eighteen (18) gravity filters at the DRWP, Demolition and replacement of the existing top slab of the Utility Tunnel, Demolition of existing wooden Lubricant Storage Building foundation and apron, and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be November 4, 2025, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com 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 be held. The City will be holding a pre-bid conference. Attendance is strongly recommended. It will be held at 940 Dublin Road on October 27, 2025, at 1:30 P.M., Visitors will need to sign in at the front desk upon arrival and meet in the 2nd floor conference room.
11/12/2025 08:00 PM UTC
690569-100000
Elevator Improvements, C.I.P. No. 690569-100000 1.1 Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving bids until December 3, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for construction of the Division of Water’s Elevator Improvements, C.I.P. No. 690569-100000 the work for which consists of renovating and modernizing the freight elevators at the PAWP, HCWP, DRWP, Hoover Dam, and 910 Dublin Road, and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be November 19, 2025, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com 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 be held. The City will be holding a pre-bid conference. Attendance is strongly recommended. Please see addendum 4 for the revised site visit date, times and locations. 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.
12/03/2025 08:00 PM UTC
650404-100052
2025 Annual Lining Contract
12/03/2025 08:00 PM UTC
690411-100014 Hoover Dam Improvements - Part 2
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving bids until December 3, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for construction of the Division of Water’s Hoover Dam Improvements – Part 2 project, the work for which consists of new construction, upgrades and rehabilitation work as described in the IFB Book and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be November 26, 2025, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com 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 be held. The City will be holding a pre-bid conference. Attendance is strongly recommended. It will be held at 7600 South Sunbury Road, Westerville, OH 43081 on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 10:30 AM Eastern Time, in the Watershed Conference Room
12/03/2025 08:00 PM UTC
8 Solicitations

Closed Solicitations

Number Deadline
FEM 1402.6 Crane and Hoist Maintenance Services
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is receiving bids until March 12, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for services for the FEM 1402.6 Crane and Hoist Maintenance Services project. Bids are to be submitted only through Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies or emails will not be accepted. This project involves: annual inspection and testing of all Cranes and Hoists at various Department of Public Utilities facilities, repair and/or replacement of equipment, a detailed report for each facility, 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 bid are to reference the project number and the project name and be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. No phone calls concerning questions about the bid will be accepted. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the IFB. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com as an addendum. A pre-bid site visit will be held. A pre-bid site visit will take place on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at Southerly Water Reclamation Plant (SWRP) Administration Building Conference Room, 6977 South High Street, Lockbourne, OH 43137. Attendance is not required but strongly recommended. During the pre-bid site visit, City officials will be escorting interested bidders through Southerly WWTP. It is expected that the visit will end at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Interested bidders are strongly urged to attend however failure to attend the site visit will not disqualify a bidder. Bidders are advised that this will be the only time bidders may view this site prior to the bid opening. No questions will be accepted at this visit, rather bidders are to submit questions as directed in the questions section of this bid. Bidders will be charged with knowing whatever was discussed in the pre-bid in preparing and submitting their bid. Following the pre-bid conference, a tour will be given at all the sites to allow Bidders to inspect the Project area and facilities. Bidders are hereby advised that the walking tour is extensive and will be conducted numerous nonadjacent sites, with several of the sites involving numerous buildings. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services website and the addenda will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com.
03/12/2025 07:00 PM UTC
650876-129992
Volunteer Sump Pump Program “2025” 650876-129992
03/05/2025 08:00 PM UTC
LAZELLE TANK PAINTING IMPROVEMENTS CIP 690477-100021
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is receiving bids until 2/26/2025 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for construction services for the Lazelle South Tank Painting Improvements project, C.I.P. No. 690477-100021. Bids are to be submitted only through Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies or emails will not be accepted. This project involves abrasive blasting and recoating of the entire exterior, the entire interior dry, and spot repairs in the interior wet 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 bid are to reference the project number and the project name and be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. No phone calls concerning questions about the bid will be accepted. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the IFB. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com as an addendum.
02/26/2025 08:00 PM UTC
Dublin Road Water Plant Automation Upgrades
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is accepting bids for the Dublin Road Water Plant – Automation Upgrades, C.I.P. No. 690567-100000, the work for which consists of hardware and software upgrades to the plant’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Bids are due January 29, 2025 at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be January 24, 2025, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com 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.
01/29/2025 08:00 PM UTC
650234-100201
SWWTP Raw Sewage Pump Building Roof Replacement
01/29/2025 08:00 PM UTC
FEM PROJECT NO.0101.7 SPECIALTY MAINTENANCE CRAFTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES FACILITIES
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving bids until January 22, 2025, at 3:00 PM local time for construction of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, is accepting bids for FEM 0101.7 SPECIALTY MAINTENANCE CRAFTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES FACILITIES, the work for which consists of specialized construction, repair and maintenance services for Department of Public Utilities Facilities and includes: testing, cleaning, repair, modification, demolition and/or replacement of various Waste Water Treatment Plant, Compost Facility, Sewage Maintenance Operations Center, Water Treatment Plant, or other DPU facility components and associated equipment such as: bar racks, sluice gates, pumping systems, aeration systems including blowers, settling tanks, disinfection chemical systems, chemical storage and feed systems, gravity thickeners, centrifuges, digesters, motors, electrical distribution systems, electronics including software and hardware updates, building components, safety equipment, etc. Auxiliary equipment such as low pressure boilers, miscellaneous piping and ductwork, roofs, vent stacks, walkways, stairways, handrails, miscellaneous hard-surfacing, paving and concrete work, painting, HVAC, conveyance systems and installation and demolition of equipment may be included in the work. The work to be performed is minor or small in relation to the total system. Also, other work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be January 15, 2025, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com 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. There will be a pre-bid conference held at the Sewer Maintenance Facility (SMOC), 1250 Fairwood Avenue, Columbus OH 43206, Room 0031 on January 10, 2025, at 9:00 am. Following the pre-bid conference, a tour will be given to allow Bidders to inspect the Project area and facilities. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference and walk-thru tour. Bidders are charged with knowing whatever was discussed in the pre-bid conference in preparing and submitting their bid.
01/22/2025 08:00 PM UTC
611038-100002
Green Lawn Dam Rehabilitation
12/11/2024 08:00 PM UTC
650872-153005
Blueprint Hilltop1-Eureka Fremont Lateral Lining Project 5
12/11/2024 08:00 PM UTC
690600-100002 Fourth Water Plant Site Preparation
This project involves consists of general clearing, tree removal, preliminary grading, and stormwater management for Merchant Road Quarry (MRQ) Substation site; 505 LF of concrete encased electrical duct bank from MRQ Substation to electrical manholes; a new 138kV:12.47kV Substation including all structures, circuit breakers, disconnect switches, liquid-filled power transformers, switchgear, controls, pre-fabricated electrical building, security wall and fence, and all appurtenances at the MRQ Substation site; coordination with First Energy on connecting incoming service to the MRQ Substation Site; site preparation services at the Fourth Water Plant (future Home Road Water Plant (HRWP)) Site consisting of general clearing, tree removal, rock blasting, excavation, and removal, demolition of remaining surface and subsurface structures, dewatering, major stormwater rerouting, stormwater retention ponds and outlets, temporary security fencing for HRWP Site, SR 745 road entrance turn lanes into HRWP Site; and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, as set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB).
11/06/2024 08:00 PM UTC
690291-100009
The City of Columbus (hereinafter “City”) is accepting bids for Parsons Avenue Water Plant – Control Room and Laboratory Renovations, C.I.P. No. 690291-100009 the work for which consists of renovations to the Control Room and Water Quality Laboratory at PAWP including lighting, electrical systems, countertops, casework, sinks and fixtures, and other laboratory systems such as refrigeration, fume hoods, and DI water systems, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB).
11/06/2024 08:00 PM UTC
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