The City of Columbus, Columbus Water and Power, is receiving bids until October 21, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for construction services for the Blueprint Milford / Summit Area Integrated Solutions & Milford Summit Lead Service Line, CIP 650870-110165 & 690236-110005. Bids are to be submitted only through Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies or emails will not be accepted. This project involves work for which consists of installation of rain gardens, installation of storm sewer, restoration, Lead Line Replacement, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, supplemental specifications, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). A portion of this project is anticipated to be funded with a loan from the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and administered by the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA). There is a 5.4% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for this project that is part of the WPCLF loan program. This goal is a subcontractor goal, not a contract goal. If the prime contractor is a DBE and uses subcontractors on the project, the prime spend is not counted toward meeting the DBE goal. 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 meeting will not be held. 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.

The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving bids until November 4, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time for construction of the Division of Water’s Parsons Avenue Water Plant CW112 Raw Water Line project, C.I.P. No. 690580-100001, the work for which consists of: Constructing the raw waterline from the Parsons Avenue Water Plant to an existing 42” raw waterline, installing approximately 1069 LF of 36” and 1522 LF of 42” prestressed concrete cylinder pipe. Approximately 477 LF of the previous mentioned 36” prestressed concrete cylinder pipe along with 4 -5” diameter electrical conduit are to be inside directionally drilled 60” Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP). Pull boxes and other work is 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 26, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time, 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 and site visit held at Parsons Avenue Water Plant – Basement Conference Room at 5600 Parsons Avenue on October 8, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference and walk-through tour. Bidders are charged with knowing whatever was discussed in the pre-bid conference in preparing and submitting their bid. 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.