TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
TOLEDO, OHIO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Electronic Bids will be received by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority for all labor, material, insurance, and equipment necessary for the Pavement / Utility / Demolition and Regrading project at 1045 Post Street, Toledo, OH 43610, in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, for the Port Authority at One Maritime Plaza, Toledo, Ohio 43604.
The “Pavement / Utility / Demolition and Regrading project” at 1045 Post Street Property is the former location of Toledo Edison’s Delaware Service Center, which was used by Toledo Edison from approximately 1936 to 2008 for offices, storage, and maintenance of lamps; lighting ballasts; utility poles, transformers, and equipment scrapping. The property secured a Covenant-Not-to-Sue (CNS) from the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2018 and future land use is limited to commercial/industrial purposes, with a construction/excavation worker direct contact point of compliance of ten (10) feet below the existing ground surface (bgs). No excavated soil is to be removed from the Post Street Property without characterization and prior written authorization from the Port Authority. Shallow groundwater, if encountered in conjunction with the work, shall not be discharged to surface water, or storm/sanitary sewers without prior written authorization from the PORT AUTHORITY.

The Base Bid for the Demolition and Regrading consists of
▪ Mobilization/demobilization
▪ Preparation of a Health and Safety Plan for the project;
▪ Concrete removal, crushing, and regrading;
▪ Asphalt removal, crushing, and regrading;
▪ Utility termination (as necessary); and,
▪ Pollution control/storm water management.

Alternate Bid
▪ Trucking, Excavation and Hauling

The total engineer’s estimate for the base bid is approximately $1 million. Bids that are in excess of 20% above the engineer’s estimate would be considered non-responsive. This project may be awarded by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority at its sole discretion.
Bids will be received through Bid Express, an online electronic bidding system, until Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM, at which time all bids will be opened through the Bid Express website.

The plans and bid proposal documents are available through Bid Express at: https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/66075/home. Bidders new to the electronic bidding system must first register on the Bid Express website (www.bidexpress.com). Registration is Free. It can take up to five (5) business days to process a Digital ID and it is highly recommended that a Digital ID be enabled 48 hours in advance of submitting an electronic bid. Bidders must plan accordingly. For additional guidance regarding electronic bidding, bidders must contact Bid Express directly. Each bidder shall be responsible for submitting its electronic bid before the bid deadline.

Electronic Proposals must be submitted on the form(s) included in Bid Express and shall be accompanied by a certified check or an acceptable Proposal Bond with satisfactory surety specifying the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority as the obligee, in the sum of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total proposal amount.

Please note that there will be a pre-bid meeting for this project for all prospective bidders on Thursday, December 4, 2025, 9:00 AM, at the Port Authority’s administrative offices at One Maritime Plaza, 2nd floor conference room, Toledo, OH 43604.
Attendance is suggested, but not mandatory. Please submit all questions through the Bid Express service by Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM local time. Questions submitted after the deadline will not receive a response. Additional
information can be found at https://www.toledoport.org/public-notices

Thomas J. Winston
President and CEO
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority