::Projects Available for Bid:: 

Darke County Parks routinely have several projects in the works.  As these become available for bid, information on the project and how to place a bid will be placed here.  If you have any questions or concerns, please call the Nature Center at 937-548-0165 and speak with the Director.  

DARKE COUNTY PARK DISTRICT

BEARS MILL TAIL RACE IMPROVEMENTS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

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Sealed Bids will be received by the Darke County Park District (Owner) at the Darke County Parks Main Office located at 4267 State Route 502, Greenville, Ohio, 45331 until 1:00PM on September 12, 2023 for furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the project known as Bears Mill Tail Race Im provements. The Bids received will then be publicly opened and read aloud at that time. The work for which proposals are invited will occur at the Darke County Park District and historical Bears Mill Facility located at 6450 Arcanum Bears Mill Road, Greenville, Ohio 45331 and will consist of updating Bears Mill Tail Race Improve ments, including concrete restoration, stonework restoration, shotcrete placement, steel beam placement, temporary cofferdam placement with removal upon restoration completion. Work also includes alternate wood joist and miscellaneous rehabilitation work. The Contract Documents including Specifications may be examined or obtained from the Issuing Office of the Consulting Engineer, Mote & Associates, Inc., 214 West Fourth Street, Greenville, Ohio 45331 (937.548.7511). A non-refundable charge for the Contract Documents will be required in the amount of $50, pay able to Mote & Associates, Inc. An additional non-refundable handling charge of $15.00 will be required if documents are to be shipped. An electronic version of the Contract Documents is also available for a non-refundable charge of $25.00. The Owner and/or Engineer will not be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Doc uments, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Engineer. Proposals will only be accepted from bidders who have pur chased the Contract Documents from Mote & Associates, Inc. and are registered as a planholder. A pre-bid meeting will be held August 31st at 1:00PM at Bears Mill located at 6450 Arcanum Bears Mill Road. It is highly recommended each bidder's representation attend this pre-Bid Meeting. Each Bidder is required to furnish with its proposal a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Each Proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the Proposal and all persons interested therein. Each Bidder must submit evidence of its experience on projects of similar size and complexity, and a complete list of all subcontractors to be used. The Owner intends and requires that the project be completed no later than August 30, 2024. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The Darke County Park District reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities in the bidding, and to enter into a contract with the bidder whom in their consideration offered the lowest and best proposal.

DARKE COUNTY PARK DISTRICT

Roger Van Frank

The Darke County Park District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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