Bids for Keowee Street safety improvements due March 19, 2026.

LEGAL NOTICE NO. 15

Electronic bids will be received by the Director of Public Works of the City of Dayton, State of Ohio, until 12:00 Noon, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026 for the following improvement:KEOWEE STREET 
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS 
 (7% EDGE PARTICIPATION GOAL)
(ODOT SAFETY FUNDS)

Prospective bidders must be on the plan holders list through QuestCDN for bids to be accepted.  Bidding documents for this project may be examined online or downloaded at: www.questcdn.com.  
The QuestCDN eBidDoc Number for this project is:  #9989338.  There is a 
non-refundable fee of $70 for each set of bidding documents.

EDGE Business Enterprise (EDGE) subcontract bidders on this project must be certified with the Ohio Department of Transportation as such.  Any bidder seeking information or clarification on Section 35.14 of the City of Dayton's Revised Code of General Ordinances (R.C.G.O.) regarding Equal Employment Opportunity and various rules and regulations of the Human Relations Council regarding the utilization of EDGE Business Enterprise(s) under the Ohio Unified Certification Program should contact the Human Relations Council at 937-333-1403. The City of Dayton follows the Responsive Bidder approach on Federal EDGE Projects as provided under 49 CFR Part 26, and reserves the right to evaluate and clarify listed EDGE Participation and Good Faith Efforts up to the time of the award of the contract.

The Ohio Unified Certification Program encourages all bidders to review the list of certified companies at www.ohioucp.org 
(click on the "Ohio Unified EDGE Directory" button).  This Project is being bid with an 7% EDGE PARTICIPATION goal.  A company must be certified as EDGE for the EDGE goal at the time of the bid opening and must be pre-qualified to perform the proposed subcontracted work. The participation must be submitted with your bid on the Letter(s) of Intent provided by the City of Dayton Human Relations Council.  Letters of Intent must be completely filled out in accordance with the instructions listed on the forms.  

INFORMATION SUBMITTED AS A 
MATTER OF BIDDER RESPONSIVENESS:
The Owner's award of this contract is conditioned upon Bidder or Offeror satisfying the good faith effort requirements of 49 CFR §26.53. As a condition of bid responsiveness, the Bidder or Offeror must submit the following information with its proposal on the forms provided herein: 
1) The names and addresses of Small 
Business Enterprise (EDGE) firms that will participate in the contract;
2) A description of the work that each 
EDGE firm will perform; 
3) The dollar amount of the participa-
tion of each EDGE firm listed under (1); 
4) A written statement from the Bidder 
or Offeror that attests their commitment to use the EDGE firm(s) listed under (1) to meet the Owner's project goal; and 
5) If Bidder or Offeror cannot meet the 
advertised project EDGE goal, evidence of good faith efforts undertaken by the Bidder or Offeror as described in appendix A to 49 CFR part 26.

TITLE VI SOLICITATION NOTICE:
The City of Dayton, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors that it will affirmatively ensure that for any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, EDGE Business Enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.Tom Ritchie, Jr., Director
Department of Public Works
3-2, 3-9/2026