LEGAL NOTICE GEAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Notice is hereby given that competitive sealed bids will be received by the Geauga County Board of Commissioners, in person or by mail at the Offices of the Geauga County Board of Commissioners, 12611 Ravenwood Drive, Suite #350, Chardon, Ohio 44024 until 1:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, and will be opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. in Room #B303, at the Commissioners’ Office. Bidders shall submit a bid for the snowplowing, salting and/or cindering of the following Geauga County parking lots. Project: Chardon Area 1. Geauga County Offices, 470 Center Street, Chardon, Ohio 44024 2. Courthouse, 100 Short Court, Chardon, Ohio 44024 3. Courthouse Annex, 231, Main Street, Chardon, Ohio 44024 4. Parking Lot 208 East Park Street, Chardon, Ohio 44024 5. East Park Office Complex 214 East Park Street, Chardon, Ohio 44024. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check or an irrevocable letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Ohio Revised Code, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, or a bid guaranty bond in accordance with R.C. 153.54 in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the bid amount, such check or bid guaranty to be made in favor of the Geauga County Board of Commissioners and shall be held as a guarantee that after the awarding or recommendation for the award of the contract, the bidder will enter into a proper contract in accordance with the bid solicitation documents. The envelope containing the bid and other required documents should be sealed and clearly marked “Bid-Snowplowing Chardon Area, Salt and/or Cindering of the Geauga County Parking Lots” and address to the, Attn: Clerk, Office of the Geauga County Board of Commissioners, 12611 Ravenwood Drive, Suite #350, Chardon, Ohio 44024.” The successful bidder is required to furnish a bond for the faithful performance of the contract in a sum of not less than One Hundred Percent (100%) of the total bid price for the complete work, said bond to be that of an approved surety company authorized to transact business in the State of Ohio meeting the requirements of the O.R.C. Section 153.54. There will be a mandatory contractor pre-bid meeting at 10:00 a.m. October 1, 2025 at 13211 Aquilla Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024. Specifications may be obtained at the Geauga County Maintenance Office, 13211 Aquilla Road, Chardon, Ohio, 44024, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A copy of this legal notice will be published in the News Herald and posted on the county’s internet site on the world wide web. Go to co.geauga.oh.us/Notices/Bids The Geauga County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to waive any formalities, irregularities, or to reject any or all bids. By Order of the Geauga County Board of Commissioners Christine Blair, Clerk 2757923/September 19, and 26, 2025