LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice of the Geauga County Board of Commissioners’ Request for Statements of Interest and Qualifications for Professional Design and Contract Administration Services related to expansion and renovation of the County Animal Shelter Kennels The Geauga County Board of Commissioners request the submission of Statements of Interest and Qualifications from professional design services firms interested in providing design and contract administration related to expanding and renovating the County Animal Shelter Kennels located at 12513 Merritt Road, Claridon Township, Chardon, Ohio under a traditional design-bid-build Project delivery method (“Project”). A general description of the project, statement of the specific professional design services required, and qualification specifications for the Project are available online at https://bocc.geauga.oh.gov/public-notifications/statements-of-qualifications and also available from the Geauga County Maintenance Department Project Manager, Charles Tkach. Interested persons and firms may contact Mr. Tkach at (440) 279-2157 or via electronic mail at ctkach@geauga.oh.gov. STATEMENTS OF INTEREST AND QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2025 Interested persons and firms must submit one (1) original, executed Statement of Interest and Qualifications mailed by regular U.S. mail or other delivery service along with three (3) identical printed copies of the Statement of Interest and Qualifications to: Geauga County Board of Commissioners Attn: Clerk – Statement of Interest and Qualifications – County Animal Shelter Kennel Expansion and Renovation Project 12611 Ravenwood Drive, Suite 350 Chardon Ohio, 44024 LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 2760501/September 26, and October 3, 2025