LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS Mentor Public Library Mentor Main Library Sealed bids will be received at Mentor Library located at 8215 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH 44060 in the Village Meeting Room until 12:00 noon on Thursday, October 09, 2025 for furnishing the necessary labor, equipment, tools and materials, services and supervision for additions and renovations to the library. The bids will be publicly opened, read aloud and tabulated immediately thereafter in the Meeting Room. Bids must be in accordance with the drawings and specifications prepared by studioTECHNE|architects, 1163 E. 40th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114; phone (216) 791-4410 and on forms contained in the Project Manual. Bid Documents, Drawings and Project Manuals are available for view at the following locations: The Builders Exchange, Inc. – www.bxohio.com McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge – www.construction.com Reed Construction Data – www.reedconstructiondata.com Bid Documents, Drawings and Project Manuals are available from the architect, studiotechnearchitects@gmail.com Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Mentor Public Library Board of Trustees, Attn: Colleen Snyder, Fiscal Officer, 8215 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH 44060 and plainly marked on the outside “MENTOR PUBLIC LIBRARY RENOVATION PROJECT”. Bids will be opened and publicly read allowed in the Village Meeting Room, Mentor Public Library 8215 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH 44060. No Bidder may withdraw their bid within sixty (60) days after the bid opening. The Board of Trustees, Mentor Public Library reserves the right to waive irregularities in bids, to reject any or all bids, and to conduct such investigation as necessary to determine the responsibility of a bidder. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder (ORC 3375.41). Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Guarantee as described in the Instructions to Bidders. All bidders, by bidding, agree to pay the minimum Prevailing Wage Rates as determined by the State of Ohio, Department of Industrial Relations for Lake County, Ohio as contained in the Contract Documents. A Pre-Bid Meeting and walk-through will be held at 8:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at the Mentor Library site, 8215 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH 44060. By order of the Board of Trustees, Mentor Public Library. 2758142/September 18, and 24, 2025