INVITATION TO BIDDERS

2026 LEAF PICK-UP PROGRAM WITH MULTIPLE YEARS

Sealed bids addressed to the Mayor will be received at the Office of the Service Director, Dept. Of Public Service, 3300 Fairlawn Service Drive, Fairlawn, Ohio until 10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time on February 25, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read for the 2026 LEAF PICK-UP PROGRAM WITH MULTIPLE YEARS. Faxed bids will not be considered.

Envelopes containing the Sealed Bid shall be clearly marked on the front of the envelope as follows:

“Sealed Bid for 2026 LEAF PICK-UP PROGRAM WITH MULTIPLE YEARS is enclosed herewith to be opened February 25, 2026, at the Office of the Service Director of Fairlawn, Ohio at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time”

For convenience a preprinted envelope stating such is included in the bid package.

PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS (including bid forms) AND GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS may be obtained from Fairlawn Dept. Of Public Service, 3300 Fairlawn Service Drive, Fairlawn, Ohio 44333, (330) 668-9550 during normal business hours Monday through Friday 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

No proposal will be considered unless accompanied by a bond or certified check drawn on a solvent bank made payable to the City of Fairlawn, Ohio, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Bidder’s Proposal, conditioned upon execution of the contract and the furnishing of a performance bond in the event the contract is awarded to the bidder. The total amount indicated in the bid bond shall be expressed as dollars and cents and shall include the bid including all alternates submitted which increase the bid. The bond amount shall be equal to or exceed ten percent (10%) of this total amount.

Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Summit County and the City of Fairlawn, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Department of Industrial Relations.

The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals, to waive technicalities or to advertise for new proposals, if in the judgment of the awarding authority the best interests of the City will be promoted thereby.

THE CITY OF FAIRLAWN

Ernie Staten, Service Director

The following legislation was passed by City Council at its meeting on the following date:

Passed: January 26, 2026

Russ Balthis

President of Council

Approved: January 26, 2026

Don Walters

Mayor

Dana Capriulo

Clerk of Council

Ordinance 1-2026

An ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of annual requirements for certain services, materials, supplies, and equipment for use by the Electrical Division during 2026, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 2-2026

An ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract or contracts with Milsoft Utility Solutions for the purpose of installing and maintaining an outage management system for the Cuyahoga Falls Electric System, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 3-2026

An ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of the City’s annual requirements of certain services, materials and supplies for use by the Water, Sewer, and Storm Water Divisions during 2026, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 4-2026

An ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, with Power Line Supply Company, for the purchase of major equipment for the capacitor banks at Valley Substation, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 5-2026

An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract or contracts for the sale of certain real property known as Vacant Land on Orchestra Street, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 6-2026

An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract or contracts for the sale of certain real property known as 2550 Northland Street, and declaring an emergency.

Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the Director of Public Service, Municipal Building, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, until 12:00 noon, WEDNESDAY, February 25, 2026, with bids being opened in Conference Room “A”, Second Floor, Municipal Building, 2310 Second Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, for the replacement and/or repair of concrete sidewalks, curbs/ramps and drive approaches at various locations in the City of Cuyahoga Falls.

Plans and proposals may be obtained in the office of the City Engineer, First Floor, Municipal Building, at Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) per copy, with no refund. Current Specifications for the City of Cuyahoga Falls, 1976 Edition, may be obtained on the City's website, www.cityofcf.com on the Engineering Department page.

There will be a pre-bid meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., in Conference Room A at the Municipal Building. Anyone interested in submitting a proposal for this project is encouraged to attend.

Bidders must use the printed forms provided therefore, as none other will be accepted. Each proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties making the same, and all parties interested therein, and must be accompanied by a bond or certified check in the sum of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, on a solvent bank, as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into. The Director of Public Service reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in any proposal. Bids will be received only from parties that have obtained a recorded bid set of drawings and specifications.

The successful bidder must post a Performance, Payment, Maintenance bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the bid.

The City of Cuyahoga Falls shall apply a Local Bid Preference to this invitation as outlined in Section 181.08 of the Codified Ordinances.

“DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES."

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

BY ORDER OF THE

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE

ANTHONY L. ZUMBO, P.E., P.S.