Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the Director of Public Service, Municipal Building, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, until 12:00 noon, WEDNESDAY, January 28, 2026, with bids being opened in Conference Room “A”, Second Floor, Municipal Building, 2310 Second Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, for the restoration of pavement for utility repair excavation 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, January 20, 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.

Online Bids through Bid Express (www.bidexpress.com) will be received until 10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time on January 27, 2026, for RIVIERA DRIVE STREET REPAIR.

The City of Fairlawn will only accept and consider bids that have been produced and submitted via Bid Express.

All handwritten bids and bids generated electronically from software other than Bid Express shall be considered non-responsive and ineligible for award.

PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS (including bid forms) AND GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS may be obtained at the following link: www.bidexpress.com

No Pre-Bid meeting will be held. Questions can be submitted via the solicitation on the Bid Express website. Answers to questions will be posted as part of the online solicitation. Each bidder is required to file with its bid a certified check or cashier’s check for an amount equal to five percent (5%) of its bid, but in no event more than fifty thousand dollars, or a bid bond for ten percent (10%) of its bid payable to the “City of Fairlawn.” Copies of the Check or Bid Bond shall be included as an attachment to the online bid solicitation. The Contractor shall submit the original check or bid bond to guaranty its bid to the City of Fairlawn up to 72 hours in advance of the letting. The Office of the Mayor must receive the check or bond by 10:00 a.m. on the day the project sells. All checks and bonds must be delivered to the City of Fairlawn, Office of the Mayor, 3487 S Smith Road, Fairlawn, OH 44333 in a sealed envelope marked “Riviera Drive Street Repair Bid Guaranty, [Contractor Name]”. No proposal will be considered unless the original check or bid bond to guaranty its bid is submitted to the City of Fairlawn in advance of the letting. The check or bond must be drawn on a solvent bank made payable to the City of Fairlawn, OH.

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 engineer’s estimate of cost for this project is $1,100,000.00.

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

Russell T. Sharnsky, Mayor

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

Passed: December 22, 2025

Russ Balthis

President of Council

Approved: December 22, 2025

Don Walters

Mayor

Dana Capriulo

Clerk of Council

Ordinance 100-2025

An ordinance declaring the improvement to certain parcels on an approximate 7.4 acre site between Bath Road and Graham Road in the City to be a public purpose and exempt from taxation pursuant to ORC 5709.40(B); providing for the collection and deposit of service payments and specifying the purposes for which those service payments may be expended; authorizing school compensation payments; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 101-2025

An ordinance adopting a cybersecurity program as required by law, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 102-2025

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

Ordinance 103-2025

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

Ordinance 104-2025

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

Ordinance 105-2025

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

Ordinance 106-2025

An ordinance authorizing the Mayor, as Director of Public Safety, or the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purchase or lease of various vehicles and related equipment for use by the City, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 107-2025

An ordinance providing for supplemental and/or amended appropriations of money for current operating expenses and capital expenditures of the City of Cuyahoga Falls, and authorizing the transfer and advances of appropriations within and for the various funds hereinafter set forth, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 108-2025

An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract or contracts with Cholestone LLC for the sale of vacant real property located on South Main Street and not needed for any municipal purpose, and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 13-2025

A resolution requesting the Summit County Fiscal Officer to make advance distribution of tax receipts payable to the City of Cuyahoga Falls, and declaring an emergency.