Purchase of Various Chemicals for the Water Pumping Plant and the Wastewater Pollution Control Plant

For the purchase of various chemicals for the Water Pumping Plant and the Wastewater Pollution Control Plant for the City of Elyria. Each bid must contain the full name of every person or company interested in same and must be accompanied by a bid guaranty. The bid guaranty must meet all requirements of Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code and must be either a certified check or a cashier's check on a solvent bank in the amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, or a bid guaranty with surety acceptable to the City of Elyria in the full amount of the bid as a guarantee that if said bid is accepted, the contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured. Check or bond furnished by the unsuccessful bidder(s) will be returned as soon as possible after a contract has been entered into by and with the successful bidder(s). Successful bidder(s) shall be required to have a Performance Bond in the total amount of the contract. All bidders must comply with the provision of Chapter 167 of the Elyria Codified Ordinances as amended. Bidders must have been pre-certified or submit an acceptable Affirmative Action Plan with the bid submission. Prospective bidders may contact the City's Equal Opportunity Representative Jean Yousefi at (440) 326-1414 for information on pre-certification. No contract will be awarded unless the EEO Office reviews an acceptable Affirmative Action Plan, approved and incorporated into the contract. Each bidder must complete and sign the Elyria Equal Opportunity Clause, which is included with the specifications. The project specifications provide further details on State EEO and Affirmative Action requirements. The City reserves the right to waive any technicalities, informalities or irregularities or to reject any or all bids received, and to accept any bid with any combination of alternatives which is deemed most favorable to the City of Elyria, Ohio at the time and under the conditions stipulated in the project documents.

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.