Bids opened for local village projects

Van Wert independent

The Van Wert County Board of Commissioners opened bids on two village projects during the commissioners’ regular meeting on Thursday.

Bids were opened on a ballfield shelterhouse and restroom addition for Ohio City and a park lighting project in Scott.

Bids were opened first on the Ohio City shelterhouse project, with five bidders bidding on the project. Those bids are as follows:

• Arcon Builders Ltd. — Contract A, $72,000; Contract B, $13,100; Combined bid, $85,183; Alternate Bid A1, $1,228; Alternate Bid A2, $1,878.
• Geuy Construction Company — Contract A, $67,500; Contract B, no bid; Alternate Bid A1, $1,200; Alternate Bid A2, $1,500.
• Miami & Erie Contractors Inc. — Contract A, $58,700; Contract B, $10,000; Combined bid, $68,700; Alternate Bid A1, $1,000; Alternate Bid A2, $1,275.
• Miller Contracting Group Inc. — Contract A, $78,600; Contract B, $12,900; Combined bid, $91,500; Alternate Bid A1, $3,000; Alternate Bid A2, $3,100.
• Shinn Brothers — Contract A, $79,116.15. Contract B, no bid; Alternate Bid A1, $1,300; Alternate Big A2, $3,100.

The engineer’s estimate for Contract A is $72,000, while the estimate for Contract B is $11,500. Estimates for Alternates A1 and A2 are $1,500 and $1,200, respectively.

Bidding for the Scott lighting project are as follows:

• Bender Electrical Contracting of St. Henry — $31,490.
• Overholt Electric of Middle Point — $18,952.
• Paysen Electric of Celina — $31,500.

Engineering estimate for the project is $32,000, with all three bids under that amount.

Consultants for both projects — Mote & Associates on the Ohio City project and Fanning/Howey on the Scott lighting project — will take the bids under advisement and present recommendations to the commissioners.