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Ohio Rev Code § 153.58 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.58 | Prohibition.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No officers shall violate sections 153.01 to 153.57, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.581 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.581 | Contracts for Construction Definitions.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|As used in sections 153.581 and 153.591 of the Revised Code: (A) "Public works contract" means any contract awarded by a contracting authority for the construction, engineering, alteration, or repair of any public building, public highway, or other public work.(B) "Contracting authority" means the state, any township, county, municipal corporation, school board, or other governmental entity empowered to award a public works contract, and any construction manager at risk as defined in section 9.33 of the Revised Code or design-build firm as defined in section 153.65 of the Revised Code awarding a subcontract.(C) "Contractor" means any person, partnership, corporation, or association that has been awarded a public works contract.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.59 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.59 | Discrimination and Intimidation on Account of Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, National Origin or Ancestry.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|Every contract for or on behalf of the state, or any township, county, or municipal corporation of the state, for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work in the state shall contain provisions by which the contractor agrees to both of the following: (A) That, in the hiring of employees for the performance of work under the contract or any subcontract, no contractor, subcontractor, or any person acting on a contractor's or subcontractor's behalf, by reason of race, creed, sex, disability or military status as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, or color, shall discriminate against any citizen of the state in the employment of labor or workers who is qualified and available to perform the work to which the employment relates; (B) That no contractor, subcontractor, or any person on a contractor's or subcontractor's behalf, in any manner, shall discriminate against or intimidate any employee hired for the performance of work under the contract on account of race, creed, sex, disability or military status as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, or color. The department of development shall ensure that no capital moneys appropriated by the general assembly for any purpose shall be expended unless the project for which those moneys are appropriated provides for an affirmative action program for the employment and effective utilization of disadvantaged persons whose disadvantage may arise from cultural, racial, or ethnic background, or other similar cause, including, but not limited to, race, religion, sex, disability or military status as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, national origin, or ancestry. In awarding contracts for capital improvement projects, the department shall ensure that equal consideration be given to contractors, subcontractors, or joint venturers who qualify as a minority business enterprise. As used in this section, "minority business enterprise" means a business enterprise that is owned or controlled by one or more socially or economically disadvantaged persons who are residents of this state. "Socially or economically disadvantaged persons" means persons, regardless of marital status, who are members of groups whose disadvantage may arise from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, disability or military status as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, national origin, ancestry, or other similar cause. Last updated July 29, 2021 at 4:33 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 153.591 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.591 | Hiring Hall Contract or Agreement.

Effective: March 24, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 372 - 127th General Assembly|Any provision of a hiring hall contract or agreement which obligates a contractor to hire, if available, only employees referred to the contractor by a labor organization shall be void as against public policy and unenforceable with respect to employment under any public works contract unless at the date of execution of the hiring hall contract or agreement, or within thirty days thereafter, the labor organization has in effect procedures for referring qualified employees for hire without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military status as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, or ancestry and unless the labor organization includes in its apprentice and journeyperson's membership, or otherwise has available for job referral without discrimination, qualified employees, both whites and non-whites (including African-Americans).
Ohio Rev Code § 153.60 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.60 | Forfeiture.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The contract referred to in section 153.59 of the Revised Code shall provide as a forfeiture for any breach of the provisions against discrimination:(A) That there shall be deducted from the amount payable to the contractor by the state or by any township, county, or municipal corporation thereof, under this contract, a forfeiture of twenty-five dollars for each person who is discriminated against or intimidated in violation of this contract;(B) That the contract shall be canceled or terminated by the state or by any township, county, or municipal corporation thereof, and all money to become due hereunder may be forfeited, for a second or subsequent violation of the terms of this section of the contract.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.62 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.62 | Issuing Change Order for Additional Work.

Effective: March 18, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 850 - 122nd General Assembly|All contracts for the erection, construction, repair, or alteration of any building, highway, or other work or improvement of any nature by an officer, board, or other authority of the state, a county, township, municipal corporation, school district, or any political subdivision, or any public institution belonging thereto, are subject to all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, and regulations, including, but not limited to, those dealing with the prevention of environmental pollution that affect or are affected by such contracts. If the bidder to whom the work is awarded must undertake additional work due to the enactment or amendment of statutes or rules occurring after the submission of the successful bid, the awarding body shall issue a change order setting forth the additional work that must be undertaken and authorizing additional cost to the contractor, which shall not invalidate the contract. The cost of such a change order to the awarding agency shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the contract for change orders or force accounts or, if no such provision is set forth in the contract, then the cost to the awarding agency shall be the contractor's actual costs including wages, labor costs other than wages, wage taxes, materials, equipment costs and rentals, insurance, and subcontracts attributable to the additional activity, plus a reasonable sum for overhead. Such additional costs to undertake work not specified in the invitation for bids shall not be approved unless written authorization is given the successful bidder prior to the successful bidder's undertaking such additional activity. If a dispute arises between the awarding agency and the successful bidder, procedures shall be commenced under the applicable terms of the construction contract, or, if the contract contains no provision for resolving the dispute, it shall be resolved pursuant to the procedures for arbitration in Chapter 2711. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.63 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.63 | Agreement for Escrow Account for Contractor.

Effective: February 11, 1982|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 497 - 114th General Assembly|(A) Any money which is due from the public owner referred to in section 153.12 of the Revised Code under a contract entered into under this chapter or entered into under other applicable sections of the Revised Code for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, alteration, repair, painting, or decoration of a public improvement shall, on the day it is due, be paid to the contractor or deposited in an escrow account, whichever is applicable, with one or more banks or building and loan associations in the state selected by mutual agreement between the contractor and the public owner. The agreement shall contain the following provisions:(1) The money shall be deposited in a savings account or the escrow agent shall promptly invest all of the escrowed principal in obligations selected by the escrow agent, as stipulated in the agreement.(2) The escrow agent shall hold the escrowed principal and income until receipt of notice from the public owner and the contractor, or until receipt of an arbitration order or an order of the court of claims specifying the amount of the escrowed principal to be released and the person to whom it is to be released. Upon receipt of the notice or order, the agent shall promptly pay such amount of principal and a proportionate amount of the escrowed income to the person indicated.(3) The escrow agent shall be compensated for its services as agreed to by the public owner and the contractor from the income from the escrow account.The agreement may include other provisions not inconsistent with this section, including, but not limited to granting authority for the escrow agent to commingle the escrowed funds with funds held pursuant to other escrow agreements and limiting the liability of the escrow agent.(B) When the public owner, as defined in division (B) of section 2743.01 of the Revised Code, and the contractor disagree as to the conditions under which money is to be paid under this section, the parties shall apply for a decision by arbitration under the procedures of Chapter 2711. of the Revised Code. When an application is made, neither party shall initiate, and no court shall permit the maintenance of, an action in court for decision of the same issues sought to be determined in the arbitration application. The award made by the arbitrator may include the costs of arbitration. The arbitration shall be binding on all parties.(C) When the public owner, as defined in division (A) of section 2743.01 of the Revised Code, and the contractor disagree as to the conditions under which money is to be paid under this section the contractor shall file an action in the court of claims.(D) If the money required to be paid or deposited under division (A) of this section is not paid or deposited, the governmental entity shall pay to the contractor an amount equal to eight per cent annual interest compounded daily.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.66 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.66 | Submitting Statement of Qualifications.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|(A) Each public authority planning to contract for professional design services or design-build services shall encourage professional design firms and design-build firms to submit a statement of qualifications and update the statements at regular intervals. (B) Notwithstanding any contrary requirements in sections 153.65 to 153.70 of the Revised Code, for every design-build contract, each public authority planning to contract for design-build services shall evaluate the statements of qualifications submitted by design-build firms for the project, including the qualifications of the design-build firm's proposed architect or engineer of record, in consultation with the criteria architect or engineer before selecting a design-build firm pursuant to section 153.693 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.67 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.67 | Announcing Contracts Available for Professional Design or Design-Build Services.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|Each public authority planning to contract for professional design services or design-build services shall publicly announce all contracts available from it for such services. The announcements shall: (A) Be made in a uniform and consistent manner and shall be made sufficiently in advance of the time that responses must be received from qualified professional design firms or design-build firms for the firms to have an adequate opportunity to submit a statement of interest in the project;(B) Include a general description of the project, a statement of the specific professional design services or design-build services required, and a description of the qualifications required for the project;(C) Indicate how qualified professional design firms or design-build firms may submit statements of qualifications in order to be considered for a contract to design or design-build the project;(D) Be sent to any of the following that the public authority considers appropriate:(1) Design-build firms, including contractors or other entities that seek to perform the work as a design-build firm;(2) Architect, landscape architect, engineer, and surveyor associations;(3) The news media;(4) Any publications or other public media, including electronic media.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.68 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.68 | Instituting Prequalification Requirements.

Effective: November 24, 1995|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 231 - 121st General Assembly|Any public authority planning to contract for professional design services may institute prequalification requirements for professional design firms seeking to provide services to the public authority and may require that each prequalified firm maintain a current statement of qualifications on file with the public authority. The prequalification requirements shall be based on factors such as those set out in division (D) of section 153.65 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.69 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.69 | Evaluating and Selecting Firms.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|For every professional design services contract, each public authority planning to contract for professional design services shall evaluate the statements of qualifications submitted by professional design firms specifically regarding the project, and may hold discussions with individual firms to explore further the firms' statements of qualifications, the scope and nature of the services the firms would provide, and the various technical approaches the firms may take toward the project. Following this evaluation, the public authority shall: (A) Select and rank no fewer than three firms which it considers to be the most qualified to provide the required professional design services, except when the public authority determines in writing that fewer than three qualified firms are available in which case the public authority shall select and rank those firms;(B) Negotiate a contract with the firm ranked most qualified to perform the required services at a compensation determined in writing to be fair and reasonable to the public authority. Contract negotiations shall be directed toward:(1) Ensuring that the professional design firm and the agency have a mutual understanding of the essential requirements involved in providing the required services;(2) Determining that the firm will make available the necessary personnel, equipment, and facilities to perform the services within the required time;(3) Agreeing upon compensation which is fair and reasonable, taking into account the estimated value, scope, complexity, and nature of the services.(C) If a contract is negotiated with the firm ranked to perform the required services most qualified, the public authority shall, if applicable under section 127.16 of the Revised Code, request approval of the board to make expenditures under the contract.(D) Upon failure to negotiate a contract with the firm ranked most qualified, the public authority shall inform the firm in writing of the termination of negotiations and may enter into negotiations with the firm ranked next most qualified. If negotiations again fail, the same procedure may be followed with each next most qualified firm selected and ranked pursuant to division (A) of this section, in order of ranking, until a contract is negotiated.(E) Should the public authority fail to negotiate a contract with any of the firms selected pursuant to division (A) of this section, the public authority may select and rank additional firms, based on their qualifications, and negotiations may continue as with the firms selected and ranked initially until a contract is negotiated.(F) Nothing in this section affects a public authority's right to accept or reject any or all proposals in whole or in part.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.691 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.691 | No Fee Estimate on Contract for Professional Design Services.

Effective: September 26, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly|No public authority planning to contract for professional design services under section 153.69 of the Revised Code shall require any form of fee estimate, fee proposal, or other estimate or measure of compensation prior to selecting and ranking professional design firms, except in instances when firms are selected and ranked by a state agency from a list of prequalified firms created under section 153.68 of the Revised Code and the state agency's payment of funds for the professional design services has been preapproved by the controlling board.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.692 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.692 | Obtaining Services of Criteria Architect or Engineer.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|For every design-build contract, the public authority planning to contract for design-build services shall first obtain the services of a criteria architect or engineer by doing either of the following: (A) Contracting for the services consistent with sections 153.65 to 153.70 of the Revised Code;(B) Obtaining the services through an architect or engineer who is an employee of the public authority and notifying the Ohio facilities construction commission before the services are performed.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.694 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.694 | Conflicts of Interest.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|If a professional design firm selected as the criteria architect or engineer creates the preliminary criteria and design criteria for a project and provides professional design services to a public authority to assist that public authority in evaluating the design-build requirements provided to the public authority by a design-build firm pursuant to section 153.692 of the Revised Code, that professional design firm shall not provide any design-build services pursuant to the design-build contract under section 153.693 of the Revised Code for the project for which the professional design firm was selected as the criteria architect or engineer.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.70 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.70 | Requiring Professional Liability Insurance.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Except for any person providing professional design services of a research or training nature, any person rendering professional design services to a public authority or to a design-build firm, including a criteria architect or engineer and person performing architect or engineer of record services, shall have and maintain, or be covered by, during the period the services are rendered, a professional liability insurance policy or policies with a company or companies that are authorized to do business in this state and that afford professional liability coverage for the professional design services rendered. The insurance shall be in an amount considered sufficient by the public authority. At the public authority's discretion, the design-build firm shall carry contractor's professional liability insurance and any other insurance the public authority considers appropriate.(B) The requirement for professional liability insurance set forth in division (A) of this section may be waived by the public authority for good cause, or the public authority may allow the person providing the professional design services to provide other assurances of financial responsibility.(C) Before construction begins pursuant to a contract for design-build services with a design-build firm, the design-build firm shall provide a surety bond to the public authority in accordance with rules adopted by the executive director of the Ohio facilities construction commission under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 153.71 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.71 | Administrative Rules.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|Any public authority planning to contract for professional design services or design-build services may adopt, amend, or rescind rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to implement sections 153.66 to 153.70 of the Revised Code. Sections 153.66 to 153.70 of the Revised Code do not apply to either of the following: (A) Any project with an estimated professional design fee of less than fifty thousand dollars if both of the following requirements are met:(1) The public authority selects a single design professional or firm from among those that have submitted a current statement of qualifications within the immediately preceding year, as provided under section 153.68 of the Revised Code, based on the public authority's determination that the selected design professional or firm is the most qualified to provide the required professional design services;(2) The public authority and the selected design professional or firm comply with division (B) of section 153.69 of the Revised Code with respect to the negotiation of a contract.(B) Any project determined in writing by the public authority head to be an emergency requiring immediate action including, but not limited to, any projects requiring multiple contracts let as part of a program requiring a large number of professional design firms of the same type
Ohio Rev Code § 153.72 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 153 | Public Improvements|Section 153.72 | Authority of Design-Build Firm.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|A design-build firm contracted for design-build services by a public authority may do either of the following: (A) Perform design, construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction work pursuant to such contract;(B) Perform professional design services when contracted by a public authority for design-build services even if the design-build firm is not a professional design firm.