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Ohio Rev Code § 9.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.23 | Disbursements by Government Entities Definitions.

Effective: February 20, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 31 - 132nd General Assembly|As used in sections 9.23 to 9.238 of the Revised Code:(A) "Allocable nondirect costs" means the amount of nondirect costs allocated as a result of actual expenditures on direct costs. "Allocable nondirect costs" shall be calculated as follows: direct costs actually incurred for the provision of services pursuant to a contract entered into under section 9.231 of the Revised Code divided by the minimum percentage of money that is to be expended on the recipient's direct costs, as specified in the contract, minus the direct costs actually incurred. (B) "Contract payment earned" means payment pursuant to a contract entered into under section 9.231 of the Revised Code for direct costs actually incurred in performing the contract, up to the minimum percentage of money that is to be expended on the recipient's direct costs, as specified in the contract, plus allocable nondirect costs associated with those direct costs.(C) "Direct costs" means the costs of providing services that directly benefit a patient, client, or the public and that are set forth in the contract entered into under section 9.231 of the Revised Code. "Direct costs" does not include the costs of any financial review or audit required under section 9.234 of the Revised Code.(D)(1) "Governmental entity" means a state agency or a political subdivision of the state.(2) "Contracting authority" of a governmental entity means the director or chief executive officer, in the case of a state agency, or the legislative authority, in the case of a political subdivision.(E) "Minimum percentage of money that is to be expended on the recipient's direct costs" means the percentage of the total amount of the contract entered into under section 9.231 of the Revised Code that, at a minimum, has to be expended on the recipient's direct costs in performing the contract in order for the recipient to earn the total amount of the contract.(F) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, municipal corporation, or any other body corporate and politic that is responsible for government activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state. (G) "Recipient" means a person that enters into a contract with a governmental entity under section 9.231 of the Revised Code.(H) "State agency" means any organized body, office, agency, institution, or other entity established by the laws of the state for the exercise of any function of state government.(I) A judgment is "uncollectible" if, at least ninety days after the judgment is obtained, the full amount of the judgment has not been collected and either a settlement agreement between the governmental entity and the recipient has not been entered into or a settlement agreement has been entered into but has not been materially complied with.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.232 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.232 | Contract for Disbursements.

Effective: September 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|A contract entered into under section 9.231 of the Revised Code shall, at a minimum, set forth all of the following:(A) The minimum percentage of money that is to be expended on the recipient's direct costs;(B) The records that a recipient must maintain to document direct costs;(C) If some of the recipient's obligations under the contract involve the performance of any of the types of services described in division (B)(2)(a), (c), or (f) of section 9.231 of the Revised Code, the name and telephone number of the individual designated by the governmental entity as the contact for obtaining approval of contract amounts for purposes of division (A)(2)(a)(ii) of section 9.235 of the Revised Code;(D) The financial review and audit requirements established under section 9.234 of the Revised Code and by rules of the auditor of state adopted under section 9.238 of the Revised Code or, with respect to any contract described in division (A)(3) of section 9.231 of the Revised Code, any financial compliance requirements established for purposes of that contract;(E) The provisions established by rules of the attorney general adopted under section 9.237 of the Revised Code;(F) Permissible dispositions of money received by a recipient in excess of the contract payment earned, if the excess is not to be repaid to the governmental entity.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.233 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.233 | Recipient of Disbursements Entitled Only to Contract Payment Earned.

Effective: September 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|(A) A recipient shall be entitled to the contract payment earned. In no event shall a recipient be entitled to more than the contract payment earned. A recipient shall repay any money received in excess of the contract payment earned to the governmental entity or, if a different disposition is provided for in the recipient's contract with the governmental entity, dispose of that money in accordance with the terms of the contract.(B) In order to determine the contract payment earned, all financial books and records open to inspection pursuant to section 9.235 of the Revised Code shall be held to standards consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.237 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.237 | Rules Governing Terms of Disbursement Contracts.

Effective: September 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|The attorney general shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the terms of any contract entered into under section 9.231 of the Revised Code. The rules shall set forth all of the following:(A) A definition of permissible components of direct costs, including a list of expenditures that may never be included in direct costs and a nonexclusive list of expenditures that may be included in direct costs pursuant to agreement of the parties;(B) Permissible methods by which a recipient may keep records documenting direct costs and how long those records must be retained;(C) Remedies not inconsistent with section 9.236 of the Revised Code in the event of a breach of the contract;(D) Terms to be included in contracts between recipients and persons other than the governmental entity, including the notice of the remedies available to the governmental entity if the money under the contract with the governmental entity is not expended on direct costs or retained as allocable nondirect costs or, with respect to any contract described in division (A)(3) of section 9.231 of the Revised Code, is not earned under the terms of the contract with the governmental entity;(E) Any other provisions that the attorney general considers necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 9.23 to 9.236 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.238 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.238 | Form for Financial Reviews and Rules for Audit Reports.

Effective: September 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|(A) The auditor of state shall prescribe a single form of the financial reviews required by divisions (B)(1) and (2) of section 9.234 of the Revised Code to be used for all governmental entities.(B) The auditor of state may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the form and content of the audit reports required by division (B)(3) of section 9.234 of the Revised Code and may prescribe a single form of the report to be used for all governmental entities. Upon request made by a recipient, the auditor of state shall, to the extent possible, require all governmental entities that have entered into a contract with that recipient under section 9.231 of the Revised Code to accept a particular audit report.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.239 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.239 | Allocation of Federal Energy Efficient Building Deduction.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 259 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section: (1) "Public building" means a building owned by a public entity. (2) "Public entity" means a subdivision, the general assembly, a court, any department, division, institution, board, commission, authority, bureau or other agency of instrumentality of the state, the five state retirement systems, or any other governmental entity. (3) "Subdivision" has the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A person that is primarily responsible for designing energy efficient commercial building property installed in a public building may seek allocation of any deduction allowed under section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code in connection with that installation by submitting a written request to the public entity that owns the building and the tax commissioner. Within fifteen days of receiving such a request, the public entity shall respond and, if merited, formally allocate the deduction as required under that section and any associated rules or guidance of the internal revenue service or the United States department of the treasury. The public entity shall send to the commissioner a copy of the response and, if applicable, the document or documents formally allocating the deduction. (C) If a public entity does not respond within fifteen days of receiving a request under division (B) of this section, the entity shall be considered to have approved the request. The commissioner shall provide the person that submitted the request with any documentation necessary to formally allocate the deduction. (D) No public entity and no employee or agent of a public entity acting in the employee's or agent's official capacity shall seek, solicit, charge, or accept a fee, payment, or other consideration in exchange for allocating a deduction allowed under section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code or providing documentation of such an allocation as required under that section and any associated rules or guidance of the internal revenue service or the United States department of the treasury.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.242 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.242 | Debarred Vendors; Participation in State Contracts.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section:  (1) "State agency" has the meaning defined in section 1.60 of the Revised Code.  (2) "State contract" means any contract for goods, services, or construction that is paid for in whole or in part with state funds. A state contract is considered to be awarded when it is entered into or executed, regardless of whether the parties to the contract have exchanged any money.  (3) "Participate" means to respond to any solicitation or procurement issued by a state agency or be the recipient of an award of a state contract, or to provide any goods or services to any state agency.  (B) No vendor who has been debarred by any state agency shall participate in any state contract during the period of debarment. After the debarment period expires, the vendor may be eligible to respond to any solicitation or procurement, provide goods or services to, and be awarded contracts by state agencies if the vendor is not otherwise listed on a list of debarred vendors applicable to state contracts.  (C) State agencies shall exclude any vendor debarred under sections 125.25, 153.02, or 5513.06 of the Revised Code, or any other section of the Revised Code from participating in state contracts. Last updated November 3, 2021 at 4:52 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 9.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.25 | Purchase of Surplus Commodities From Federal Government.

Effective: September 28, 1973|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly|Whenever the superintendent of purchases and printing or the director of transportation finds that personal property can be obtained from the federal government at prices less than would be obtained by taking bids as provided by law for the purchase from private persons, said superintendent or said director may purchase, lease, or obtain the use of said property directly from the federal government without the necessity of advertising to obtain bids, without notice, and upon such formalities and such terms as are required by the federal government.Any political subdivision of the state may likewise purchase such surplus commodities from the federal government without the necessity of advertising to obtain bids irrespective of the amount of money involved. Such purchase may be made through the superintendent or directly from the federal government.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.26 | Gifts or Grants of Federal Property.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The state or any of its political subdivisions may receive any gifts or grants of federal property that are needed or required by requesting them in the manner similar to that required by section 9.25 of the Revised Code for purchases.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.28 | Competitive Solicitation as Public Record.

Effective: April 6, 2017|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 227 - 131st General Assembly|(A) As used in this section:(1) "Competitive solicitation" means a request for proposal or any other solicitation or announcement by a public office requiring bids or proposals for the provision of goods or services to that office.(2) "Public office" includes any state agency, public institution, political subdivision, or other organized body, office, agency, institution, or entity established by the laws of this state for the exercise of any function of government. "Public office" does not include the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code.(3) "State agency" includes every department, bureau, board, commission, office, or other organized body established by the constitution and laws of this state for the exercise of any function of state government, including any state-supported institution of higher education, the general assembly, any legislative agency, any court or judicial agency, or any political subdivision or agency of a political subdivision. "State agency" does not include the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code.(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, materials submitted to a public office in response to a competitive solicitation shall not be considered public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code until the date the public office announces the award of a contract based on the competitive solicitation or the cancellation of the competitive solicitation.(C) If a public office rejects all bids or proposals received in response to a competitive solicitation and, concurrently with the announcement of the rejection gives notice of its intent to reissue the solicitation, the materials submitted in response to the original competitive solicitation and the materials submitted in response to the reissued competitive solicitation shall not be considered public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code until the date the public office announces the award of a contract based on the reissued competitive solicitation or the cancellation of the reissued competitive solicitation.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.29 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.29 | Multi-Year Asset Management Professional Service Contracts.

Effective: June 30, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 85 - 128th General Assembly|(A) The following political subdivisions may enter into, by direct negotiation or through the solicitation of requests for proposals or requests for qualifications, a multi-year, asset management professional service contract for the engineering, repair, sustainability, water quality management, and maintenance of a water storage tank and appurtenant facilities owned, controlled, or operated by that political subdivision, but only if the contract complies with division (B) of this section: (1) A board of county commissioners, board of directors of a conservancy district, board of directors of a sanitary district, or board of trustees of a regional water and sewer district;(2) A municipal corporation through its director of public service, mayor, city manager, board of trustees of public affairs, village administrator, or other contracting officer, commission, board, or authority as authorized by ordinance of the municipal corporation's legislative authority.(B) A contract entered into pursuant to division (A) of this section shall include provisions that do all of the following:(1) Provide that the contracting political subdivision is not required to make total payments in a single year that exceed the excess of (a) the political subdivision's water utility charges over (b) the operating expenses of the water system payable from such charges and the principal, interest, and other debt charges, including reserves and coverage requirements, for outstanding debt due in that year;(2) Require that the work performed be done under the supervision of a professional engineer licensed under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code, who certifies that the work will be performed in compliance with all applicable codes and engineering standards;(3) Provide that if, on the date of commencement of the contract, the water tank or appurtenant facilities require engineering, repair, sustainability, water quality management, or service in order to bring the tank or facilities into compliance with federal, state, or local requirements, the party contracting with the political subdivision must provide the engineering, repair, sustainability, water quality management, or service. The cost of the work necessary to ensure such compliance shall be itemized separately and may be charged to the political subdivision in payments spread over a period of not less than three years from the date of commencement of the contract. The charges shall be paid after provision is made to pay operating expenses and the principal, interest, and other debt service charges, including reserves and coverage requirements for outstanding debt due in that year.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.30 | Public Utility Service Without Bidding and Notice.

Effective: September 29, 1955|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 350 - 101st General Assembly|The appropriate public officer of the state, county, municipal corporation, township, school, or other public body or institution, may acquire the service, product, or commodity of a public utility at the schedule of rates and charges applicable to such service, product, or commodity on file with the public utilities commission, or the applicable charge established by a utility operating its property not for profit, at any location where such public utility service, product, or commodity is not available, from alternate public utilities, without the necessity of advertising to obtain bids, and without notice, irrespective of the amount of money involved.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.311 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.311 | Bonds Accompanying Bid to Be Executed by Approved Surety.

Effective: August 8, 1991|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 137 - 119th General Assembly|(A) A bid for a contract with the state or any political subdivision, district, institution, or other agency of the state, for the rendering of services, or the supplying of materials, or for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of any public building, structure, highway, or other improvement shall be deemed nonresponsive and shall be rejected if the bidder submits with his bid a bid bond, performance bond, payment bond, or combination of those bonds, executed by a surety not licensed, or a surplus lines company not approved, by the superintendent of insurance to execute such a bond in the state.(B) All of those bonds shall affirmatively state on their face that the surety is authorized to execute bonds in the state and that the liability incurred is within the limits of section 3929.02 of the Revised Code. Failure to include this statement shall not cause the bid to be deemed nonresponsive and rejected if the surety is in fact authorized to execute bonds in the state and the liability incurred is within the limits of section 3929.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.313 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.313 | Reduction of Performance Bond After Substantial Performance.

Effective: April 16, 1993|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 374 - 119th General Assembly|A contract for the rendering of services or the supplying of materials entered into on or after the effective date of this section shall be deemed to include a provision that authorizes the contracting authority, in its sole discretion, to reduce any bond filed by the person contracting to render the services or supply the materials by twenty-five per cent of the total amount of the bond upon demonstration satisfactory to the contracting authority that at least fifty per cent of the services have been rendered or materials have been supplied in accordance with the terms of the contract, and by fifty per cent of the total amount of the bond upon demonstration satisfactory to the contracting authority that at least seventy-five per cent of the services have been rendered or materials have been supplied in accordance with the terms of the contract.As used in this section, "contracting authority" means an officer, board, or other authority of the state or any political subdivision, district, institution, or other agency thereof authorized to contract for the rendering of services or the supplying of materials, but does not include an officer, board, or other authority of the Ohio department of transportation.