Notice is hereby given that there will be a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers in The Natatorium, 2345 Fourth Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, on Monday, October 20th, at 6:30 PM relative to the ordinance bearing temporary number B-75.

Temp. Ord. B-75

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE CUYAHOGA FALLS DEVELOPMENT CODE, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AND DEPICTED HEREIN, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

By Order of the Clerk of Council

/s/ Dana Capriulo

Online Bids through BidExpress (www.bidexpress.com) will be received until 9:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time on October 1, 2025, for the ROSEMONT PRESERVE PROJECT.

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

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. Original checks to guaranty bids must be delivered by 9:00 A.M. on the bid opening date to the City of Fairlawn, Office of the Mayor, 3487 S Smith Road, Fairlawn, OH 44333 in a sealed envelope marked “ROSEMONT PRESERVE PROJECT Bid Guaranty, [Contractor Name]”. The check must be drawn on a solvent bank made payable to the City of Fairlawn, OH. No proposal will be considered unless its bid bond can be verified by the bonding company or the original check to guaranty its bid is submitted to the City of Fairlawn in advance of the bid opening.

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 $6,785,149.

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on September 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM at Fairlawn Public Service Department, 3300 Fairlawn Service Drive. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is strongly encouraged for all prospective bidders. Representatives of the Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the project and answer questions.

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

Online Bids through Bid Express (www.bidexpress.com) will be received until 10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time on October 1, 2025, for the BANCROFT ROAD PUMP STATION NO. 5 IMPROVEMENTS.

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

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. Original checks to guaranty bids must be delivered by 10:00 A.M. on the bid opening date to the City of Fairlawn, Office of the Mayor, 3487 S Smith Road, Fairlawn, OH 44333 in a sealed envelope marked “BANCROFT ROAD PUMP STATION NO. 5 IMPROVEMENTS Bid Guaranty, [Contractor Name]”. The check must be drawn on a solvent bank made payable to the City of Fairlawn, OH. No proposal will be considered unless its bid bond can be verified by the bonding company or the original check to guaranty its bid is submitted to the City of Fairlawn in advance of the bid opening.

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 $2,400,000.00.

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on September 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM at Fairlawn Public Service Department, 3300 Fairlawn Service Drive. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is strongly encouraged for all prospective bidders. Representatives of the Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the project and answer questions.

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

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF

BANCROFT ROAD PUMP STATION NO. 5 IMPROVEMENTS & ROSEMONT PRESERVE

Proposals will be received at 3300 Fairlawn Service Dr., Fairlawn, OH 44333, until 3:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on September 30, 2025, for the BANCROFT ROAD PUMP STATION NO. 5 IMPROVEMENTS & ROSEMONT PRESERVE Construction Management.

PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS (including bid forms) AND GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS may be obtained at the Fairlawn Service Department, 3300 Fairlawn Service Dr., Fairlawn, OH 44333.

Each Contractor shall submit its original proposal to the City of Fairlawn by 3:00 P.M. on or before September 30, 2025. All proposals must be in a sealed envelope marked “BANCROFT ROAD PUMP STATION NO. 5 IMPROVEMENTS & ROSEMONT PRESERVE, Construction Management Proposal, [Contractor Name]”, and addressed to Russell Sharnsky, Mayor. No proposal will be considered if it is submitted to the City of Fairlawn after 3:00 P.M. on September 30, 2025.

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 City of Akron ("Akron") and the City of Cuyahoga Falls ("Cuyahoga Falls"), (collectively referred to as the “Cities," Ohio) have jointly issued this request for proposal (“RFP”) and are seeking proposals develop the former Hardy Road Landfill location (“Hardy Road”) by installing ground -mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and/or other facilities (“PV Facilities”) on the Hardy Road real estate.

The Cities are primarily interested in evaluating two alternate ownership options for the development project: 1) a developer-owned system with a power purchase agreement (PPA) between developer and Cuyahoga Falls, coupled with a ground lease or other land use arrangement of Hardy Road between developer and Akron; OR 2) a Cuyahoga Falls owned system engineered, procured, and constructed by a developer, together with a ground lease of Hardy Road between Cuyahoga Falls and Akron. Vendors may submit for either or both options.

Request for Proposal information can be obtained at

https://www.cityofcf.com/bids/hardy-road-landfill-solar-development-0

Responses shall be submitted electronically to Nick Perge at Nick@highcastle.llc and Casey Shevlin at cshevlin@akronohio.gov and Michael Dougherty at doughertymd@cityofcf.com on or before 4:00 p.m. on September 30, 2025. All submitted Proposals must include a Table of Contents and a concise Executive Summary.