Ohio Code § 5525.03

§ 5525.03.

(A) All prospective bidders other than environmental remediators and specialty contractors

for which there are no classes of work provided for in the rules adopted by the director

of transportation shall apply for qualification on forms prescribed and furnished

by the director. (B) The director shall act upon an application for qualification within thirty days after

it is presented to the director.  Upon the receipt of any application for qualification, the director shall examine

the application to determine whether the applicant is competent and responsible and

possesses the financial resources required by section 5525.04 of the Revised Code .  If the applicant is found to possess the qualifications prescribed by sections 5525.02 to 5525.09 of the Revised Code and by rules adopted by the director, a certificate of qualification shall be issued

to the applicant, which shall be valid for the period of one year or such shorter

period of time as the director prescribes, unless revoked by the director for cause

as defined by rules adopted by the director under section 5525.05 of the Revised Code . (C) The certificate of qualification shall contain a statement fixing the aggregate amount

of work, for any or all owners, that the applicant may have under construction and

uncompleted at any one time and may contain a statement limiting such bidder to the

submission of bids upon a certain class of work.  Subject to any restriction as to amount or class of work therein contained, the

certificate of qualification shall authorize its holder to bid on all work on which

bids are taken by the department of transportation during the period of time therein

specified. (D) An applicant who has received a certificate of qualification and desires to amend

the certificate by the dollar amount or by the classes of work may submit to the director

such documentation as the director considers appropriate.  The director shall review the documentation submitted by the applicant and, within

fifteen days, shall either amend the certificate of qualification or deny the request.  If the director denies the request to amend the certificate, the applicant may appeal

that decision to the director's prequalification review board in accordance with section 5525.07 of the Revised Code .  Two or more persons, partnerships, or corporations may bid jointly on any one project,

but only on condition that prior to the time bids are taken on the project the bidders

make a joint application for qualification and obtain a joint certificate qualification. (E) The director may debar from participating in future contracts with the department

any bidding company as well as any partner of a partnership, or the officers and directors

of an association or corporation if the certificate of qualification of the company,

partnership, association, or corporation is revoked or not renewed by the director.  When the director reasonably believes that grounds for revocation and debarment

exist, the director shall send the bidding company and any individual involved a notice

of proposed revocation and debarment indicating the grounds for such action as established

in rules adopted by the director under section 5525.05 of the Revised Code and the procedure for requesting a hearing.  The notice and hearing shall be in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.  If the bidding company or individual does not respond with a request for a hearing

in the manner specified in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director shall revoke

the certificate and issue the debarment decision without a hearing and shall notify

the bidding company or individual of the decision by certified mail, return receipt

requested. (F) The debarment period may be of any length determined by the director and the director

may modify or rescind the debarment at any time.  During the period of debarment, the director shall not issue a certificate of qualification

for any company, partnership, association, or corporation affiliated with a debarred

individual.  After the debarment period expires, the bidding company or individual, and any partnership,

association, or corporation affiliated with the individual may make an application

for qualification if such entity or individual is not otherwise debarred.