Legal Notice Purchase of School Buses

Invitation to Bid

The Lakewood Local Schools Board of Education, 525 E. Main St. PO Box 70 Hebron, Ohio 43025, will receive sealed proposals at the above address at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (Daylight Savings Time) on March 26, 2010 and at that time opened and publicly read by the Treasurer of the Board of Education as provided by Section 3313.46 of the Ohio Revised Code for one (1) - 71-passenger Conventional style school busses, and (1) - 48 passenger Conventional School bus with lift

We are requesting trade-in value bid for two (2) used busses. 1991 64 passenger, Thomas built, International chassis, DT360 engine, automatic trans, 248,004 miles. 1990 64 passenger, Thomas built, International chassis, DT360 engine, automatic trans, 161,961.2 miles. The Lakewood Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Bids will be received with the respect to the body and chassis, and will state that the bus, when assembled and prior to delivery, comply with all Board of Education specifications, all safety regulations and current Ohio Minimum Standards for School Bus Construction of the Department of Education adopted by and with the consent of the Director of Highway Safety pursuant to Section 4511.76 of the Ohio Revised Code and all other pertinent provisions of law.

Instructions to bidders, conditions for submitting bids, specifications and bid proposal forms are on file in and may be obtained from the Transportation Office of the Lakewood Local Board of Education at 4291 National Rd. SE Hebron, Ohio 43025, 740-928- 8886.

The Lakewood Board of Education reserves the right to accept that bid which it judges to be in the best interest of the purchaser. Quality, price and previous history will be used to determine the lowest and best bid. Purchaser shall be the sole judge of quality, and reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a bid bond for the full amount of the bid or a certified check, or cashiers check. This bid guarantee must comply with all state and federal laws.

By order of the Lakewood

Board of Education, Glenna Plaisted, Treasurer Lakewood Local Board of

Education