Public Notices

Legal Notice

Posted 3/11/24

Please be advised there will be a public hearing held during the City of Mason Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Mason Municipal Center, 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio. The public hearing will be held to review the following items:

PLN24-0025 A variance is being requested from the Mason Zoning Code, Section 1155, B-1 Central Business District, for a property located at 216 Kings Mills Rd. This section of the Zoning Code only permits residential uses on the second floor and above in a B-1 zoned building with a minimum of 1,200 square feet of livable space. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow the basement of the building to be renovated into an approximately 1,100 square foot residential unit and for the second-floor residential unit to be approximately 1,100 square feet.

PLN24-0037 A revised variance is being requested from the Mason Zoning Code, Section 1171.1, Accessory Uses in all Zoning Districts, for a property located at 616 W Main St. This section of the Zoning Code limits the size of an accessory structure to no more than 35% of the gross floor area of the principal building. A previous variance (PLN24-0010) was approved to allow for construction of a detached garage that is approximately 40% of the size of the principal building. The applicant is requesting a revised variance to add an approximately 150 square foot covered porch to the western side of the approved garage.

Anyone interested in reviewing the above listed variance requests may do so by emailing the City of Mason Engineering & Building Department at jbacon@masonoh.org, or may attend the Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing at 7:00 p.m.


Bid Notice

Posted 3/11/24

SEALED  BIDS will be received by the City of Mason, Ohio until 11:00 AM (local time) on March 26, 2024 at the Mason Municipal Center, City of Mason, 6000 Mason- Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio 45040, for the Mason Montgomery Road Widening – Concord Crossing Drive to Enterprise Lane Project.

SCOPE  OF WORK  to be performed under this improvement shall generally consists of widening Mason Montgomery Road between Concord Crossing Drive to Enterprise Lane to three lanes. The project also includes the installation of curb, gutter, storm sewer, sidewalk and retaining wall.

THE ABOVE IMPROVEMENT shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents, on file in the City Engineer’s Office, 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio 45040. The City of Mason reserves the right to reject any or all bids in accordance with the Contract Documents. The City of Mason reserves the right to add to or to subtract from the contract quantities. Funding for this contract is federal grant funds, State of Ohio grant funds, and the City of Mason.

DISADVANTAGED  BUSINESS (DBE) REQUIREMENTS  The contractor shall be required to meet DBE goals in accordance with Title 23, USC section 140(C) and 49CFR, part 26. DBE participation goal (subcontracts, materials, supplies) in the amount of 7% has been set on this project. All bidders are to submit a “DBE Utilization Plan” at bid time via ODOT’s electronic DBE Project Use List form at https://odot.formstack.com/forms/dbe_copy

ODOT PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT Only ODOT pre-qualified contractors are eligible to submit bids for this project. Pre-qualification status must be in force at the time of bid, at the time of award, and through the life of the construction contract.

PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS are on file and can be viewed at the Mason Municipal Center, Customer Service Counter, 6000 Mason- Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio 45040.  Bidding documents may be secured from the Bid Express website www.bidexpress.com/businesses/43460/home. Contractors and sub-contractors can view and download information free of charge. Submission of a bid requires a payment to Bid Express of $40 per bid, or a monthly subscription of $50 for unlimited bidding.  All electronic bidders must first register on the www.bidexpress.com website and create an Info Tech Digital ID. It can take up to five business days to process your Digital ID and it is highly recommended that a Digital ID be enabled 48 hours in advance of submitting an electronic bid. Bidders who wish to learn more about the Bid Express service or to sign up for an account can visit the Bid Express web site at www.bidexpress.com, email customer support at support@bidexpress.com or call customer support at 1-888-352-2439 for information.  Bidders must submit their bid through the Bid Express.  No others will be accepted.

EACH BID PROPOSAL shall be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty (10% of the Bid Amount).  Upon award of the contract, the contractor shall provide a Contract Bond to the City for 100% of the Bid Amount.


Legal Notice

Posted 3/7/24

The City of Mason Building and Engineering Department, in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program regulation 65.7 (b)(1), hereby gives notice of the City of Mason’s intent to establish floodway for a portion of Unnamed Tributary No. 1.  Specifically, the floodway shall be defined from a point approximately 1,372 LF downstream of Kings Mills Road and continuing downstream approximately 1,700 LF.  As a result of this revision, the 1% annual-chance flood hazard area will widen a to a maximum width of 212 ft approximately 2,510 LF downstream of Kings Mills Road and narrow to a minimum width of 50 ft approximately 2,925 LF downstream of Kings Mills Road.

Maps and detailed analysis of the revision can be reviewed at the City of Mason Building and Engineering Department at 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road.  Interested persons may call Kurt Seiler at 513-229-8520 for additional information from 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday.


Bid Notice

Posted 3/1/24

SEALED BIDS will be received by the City of Mason, Ohio will be received through the Bid Express website at www.bidexpress.com  until 10:00 AM, LOCAL TIME, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. The City of Mason will open and publicly read the total bid amount for bids at the Mason Municipal Center, City of Mason, 6000 Mason- Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio 45040, for the City of Mason 2024 Asphalt Maintenance Program.

SCOPE OF WORK to be performed under this improvement shall generally consist of sealcoating, crack sealing, asphalt repair, re-striping and asphalt resurfacing of various facilities and bike paths throughout the City of Mason.

THE ABOVE IMPROVEMENT shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents, on file in the City Engineer’s Office, 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio 45040. The City of Mason reserves the right to reject any or all bids in accordance with the Contract Documents.  The City of Mason reserves the right to add to or to subtract from the contract quantities.

PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Bidding documents may be secured from the Bid Express website www.bidexpress.com/businesses/43460/home. Contractors and subcontractors can view and download information free of charge. Submission of a bid requires a payment to Bid Express, see website for pricing. All electronic bidders must first register on the www.bidexpress.com website and create an Info Tech Digital ID. It can take up to five business days to process your Digital ID and it is highly recommended that a Digital ID be enabled 48 hours in advance of submitting an electronic bid. Bidders who wish to learn more about the Bid Express service or to sign up for an account can visit the Bid Express website at www.bidexpress.com, email customer support at support@bidexpress.com or call customer support at 1-888-352-2439 for information. Bidders must submit their bid through the Bid Express. No others will be accepted.

LAST TIME FOR QUESTIONS to be taken from Contractors is 10:00am, Thursday, March 14, 2024.

EACH BIDDER is required to furnish with its proposal, a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security, furnished in Bond form, shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety.  Upon award of the contract, the contractor shall provide a Contract Bond to the City (100% of the Bid Amount).

Each Proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity.

Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Warren County and the City of Mason, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division, (614) 644-2239.

Bidders must use the forms provided. No others will be accepted.


Legal Notice

Posted 8/24/23

The City of Mason has completed and filed the 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The report is available for public inspection in the City of Mason’s Finance Department located at 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio.  The report is also available at the City of Mason’s website, www.imaginemason.org.


Legal Notice

Posted 3/6/23

The Mason Port Authority fiscal officer has completed and filed Warren County’s 2022 Annual Financial Report. The report is available for public inspection in the City of Mason’s Finance Department located at 6000 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio.


Public Notice

Posted 10/29/21

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