Understanding Ohio's Public Competitive Bidding Statutes and Bid Protests

Understand the requirements and exceptions when submitting bids for contracts in Ohio.

Many professionals are called upon to quickly analyze and provide advice on public bidding issues in Ohio. This topic will explain the methods for analyzing the public bidding requirements, including home rule and statutory requirements, when public bidding is actually required, the variations and exceptions to public bidding, and the fundamentals of contract awards and bid protests.

Learning Objectives

- You will be able to describe the fundamentals of the bidding process, including variations and exceptions to the bidding process.

- You will be able to recognize the various types of entities in Ohio and whether the entities are subject to home rule charter or statutory requirements.

- You will be able to discuss the fundamentals of the contract award, bid guarantees and bid challenges.

- You will be able to review the bid process.