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??r? ? ADVERTISING. SALE AND AWARD 7.1 The LPA shall not advertise for bids prior to the receipt of the "Authorization to Advertise" notification from ODOT. Upon approval of the Plan Package Submittal by the Office of Local Projects, the LPA shall commence all competitive bidding and contract award activities associated with the PROJECT's construction in accordance with all applicable State and local bidding requirements. 7.2 Any use of sole source or proprietary bid items must be approved by the applicable ODOT district. All sole source or proprietary bid items should be brought to the attention of the LPA Coordinator as soon as possible so as not to cause a delay in the plan package submission process. Bid items for traffic signal and highway lighting projects must be in conformance with ODOT's Traffic Engineering Manual. 7.3 The LPA shall require the contractor to protect and indemnify the LPA and ODOT from all claims and liability resulting from negligence or willful violations of the contractor. The LPA shall require that each of its selected contractors and each subcontractor maintain, during the life of its contract and subcontract, Workers' Compensation Insurance, Public Liability Insurance with minimum coverage amounts of $1,000,000 per occurrence, Property Damage Insurance with minimum coverage amounts of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and Vehicle Liability Insurance. 7.4 CONTRACTOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE: In accordance with Executive Order 2002-13T, the LPA shall require the contractor to be enrolled in, and in good standing with, the Drug-Free Workplace Program (DFWP) or a similar program approved by the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, and require the same of any of its subcontractors. 7.5 Only prequalified contractors are eligible to submit bids for this PROJECT. Prequalification status must be in force at the time of bidding, at the time of sale, at the time of award, and through the life of the construction contract. For work types that ODOT does not prequalify, the LPA must still select a qualified contractor. Subcontractors are not subject to the prequalification requirement. The "prime" contractor must perform no less than 35 percent of the total original contract price. 7.6 Before awarding a contract to the selected contractor, the LPA shall verify either that the contractor is not subject to a finding for recovery under R.C. 9.24, or that the contractor has taken the appropriate remedial steps required under R.C. 9.24, or that the contractor otherwise qualifies under the exceptions to this section. Findings for recovery can be viewed on the Auditor of State's website at htti)://www.auditor.state.oh.us/WhatsNew/FFR/. If the LPA fails to so verify, ODOT may immediately terminate this Agreement and release all State funding commitments. 7.7 After analyzing all bids for completeness, accuracy, and responsiveness, the LPA shall approve the award of the contract in accordance with laws and policies governing the LPA. Within 45 days of that approval, the LPA shall submit to ODOT notification of the project award by submitting a bid tabulation, a copy of the ordinance or resolution, and direct payment information as required in Attachment 2 of this agreement, if applicable. 8. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 8.1 The LPA shall provide and maintain competent and adequate project management covering the supervision and inspection of the development and construction of the PROJECT. The LPA shall bear the responsibility of ensuring that construction conforms to the approved plans, surveys, profiles, cross sections and material specifications. If a consultant is used for engineering and/or inspection activities, the LPA must use a Qualification Based Selection process as required pursuant to ORC sections 153.65 through 153.71.