City of Van Wert

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
2023-09-14 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
The meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month in City Council Chambers, 515 E. Main St., Van Wert, Ohio at 5:00 p.m.

Council meeting of the whole
2023-09-06 18:00 - 18:30 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
Council meeting of the whole is scheduled for Wednesday Sept 6th at 6:00 p.m. for the purposes of discussing Council members rate of pay for the next Council session.

City Council Property and Equipment Committee Meeting
2023-08-14 18:15 - 18:30 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
Property and Equipment committee meeting schedule for the Van Wert City Council on August 14, 2023 at 6:15 p.m. at the City Council Chambers to discuss hydroseeding.

Civil Service Commission Meeting
2023-08-03 08:00 - 2023-08-05 17:00 | OH
The Civil Service Commission will hold a meeting Friday, August 4, 2023 at 8:00 a.m., in the City Council Conference Room at 8:00 a.m.

City Council Judiciary Committee Meeting
2023-08-01 17:30 - 20:00 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
Judiciary committee meeting to discuss council rule changes.

2023-07-24 18:00 - 18:30 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
A public meeting has been scheduled in the City Council Chambers for July 24 2023 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the passage of and ordinance to establish the Van Wert Downtown Redevelopment District.

2023 Street Maintenance Repaving Bid
2023-07-13 - 2023-07-19 | OH
Bids for the 2023 Street Maintenance project will be received by the City of Van Wert at the Office of the Safety-Service Director, 515 E. Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891, until Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:15 a.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.
The Project includes the following Work: Resurfacing several streets in the City of Van Wert, which will include milling, asphalt placement, and pavement striping.
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found and downloaded at the following website: choiceoneengineering.com/projects-out-for-bid. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office of Choice One.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
Owner: City of Van Wert
By: Jay Fleming
Title: Safety-Service Director

Water Treatment Plant Roof Replacement Bid
2023-07-13 - 2023-07-19 | OH
Bids for the Water Treatment Plant Roof Replacements project will be received by the City of Van Wert at the Office of the Safety-Service Director, 515 E. Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891, until Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.
The Project includes the following Work: The rehabilitation of the roofs of the Water Treatment Plant in the City of Van Wert.
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found and downloaded at the following website: choiceoneengineering.com/projects-out-for-bid. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office of Choice One.
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the 1260 S. Washington Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
Owner: City of Van Wert
By: Jay Fleming
Title: Safety-Service Director

2023-07-10 18:15 - 18:30 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
Public meeting to discuss city tax budget.

Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting
2023-06-20 18:00 - 18:30 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting scheduled in Council Chambers to discuss the tax budget

City Council Public Meeting
2023-05-22 18:00 - 18:30 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
Van Wert City Council has scheduled a public meeting on May 22, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 515 East Main Street to discuss changes to parking spaces on Jefferson Street as forward angled or reverse angled parking

City Council Public Meeting
2023-04-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
A public hearing has been scheduled for April 10, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio regarding a stone grinding project on South Washington Street.

2023 Brush Pick Up Schedule
2023-03-30 07:30 - 2023-09-18 23:30 | OH
2023 Brush Pick Up
The City will begin the brush pickup program for 2023 on Monday, May 8, 2023.
Please have your brush out by 7:00 a.m. on the following days:
Monday, May 8, 2023
Monday, July 10, 2023
Monday, September 18, 2023
Place the brush by the curb and do not place it near poles, trees, etc.

The City will not pick up limbs larger than four (4) inches in diameter or more than (10) feet long.
The City will not pick up brush that has been left behind by a professional tree trimmer or private contractor.
Brush placed in bags or boxes will not be picked up.
The City will not be picking up leaves during brush pick up.

*If a homeowner utilized a trimming service, they are responsible for disposing of the tree.

City Council Public Hearing
2023-03-27 06:00 - 06:30 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
A public hearing has been scheduled for March 27, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio. The following properties have requested a zoning change from the present R-2 to an I-1 zoning:
The Mohr Organization, LLC by Cory Mohr for 919 E. Main St., parcel #12-
019448.000 and 213 N. Vine St., parcel #12-019472. and John E. and Kathy White
for 111 N. Vine St., parcel #12-019448.01000, N. Vine St., parcel #12-
019468.0000 and N. Franklin St., parcel #12-019176.0000.

City Council public hearing scheduled for March 13, 2023 has been cancelled
2023-03-13 18:00 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
There was a public hearing scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on March 13, 2023 prior to the regular City Council meeting which has now been cancelled and will be rescheduled in the near future.

Civil Service Commission Meeting
2023-02-14 11:00 - 23:59 | OH
The Civil Service Commission has scheduled a meeting to discuss entry level exam for the Police Department.
It will be held on Friday, February 17, 2023 at 8:00 am in the Council Chambers located at 515 E. Main St., Van Wert, Ohio 45891.

The City Planning Commission Meeting
2023-02-02 09:00 - 2023-02-23 17:00 | OH
The Planning Commission will be meeting on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 4:00 pm at the Council Chambers located at 515 East Main Street Van Wert. to discuss pre-annexation agreements and zoning.

Emergency Council Meeting Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 6:00 in Council Chambers
2023-01-11 08:00 - 2023-01-12 20:00 | OH
City Council will hold an Emergency Meeting in Council Chambers this Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The subject of this meeting is legislation pertaining to Midway West Properties, LLC.

Annual Street Paving Information
2022-10-27 08:00 - 2022-11-18 17:00 | OH
Annual Paving Street Information

Leaf Pick Up 2022
2022-10-25 07:00 - 2022-12-09 15:00 | OH
2022 Leaf Pick Up – It will begin the week of November 7, 2022 and will run weekly with the last day of pick up being December 9, 2022. Please make sure that your leaves are in paper biodegradable bags and placed by the curb 7:00 am each Monday. If your leaves are not place in paper biodegradable bags and by the curb, they will not be picked up. There is not break down from ward to ward so please make sure you place them out by 7:00 am each Monday.
Brush will NOT be picked up.

Street Closure for Events or Projects
2022-07-29 08:00 - 2022-12-31 17:00 | OH
Van Wert Forward Project – Jackson St., between Washington and Jefferson St., will be closed until further notice, due to the Van Wert Forward Project

2022 Street Maintenance Bid Opening
2022-06-30 08:00 - 2022-07-28 17:00 | OH

2022 Street Maintenance Bid Opening
2022-06-30 08:00 - 2022-07-28 17:00 | OH
Bids for the 2022 Street Maintenance project will be received by the City of Van Wert at the Office of the Safety-Service Director, 515 E. Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891, until Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.
The Project includes the following Work: The resurfacing of several streets in the City of Van Wert. Most streets will be milled and then overlayed. Some streets will have sections that no milling will occur and will only be overlayed.
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found and downloaded at the following website: choiceoneengineering.com/projects-out-for-bid. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office of Choice One.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
Owner: City of Van Wert
By: Jay Fleming
Title: Safety-Service Director

2022 Pavement Marking Bid Opening
2022-06-08 08:00 - 2022-07-07 17:00 | OH
Legal Notice
Sealed proposals marked “2022 Pavement Marking” and addressed to the Safety-Service Director of the City of Van Wert, Municipal Building, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891 will be received until 11:00 A.M. (Van Wert Time), on Thursday, July 7, 2022, for furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to fulfill this contract. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at Council Chambers in the Municipal Building, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891. The work for which proposals are invited is for the work required to re-paint the pavement markings currently in use within the City of Van Wert. In accordance with the Ohio Revised Code Section 307.87 this shall serve as notification that this notice is available on the City of Van Wert, Ohio’s internet web site on the World Wide Web by logging onto http://www.vanwert.org and going to Notices/Hot Topics from the home page and you will be able to view the notice.
Contract Documents, specifications, and the plans (if available) may be examined or obtained at the office of the Safety-Service. The nonrefundable fee for each set of specifications is $10.00. Checks shall be made payable to the City of Van Wert.
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 with a certified check or in Bond form, which shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation that is licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Each Proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit a complete listing of all subcontractors to be used. The Owner intends and requires that this project be completed by August 31, 2022, or as weather permits. If the bids received are within an acceptable range of the Engineer’s Estimate, the City intends to issue a notice-to-proceed upon completion of the signed contract.
Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Van Wert County and the City of Van Wert as determined by the Ohio Department of Development. All work completed will be subject to all applicable local income taxes.
The Safety-Service Director reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive any informality in the bidding and to enter into a contract with the bidder who in their consideration offered the lowest and best proposal. No late bids will be accepted. The clock in City Council Chambers shall be the official instrument used to declare closure of bidding.
By order of the Safety-Service Director, City of Van Wert, Ohio

WWTP Sludge Storage Building Modifications Bid Opening
2022-03-25 08:00 - 2022-04-11 17:00 | OH
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SEALED BIDS for the furnishing of the necessary materials and construction of the WWTP SLUDGE STORAGE BUILDING MODIFICATIONS VAN WERT, OHIO
will be received by the City of Van Wert, Ohio at the office of the Safety-Service Director, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891 until 11:00 a.m. (Local Time) Tuesday, April 12, 2022
and at that time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The scope of work for this project consists of constructing a new sludge storage area and demolition of existing conveyance and storage equipment.
The contract documents, including plans and specifications, are on file at the office of the City of Van Wert, Ohio and the Architect/Engineer — Poggemeyer Design Group, Inc. (PDG). The documents may be viewed and ordered online from Becker Impressions, 4646 Angola Road, Toledo, Ohio 43615, Telephone 419-385-5303, www.pdgplanroom.com for the cost of reproduction to be paid to the printing company at the time the documents are ordered. Shipping and tax charges are the bidder’s responsibility and payable directly to Becker Impressions.
The Engineer for the Project is Poggemeyer Design Group, Inc., 1168 North Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402.
All bids must be signed and submitted on the blanks which are bound in this booklet. Bids must state the unit prices in the blanks provided and be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked — WWTP SLUDGE STORAGE BUILDING MODIFICATIONS –— and addressed to the City of Van Wert, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891.
The bid guaranty may be of two forms:

A Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond using the form in the Contract Documents. (The amount of the bid does NOT have to appear on this form.)
A certified check, cashier’s check or letter of credit in favor of the City of Van Wert, Ohio in the amount of 10% of the bid. If the contract is awarded, a Contract Bond will be required, which is a 100% payment and performance bond.

After the award of the contract let by competitive bid and prior to the time the contract is entered into, bidders shall submit the affidavit required under the Ohio Revised Code, Section 5719.042 that the bidder was not charged with any delinquent personal property taxes in Van Wert County, Ohio.
The successful bidder will be required to pay not less than the minimum wage rates established by the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of Ohio.
The City of Van Wert, Ohio reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in any bid and to determine the lowest and best bidder.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.
The estimated cost of construction is $120,000.
By Order of Jay Fleming, Safety-Service Director

Water Meter Replacement Bid Opening
2022-03-17 08:00 - 2022-04-05 17:00 | OH
Water Meter Replacement
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed Bids for Water Meter Replacement, will be received by the City of Van Wert, at the 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891, until 11:00 AM, local time, on April 5, 2022 at which time they will be publicly opened and read.
In general, the work consists of the replacement of approximately 4860 water meters ranging from 5/8 inch to 2 inches in diameter located throughout the City of Van Wert, Ohio.
The issuing office is Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd., 3103 Executive Parkway, Suite 300, Toledo, Ohio 43606. Copies of the Bidding Documents may be examined at the Owner’s office listed above or the issuing office, without charge.
Technical questions regarding the project should be e-mailed to the Project Manager Theodore Bennett, P.E. at tbennett@jheng.com at Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd.
Copies of Bidding Documents and Contract Documents may be obtained electronically from Newfax Corporation, Phone 419-241-5157, www.newfaxcorp.com. A non-refundable fee will be required for each set of Bidding and Contract Documents by Newfax Corporation payable to Newfax Corporation.
Neither Owner nor Engineer has any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of any bid documents obtained from any source other than the source indicated in these documents. Obtaining these documents from any other source(s) may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information. Obtaining these documents from any source other than directly from the source listed herein may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to these documents that may be issued.
Bids must be submitted on the forms bound herein, must contain the names of every person or company interested therein, and shall be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in the amount of 100% of the amount bid with satisfactory corporate surety, or by a certified check on a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 10% of the amount of the Bid, subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Performance Bond and Maintenance and Guarantee Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid.
The Contractor shall be required to pay not less than the prevailing wage rates established by the federal Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids, but no bidder shall withdraw his Bid within 90 days after the actual opening thereof.
This procurement is subject to the EPA policy of encouraging the participation of small business in rural areas (SBRAs). The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, waive irregularities in any Bid, and to accept any Bid which is deemed most favorable to the Owner.
Jay Fleming
Safety-Service Director

Council Meeting
2022-03-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Council Chambers, 515 East Main Street, Van Wert, OH, 45891, United States
Council Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month

2022 Van Wert County Recycling Holiday Schedule
2022-01-26 08:00 - 2022-12-31 17:00 | OH
Click below for full schedule

2022 Recycling Holiday Schedule

Council Meeting
2022-01-21 15:35 | OH
Council Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.

ADDITION BRUSH PICK UP
2021-12-20 08:00 - 2021-12-24 16:00 | OH
DECEMBER 20 @ 7:00 am – DECEMBER 24, 2021

The City will do an additional brush pick up the week of Monday, December 20, 2021. Please have your brush out by 7:00 am that Monday.
Please place the brush next to curb and do not place it near poles, trees, etc.
The City will not pick up limbs larger than four (4) inches in diameter or more than (10) feet long.
The City will not pick up brush that has been left behind by professional tree trimmers or private contractors.
Brush placed in bags or boxes will not be picked up.
The City will not be picking up leaves during brush pick up.
*If a homeowner utilized a trimming service, they are responsible for disposing of the tree.
