Circleville Seeks Bids for South Court Street Water-Main Replacement

The City of Circleville is seeking bids for a South Court Street water-infrastructure project, with electronic proposals due by 10 a.m. August 14, 2026.

The advertisement identifies the work as Utility Improvements for South Court Street, Contract 4-2026. Bids will be publicly downloaded and read aloud by teleconference after the deadline.

What the project includes

The advertised project would replace approximately 3,100 linear feet of existing 6-inch and 8-inch water main with an 8-inch ductile-iron main.

The scope also calls for valves, hydrants and related appurtenances; replacement of existing water services on private property; trench repair; and asphalt planing and overlay on South Court Street.

For South Court Street residents, property owners and businesses, the project could eventually mean work near private properties and roadway restoration. The bid advertisement does not identify individual addresses or state which property owners would have specific responsibilities for service-line work.

Funding and bidding requirements

The city says any contract awarded is expected to receive assistance from Ohio’s Water Supply Revolving Loan Account, or WSRLA. The procurement must comply with applicable state and federal requirements.

Those conditions include wage requirements tied to Ohio wage determinations and the federal Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. The advertisement also requires bidders to make positive efforts to use disadvantaged businesses, including small, minority-owned and women-owned businesses. Iron, steel, manufactured products and construction materials must comply with Build America, Buy America requirements.

The city reserves the right to reject bids, waive technicalities or accept a bid it considers advantageous. The contract is to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and submitted bids remain subject to acceptance for 110 days after the deadline.

What the state record shows

A draft Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Drinking Water Assistance Fund project list separately names Circleville’s Utility Improvements for South Court Street in Pickaway County. The list classifies the project as construction and shows an estimated loan amount of $1.766 million.

That state record is the draft Program Year 2026 plan dated June 9, 2025. It lists an estimated September 2025 award date, but that estimate predates the city’s July 2026 bid advertisement and does not establish a current award, contractor or construction schedule. The City of Circleville’s July 23 and July 30, 2026, advertisement is the controlling record for the current solicitation, scope and August 14 bid deadline.

What remains undecided

As of August 2, 2026, the project remains a bid solicitation rather than an awarded construction contract. The advertisement does not identify a contractor or final price. The records reviewed also do not establish a construction start date, work duration, traffic-control plan, road closures, water-service interruptions or property-specific notices.

Residents, businesses, pedestrians and motorists should watch for later notices from the City of Circleville and its Utilities Department after bids are opened and evaluated. This water-main project is separate from the South Court Street railroad grade-separation project.

Sources

• City of Circleville bid advertisement for Utility Improvements for South Court Street, Contract 4-2026
• Ohio EPA Draft Program Year 2026 Drinking Water Assistance Fund plan