Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5525 | Construction Contracts
Section 5525.04 | Financial Statement and Financial Audit.

Effective: September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
No bidder shall be given a certificate of qualification unless the bidder's financial statement and the investigation made by the director of transportation show that the bidder possesses net current assets or working capital sufficient, in the judgment of the director, to render it probable that the bidder can satisfactorily execute the bidder's contracts and meet all contractual obligations. Any applicant desiring a certificate of qualification in an amount of five million dollars or more shall submit on forms prescribed by the director a financial audit prepared and attested as correct by an independent certified public accountant. Any applicant desiring a certificate of qualification in an amount that is less than five million dollars shall submit a financial review on forms prescribed by the director. The aggregate amount of work set forth in either type of certificate of qualification shall not exceed ten times the applicant's net current assets or working capital. At the time of bidding, a bidder's qualification is determined by the bidder's qualification amount minus all of the bidder's pending work.
Applicants for qualification shall expressly authorize the director to obtain any information that the director considers pertinent, with respect to the financial worth, assets, and liabilities of the applicant, from banks or other financial institutions, surety companies, dealers in material, equipment, or supplies, or other persons having business transactions with the applicant. Applicants shall expressly authorize all such financial institutions or other persons to furnish any such information requested from them by the director. All information filed with or furnished to the director by applicants or other persons, in connection with the administration of sections 5525.02 to 5525.09 of the Revised Code, shall be kept in confidence by the director and not revealed to any person, except upon proper order of a court. Failure to submit the required information or to expressly grant the director authority to obtain the required information shall result in the denial of a certificate of qualification. The director or the director's subordinates shall have access to the books of account and financial records of all applicants, unless the financial statement furnished by any applicant is prepared and attested as correct by a certified public accountant.
If an applicant for either type of certificate of qualification is or has been an employer in this state the application shall be accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the applicant has complied with Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code.
The director may require all qualified bidders to file financial statements at such intervals as the director prescribes. Sections 5525.02 to 5525.09 of the Revised Code shall be administered without reference to the residence of applicants, and the rules of the director shall apply equally to residents and nonresidents of this state. Sections 5525.02 to 5525.09 of the Revised Code, do not apply to the purchase of material, equipment, or supplies.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges

Chapter 5525 | Construction Contracts

Section 5525.01 | Advertisement for Bids - Awarding of Contracts - Odot Letting Fund.

Section 5525.011 | Complying With Federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act.

Section 5525.02 | Qualification and Classification of Bidders.

Section 5525.03 | Application for Qualification.

Section 5525.04 | Financial Statement and Financial Audit.

Section 5525.05 | Rules - Lists of Qualified Bidders.

Section 5525.06 | Subcontractor Must Be Properly Qualified.

Section 5525.061 | Subcontract Approval.

Section 5525.07 | Notification of Final Action - Prequalification Review Board.

Section 5525.08 | Disposition of Bids of Unqualified Bidders - Nonresponsive Bids.

Section 5525.09 | False Statement With Respect to Financial Worth.

Section 5525.10 | Contracts Not to Be Awarded for More Than Cost Plus Five per Cent.

Section 5525.11 | Contract Upon a Unit Price Basis.

Section 5525.12 | Lumber Deemed Material.

Section 5525.13 | Limitation of Surety Bond and Insurance.

Section 5525.14 | Written Change Orders or Orders for Extra Work.

Section 5525.15 | Cost Estimates May Be Confidential.

Section 5525.16 | Contract Performance Bond and Payment Bond.

Section 5525.17 | Failure of Contractor or Surety to Complete Work.

Section 5525.18 | Contract With Foreign Corporation.

Section 5525.19 | Payment of Costs.

Section 5525.20 | Incentive and Disincentive Contract Provisions.

Section 5525.21 | Authorizing Minimal Amount of Foreign Steel Products in Bridge Projects.

Section 5525.22 | Demolition Contracts.

Section 5525.23 | Binding Dispute Resolution for Contract Controversies.

Section 5525.25 | Warranty Specifications in Bidding Documents.

Section 5525.99 | Penalty.