Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5525 | Construction Contracts
Section 5525.18 | Contract With Foreign Corporation.

Effective: November 3, 1989
Latest Legislation: House Bill 222 - 118th General Assembly
No contract shall be entered into by the director of transportation, if the bidder awarded the contract is a foreign corporation, until the secretary of state has certified that the corporation is authorized to do business in this state, and, if the bidder awarded the contract is a person or partnership nonresident of the state, until the person or partnership has filed with the secretary of state a power of attorney designating the secretary of state as its agent for the purpose of accepting service of summons in any action brought in this state against the person, firm, or corporation relating to the contract, or under the highway laws or under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code. No estimate shall be paid to any contractor by the director until the administrator of workers' compensation has certified that the contractor has complied with every condition of Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, and all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. The certificate of compliance shall be valid for fifteen days following the period for which the employer has paid an advance premium, and shall warrant and require the payment of all estimates dated during the fifteen-day period, other than final estimates, unless the certificate is revoked by the administrator. Upon the request of any contractor upon state highway work, or person, firm, or corporation intending to engage in contracting upon such work, the administrator, upon the receipt of any premium due, shall forward the certificate to the director.

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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.