Competitive bidding is a process under which a board of education must advertise and seek formal bids from potential- vendors before making a purchase for the district. For most purchases, school boards are not required to use competitive bidding. However, Ohio laws require boards of education to use competitive bidding for certain construction, repairs and improvements of school property and for the purchase of school buses. These procedures are designed to preserve the integrity of public contracts and are strictly construed and enforced by the courts. The legislative intent of competitive bidding is to provide for open and honest competition in bidding for public contracts and to hold the public, as well as bidders themselves, harmless from any kind of favoritism or fraud (Bd. of Edn. v. Sever-Williams Co., 22 Ohio St.2d 107 (1970)).
Opportunities will be posted below as they become available. Questions can be directed to Kerri Johnson, Treasurer of the Anthony Wayne Local Schools Board of Education at 419-877-5377.