Demolition and Abatement Services

The City of Columbus is seeking demolition and abatement services to demolish a structure and finish the property as required. The contractor must be registered with the city of Columbus as a demolition contractor and either possess a State of Ohio Asbestos Contractor License or subcontract with a company possessing such license. The contractor will provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform the work. The city seeks to hire one contractor to perform the designated services. • The contractor must comply with all applicable codes, standards, regulations, and worker safety rules. • The contractor must provide a health insurance benefit to its employees. • The contractor must pay a responsible wage to its employees, which is $21.33 per hour for 2026. • The contractor must provide all notices, make all filings, obtain all permits, pay all associated fees and charges, and comply with all laws, ordinances, codes, rules, and regulations of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the City of Columbus, or any other local, state, or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction. • The contractor must maintain a record of all notices, filings, permits, and any variances or waivers for one year after completion of abatement activities. • The contractor must provide asbestos abatement services, including preparing the work area, constructing isolation barriers, and installing decontamination facilities. • The contractor must remove all structures, basements, foundations, private sidewalks, steps, drives, debris, trash, and rubble from the property. • The contractor must backfill all excavations and compact the backfill by mechanical means. • The contractor must place a minimum depth of 3 inches of topsoil over excavated and backfilled areas. • The contractor must grade the property to a finished level continuous with the abutting properties and shall be graded and drained such that run-off is not directed to abutting property and that standing pools of water cannot form on the property. • The contractor must seed all areas on the property disturbed by the demolition using a combination of grass seed and covered with straw.