Ohio Business Development Center

🏗️ Bid Opportunity for Contractors

The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) is seeking bids for Water Damage with Interior & Exterior Rehabilitation and Related Work at 689 Ocean Avenue in Akron.

📅 Bid Deadline: July 9, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM

Project specifications are available through SE Blueprint and the Housing Agency Marketplace at AkronHousing.org.

Questions? Contact Michele Kindler at (330) 376-7792.

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🕛 Noon – 1:30 PM
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🚨 The June 3 edition of The OhioMBE Weekly is now live!

Inside this week's issue:

🏗️ Gilbane | Smoot JV contractor outreach opportunity for the Columbus Municipal Court Project

🔨 New contracting opportunities from AMHA and CMHA

📰 Publisher's Notes:
• It Was Never About the Grass
• Were They Ready for $100 Million a Year?

📰 Youth Journalists Forging the Path to the Future

🗓️ Upcoming events from OhioDiversityNetworks.com

💼 OBDC training, resources, and opportunities for small businesses

Read the latest issue now at 👉 OhioMBE.com

Share with a business owner, contractor, nonprofit, or entrepreneur who needs contracts, capital, and connections.

🏗️ CONTRACTORS: Gilbane | Smoot JV is seeking firms for the upcoming City of Columbus Municipal Court Building Project.

Current opportunities include:
• Concrete Foundations
• Structural Steel
• Electrical
• HVAC
• Plumbing
• Deep Foundations
• Excavation & Shoring Systems

📅 June 10, 2026
🕑 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Gilbane Columbus

Learn about upcoming bid packages, meet the project team, and build valuable industry connections.

Register: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/acF1CrawEf

If your trade isn't listed, stay tuned for future opportunities.

🚧 NOW BIDDING: Concrete Replacement Project

The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) is seeking bids for a concrete replacement project at Honey Locust Apartments in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

📍 Honey Locust Apartments
3299 Prange Drive
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

📅 Bid Deadline: July 1, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM

📋 Plans available through SE Blueprint and the AMHA Agency Marketplace.

🔨 Contractors specializing in concrete, paving, and site work are encouraged to review this opportunity.

Visit OhioMBE.com for additional contracting opportunities across Ohio.