RVB Services delivers sealed bids and RFP packages to the specified receiving office in Columbus and Central Ohio. Send the solicitation instructions, exact destination and submission deadline before dispatch. We confirm the assignment and the delivery record you need; you supply the completed, properly sealed response.
A bid can reach the right building and still miss its deadline at the receiving desk. Our delivery planning focuses on the details that matter: the room, receiving hours, security access and acknowledgment available. Call or text 740-936-7625 for a time-sensitive request.
Start with the submission instructions, not the street address
Read the current solicitation and any addenda before ordering delivery. Identify whether the issuer accepts a physical package at all. Some public solicitations require electronic submission, including the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission’s Bid Express process. A courier cannot replace a required electronic response.
For a paper submission, distinguish the deadline for receiving bids from the time of the bid opening. They may be different. Give RVB the receiving deadline, time zone and precise office named by the issuer. If the building has several entrances or a security checkpoint, include the official directions.
The handoff checklist for your sealed package
- Completed response: all required pages, signatures, copies, labels and other enclosures, assembled by the bidder.
- Solicitation identity: project name, solicitation number and official link, including applicable addenda.
- Destination: street address, building, floor, room, department and named receiving contact if provided.
- Timing: the actual submission deadline, receiving hours and any delivery restrictions.
- Evidence: whether you need a timestamped receipt, receiving signature or another acknowledgment.
- Decision contact: someone available to answer questions while the package is in transit.
Call before handoff to confirm that the package and delivery plan are ready. The bidder remains responsible for the contents and compliance with the issuer’s requirements. RVB’s role is the agreed delivery, not a legal or procurement-compliance review.
Build a delivery margin into the plan
Plan for traffic, parking, screening and the time needed to locate the authorized receiving desk. Do not make the building’s arrival time your target if the issuer requires an office timestamp. A delay outside your control does not assure an exception to a late-bid rule.
When the deadline is close, give us the package’s pickup location and readiness time along with the delivery address. We can assess the requested logistics before accepting. Sending a request does not guarantee that a last-minute trip can be completed.
If the package changes after it is prepared
A replacement page, changed label or added copy needs clear written instructions. Call before sending the change so we can establish where the package is and whether enough time remains. Do not assume a new email has stopped a delivery already underway.
Identify the exact page or item to replace, provide the final replacement and specify how the package should be resealed. Any additional printing or handling must be agreed before it is performed. Keep your own final copy of what the bidder submitted.
Know what the delivery record proves
Tell us in advance which acknowledgment you need. We request the receipt or receiving signature the office provides, subject to its rules. That record documents the delivery; the issuer decides whether the response is timely, complete and responsive. It does not establish an award or acceptance of the proposal’s terms.
Request bid-opening attendance separately
RVB can attend a public bid opening in Columbus or Central Ohio as a separately confirmed assignment, with or without package delivery. Supply the opening time and location, public-access rules and the observations or available results you want reported. Attendance and delivery may occur at different locations or hours.
For a combined request, list both tasks explicitly. We will confirm the schedule and scope rather than assuming delivery includes waiting for an opening. See our document-delivery services and Central Ohio coverage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Send the completed package, solicitation number, exact receiving office, submission deadline and time zone, and a contact we can reach during delivery.
Call first. We need the replacement page, written instructions, and enough time to make the change and reseal the package.
Tell us whether you need a receiving signature or timestamped receipt. We’ll request the acknowledgment the receiving office provides.
No. Many solicitations require electronic submission. For example, the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission uses Bid Express for its general-contracting competitive sealed bids. Check the actual solicitation before ordering a courier; physical delivery does not replace a required online response.
Do not count on it. The issuer’s deadline and late-bid rules control, and traffic or security delays do not guarantee an exception. Columbus’s construction specifications provide for returning late paper proposals unopened. Give RVB the receiving deadline and allow a margin rather than planning arrival at the last minute.
Only if that is the receiving location authorized by the solicitation. A package can reach the right building without reaching the designated office or being timestamped in time. Send the exact room, department, receiving instructions and deadline.
No. A receipt records delivery. The issuer separately determines whether the response is timely, complete and responsive and who receives an award. The bidder remains responsible for the contents, signatures, bonds, forms and addenda.
Request and confirm it separately. Include the opening time, location, access rules and the observations or available results you want reported. Delivery and bid-opening attendance may take place at different times or locations.
Send Us Your Request
See our document-delivery services and Central Ohio coverage. Include the issuer’s official solicitation link with your request.
Need rush service? Call or text 740-936-7625 with the address and deadline.
Legal disclaimer: This article is provided for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. RVB Services, LLC is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. If you need legal assistance, consult an attorney licensed to handle your case.
