Explanation
Background:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to modify the contract with Shaw and Holter, Inc. to complete a safety upgrade of the railing for the Academy Park suspension bridge that is located on the Alum Creek Trail between Wolfe Park and Academy Park. The original contract was for a full restoration of this 1922 bridge. The new railing will provide increased stiffness to the bridge and more protective panels to prevent damage from vandalism and decrease ongoing maintenance costs.
The Academy Park suspension bridge spans Alum Creek south of Broad Street, entering into Wolfe Park. Built by the city in 1922, the structure is the only remaining cable suspension bridge in Central Ohio, and is an important bridge on the regional Alum Creek Trail.
The Alum Creek Trail is heavily used by pedestrians and cyclists. The Academy Park bridge is in the center of the 22-mile trail, and provides a critical crossing of the stream between Wolfe Park, Bexley, and the near east side of the city. The structure is historic and unique, and is a center piece of the Franklin Park/Wolfe Park neighborhoods. The restoration project will provide greater safety for the public and increased service life for the bridge.
The original ordinance for this project was 0510-2013.
Principal Parties:
Vendor Name: Shaw and Holter
Vendor Address: 2625 Coonpath Road, Lancaster, OH 43130
Vendor Contact Name and Phone: Ed Shaw 740-653-1864
Contract Compliance Number: 341154679
Contract Compliance Expiration Date: October 24, 2015
Number of Columbus Based Employees: 5+
Emergency Justification:
An emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said contract so that railing safety can be increased and completed to close this project.
Fiscal Impact:
In 2013, $492,000.00 was legislated for the Academy Park Suspension Bridge Project. This ordinance will provide funding that will modify the previously authorized amount by $25,669.00. $25,669.00 is budgeted and available in the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 702 to meet the financial obligations of this modification. The aggregate total contract amount, including this modification, is $517,669.00.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to modify the contract with Shaw and Holter, Inc. for the Academy Park Suspension Bridge Project; to authorize the expenditure of $25,669.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 702; and to declare an emergency. ($25,669.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify a contract with Shaw and Holter, Inc. for Academy Park Suspension Bridge Project to make safety upgrades to the bridge railing; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to modify said contract to increase railing safety standard and close out this project thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks is authorized to modify the contract with Shaw and Holter, Inc. for the Academy Park Suspension Bridge Project.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $25,669.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost thereof, be and is hereby authorized from the Voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund 702, as follows:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510229-100003 (Alum Creek Trail, Ohio Dominican) 722903 6621 $25,669.00
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this legislation.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 6. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.