Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Complete General Construction Company for the Bridge Rehabilitation - Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard over Railroad Tunnel project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services.
This contract includes the rehabilitation of the Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard bridges over the railroad tunnel downtown. The Front Street bridge is approximately 200 feet south of Nationwide Boulevard and the Nationwide Boulevard bridge is approximately 200 feet east of Front Street. The project involves a major superstructure replacement for the bridge on Front Street which will include conversion of the bridge abutments to semi-integral, deck replacement, and approach slab replacements. Work for the bridge on Nationwide Boulevard includes expansion seal replacements and sidewalk resurfacing, and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in the Bid Submittal Documents.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is December 3, 2025. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. One bid was received on June 26, 2025, (majority) and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/ODI Cert.
Complete General Construction Company $4,895,692.01 Columbus, OH Majority
Award is to be made to Complete General Construction Company as the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for their bid of $4,895,692.01. The amount of construction administration and inspection services will be $538,526.12. The total legislated amount is $5,434,218.13.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Complete General Construction Company.
As part of their bid Complete General Construction Company has proposed the following subcontractors to work on the project:
Company Name City/State Majority/ODI Certification
Flatrock Bridge Group Maumee, Ohio MAJ
Strawser Paving Co., Inc. Columbus, Ohio MAJ
Armstrong Steel Erectors, Inc. Newark, Ohio MAJ
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Complete General Construction Company is CC6056 and expires 10/17/27.
3. PRE-QUALIFICATION STATUS
Complete General Construction Company and all proposed subcontractors have met code requirements with respect to pre-qualification, pursuant to relevant sections of Columbus City Code Chapter 329.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
This is a budgeted expense of $5,434,218.13 within Fund 7704, the Streets and Highways Bond Fund. It is necessary to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget to establish authority within the correct project. The funds are appropriated.
5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested in order to meet projected completion date after ordinance was delayed to allow for bond sale.
Title
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement budget; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Complete General Construction Company for the Bridge Rehabilitation - Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard over Railroad Tunnel project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $5,434,218.13 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund project; and to declare an emergency. ($5,434,218.13)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service is engaged in the Bridge Rehabilitation - Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard over Railroad Tunnel project; and
WHEREAS, the work for this project consists of the rehabilitation of the Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard bridges over the railroad tunnel downtown. The Front Street bridge is approximately 200 feet south of Nationwide Boulevard and the Nationwide Boulevard bridge is approximately 200 feet east of Front Street. The project involves a major superstructure replacement for the bridge on Front Street which will include conversion of the bridge abutments to semi-integral, deck replacement, and approach slab replacements. Work for the bridge on Nationwide Boulevard includes expansion seal replacements and sidewalk resurfacing; and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in the Bid Submittal Documents; and
WHEREAS, Complete General Construction Company will be awarded the contract for the Bridge Rehabilitation - Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard over Railroad Tunnel project; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service requires funding to be available for the Bridge Rehabilitation - Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard over Railroad Tunnel project for construction expense along with construction administration and inspection services; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget to establish authority within the correct project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an expenditure of up to $5,434,218.13 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund for this contract; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with Complete General Construction Company to ensure the safety of the traveling public, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the 2025 Capital Improvements Budget authorized by ordinance 1790-2025 be amended as follows to establish sufficient authority for this project:
Fund / Project / Project Name / Current / Change /C.I.B. as Amended
7704 / P530301-160283 / Bridge Rehabilitation - Kimberly Parkway over Mason Run (Voted Carryover) / $67,421.00 / ($67,421.00) / $0.00
7704 / P530301-100000 / Bridge Rehabilitation (Voted Carryover) / $242,292.00 / ($131,862.00) / $110,430.00
7704 / P530301-260755 / Bridge Rehabilitation - Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard over Railroad Tunnel (Voted Carryover) / $5,234,936.00 / $199,283.00 / $5,434,219.00
SECTION 2. That the Director of Public Service be and is hereby authorized to enter into a construction services contract with Complete General Construction Company, 1221 East Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219, for the Bridge Rehabilitation - Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard over Railroad Tunnel project in the amount of up to $4,895,692.01 in accordance with the specifications and plans on file in the Office of Support Services, which are hereby approved; and to pay for necessary construction administration and inspection costs associated with the project up to a maximum of $538,526.12.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $5,434,218.13, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), Dept-Div 5911 (Infrastructure Management), Project P530301-260755 (Bridge Rehabilitation - Front St and Nationwide Blvd over RR Tunnel), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. 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 ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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 7. 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 ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.