Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Decker Construction Company for the ADA Ramp Projects - Citywide Curb Ramps 2026 project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services.
This contract includes the design and construction of ADA compliant curb ramps at locations where there are no ramps or where existing ramps do not meet current ADA requirements. These ramp locations will come from 311 service requests, un-matched ramp situations at crosswalk locations not addressed as part of the resurfacing program (i.e. brick and concrete streets), maintenance issues, 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 June 11, 2026. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Two bids were received on April 21, 2026, (both majority) and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/ODI Certification
Decker Construction Company $986,093.65 Columbus, OH MAJ
Strawser Paving Company $1,288,710.38 Columbus, OH MAJ
Award is to be made to Decker Construction Company as the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for their bid of $986,093.65. The amount of construction administration and inspection services will be $147,914.05. The total legislated amount is $1,134,007.70.
As part of their bid Decker Construction Company has proposed the following subcontractors to work on the project:
Company Name City/State Majority/ODI Certification
Danbert Electrical Corporation Plain City, Ohio MAJ
Mid-West Landscape, Inc. Columbus, Ohio MAJ
The Paul Peterson Company Columbus, Ohio MAJ
Griffin Pavement Striping, LLC Columbus, Ohio MAJ
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Decker Construction Company is CC4549 and expires 10/9/27.
3. PRE-QUALIFICATION STATUS
Decker 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
Funding in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for this contract is available within the Street, Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund, Fund 2265.
The remaining balance of $134,007.70 is available and appropriated within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund, Fund 7704. A transfer of funds between projects is required to align spending in the proper project.
5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to begin work as early as possible within the construction season, in support of a timely completion and to ensure the safety of the traveling public.
Title
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement budget; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Decker Construction Company for the ADA Ramp Projects - Citywide Curb Ramps 2026 project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,134,007.70 from the Street, Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund and the Streets and Highways Bond Fund for the project; and to declare an emergency. ($1,134,007.70)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service is engaged in the ADA Ramp Projects - Citywide Curb Ramps 2026 project; and
WHEREAS, the work for this project consists of the design and construction of ADA compliant curb ramps at locations where there are no ramps or where existing ramps do not meet current ADA requirements. These ramp locations will come from 311 service requests, un-matched ramp situations at crosswalk locations not addressed as part of the resurfacing program (i.e. brick and concrete streets), maintenance issues; 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, Decker Construction Company will be awarded the contract for the ADA Ramp Projects - Citywide Curb Ramps 2026 project; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service requires funding to be available for the ADA Ramp Projects - Citywide Curb Ramps 2026 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 for Council to authorize a transfer of funds within Fund 7704, the Streets and Highways Bond Fund, to establish sufficient cash to pay for the project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an expenditure of up to $1,134,007.70 from the Street, Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund and 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 Decker Construction Company to meet the Notice to Proceed date of June 11, 2026 thereby ensuring the safety of the traveling public, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; 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 / P530282-100051 / Resurfacing - Resurfacing Projects (Voted Carryover) / $4,213,578.00 / ($134,008.00) / $4,079,570.00
7704 / P530087-912026 / ADA Ramp Projects - Citywide Curb Ramps 2026 (Voted Carryover) / $0.00 / $134,008.00 / $134,008.00
SECTION 2. That the transfer of $134,007.70, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized within Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), from Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Project P530282-100051 (Resurfacing - Resurfacing Projects), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) to Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Project P530087-912026 (ADA Ramp Projects - Citywide Curb Ramps 2026), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) between projects per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the Director of Public Service be and is hereby authorized to enter into a construction services contract with Decker Construction Company, 3042 McKinley Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43204, for the ADA Ramp Projects - Citywide Curb Ramps 2026 project in the amount of up to $986,093.65 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 $147,914.05.
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $1,000,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 2265 (Street, Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund), Dept-Div 5911 (Infrastructure Management), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That the expenditure of $134,007.70, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Project P530087-912026 (ADA Ramp Projects - Citywide Curb Ramps 2026), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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 7. 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 8. 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 9. 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.