Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with Marker Construction, LLC for the Marion Franklin Pool Replacement Project. The contract amount being authorized by this ordinance is $3,000,000.00.
After serving the City of Columbus for more than fifty years, the pools at Marion Franklin and Tuttle Parks need to be replaced to function in an efficient and safe manner. Work will start at the Marion Franklin location in 2025 with early procurements of electrical and plumbing components in spring of 2025. Demolition of the Marion Franklin Pool will begin at the conclusion of the 2025 swim season and re-open for the 2026 swim season. A modification for additional work will be requested to perform renovations at the Tuttle Park Pool in 2026 and re-open in 2027. The work at both locations is similar to the pool renovation projects at Glenwood and Windsor Parks, which underwent complete renovations in 2022. At Marion Franklin, the existing swimming pool will be replaced. A new multiple feature leisure pool and updates to the existing bath house will also be included. The new pools will improve the accessibility for all ability levels. The project will also meet the requests that were received as part of the public outreach phase of the Columbus Recreation and Parks Aquatics Capital Improvement Plan.
Both of these facilities are well past their useful life expectancy. Swimming pools have shown to improve the quality of life in a community. The City of Columbus’s aquatic facilities offer opportunities for people to learn how to swim, have access to physical activity, and to relieve the stress associated with hot summer weather.
The Recreation and Parks Department proposes to deliver this project using a Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) contract. Using this method will allow for the early procurement of long lead time materials, which will keep the project on schedule. The plans are currently ninety percent complete and materials are ready to be procured. This early material procurement helps in shortening the overall project schedule which translates to project cost savings. This contract will be modified in the future to include the remainder of the Guaranteed Maximum Price for the project.
Vendor Bid/Proposal Submissions (Office of Diversity and Inclusion designation status):
Bids were advertised through Vendor Services, in accordance with City Code Section 329, on January 24, 2025 and received by the Recreation and Parks Department on February 14, 2025. Bids were received from the following companies:
Marker Construction (WBE)
Continental Building (MAJ)
Smoot Construction Company (MBE)
After reviewing the bids that were submitted, it was determined that Marker Construction, LLC was the lowest and most responsive bidder. Marker Construction, LLC and all proposed subcontractors have met code requirements with respect to prequalification, pursuant to relevant sections of Columbus City Code Chapter 329.
Principal Parties:
Marker Construction, LLC
2011 Riverside Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43201
Gary Schmitt, (614) 754-8349
Contract Compliance Number: 006989
Contract Compliance Expiration Date: September 27, 2026
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested so that work can be completed prior to the 2026 swim season.
Benefits to the Public: This project will benefit the public by improving an important recreational facility that has served the community for over fifty years.
Community Input/Issues: Through the Columbus Recreation and Parks Aquatics Capital Improvement Plan, residents in the service area have been engaged through their associations and commissions.
Area(s) Affected: Far South (64)
Master Plan Relation: This project supports the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department's Master Plan by improving existing aquatics facilities while helping to ensure that facilities remain safe and user friendly.
Fiscal Impact: $3,000,000.00 is budgeted and available from within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702 and Permanent Improvement Fund 7747 to meet the financial obligations of this contract
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To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Marker Construction, LLC for the Marion Franklin Pool Replacement Project; to authorize the appropriation of $2,444,578.15 within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund; to authorize the transfer of $3,000,000.00 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund and Permanent Improvement Fund; to authorize the amendment of the 2024 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the expenditure of $3,000,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund and Permanent Improvement Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($3,000,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Marker Construction, LLC for the Marion Franklin Pool Replacement Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the appropriation of $2,444,578.15 within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund 7747; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the transfer of $3,000,000.00 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702 and Permanent Improvement Fund 7747; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the amendment of the 2024 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance 1907-2024 in order to provide sufficient budget authority for this and future projects; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $3,000,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702 and Permanent Improvement Fund 7747; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into contract with Marker Construction, LLC so that work can be completed prior to the 2026 swim season, 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 Director of Recreation and Parks be and is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Marker Construction, LLC for the Marion Franklin Pool Replacement Project.
SECTION 2. 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 3. 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 4. 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 5. That the appropriation of $2,444,578.15 is authorized within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund 7747 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That the transfer of $3,000,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized between projects within the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund 7702 and Permanent Improvement Fund 7747 per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 7. That the 2024 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance 1907-2024 is hereby amended as follows in order to provide sufficient budget authority for this ordinance and future projects.
Fund / Project / Project Name / Current Revised Authority / Current Remaining Authority / Change / Amended Revised Authority / Amended Remaining Authority
Fund 7702 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P510302-100000 / Greenways - East-West Initiative (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $10,596 / $10,596 / $10,596 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P510303-100003 / Alum Creek Trail - Johnstown Road (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $17,697 / $17,697 / $17,697 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P510304-100002 / Greenways - Big Walnut Trail - Nafzger Park-Winchester Pike (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $9,000 / $9,000 / $9,000 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P510312-100000 / Greenways - Scioto Trail (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $343 / $343 / $343 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P510927-513000 / OPWC - West Franklinton Greenspace Grant Match (Voted Carryover) / $362,843 / $0 / $20 / $362,863 / $20 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P511000-100000 / Renovation - Misc. (Voted Carryover) / $500,000 / $0 / $24,141 / $524,141 / $24,141 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P511007-202201 / Hard Surface Improvements 2022-2023 (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $6,478 / $6,478 / $6,478 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P511007-202301 / Hard Surface Improvements 2023-2024 (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $51,860 / $51,860 / $51,860 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P511020-100000 / Renovation - General Design & Construction Management Services (Voted Carryover) / $375,000 / $0 / $4,443 / $379,443 / $4,443 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P511036-100000 / Glenwood Park Natural Area Improvements (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $54,622 / $54,622 / $54,622 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P511043-100000 / Lighting Improvements 2022 (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $26 / $26 / $26 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P511048-100000 / Minor Facility Renovations 2022 (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $1 / $1 / $1 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P511056-100000 / Cultural Arts Center Tuckpointing and Masonry Repair (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $6,000 / $6,000 / $6,000 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P511061-100000 / Griggs Culvert Pipe Replacement - Nottingham Road (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $45,403 / $45,403 / $45,403 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P511063-100000 / Adventure Center Renovations 2024 (Voted Carryover) / $1,171,902 / $0 / $16,200 / $1,188,102 / $16,200 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P512020-100000 / New Development - General Design & Construction Management Services (Voted Carryover) / $10,000 / $0 / $550 / $10,550 / $550 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P512026-100000 / Linview Park (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $20,189 / $20,189 / $20,189 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P512044-100000 / Greenways Safety and Stabilization Program (Voted Carryover) / $343,801 / $0 / $6,674 / $350,475 / $6,674 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P513000-100000 / Acquisition - Misc. (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $1,500 / $1,500 / $1,500 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P513004-100000 / Souder Avenue Acquisition 2021 (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $9,270 / $9,270 / $9,270 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P513005-100000 / Cooke Woods Acquisitions 2022 (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $20,616 / $20,616 / $20,616 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P513012-100000 / Glen Echo Ravine Park Preservation Acquisition (Voted Carryover) / $23,000 / $0 / $2,963 / $25,963 / $2,963 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P513015-100000 / Gantz Road Willow Creek Acquisition (Voted Carryover) / $700,000 / $0 / $9,191 / $709,191 / $9,191 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P515007-100000 / Raymond and Wilson Bridge Improvements 2023 (Voted Carryover) / $327,294 / $0 / $28,077 / $355,077 / $28,077 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P515008-100000 / Mentel Golf Clubhouse Exterior Improvements (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $1,665 / $1,665 / $1,665 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 / P515020-100000 / Program Projects (Large) - General Design & Construction Management Services (Voted Carryover) / $25,000 / $0 / $257 / $25,257 / $257 (to match cash)
Fund 7747 (to match cash)
Fund 7747 / P510040-100000 / Recreation and Parks Equipment (Carryover) / $474,074 / $0 / $6,450 / $480,524 / $6,450 (to match cash)
Fund 7747 / P511092-100000 / Beatty Recreation Center Renovation (Carryover) / $132,617 / $0 / $28,299 / $160,916 / $28,299 (to match cash)
Fund 7747 / P512004-100000 / Community Sports Park (Carryover) / $1,097,807 / $1,097,807 / $1,931,196 / $3,029,003 / $3,029,003 (to match cash)
Fund 7747 / P513010-100000 / Brown Road Parkland Acquisition (Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $589 / $589 / $589 (to match cash)
Fund 7747 / P514006-100000 / Sports Equipment (Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $40,000 / $40,000 / $40,000 (to match cash)
Fund 7702 (transfers out)
Fund 7702 / P510017-100375 / Sullivant Gardens Park (Voted Carryover) / $71,165 / $71,165 / ($71,165) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P510302-100000 / Greenways - East-West Initiative (Voted Carryover) / $10,596 / $10,596 / ($10,596) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P510303-100003 / Alum Creek Trail - Johnstown Road (Voted Carryover) / $17,697 / $17,697 / ($17,697) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P510304-100002 / Greenways - Big Walnut Trail - Nafzger Park-Winchester Pike (Voted Carryover) / $9,000 / $9,000 / ($9,000) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P510312-100000 / Greenways - Scioto Trail (Voted Carryover) / $343 / $343 / ($343) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P510927-513000 / OPWC - West Franklinton Greenspace Grant Match (Voted Carryover) / $20 / $362,863 / ($20) / $362,843 / $0
Fund 7702 / P510933-513000 / OPWC - Cooke Woods Preservation Grant Match (Voted Carryover) / $360,715 / $9,715 / ($9,715) / $351,000 / $0
Fund 7702 / P511000-100000 / Renovation - Misc. (Voted Carryover) / $524,141 / $24,141 / ($24,141) / $500,000 / $0
Fund 7702 / P511007-202201 / Hard Surface Improvements 2022-2023 (Voted Carryover) / $6,478 / $6,478 / ($6,478) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P511007-202301 / Hard Surface Improvements 2023-2024 (Voted Carryover) / $51,860 / $51,860 / ($51,860) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P511020-100000 / Renovation - General Design & Construction Management Services (Voted Carryover) / $379,443 / $4,443 / ($4,443) / $375,000 / $0
Fund 7702 / P511036-100000 / Glenwood Park Natural Area Improvements (Voted Carryover) / $54,622 / $54,622 / ($54,622) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P511043-100000 / Lighting Improvements 2022 (Voted Carryover) / $26 / $26 / ($26) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P511048-100000 / Minor Facility Renovations 2022 (Voted Carryover) / $1 / $1 / ($1) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P511056-100000 / Cultural Arts Center Tuckpointing and Masonry Repair (Voted Carryover) / $6,000 / $6,000 / ($6,000) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P511061-100000 / Griggs Culvert Pipe Replacement - Nottingham Road (Voted Carryover) / $45,403 / $45,403 / ($45,403) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P511063-100000 / Adventure Center Renovations 2024 (Voted Carryover) / $1,188,102 / $16,200 / ($16,200) / $1,171,902 / $0
Fund 7702 / P512020-100000 / New Development - General Design & Construction Management Services (Voted Carryover) / $10,550 / $550 / ($550) / $10,000 / $0
Fund 7702 / P512026-100000 / Linview Park (Voted Carryover) / $20,189 / $20,189 / ($20,189) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P512044-100000 / Greenways Safety and Stabilization Program (Voted Carryover) / $350,475 / $6,674 / ($6,674) / $343,801 / $0
Fund 7702 / P513000-100000 / Acquisition - Misc. (Voted Carryover) / $1,500 / $1,500 / ($1,500) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P513004-100000 / Souder Avenue Acquisition 2021 (Voted Carryover) / $9,270 / $9,270 / ($9,270) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P513005-100000 / Cooke Woods Acquisitions 2022 (Voted Carryover) / $20,616 / $20,616 / ($20,616) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P513012-100000 / Glen Echo Ravine Park Preservation Acquisition (Voted Carryover) / $25,963 / $2,963 / ($2,963) / $23,000 / $0
Fund 7702 / P513015-100000 / Gantz Road Willow Creek Acquisition (Voted Carryover) / $709,191 / $9,191 / ($9,191) / $700,000 / $0
Fund 7702 / P514003-100000 / Program Projects (Small) - Sports Misc. (Voted Carryover) /$40,064 / $40,064 / ($40,064) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P514022-100000 / Champions Golf Course Stormwater and Pond Improvements (Voted Carryover) / $9,842 / $9,842 / ($9,842) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P515007-100000 / Raymond and Wilson Bridge Improvements 2023 (Voted Carryover) / $355,077 / $28,077 / ($28,077) / $327,294 / $0
Fund 7702 / P515008-100000 / Mentel Golf Clubhouse Exterior Improvements (Voted Carryover) / $1,665 / $1,665 / ($1,665) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 / P515020-100000 / Program Projects (Large) - General Design & Construction Management Services (Voted Carryover) / $25,257 / $257 / ($257) / $25,000 / $0
Fund 7747 (transfers out)
Fund 7747 / P440006-100000 / Urban Infrastructure - Recreation and Parks (Carryover) / $1,155 / $1,155 / ($1,155) / $0 / $0
Fund 7747 / P510037-100000 / Facility Assessment Implementation (Carryover) / $1,340 / $1,340 / ($1,340) / $0 / $0
Fund 7747 / P510040-100000 / Recreation and Parks Equipment (Carryover) / $480,524 / $6,450 / ($6,450) / $474,074 / $0
Fund 7747 / P510918-100000 / Dry Run Stream Restoration Grant Match (Carryover) / $765 / $765 / ($765) / $0 / $0
Fund 7747 / P511014-100000 / Security Improvements (Carryover) / $175 / $175 / ($175) / $0 / $0
Fund 7747 / P511092-100000 / Beatty Recreation Center Renovation (Carryover) / $160,916 / $28,299 ($28,299) / $132,617 / $0
Fund 7747 / P512004-100000 / Community Sports Park (Carryover) / $3,029,003 / $3,029,003 / ($2,442,659) / $586,344
Fund 7747 / P513010-100000 / Brown Road Parkland Acquisition (Carryover) / $589 / $589 / ($589) / $0 / $0
Fund 7747 / P514006-100000 / Sports Equipment (Carryover) / $40,000 / $40,000 / ($40,000) / $0 / $0
Fund 7702 (transfers in)
Fund 7702 / P511049-100000 / Marion Franklin Pool Replacement (Voted Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $478,568 / $478,568 / $478,568
Fund 7747 (transfers in)
Fund 7747 / P511049-100000 / Marion Franklin Pool Replacement (Carryover) / $0 / $0 / $2,521,432 / $2,521,432 / $2,521,432
SECTION 8. For the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $3,000,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost thereof, be and is hereby authorized from the Recreation and Parks and Voted Bond Fund 7702 and Permanent Improvement Fund 7747 in object class 06 Capital Outlay per the accounting codes in the attachments to this ordinance.
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.