Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with CAP-Stone and Associates, Inc. for the Greenways Safety and Stabilization Program Project. The contract amount is $235,770.35, with alternates of $76,030.25 and a contingency of $32,000.00, for a total of $343,800.60 being authorized by this ordinance.
Columbus Recreation and Parks has built and owns over sixty miles of greenway trails with sections that are in various needs of improvement. This project will be the first of a new annual trail improvement program which will start with three sections of the Alum Creek Trail. These three sections will be Airport Drive to Nelson Park, Wolfe Park, and Livingston Avenue to East Main Street. Work for this project will provide full depth and partial depth pavement improvements. The improvement areas were chosen and prioritized based on data collected from 311 requests and staff condition reports.
Project is on schedule to be completed by December 2024 and Columbus Recreation and Parks will continue to coordinate with Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks to provide appropriate trail closure and routing information to residents.
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 February 29, 2024 and received by the Recreation and Parks Department on March 21, 2024. Bids were received from the following companies:
CAP-Stone and Associates, Inc. (WBE): $235,770.35
After reviewing the bids that were submitted, it was determined that CAP-Stone and Associates, Inc. was the lowest and most responsive bidder. CAP-Stone and Associates, Inc. and all proposed subcontractors have met code requirements with respect to prequalification, pursuant to relevant sections of Columbus City Code Chapter 329.
As part of their bid, CAP-Stone and Associates, Inc. has proposed the f...
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