Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with CK Construction Group for the Kilbourne Run Sports Park Improvements Project. The contract amount being authorized by this ordinance is $29,475.00.
Kilbourne Run Sports Park, located at 4625 Westerville Road, is a soccer specific facility that stretches over 62 acres with 35 of those acres dedicated to athletic space. The park currently contains 16 fields of various sizes, gravel parking lots, an existing shelter, a two story vacant commercial building, as well as, a building used for concessions and storage. Recreation and Parks is updating Kilbourne Run Sports Park to include prime fields and facilities that will increase access to soccer and other field sports for the Columbus Community. This will position Columbus as a destination for regional tournaments. The Recreation and Parks Department previously entered into contract with DLZ Ohio to complete design services and to aid the Department in project delivery. Design will continue through early summer of 2024 and it is the intent that the improved Kilbourne Run Sports Park is open in the spring of 2025.
The Recreation and Parks Department proposes to deliver this project using a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Contract. This delivery method will save the City money and time compared to a traditional delivery in this labor short market. We are proposing to begin the pre-construction services part of the contract to help the Department identify the best value materials and designs to deliver the project on schedule and on budget.
CMAR is a “best value” selection in lieu of a “low bid” selection associated with traditional project deliveries. During a “best value” selection, a vendor’s qualifications are evaluated and weighted as part of a total score. Costs, including project overhead, profit, and contingencies are evaluated, weighted, and scored. The vendor with the high...
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