Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with E.L. Robinson Engineering of Ohio Co. to provide professional services for the Big Walnut Trail - Refugee Road to East Main Street - Stage 1 Project. The contract amount is $657,021.87, with a contingency of $34,978.13, for a total of $692,000.00 being authorized by this ordinance.
The central reach of the Big Walnut Trail is developing into one of the Central Ohio Region’s most scenic and accessible greenways and will put thousands of residents of the Mid East, South East, and Far East Communities within a few minutes access to the regional trail network. This project has been awarded $7,483,914 from MORPC Attributable Funds towards construction in Fiscal Year 2028. The extension begins in Nafzger Park, along Big Walnut Creek at Refugee Road. From there, the trail will head north along Big Walnut Creek and the Noe Bixby Road Corridor, passing beneath Interstate 270, Norfolk Southern Railroad, and Interstate-70 to a proposed stream crossing into Big Walnut Park. The trail then uses the existing one mile trail ending north of Livingston Avenue. The final segment will head north through Big Walnut Parkland to the northern terminus on the south side of East Main Street, at the Fairway Boulevard signalized crossing. During preliminary design, neighborhood connections will be evaluated and designed to serve the Walnut Heights, Pine Hills, and Shady Lane Neighborhoods.
This Stage 1 contract includes preliminary engineering, environmental studies, and community outreach. Upon successful completion of Stage 1, the City intends to negotiate a scope and fee for a Stage 2 contract modification to complete the detailed design and construction plans for the successful bidding of this trail project.
Vendor Bid/Proposal Submissions (ODI designation status): Bids were advertised through Vendor Services, in accordance with City Code Section 329, o...
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