Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Complete General Construction Company for the Roadway - Multimodal - Mt. Vernon Avenue Phase 1 project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services.
This contract includes resurfacing and adding on-street, separated bike lanes and a concrete median on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Mt. Vernon Avenue between Hamilton Avenue and Champion Avenue. Limited repair and replacement of the following will occur throughout the project limits: full-depth pavement, sidewalk, curb, curb ramps, and drive approaches. A traffic signal will be removed at Mt. Vernon Avenue and 17th Street and an existing traffic signal will be replaced at Mt. Vernon Avenue and 20th Street. Other improvements include storm sewer installation, water main and hydrant adjustments, electric distribution line relocation, minor lighting improvements, signing and striping installation, street tree installation, 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.
Ordinance 0688-2023 authorized the Director of Public Service, on behalf of the City of Columbus, to submit applications to and execute grant agreements with the Ohio Department of Transportation relative to the MORPC Attributable Funds Program, accept and expend awarded grant funds, and issue refunds, if necessary, for the Roadway - Multimodal - Mt. Vernon Avenue Phase 1 project.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is June 22, 2026. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Two bids were received on April 16, 2026, (both majority) and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/ODI Cert.
Complete General Construction Company $6,...
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