City of Columbus - File #: 0683-2025

• File #: 0683-2025
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Council Office for Signature
• File created: 3/5/2025
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 3/31/2025
• Title: To amend the 2024 Capital Improvement budget; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Sanitary Bond Fund, the Upper Albany West TIF Fund, the Ulry Central College TIF Fund, and the Albany Crossing TIF Fund; to appropriate funds within the OPWC Grants and Loans Fund, the Street and Highway Non-Bond Fund, the Upper Albany West TIF Fund, the Ulry Central College TIF Fund, and the Albany Crossing TIF Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a construction services contract with Strawser Paving Co., Inc. for the Northeast MOU - Central College Ulry Road Reconstruction project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $15,376,256.51 from various funding sources for the project; to repay any unused grant funds at the end of the grant period; and to declare an emergency. ($15,376,256.51)
• Indexes: MBE Participation, WBE Participation

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/31/2025	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Strawser Paving Co., Inc. for the Northeast MOU - Central College Ulry Road Reconstruction project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services.

This contract includes work on Central College Road, Ulry Road, and Lee Road to add turn lanes at the intersection and along Central College Road east of the intersection. A new 24” sanitary sewer subtrunk line approximately 2,100’ from the Big Walnut trunk line will be installed along Central College - maximum depth is approximately 30’ and rock excavation is anticipated. The project also includes new curb and gutter, replacing the traffic signal, improvements to storm sewer, dredge and expansion of a wet detention basin, 10’ wide SUP, street lighting, pavement markings, signage, 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 1442-2023 authorized the Director of Public Service, on behalf of the City of Columbus, to submit applications to and execute grant agreements with the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) relative to the Local Transportation Improvement Program, accept and expend awarded grant funds, and issue refunds, if necessary, for the Northeast MOU - Central College Ulry Road Reconstruction project.

The estimated Notice to Proceed date is April 17, 2025. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Three bids were received on February 13, 2025, (all majority) and tabulated as follows:

Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/ODI Cert.
Strawser Paving Co., Inc. $13,852,483.34 Columbus, OH Majority
Trucco Construction Company, Inc. ...