Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with Designing Local LTD for the Sullivant Gardens Park Improvements Project. The contract amount is $50,960.00 with a contingency of $48,040.00, for a total of $99,000.00 being authorized by this ordinance.
Located in the Franklinton Community, Sullivant Gardens Park has been a 3.829 acre community park since 1974. It was expanded in 2019, when the land to be improved by this project was acquired, bringing the total area to 5.329 acres. The improvements to this 1.5 acre area on the east side of the park will provide safe accessible sports programming space and active park amenities. These amenities include multipurpose athletic fields and natural areas. Additional improvements include a new parking area. Once the design is complete, Recreation and Parks anticipates that construction will begin in early 2027.
Vendor Bid/Proposal Submissions (Office of Diversity and Inclusion designation status): Proposals were advertised to firms that were pre-qualified through the bi-annual Request for Statement of Qualification (RSFQ) process, in accordance with City Code Section 329, on October 22, 2024, and received by the Recreation and Parks Department on November 19, 2024. Request for proposals were received by the following companies:
Designing Local LTD: $50,960.00
Of note, professional services contracts are quality based selections and not based on price. Costs were not requested nor were they part of this evaluation.
In accordance with City Code, a selection team evaluated the proposals and recommended Designing Local LTD be selected to perform the work. The firm was chosen based on their referenced projects, experience, qualifications, availability, timeline and project approach.
Principal Parties:
Designing Local LTD
20 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Matthew Leasure, (614) 839-7178
Contract Compliance Number: 020995
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