Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with Facemyer and Ascension Construction Solutions for the Ulry-Warner Parkland Improvements Project. The contract amount with Facemyer is for construction and is $9,014,217.00, with allowances totaling $571,741.00 and a contingency of $400,000.00, for a total of $9,985,958.00. The contract amount with Ascension Construction Solutions is for construction management and inspection and is for a total of $735,165.00. An additional $2,000.00 is being authorized for interdepartmental inspections and fees for a total of $10,723,123.00 being authorized by this ordinance.
This ordinance will enable the Recreation and Parks Department to complete construction of a 53 acre park in the city’s far northeast area in the Rocky Fork-Blacklick Community. The site was acquired in 2013 for a future community park that will serve thousands of residents in one of the city’s fastest growing communities. The parkland has been on the community’s highest priority list for development. Funds for this project are being provided by the Department of Development Albany Crossing and Upper Albany West Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Funds as well as the Central College Community Development Authority project account within the Department of Development Hamilton-Central College TIF Fund. Parkland Dedication Funding within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund is also being used to fund the construction and inspection of the new park.
The design of the park began in 2020 and was completed in November of 2022. Community input during the design was done via an open house, direct stakeholder conversations with civic associations, and over 500 written comments received from the project website. Improvements for this park project include athletic fields, walking paths, natural play spaces, a four season reservable pavilion, hard courts for pickleball and futsa...
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