Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with S.G. Loewendick and Sons, Inc. for the Facility Demolition 2024 Project. The contract amount is $189,700.00, with a contingency of $20,000.00, for a total of $209,700.00 being authorized by this ordinance.
This project is for the demolition of abandoned buildings, parking lots, and miscellaneous debris located on recent property acquisitions. The buildings have structural and safety issues, requiring them to be demolished. The properties involved are the West Broad Missionary Chapel located at 1245 W. Broad, 2661 Sunbury Road, and the Sawmill Road Nature Preserve at Summit View Road. These property acquisitions were funded in part by Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) Clean Ohio Grants. The related grant agreements state that site improvements, include the demolition of the abandoned items on these properties, as being eligible for reimbursement through the grant.
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 9, 2024 and received by the Recreation and Parks Department on November 5, 2024. Request for proposals were received by the following companies:
ProCon Professional Construction Service Inc (MAJ)
S.G. Loewendick and Sons, Inc. (MAJ)
Watson General Contracting (MAJ)
Baumann Enterprises, Inc. (MAJ)
MLS Construction Services LLC (MAJ)
Sehlhorst Equipment Services LLC (MAJ)
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 S.G. Loewendick and Sons, Inc. be selected to perform the work. The firm was chosen based...
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