City of Columbus - File #: 1635-2009

• File #: 1635-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/20/2009
• In control: Recreation & Parks Committee
• On agenda: 12/14/2009
• Final action: 12/16/2009
• Title: To authorize the grant acceptance and appropriation of $3,000,000.00 and enter into a grant agreement with Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission; to authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with The Righter Company, Inc. for the FRA-Alum Creek Trail Sunbury Road to Innis Park Project; to authorize the expenditure of $3,716,531.33, which includes a contingency of $162,650.00 from the Voted 1999/2004 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund and Recreation and Parks Grant Funds; and to declare an emergency. ($3,716,531.33)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/16/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/15/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/14/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/14/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/1/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/1/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/1/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/1/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/30/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/30/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/30/2009	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
11/30/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/30/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/27/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/25/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/25/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/25/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/24/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
11/23/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/23/2009	1	REC & PARKS DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/23/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Background:
Bids were received by the Recreation and Parks Department on November 17, 2009 for the FRA-Alum Creek Trail Sunbury Road to Innis Park Project, as follows:

Status Amount
The Righter Company MAJ $3,253,881.33
Double Z Construction MAJ $3,394,996.10
J.D. Williamson Construction MAJ $3,470,768.20
Complete General Construction MAJ $3,805,160.18
Baker Concrete MAJ $3,826,549.46
Mosser Construction MAJ $3,924,709.25

Project Contingency included in this legislation is $162,650.00.

Project includes asphalt paving, drainage, bridge construction, fencing, retaining walls, signage, and landscaping to construct a 2.2 mile section of the Alum Creek trail.

The Contract Compliance Number for The Righter Company is #310889208. Contract compliant through: 4/7/2011

The 2.2 mile Alum Creek Trail is a major regional greenway of the city. It provides linkages of parks, schools, and neighborhoods along the stream corridor. By completing this project, users will now have a safe connection from Innis Park to Sunbury Road. This project will also enable active transportation options and substantial health benefits provided by cycling and walking. The project is highly regarded by local neighborhood civic associations and is a priority improvement item in the Northeast Area Plan.

The trail has been recognized by MORPC, the Friends of Alum Creek, the Columbus Bicentennial Bikeways Plan, and the Northeast Area Plan, and the Ohio to Erie Trail Plan as a key component of the greenway network.

Financial Impact
Recreation and Parks Grant Funding:
Grant #519143/ Fund 286/ OCA# 519143/ Obj Level 3# 6621 $3,000,000.00
Grant #519141/ Fund 286/ OCA# 519141/ Obj Level 3# 6621 $400,000.00

Recreation and Parks Voted 1999/2004 Bond Funds
Project # 510229-100000/ OCA#644526/ Fund 702/ Obj Level 3# 6621 $16,531.00
Project # 510229-100000/ OCA#644526/ ...