Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with the Columbus Museum of Art for the administration and implementation of their roof replacement project. The amount being authorized by this ordinance is $1,000,000.00.
The Columbus Museum of Art requested capital support from the City of Columbus in 2024 to help fund the replacement of their roof. The roof over the Columbus Museum of Art’s primary structure, which houses their art galleries, is past its useful life. Installed over 30 years ago, the roof has allowed water to seep into the Elizabeth M. and Richard M. Ross Building and has resulted in water damage to the internal decorative plaster ceiling, lighting, and floors. Further water damage may potentially impact the works of art themselves.
Replacing the existing roof with a new modern roof will cost approximately $4.5 million. The construction project will include removing the current aluminum roofing structure and replacing it with a combination flat rubber and copper standing seam roof. A copper standing seam roof was selected since the metal was the original material installed on the building in 1931.
To assist with financing the construction project, the Museum was awarded $1 million from the City of Columbus. This public financing request is in addition to financing requested from the State of Ohio ($2 million) and the Franklin County Commissioners ($1 million). The Museum will seek private donations for any portion of the project that does not receive public financing.
Principal Parties:
Columbus Museum of Art
480 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Non-Profit Organization
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow the Columbus Museum of Art to keep construction on schedule, keeping the impact to facility operations to a minimum, and allowing the improvements to be utilized by the community as soon as possible; the funding authorized by this...
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