Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a contract with Gaddis and Sons, Inc. for structural repair work of the sidewalk in front of the King Arts Complex. During the demolition phase of the existing sidewalk, the contractor discovered that the walk covered a basement vault that extended beyond the facia of the building into the public right-of-way. The work was stopped immediately and the hole was covered with a steel plate. After an inspection by the Department of Public Service, Division of Transportation, and subsequent recommendations by a structural engineering firm, repair work will include the following: secure the area and provide adequate pedestrian and traffic control, support and maintain existing utilities currently below the sidewalk, demolish and remove the existing structural sidewalk, install structural steel system, install a concrete reinforced structural slab and water proofing, replace the plain concrete walk and decorative brick stamped concrete walk, clean up construction debris daily, mobilization and demobilization, weather protection, supervision and construction inspection.
The Contract Compliance Number for Gaddis and Sons, Inc. is #31-0818069 and the compliance date is effective through August 31, 2009.
Emergency action is requested because the substructure is rapidly deteriorating and poses a potentially dangerous situation if it is not repaired in a timely manner.
Fiscal Impact:
Funding for this project is available in the 1999/2004 Recreation and Parks Bond Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a contract with Gaddis and Sons, Inc. for sidewalk repair work at the King Arts Complex, to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes, 1959, to authorize the expenditure of $43,050.00 from the Voted 1999/2004 Recreation and Parks Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($43,0...
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