Explanation
The Development Department is in contract with McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc., Oberlin, Ohio, for the restoration of the Firefighters Memorial and associated memorial works on the east bank of the Scioto River. McKay Lodge was unanimously selected from a bid the Development Department posted in June 2015. Since going into contract with McKay Lodge, members of the Firefighter’s Union and volunteers started a complete redevelopment of the memorial site. The new landscaping will complement the restored riverfront creating a contemplative place of remembrance that when complete, will have panoramic views of the new Veterans Memorial on the west riverbank.
In view of the larger redevelopment effort, Development was asked to expand its restoration project to include rerouting the gas line and pressure regulator for the Memorial’s eternal flame to the interior of an adjacent column. The gas line/regulator are currently exposed and run alongside the exterior of the northwest column. The request was made for safety and aesthetic reasons. It will be more cost effective and efficient to have this completed concurrently with the planned restoration work contracted to McKay Lodge. This way, the work, which involves removing the stone cap of the Memorial and drilling through a stone column, can be completed under the direction of an expert in stone restoration. The cost estimate provided by McKay Lodge to reroute the gas line/regulator is $16,954.00 to which, a 20% contingency reserve in the amount of $3,391 has been added for a total cost of $20,345.00.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of $20,345.00 from the Miranova TIF - City Riverfront Vision Account.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into contract with McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc. to re-route the gas line and pressure regulator at the Fire Fighter’s Memorial; to authorize the appropriation and...
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