Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to modify the contract with Burgess and Niple, Inc. for adding detailed design work to the original contract. The work will include plans for widening the trail, constructing a ramp from the trail to Bethel Road and constructing a path along Bethel Road to Anheuser Busch Park on Olentangy River Road. This is the first time this contract has been modified.
The first phase of the contract was to complete the Feasibility Study, which has been submitted and approved. The Feasibility Study developed the preferred alignments for the trail along Bethel Road, from Anheuser Busch Park to the trail, and the widening of ¾ mile of trail between Bethel Road and Antrim Park. The first phase involved public meetings, preliminary engineering, cost estimating, environmental field review, and key stakeholder meetings. The original legislation #3145-2015 was passed by Commission and City Council in December, 2015.
The Olentangy Trail is the busiest trail in Ohio. Recent trail counts show that the trail had over 1,000,000 uses in 2014. Several segments of the trail receive over 1,000 users per day. Over 20,000 residents live along the Bethel Road corridor, yet have no access to the trail. As well, the stretch of trail between Antrim Park and Bethel Road is the narrowest, most congested section of the 14 mile trail.
In 2014, the Department was awarded a MORPC grant for construction funds for these improvements in the amount of $2,1044,665.00. The project is set for construction in 2019.
The original legislation was for $149,977.41 and this modification is for $688,154.00 which will increase the total project to $838,131.41.
Principal Parties:
Burgess and Niple, Ltd.
5085 Reed Road, Columbus, OH 43220
Brian Moore: (614) 459-2050
Contract Compliance Number: 310885550
Contract Compliance Expiration Date: February 4, 2018
Number of Columbus Based Employees: 25 +
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