Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with Pavement Protectors, Inc. dba M&D Blacktop Sealing for improvements to Fairwood Park. These improvements include overall site cleanup, repaving of the drives and parking lots to nearly triple available parking, addition of walking trails throughout, and street frontage columns and fencing to reflect existing fencing at the Sewers and Drains Complex. Furthermore, there will be an addition of 2 more shelters, one of which will be large in size and will allow for future restroom facilities if deemed necessary, new site furnishings throughout, and additional fitness equipment installed around the existing loop walk.
The park is in need of updates and improvements. Fairwood Park currently has many amenities which include an open shelter, new playground and fitness equipment, a loop walk trail, parking and site furnishings throughout. Fairwood Park is a large neighborhood park located in the near south area of Columbus. The City of Columbus Sewer and Water offices as well as Driving Park and Community Center border the park to the north. The park used to house a swimming pool, but was demolished as part of the Driving Park Community Center renovation and new pool installation. Although Driving Park and Fairwood Park are connected, they each fall within different Area Commissions. The Southside Area Commission and Deshler Park Civic Association feel as though they have been neglected after seeing their pool demolished and a new pool installed at Driving Park as part of the Community Center improvements.
The costs for this project will be $864,625.00 with a contingency of $35,375.00 for a total of $900,000.00.
Bids were advertised through Vendor Services, in accordance with City Code Section 329, on March 13, 2017 and received by the Recreation and Parks Department on March 28, 2017. Bids were received from the following compan...
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