Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into with Kokosing Construction Company for the Olentangy Trail - Arena District Connector Bridge Project. The contract amount is $2,633,051.80, with a contingency of $200,000.00, for a total of $2,833,051.80. An additional $225,000.00 is being authorized for interdepartmental and inspections and fees for a total of $3,058,051.80 being authorized by this ordinance.
Ordinance 0666-2016 authorized the Director of Recreation and Parks to apply for a grant from the Clean Ohio Trail Fund to construct a bridge over the Olentangy River at Nationwide Blvd in Confluence Village, a major new development in Downtown Columbus. Recreation and Parks was awarded the grant funding in the amount of $485,000.00 which requires a minimum local match of $190.000.00. Ordinance 1086-2020 authorized the Director to accept and appropriate the grant and matching funds to apply towards construction of the bridge.
The bridge will be a direct connection from the regional trail for thousands of residents and workers in the Arena District. The project also coincides with other significant projects at the west end of Nationwide Boulevard, including a new stadium, a series of mixed-use developments, and a public park development along the East bank of the Olentangy River. This bridge also provides a significant active transportation access to a heavily congested downtown area. In order to meet the deadlines established by the grant funding and the opening of the new stadium complex, Recreation and Parks anticipates issuing a notice to proceed in October 2020. All work shall be substantially complete by July 2021.
Proposals were advertised through Vendor Services, in accordance with City Code Section 329, on August 4, 2020 and received by the Recreation and Parks Department on August 25, 2020. This project was also picked up by various local and regional plan rooms and distributed t...
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