Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with GPD Group for the Alkire Park Improvements - Phase 1 Design Project. The contract amount is $104,937.00, with a contingency of $12,061.00, for a total of $116,998.00 being authorized by this ordinance.
In 2007, the Recreation and Parks Department acquired 110 acres of former farmland on the city’s east side, near the Village of Galloway. The property is located within the Big Darby environmental preservation area. It is considered a key preservation site for the watershed on the boundary of Columbus and the Big Darby. As part of the acquisition, 25 acres of land was set aside for a future neighborhood park for Columbus residents in the Laurel Greene and Southwest Airport Neighborhoods.
In 2020, OHM Advisors worked with the Recreation and Parks Department, Westland Area Commission, and the Darby Accord Advisory Group to create a master plan for Alkire Park. The master plan demonstrates a low-impact, sustainable park that provides a natural, accessible, and multi-generational recreation space to the surrounding neighborhoods.
The Alkire Park Improvements - Phase 1 Design Project will include the production of all bidding and construction documents necessary to build out phase 1 of the master plan for Alkire Park. Phase 1 includes site earthwork, demolition, utilities, parking area, drive, portable toilet screens, landscaping, a playground, site furnishings, and path connections to nearby neighborhoods and the Camp Chase Trail.
Vendor Bid/Proposal Submissions (ODI designation status):
Proposals were advertised to three pre-qualified A/E firms that were prequalified through the biannual Request for Statement of Qualification (RFSQ) process through Vendor Services, in accordance with City Code Section 329, on May 3, 2021 and received by the Recreation and Parks Department on May 17, 2021. Request for proposals were sent to the foll...
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