Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to modify an existing contract with Williams Architects for the Glenwood and Windsor Swimming Pool Replacement Design Project. The modification amount being authorized by this ordinance is $557,515.00.
The Windsor Swimming Pool was originally built in 1968 and Glenwood Swimming Pool was built in 1973. After serving the City of Columbus for more than fifty years, these aquatics facilities need to be replaced in order to function in an efficient and safe manner. The bathhouse at Windsor, which was built in 2012, will undergo minor improvements as well. Both pools will be improved to be more inclusive to persons with various abilities, meeting the requirements obtained by the public outreach activities which are part of the Recreation and Parks Department’s Aquatics Capital Improvement Plan.
The Department has advertised this project for construction and a “notice to proceed” is anticipated in September 2022. By modifying this contract, the Department will have their design professional in place to offer construction administration services to move this project forward. This modification does not include the services required for management and inspection but will accompany those services to deliver these projects successfully.
The Department is requesting $557,515.00 for this modification. The needs for these funds was anticipated, however, they could not be quantified until the design work had been completed. It is not in our best interest to award this work to another vendor as Williams Architects was selected as our design professional. Prices were determined by established hourly rates and evaluating anticipated hours to successfully complete the construction of these projects.
Principal Parties:
Williams Architects
1335 Dublin Road, Suite 221-A, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Tom Poulos, 614-705-1531, tcpou...
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