Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into a LPA Federal Local-Let Project Agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the Olentangy Trail - Northmoor to Clinton Como Project. This ordinance will also authorize the appropriation of grant and matching funds in conjunction with this grant agreement. The grant amount is $5,417,132.00 and the local match amount is $4,369,137.81. This ordinance also authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with Complete General Construction Company for the construction of the Olentangy Trail - Northmoor to Clinton Como Project. The contract amount is $8,861,848.81, with a contingency of $800,000.00, for a total of $9,661,848.81. An additional $704,421.00 is being authorized for interdepartmental inspections and fees for this project. There is a total of $10,366,269.81 being authorized by this ordinance.
In 2018, the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) was awarded federal grant funding from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), to assist towards construction construct the final 0.6 mile segment of the Olentangy Trail, from Northmoor Park to Clinton Como Park. The project’s grant funding is administered by ODOT under a Local Participation Agreement for Project PID 112036, as authorized by Ordinance 3524-2023.
The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department was also awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Clean Ohio Trails Fund (COTF) in support of this project. The ODNR grant, in the amount of $435,000.00, with a local match of $145,000.00, was authorized by Ordinance No. 0129-2024. This $580,000.00 will also be used towards the construction of this project.
The Olentangy Trail is Central Ohio's most heavily used greenway trail. Recent trail count data shows over 1 million users per ...
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