Staff Reports
Columbus Board of Works members selected Dave O’Mara Inc. as the contractor for the Phase 2B portion of the State Street Revitalization Project.
The company bid $1.16 million for a contract to do the work, which involves developing the north side of Third Street from Central Avenue to California Street and then going north on California Street to Fifth Street. With an addendum for utility work not in the original bid, the company’s total bid was $1.40 million, said Heather Pope, Columbus redevelopment director.
The only other bidder was Milestone, which submitted a $1.29 million main bid, with an addendum of $242,853, for a total bid of $1.52 million, Pope said.
The project will provide a pedestrian connection from the east side of the city to downtown Columbus. A 10-foot-wide multi-use trail will be added at the back of the Third Street curb, in addition to pedestrian lighting, a 2-foot-wide brick shy zone similar to what is already on State Street and a brick gateway node at Third Street and California Avenue, Pope said.
New curb and gutters will be added on both sides of California Street from Third to Fifth streets. All four corners at the Fifth and California intersection will receive new ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. A gateway node will be installed at the southeast corner of Fifth Street and California Avenue, Pope said.
The city is working with Duke Energy for a contract to relocate utilities in the project underground, which must happen before O’Mara begins work, Pope said. All work is expected to be completed by November, she said.
