Label
DPW033126ODOTKUHLMANOVERNS
Road & Bridge Maintenance
Jeremy Mikolajczyk (x1537)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (ODOT) and to accept and deposit a federal grant in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for the bridge deck replacement and abutment modifications of the Kuhlman Dr. bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway Co.; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of grant proceeds into the Capital Improvement Fund for said project; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts related to the construction of said project; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo has successfully applied for and received grant funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the bridge deck replacement and abutment modifications of the Kuhlman Dr. bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (NS). The City of Toledo will administer the construction of the project. Matching funds will be provided through the Division of Road and Bridge Maintenance Matches and Planning fund. Construction for this project is scheduled for the 2026 construction season.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (ODOT) and to accept and deposit a federal grant in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 into Account Code 540G-23100-8GA8646STDSTD for the Kuhlman Dr. Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway Co. project upon such terms and conditions as approved by the Director of Transportation and the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That the appropriation of an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 is authorized from the unappropriated grant proceeds of the Capital Improvement Fund to Account Code 540G-23100-8GA8646STDSTD; and the expenditure of the same is authorized for the Kuhlman Dr. Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway Co. project.
SECTION 3. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts for the Kuhlman Dr. Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway Co. project, upon such terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Transportation and the Director of Law.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw their warrant or warrants against the above account code in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 in payment of the obligations authorized above upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to meet deadlines for the Kuhlman Dr. Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway Co. project.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 12 nays 0.
Passed: March 31, 2026, as an emergency measure: yeas 12, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Vanice S. Williams
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: March 31, 2026
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor