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DPS Toledo Municipal Court Necessary Maintenance Build and Design $18,000,000
Facility and Fleet Operations
Rick Akeman (x2560)/Paul M. Rasmusson (x7868)
Revised
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Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $18,000,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for necessary major building improvements and replacements at the Toledo Municipal Court House; authorizing the Mayor to accept qualifications and proposals and award a design-build construction contract pursuant to ORC Section 153.693; and declaring an emergency
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This Ordinance authorizes expending an amount not to exceed $18,000,000 from appropriated capital improvement funds for preserving, improving and replacing major building components at the Toledo Municipal Court House including but not limited to roof replacement, HVAC systems, windows, lighting and fixtures, back-up generation including new switch gears, five (5) elevators and two (2) escalators, front entrance redesign and replacement. Funds are available for expenditure from the approved Capital Improvement Fund budget. This project will be financed through a general obligation bond issuance. Companion legislation authorizing notes in anticipation of bonds has also been submitted.
The Ohio Revised Code (ORC) in Sections 153.65 through 153.73 authorizes the use of design-build for public improvement projects by municipalities. The ORC details the bid and selection process for design-build involving a prequalification process, a request for pricing proposals and negotiation with the selected firm determined to have submitted the best value proposal. The design-build process has been found to be advantageous by reducing risk on the project by having a single source of responsibility while still maintaining the city's involvement in the design and construction services for the project. It allows for greater value engineering and necessary flexibility without slowing the project.
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