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Ordinance Authorizing $8M Contract for Case Road Park Construction in Columbus

  • When: 2025/07/15
  • Address: 2425 West Case Road, Columbus, Ohio
  • City: Columbus
  • State: OH
  • Category: Infrastructure Development
  • Asset Class: Land

This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into a contract with Marker, Inc. dba Marker Construction for the Case Road Park Project. The contract is for $8,000,000.00, which is part of an anticipated total budget of $18,000,000.00 for the park's construction. This funding allows site construction to commence in Fall 2025. The project involves developing a 58-acre former sheep farm into a community park featuring sports fields, playgrounds, sports courts, walking trails, meadows, and naturalized areas, along with associated parking and infrastructure. A City of Columbus Forestry Outpost will be located in the northeast corner, and an area for a future Columbus Metropolitan Library branch is reserved in the northwest. The project aims to provide a major greenspace for the underserved Northwest Community, which has a high density of housing. The contract with Marker, Inc. was awarded after a competitive bidding process, identifying them as the lowest and most responsive bidder. The ordinance also authorizes the transfer and appropriation of funds between the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund.

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