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Controlling Board approves $28.1 million for design contracts to evaluate up to 23 truck parking sites statewide
Summary
The State Controlling Board approved contracts totaling up to $28.1 million to design and produce detailed cost estimates for up to 23 truck-parking sites across Ohio; ODOT said it expects to build fewer than the 23 sites after evaluation and that construction will be bid competitively.
The State Controlling Board on April 7 approved item 35, authorizing up to $28,100,000 in consultant contracts for the Ohio Department of Transportation to design preliminary and detailed plans for up to 23 potential truck-parking sites around the state.
Chris Hughes, ODOT District 1 deputy director, told the board the $28.1 million figure represents the top end for four regional consultant contracts to produce layouts and more detailed cost estimates for 23 sites and that the department expects actual expenditures to be lower. "It is anticipated that once we go through that process, we will not build out all 23 sites," Hughes said. "We actually want to focus in on the most cost effective sites around the state."
Hughes said ODOT initially identified about 83 potentially suitable sites and has winnowed that list to 23 for preliminary design work. The department will use the consultant contracts to evaluate costs, including factors such as retaining walls or other site-specific needs that could make some locations uneconomical.
Representative Stewart asked whether existing rest areas would remain open during construction; Hughes said it is the department's intention to keep rest areas open but that there may be individual days when tie-ins require temporary closures.
Responding to Representative Sweeney, Hughes explained the procurement sequence: consultant engineering services for design are selected through a qualifications-based process (as required by law), while construction will be put out to low-bid competitive contracts when the department selects sites to build.
The board approved the item with no objections recorded in the transcript.
Ending: ODOT said it will use the consultant designs to narrow sites to a smaller set for construction depending on cost-effectiveness and strategic need; construction bids will follow selection of final sites.
