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Cleveland staff warn $339,000 shortfall possible on GLO-funded drainage project
Summary
City staff told the council that a flood-control drainage project funded by a $1 million GLO CDBG-DR grant could exceed the grant by roughly $339,000 after design and inflation pushed construction estimates higher; staff said bids will be solicited and the council may need to use fund balance if low bids match estimates.
City of Cleveland staff warned the City Council on July 15 that a drainage-improvement project funded by a $1 million General Land Office (GLO) CDBG-DR grant could come in roughly $339,000 over the grant’s construction allowance.
The shortfall follows a redesign and updated cost opinion that staff said reflects higher construction prices and utility conflicts along the drainage corridor from Blair Avenue to U.S. Highway 59.
The council heard that the grant award included $800,000 intended for construction. “As of this point, with the base bid, we're about 339, almost 340,000 over the 800,000 grant amount,” a staff…
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