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New Franklin council approves design contracts, hires pavement manager to guide street and culvert work
Summary
The council voted unanimously to approve three contracts: design work for Melody Village culverts and South Turkey Foot Road resurfacing with OHM Advisors, and a pavement‑management services agreement. Officials said completing designs will improve the city’s competitiveness for outside funding.
New Franklin City Council approved three agreements to advance road and drainage work, voting unanimously to hire OHM Advisors for design of the Melody Village culvert improvements and the South Turkey Foot Road resurfacing and to contract Pavement Management Group for pavement‑condition analysis.
Council members and staff said the design work is intended to bolster applications for outside funding and to give the city technical specifications to guide longer‑term repairs.
A city staff member told the council the Melody Village package covers three culverts (named in the meeting as Nocturne, Tempo and Rhapsody) that staff estimate would cost $797,000 to replace. The staff member said the design contract under consideration would cost $49,950. The staff member said the city applied this year for Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) funding, missed the cut by points, and that having completed design work would add roughly 10 points to future applications.
For the South Turkey Foot Road resurfacing, staff described the project as the segment beginning at the New Franklin line and continuing to SR‑619. Staff estimated construction at about $633,000 and said the regional program (referred to in the meeting as an 80/20 split with AMATS or similar regional partner) typically covers 80 percent of construction; the city’s share would be about $126,000. The design contract for that stretch was quoted at $19,500. Staff and council discussed whether the city should specify stronger pavement sections than the minimum ODOT specifications to extend useful life and reduce future costs; staff said higher specs could raise construction cost and that any increased costs above usual program budgets would be subject to the regional partner’s rules.
The council also approved a one‑year pavement‑management services contract with Pavement Management Group at a quoted cost of $27,000 after a 10 percent discount. A council member said the vendor will provide a pavement condition index (PCI) covering roughly 260 roads and deliver data and recommendations to help the streets department prioritize resurfacing work.
All three resolutions were adopted on unanimous voice votes. Council members and staff said the immediate next steps are to execute the contracts and proceed with design work so the projects can be re‑submitted for competitive funding when appropriate.
Looking ahead, staff noted the design work will have to be completed regardless of grant outcomes and that a more robust specification could raise short‑term construction costs while potentially extending pavement life by several years.
