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Public Works committee approves referral to swap resurfacing project, reducing county share
Summary
The committee voted to forward a resolution that would remove the Miles & Warrensville Center 50/50 resurfacing project from the county list and replace it with Harvard Road (Warrensville Center to Northfield), lowering the county contribution from $210,000 to $115,000 and allowing the city to proceed this year.
The Cuyahoga County Public Works Procurement and Contracting Committee voted to refer to the full council a resolution to swap a previously awarded 50/50 resurfacing project so a different municipal segment can proceed this year.
Nicole English, with Public Works, told the committee the city that originally accepted a 50/50 award for Miles and Warrensville Center has been unable to assemble the remainder of the funds and asked instead to substitute a different segment. "They are only asking for 115,000 as their share of this new project," English said, noting the county had previously budgeted $210,000 as its half of the earlier project.
English said the new Harvard Road segment (Warrensville Center to Northfield) scored as well or better in the department's previous evaluation and would require a smaller county contribution. She explained the county awarded the original project in 2021 and is trying to close out older encumbrances: "We're trying to close-up these funds and get them off our books," she said, adding the substituted project should be completed this year and the city can submit for reimbursement once work is done.
Committee members asked about how diversity or contracting policies apply; English said the county typically leaves those rules to the municipalities and offered to follow up with city-specific details. She also described scoring criteria used in the 50/50 program — pavement condition, average daily traffic and prior project history — and noted that road condition can change so a previously scored project might rank differently if it returns in a future round.
A committee member moved to refer the resolution favorably for second reading; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The committee did not record individual roll-call votes or counts in the meeting transcript. The item will next appear before the full council for second reading.
