Cuyahoga County committee approves $6.81 million amendment to demolish old juvenile court complex

Cuyahoga County’s Public Works procurement and contracting committee voted March 5 to approve an amendment to a construction contract with Cold Harbor Building Company that will expand hazardous‑material abatement work and add demolition of the old juvenile court complex, funded in part by a Brownfield mitigation grant and county matching funds. The resolution authorizes up to $6,810,362 for the work and was approved on a voice vote by members present.

The vote followed a presentation by Matt Reimer, facilities design and maintenance administrator for the county Department of Public Works, who described the amendment as the product of nearly two years of coordination with the Ohio Department of Transportation, the state Department of Development, the county land bank, the City of Cleveland, Campus District and the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority. Reimer read the state grant’s description: "the project will enable the realignment of the I 90 Inter Belt and improvements to the East 22nd Bridal, enhancing connectivity for Cleveland neighborhoods and city services." He said the grant award covers the amendment’s full amount and that prior county abatement expenses…