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Council approves park storage shed, hires designers for service facility and clears Edgewood Road contract
Summary
At its May 12, 2026 meeting the Richmond Heights City Council approved three resolutions: a purchase agreement for a 30-by-40 storage shed for the community park, a design contract for a new service department facility, and a contract accepting the low bid for Edgewood Road improvements.
Richmond Heights City Council approved three resolutions at its May 12, 2026 meeting, advancing a parks equipment storage purchase, hiring design professionals for a new service department facility and accepting a contract for Edgewood Road improvements.
The council voted to authorize a purchase agreement with Tough Shed through the Ohio Buys purchasing program to acquire a 30-by-40 storage garage for the community park. Staff described the structure as intended to house recreation, concession and spray-ground equipment and said the shed would ease current storage challenges. Council moved to suspend the usual waiting period and the resolution was adopted on the same night.
Council also approved a contract with Brudantes to provide professional architectural and engineering design, bidding and construction administration services for a new service department facility. Staff explained the work was procured through a request-for-proposal process used for professional services rather than a competitive construction bid, and noted multiple firms responded to the RFP. Staff also said design costs for the project could be reimbursed later if grant or funding sources are secured.
Separately, the council accepted a bid and authorized the contract for the Edgewood Road improvement project. The resolution was introduced, moved and seconded and the council announced passage.
None of the three items required final construction contracts to be executed at the meeting; the resolution language authorizes the mayor to enter the purchase or professional services agreements and to proceed with contracting steps. Finance staff indicated a budget amendment related to prior road-program borrowing will appear at the next meeting to address note repayment and related line items.
The council adjourned after taking the three votes. The approvals authorize staff to finalize the purchase and design agreements and to proceed with procurement steps for construction; the transcript shows no subsequent implementation schedule was adopted that night.
