Mailing Address:
Division of Parks
2045 Morse Rd.
Building C-4
Columbus, OH 43229-6693

Office of Trails Billing Procedural Guide

Please Follow These Steps to Complete your CLEAN OHIO TRAILS FUND OR RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM Development and/or Renovation Project

1. You will receive written notification from the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation when your contract has been approved. Do not begin your project until you have received written approval. You may begin preparing plans and specifications (if your project requires them).


2. Plans and specifications must be submitted to the Division of Park and Recreation before advertising for bids or contractually obligating yourself to construction. The plans that are submitted to ODNR must be approved and stamped by a registered professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect, as appropriate to the project.


3. You will be notified in writing once the plans and specifications are received and will be advised to proceed with advertising for bids.


4. A signed Certificate of Authority (APPENDIX C) indicating that the project sponsor followed all local laws regulating and governing the procurement of goods and/or services by competitive bidding must also be submitted to ODNR's Division of Parks and Recreation.


5. Reimbursement requests must be submitted to the Division of Parks and Recreation for review. If documentation is complete and accurate, reimbursements will usually be made within sixty days.


6. Any questions you may have should be directed to:
   D’Juan Hammonds, Grants Administrator
   Ohio Department of Natural Resources
   Division of Parks and Recreation
   2045 Morse Rd. C-4
   Columbus, Ohio 43229-6693
   Tele: (614) 265-6417
   Fax: (614) 267-4764