MAPS 4 Beautification Phase Two

At a glance

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What: MAPS 4 beautification phase two: three landscape and design projects bid together (airport approach on Meridian, the Reno and Lincoln median near the boathouse district, and the First American Boulevard bridge side path), plus the Bessie Coleman Garden at the airport.
Where it stands: The board approved final plans for bid advertisement, a reimbursement memorandum of understanding with the Oklahoma City Airport Trust, and a $40,000 design amendment for the Bessie Coleman Garden. Bids are expected in December, a construction contract in January and construction starting in February.

Memorandum of understanding with the Airport Trust: the Trust will reimburse several hundred thousand dollars so the Bessie Coleman Garden can be larger, with more landscaping, parking and an access road near the end of the runway. Approved.
Final plans and specifications for the three-project bid package (the first beautification project to go out): approved. The Bessie Coleman Garden is expected to come for final plans next month.
Amendment number one to the architectural services contract with CH Gernzian Company (as captioned) for the garden design, $40,000, reimbursed through the Trust agreement. Approved.
Design: a layered stone and retaining-wall landscape (about 90 feet wide, 40 feet deep, roughly 37 feet tall with trees) at the airport approach; a serpentine raw-steel post sculpture, aggregate mulch and uplit columns in the Reno median; and back-lit accent panels on the First American Boulevard bridge side path.
Staff expect bids just under budget; the contractor will have 270 days, with planting and completion targeted for November 2027.

2026-11-05 - MAPS 4 Citizens Advisory Board - final plans, airport reimbursement agreement and garden design amendment approved.