The city of Norman will be moving forward with two projects in Ward 4, a restaurant to be built by a private contractor on Porter Avenue and a proposal request to build a sidewalk on West Boyd Street.
Edo LLC, registered in 2021, plans to develop a restaurant at 101 S. Porter Ave. and held a predevelopment discussion on Thursday with property owners in the area.
Location for proposed new restaurant and bar development on South Porter Avenue.
EDO purchased the lot in 2021. The lot’s previous vendor, Ole Town Gyros & Kabob, closed in 2023 after over 30 years due to rising operating costs, according to a post by the restaurant on Facebook.
Additionally, the city is seeking consulting engineering services to build a new sidewalk on the south side of West Boyd Street between South Berry Road and South Flood Avenue. The request for proposal includes renovating handicap ramps and building a pedestrian bridge over Imhoff Creek.
Map of West Boyd Street where the proposed project will construct a new sidewalk along the south side of West Boyd Street from South Berry Road to South Flood Avenue.
The project was approved at a council meeting in August and will use grant funding from the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments Transportation Alternatives Program.
The city will hold a preproposal conference for prospective firms at 11 a.m. April 9. The proposals are due by 4 p.m. April 18.
Once proposals are in, the city will form an evaluation committee to score them and select the highest-ranked firm. According to the request, scoring criteria include level of experience and approach to the project, with extra points awarded for being a Norman- or Oklahoma-based firm.
The city will select a firm by May 9 and will begin contract negotiations.
This story was edited by Anusha Fathepure and Ana Barboza. Natalie Armour and Mary Ann Livingood copy edited this story.
