Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing () Amending
Type of Service: Resolution Extension Request
Purpose: To request an extension of time from the New Jersey Department of Transportation to allow the City of Newark to award a contract for the construction of the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - MA-2024. The extension would give the City until October 30, 2026 to award a contract
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation
Entity Address: P.O. Box 600, Trenton, New Jersey
Grant Amount: $3,006,433.00
Total Project Cost: Not Applicable
City Contribution: Not Applicable
Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable
Grant Period: Fiscal Year 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Site Known As)
Not Applicable
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R3-a (s) adopted on July 11, 2023 authorized the application for grant funds in the amount of $4,302,978.00 for the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - MA-2024 (“Project”). The City of Newark was awarded $3,006,433.00.
Resolution 7R3-c adopted on November 6, 2025 authorized a six-month extension of time to award a contract for the construction Project (i.e., until April 30, 2026).
This Resolution authorizes the Department of Engineering to request an additional six-month extension of time (until October 30, 2026) a contract for the construction of the Project. No City funds required.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation (“NJDOT”) State Aid to Counties and Municipalities FY2024 Municipal Aid Program (“NJDOT Municipal Aid Program”) provides grant funding for the improvement and construction of local, municipal, and county road and bridge projects; and
WHEREAS, on or about June 25, 2023, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, on behalf of the City of Newark (the “City”), submitted an application to NJDOT requesting grant funding from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - MA-2024 within the City of Newark, with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, on July 11, 2023, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R3-a (s) ratifying and authorizing the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering to apply for, accept, and enter into a grant agreement for a grant award for the LA-2024 MA Newark City Five Ward Pavement Improvement Project 07 (“Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - MA-2024” or “Project”); and
WHEREAS, as a result of the grant application, on November 1, 2023, NJDOT announced that the City was selected to receive a grant award in the amount of $3,006,433.00; and
WHEREAS, NJDOT requires the City to award a contract for the Project within two (2) years of the announcement of the receipt of a grant award; and
WHEREAS, due to the design and coordination for utility infrastructure delay, on November 6, 2025, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R3-c authorizing the Department of Engineering (“Engineering”) to request a six-month extension of time to award a contract for the construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, due to the continued design and coordination for utility infrastructure delay, the Department wishes to request an additional six-month extension of time, i.e., until October 30, 2026, to award a contract for construction of the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, is hereby authorized to request from the New Jersey Department of Transportation an extension until October 30, 2026 to allow the City of Newark to award a contract in connection with the Municipal Aid Program for LA-2024 MA Newark City Five Ward Paving Improvement Project 07 grant award.
2. The authorization granted pursuant to Paragraph 1 above is ratified back to April 30, 2026
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, to request an extension from NJDOT to allow the City of Newark to award a contract for construction of Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - MA-2024 by October 30, 2026. No municipal funds are required.