Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Resolution authorizing the Department of Engineering to request from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) an extension of time to award a contract for a grant-funded project
Purpose: To request an extension from NJDOT to allow additional time to award a contract for the construction of LA-2023 TV Newark City Newark Morris Canal Bikeway Project
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation
Entity Address: P.O. Box 600 Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Contract Amount: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
Contract Period: December 11, 2025 to June 11, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. () EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
This Resolution authorizes a request for an extension of the deadline from December 11, 2025 to June 11, 2026.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) FY-2023 Transit Village Grant Program for LA-2023 TV provides municipalities with grant funding for bicycle lane projects; and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2022, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, on behalf of the City of Newark (“City”), submitted an application to NJDOT requesting grant funding from the NJDOT FY-2023 Transit Village Grant Program for construction of the Newark Morris Canal Bikeway Project, identified as LA-2023 TV Newark City Newark Morris Canal Bikeway (“Project”); and
WHEREAS, on August 3, 2022, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R3-b ratifying and authorizing the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering to apply for, accept, and execute grant documents for a grant award from the NJDOT FY-2023 Transit Village Grant Program for construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2022, NJDOT announced that the City was selected to receive a grant award in the amount of Four Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($470,000.00) for the construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, NJDOT requires the City to award the contract for construction of the Project within two (2) years of the grant award notification, with a deadline of December 11, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on August 20, 2024, due to the need for additional design and coordination of utility infrastructure, the award has been delayed; and
the City filed for an extension of the deadline from December 11, 2024 to June 12, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on September 05, 2024, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R3-a authorizing the extension request from NJDOT from December 11, 2024 through June 12, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on October 31, 2024, NJDOT granted an extension to award the contract for construction of the Project with a deadline of June 12, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on May 21 2025, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R3-b authorizing a second request to NJDOT to allow additional time to award the contract for construction of the Project, extending the deadline from June 12, 2025 to December 12, 2025; and
WHEREAS, an additional extension is required due to delay caused by the continued need for utility infrastructure coordination; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to request that the NJDOT allow the City of Newark additional time to award the Contract for Construction of the Project, which would further extend the deadline from December 11, 2025 to June 11, 2026.
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 Director of the Department of Engineering, are hereby authorized to request a time extension from the NJDOT to allow the City of Newark additional time to award a contract for the construction of LA-2023 TV Newark City Newark Morris Canal Bikeway project, from December 12, 2025 to June 11, 2026
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this extension request back to December 11, 2025.
3. All other terms and conditions of the grant award from the NJDOT for the FY-2023 Transit Village Program for LA-2023 TV Newark City Newark Morris Canal Bikeway project shall remain in force and effect until the contract is completed.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Engineering, to request a time extension from NJDOT to allow the City of Newark additional time to award a contract for construction of the LA-2023 TV Newark City Newark Morris Canal Bikeway project. An extension would change the deadline from December 11, 2025 to June 11, 2026. No municipal funds are required