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Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Accepting Funds
Purpose: Bergen Street Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements Federal Project Number HSP-1895(300)CON
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Amount: $3,053,937.20
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: Not Applicable
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R4-a adopted on April 20, 2016 accepted grant funding in the amount of $902,964.00.
This Resolution will increase the grant funding from $902,964.00 to $3,053,937.20 ($2,663,740.70 for construction and $390,196.50 for Construction Management/Inspection).
No municipal funds are required.
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WHEREAS, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) and the State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation (NJDOT) provides funds for Local Safety Programs; and
WHEREAS, on April 1, 2014 the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) invited the City of Newark to submit proposals for the FY 2015-2016 solicitation of the Local Safety and High Risk Rural Roads Program; and
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2014, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering submitted FY 2015-2016 Local Safety Program Proposals to the NJTPA requesting grant funding in the amount of $902,964.00 for the Bergen Street Pedestrian Safety Corridor; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this request, on October 27, 2014 the NJTPA notified the City of Newark that the NJTPA Board of Trustees had approved funding through the FY 2015-2016 Local Safety Program for the Bergen Street Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements and requested grant funding in the amount of $902,964.00; and
WHEREAS, on April 20, 2016, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R4-a, which ratified and authorized the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or h...
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