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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: Bergen Street Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements (Citywide)
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Transportation
Appropriation Amount: $3,053,937.20
Budget Year: 2022
Contract Period: Upon completion
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Total Funding breakdown: $2,663,740.70 for construction and $390,196.50 for Construction Management/Inspection.
Original grant funds in the amount of $902,964.00 were accepted by the Municipal Council on April 20, 2016 by Resolution 7R4-a under FY 2015-2016 Local Safety Program, however, Bergen Street funds were never inserted in the budget.
An Additional Award of $2,150,973.20, via Apply and Accept Resolution 7R3-a, adopted on December 1, 2021, provided a total grant award in the amount of $3,053,937.20.
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R3-a, adopted on December 1, 2021.
Operating Agency: Department of Engineering
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $3,053,937.20 for Bergen Street Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements Grant and no adequate provision has been made in the 2022 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose; N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution# 7R3-a dated December 1, 2021, the City of Newark accepted funds from the State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation, in the amount of $3,053,937.20, to provide for Bergen Street Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S...
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