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Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( X ) Ratifying ( X ) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: FY 2015-2016 Local Safety Program, Bergen Street and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements
Entity Name: City of Newark, Department of Engineering
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: Bergen Street - $902,964.00/Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard - $504,394.00
Funding Source: NJTPA/NJDOT
Total Project Cost: Bergen Street - $902,964.00 / Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard - $504,394.00
City Contribution: N/A
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: N/A
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 grant funding-$1,407,358.00
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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 Improvements and requesting grant funding in the amount of $504,394.55 for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this request, the City of Newark was notified on October 27, 2014 by th...
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