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Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Amending Resolution accepting grant
Purpose: To amend Resolution and increasing grant funding for Broad Street Phase II Pedestrian Safety Improvements Federal Project Number: HSIP-1865(301)
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $7,689,808.92
Total Project Cost: $ N/A
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Grant 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
List of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Site Known As)
Additional Information:
This Resolution will amend Resolution 7R3-b, adopted on May 4, 2022, by increasing the grant funding from $4,856,257.51 to $7,689,808.92 ($7,237,610.51 for construction and $452,198.41 for construction inspection), by accepting additional funding in amount of $2,833,551.41
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Whereas, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) makes funds available for local transportation related projects of public entities of federal aid funds and those funds are administered by and through the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) and the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) for local safety programs; and
Whereas, on June 15, 2016, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R4-e, which ratified and authorized the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Engineering, to apply for, accept and enter into a grant agreement for grant funds in the amount of $3,475,000.00 for the Broad Street Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements; and
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