Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Extension Request
Purpose: To request an extension from NJDOT for the construction of Local Freight Impact Fund -19 -Doremus Avenue Port Newark Connect.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
Entity Address: P.O. Box 600, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Contract Amount: $1,648,513.00
Funding Source: Local Freight Impact Fund
Contract Period: Fiscal Year 2019
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. (X) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the City of Newark to request an extension from NJDOT to allow the City of Newark additional time to award a contract and secure additional funding for the Local Freight Impact Fund-19 Doremus Avenue Port Newark Connect project, extending the deadline from July 18, 2023 to January 18, 2024.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") State Aid to Counties and Municipalities, Local Freight Impact Fund (LFIF-19) provides grant funding for the improvement and construction of local, municipal, and county road and bridge projects; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2019, the Director of the Department of Engineering, on behalf of the City of Newark (the "City"), submitted LFIF-2019-Doremus Avenue Port Newark Connect-00042 application electronically to NJDOT requesting grant funding; and
WHEREAS, on February 13, 2019, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R3-a(S) ratifying and authorizing the Director of the Department of Engineering to apply for, accept, and enter into grant documents for a grant award for LFIF-2019-Doremus Avenue Port Newark Connect-00042, NJDOT; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2019, NJDOT announced that the...
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