Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application for Grant Funds
Purpose: Ironbound Football Field (A-Field)
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $1,000,000.00t
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Total Project Cost: $6,200,535.00
City Contribution: $5,200,535.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: Hess Settlement Fund
Contract Period: One (1) year after the issuance of a formal notice to proceed
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
46-132 St Charles Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105
Portion of Block 2052; Lot 1
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program ("State"), provides loans and/or grants to municipal and county governments and grants to nonprofit organizations for assistance in the acquisition and development of lands for outdoor recreation and conservation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "Applicant") desires to further the public interest by obtaining grant funding in the amount of $1,000,000.00 from the State to fund the development of the Ironbound Football Field (A-Field), located at 46-132 St Charles Street, Newark; which will provide for the installation of a multi-use synthetic turf field as well as a small playground area and concession area at a projected cost of $6,200,535.00; and
(a) WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering recommends that the Office of the Business Administrator or the successor to the Office of the Business Administrator do the following: make application for such a ...
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