Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Delancy Street Roadway Improvements Project
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $1,900,000.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation
Total Project Cost: N/A
City Contribution: $0
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 ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, through a federally funded Local Scoping process has determined that Delancy Street which is located in Newark's East Ward, is in need of complete reconstruction between Avenue I and Rutherford Street; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering's preferred alternative, referred to as Alternative 4 in the Delancy Street Local Scoping Project Alternative Analysis Report (a copy of the Local Scoping Project Alternative Analysis Report is attached hereto and made a part hereof), requires a right of way acquisition; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark requires funds for the right of way acquisition and easements for Delancy Street between Avenue I and Rutherford Street; and
WHEREAS, on August 28, 2015, the City of Newark received a letter (a copy of the authorization letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof) from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) advising that New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) funds are available in the amount of $1,900,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents) for the right of way acquisition required for ...
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