Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the execution of and amends the 2022 Adopted Capital budget for a $436,170 Route Planning Restoration Program Discretionary Grant from U.S. Department of Transportation. The 2022 Capital Budget will be amended to add $436,170 in federal funding to Metro Transit's Transit System Upgrades capital program. Additionally, the resolution authorizes a non-competitive contract for planning software at a cost of $212,000. The contract cost will be funded from the grant funds authorized through this resolution.
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Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an application for a Route Planning Restoration Program Discretionary Grant with U.S. Department of Transportation and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with USDOT and the 13(c) agreement with Teamsters Local No. 695. Amending the 2022 Capital Budget to add $436,170 in federal funding to Metro’s Transit System Upgrades project and authorizing a non-competitive procurement for Remix planning software.
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The Route Planning Restoration Program Discretionary program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities to support planning for the restoration of transit routes following the coronavirus pandemic. Authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), $25 million in funds were made available for this program. The City of Madison was awarded $436,170 to produce the Metro Forward
Restoration Plan and restore service to pre-pandemic levels.
This resolution amends the 2022 Adopted Capital Budget to add $436,170 in federal funding to Metro’s Transit System Upgrades project and authorizing a non-competitive procurement for Remix planning software and associated 3-year agreement for access.
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Transportation recently awarded the City of Madison’s Metro Transit Division a highly competitive Route Planning Restoration Program Discretionary grant to develop the Me...
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