Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes entry into a $524,980 agreement with the consultant team of AECOM et al. for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Development and Federal Transit Administration Small Starts Application services for the City of Madison. The Request for Proposals (RFP), as authorized by Adopted RES-18-00038 (File ID: 47513), estimated that the Phase 1 BRT Project Development and FTA Small Starts Application portion of system implementation would cost $500,000. After the BRT Inter-Agency Staff Team suggested some refinements to the scope of work, the additional work resulted in a final contract amount of $524,980.
The federal and state funds highlighted below have been committed for Bus Rapid Transit system implementation (including the Phase 1 project development services described in Adopted RES-18-00038 (File ID: 47513). These funds are available to fund BRT Project Development, scoping of the project, further engineering/design work, preparation of a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Small Starts grant application, and completion of required National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation. The grants shown below were awarded in 2006 and 2007 and are managed by Metro Transit; state funds have been received by the City and the federal funds are received as reimbursement.
· WI-26-0012 Grant (2006 Section 5314-Transport 2020 Alternative Analysis)
o Federal = $861,336
o State = $861,336
· WI-39-0002 Grant (2007 Section 5339-Transport 2020 Alternative Analysis)
o Federal = $141,141
o State = $141,141
Adoption of the proposed resolution will not require additional City Appropriation. A total of $2,004,954 in federal and state funds are available for BRT Phase 1 costs. City costs associated with future development of BRT will be included in future capital and operating budgets subject to Common Council approval.
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Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the consultant team of AECOM et al. for ...
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