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TDOT021125ODOTFRONTMAINGRANT
Engineering and Construction Management
Timothy Grosjean (x1344)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a cooperative grant agreement with and accept financial assistance from the State of Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for a design and construction for a Reconnecting Communities project; authorizing the acceptance, deposit, appropriation and expenditure of grant proceeds into the Capital Improvement Project Fund in an amount not to exceed $28,497,650; authorizing the Mayor to execute all necessary documentation for the grant; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts related to the design and construction of the project; and declaring an emergency.
Body
The Division of Engineering and Construction Management has been working with ODOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to secure grant funding for a Reconnecting Communities Project. Grant dollars for a maximum of $28,497,649.73 have been allocated for a project on Front Street from Oak Street to I-280 and on Main Street from the MLK bridge to Nevada Street to improve both corridors and allow easier access to the Glass City Metropark. Matching funds are not required, but any cost overruns would be provided through the Division of Engineering and Construction Management Matches and Planning budget. This project is scheduled for design in 2025 and construction in 2027.
Passage of this Ordinance is required to enable the City of Toledo to accept outside funding for this project and have it in place to help pay for these expenditures.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into and execute cooperative agreements with and accept financial assistance from the State of Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the Reconnecting Communities - Front and Main project upon such terms and conditions as shall be approved by the Director of T...
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