TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Public Works Director
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: July 6, 2021
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APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 100-21 TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH E & M EQUIPMENT CORPORATION FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR LOWSON BOULEVARD/SW 10th STREET FROM DOVER ROAD TO US-1/FEDERAL HIGHWAY PURSUANT TO ITBC NO. 2020-040 (PROJECT NO. 17-009) - $6,146,437
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Approve Resolution No. 100-21 to award an Agreement with E & M Equipment Corporation for construction services for Lowson Boulevard/SW 10th Street from Dover Road to US-1/Federal Highway pursuant to ITBC No. 2020-040 (Project No. 17-009) - $6,146,437.
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Background:
The Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) administers competitive grant application processes annually for the funding of projects located within Palm Beach County. The grant application process typically commences in January, when the TPA posts online application materials. The Long-Range Transportation Plan Directions 2040 carved out future allocations of TPA Surface Transportation funds to be used at the TPA's discretion. As a result, the Local Initiatives (LI) program was created as an annual application process to identify and evaluate potential funding for lower-cost, non-regionally significant transportation projects identified by local communities. Approximately $18 million was then allocated annually to fund projects under the Local Initiatives (LI) Program. This is a federally funded cost reimbursement program where projects are selected by the TPA but administered by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
The program funds on and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities; infrastructure for improving non-driver access to public transportation for enhanced mobility; community improvement activities; environmental mitigation; recreational trail projects; safe routes to school projects; and projects for planning, d...
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