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Authorize the Director of Resource Management to execute a first amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement for funding the construction of the State Route 37/Fairgrounds Drive Improvement Project
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors authorize the Director of Resource Management to execute a first amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement for funding the construction of the State Route 37/Fairgrounds Drive Improvement Project.
SUMMARY:
Solano County, the City of Vallejo, and the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) have partnered on various project development phases and delivery of the current Highway 37/Fairgrounds Drive Improvement Project ("Project"). The Project will provide congestion, mobility, transit, and safety enhancements at the Fairgrounds Drive and Highway 37 interchange, including roadway corridor improvements in front of the Solano County Fairgrounds. On June 11, 2024, the County and STA entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (Attachment A) that established funding commitments for completing construction of the Project. As the lead delivery agency, STA put a construction contract out to bid in Fall of 2024 and received a low bid at $31 million, approximately $6.173 million over budget. STA was able to obtain $5.5 million in Regional Measure 3 Bridge Toll funds to execute the construction contract but still requires $850,000 in additional local funds to fully fund the construction gap.
STA is seeking approval of a first amendment to the MOA Amendment (Attachment B) to facilitate full construction funding. The amendment would provide the Project with $500,000 in additional Transportation Development Act Article 4 funds and $350,000 in Regional Transportation Impact Fee funds from the County's funding allotments for the construction contract. STA has proposed a ...
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