Title
Resolution - A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with The Texas Department of Transportation - Fort Worth District for a Partial Waiver of the Local Match Funds Requirement for the Off-System Bridge Program (Walnut Creek Drive Bridge Replacement)
Requested Action
Approval by the City Council authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation - Fort Worth District for a partial waiver of the local match funds requirement for the Off-System Bridge Program Project (Walnut Creek Drive Bridge Replacement).
Recommendation
The Public Works Department recommends approval of the resolution.
Description/History
The Off-System Bridge Program is a federal-aid program that provides funding to enable states to improve the condition of bridges through replacement, rehabilitation and systematic preventive maintenance. The Walnut Creek Drive Bridge has been identified by TxDOT as a bridge that is deficient and is scheduled for replacement in 2023. The funding for the Off-System Bridge Program is comprised of 80% Federal, 10% State and 10% Local Government.
The Texas Administrative Code provides that under specific conditions the 10% Local Government match participation requirement may be waived with an agreement by the Local Government to perform an equivalent dollar amount of structural improvement work on other deficient bridges within its jurisdiction. The estimated 10% local match for the Walnut Creek Drive Bridge Replacement is $375,760.00. The City is requesting TxDOT waive a portion of the 10% cash match in return for the City performing structural maintenance work on twelve structures identified in the TxDOT Bridge Inventory, Inspection and Appraisal Program (BRINSAP) report. The estimated cost of the maintenance work is $202,780.00 which will be paid from the Street Operations budget. The remaining $172,980.00 will be a cash payment to TxDOT.
Justification
The proposed partial waiver of the 10% cash match will allow the City to use funds to address deficiencies at 12 bridge locations while the dollar amount of these improvements will be applied to the local match for the Walnut Creek Drive Replacement.
The Public Works Director will be in attendance at the meeting to answer Council’s questions regarding this item.
Funding Source
N/A
Prepared By
David Boski, P.E.,
Asst. Director Public Works/Transportation
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