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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the Department to advance this new phase of the U.S. 50/El Dorado Hills Interchange and the U.S. 50/HOV Lane Improvement Project using the funds previously designated for the southeast quadrant of the El Dorado Hills Boulevard Interchange;
2) Authorize the Chair to sign Task Order No. 12 under AGMT # 07-1435 with Quincy Engineering, Incorporated in the amount of $1,110,000 to perform professional services necessary for the completion of the Plans, Specifications, and Estimate package and provide Right of Way Certification and Utility Certification for the U.S. 50 HOV Lanes Phase 0 Project; and
3) Authorize the Chair to sign the attached budget transfer (4/5 required).
FUNDING: Local Transportation Funds.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $1,110,000.00
Funding
Budgeted $1,110,000.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $1,110,000.00
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
The Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) costs for U.S. 50 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes Phase 0 Project (Project) will be included in the 2012 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to be funded with Local Transportation Funds. The Department proposes to use the funds intended for design and construction of the El Dorado Hills Interchange eastbound ramps improvement project to this westbound ramps improvement project. A budget transfer is requested to allow for the transfer of available funding into the Road Fund (Capital Improvement Program).
Supplemental funding of $15,500,000 for Project construction is being sought through the State Proposition 1B -Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA). The California Transportation Commission (CTC) is anticipated to vote on the inclusion of the Project in their April 25th/26th 2012 meeting for allocation of CMIA funding.
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