IL-2022-036

Award Executive Summary
FTA Budget: $422,724,474

This grant to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in Chicago, Illinois is for FY 2022 Section 5337 funds in the amount of $242,887,136, Section 5307 in the amount of $167,175,481, and Section 5339 for $12,661,857 to support the implementation of capital projects during the period September 2022 to December 2026. These funds will be used for buses, rail car overhaul, replacement, and purchase of rail cars. In addition, these funds will provide for equipment, computer systems, non-revenue vehicles, signals, and station rehabilitation.

Purpose: This award provides for the purchase of up to 67 new standard 40ft buses, the purchase of up to 36 new rail cars, bus and rail revenue fleet overhaul, engineering assessments, and design plans for bus system electrification focusing on CTA garages and maintenance facilities. Full design for six targeted rail stations to plan for future construction, focusing on making stations accessible, replacing station elevators due to replacement, full design of Western Brown Line station, and contributing to construction once NEPA process is complete. Station SOGR improvements to entrances and exits, elevators, and structure; design and partial construction to rehabilitate and/or improve rail maintenance facilities, renewal of track and powering plan, engineering and design for targeted subway structure, management services for the capital construction program, and service debt financing obligations for projects.

Activities to be performed: Purchase new buses and rail car to replace overage revenue fleet vehicles, overhaul revenue fleet to maintain or extend the asset life cycle, complete bus system engineering assessments for transition to future full electrification of the system, complete 100% design for making up to six rail stations fully accessible, design SOGR station rehabilitation and smaller improvement to prepare for construction, renovation of select track and traction power, engineering and design for initial renovation to subway equipment and structure, managing CTA's capital construction program and financing CTA capital projects.

Expected outcomes: Funding will allow the CTA to replace overaged buses and railcars to provide more efficient and reliable service and reduce maintenance costs, extend the useful life of select buses, maintain the life of rail car fleet, complete all necessary engineering planning and development that leads to facilities construction/modification to electrify the bus system, design of accessibility improvements for targeted rail stations to proceed to construction when NEPA process complete, SOGR station rehabilitation and removal of track/structure slow zones.

Intended beneficiaries: Funded projects will provide far-reaching benefits to CTA customers, including improved service quality, speed, safety, reliability, making the next phase of rail stations fully accessible, and preparing the bus system for future conversion to full electrification and the running of zero-emission revenue vehicles.

Subrecipient activities: None

FY22 federal funding includes the following:
Project #1 - FY2022 5307 Urbanized Area Formula: $167,175,481
Project #2 - FY2022 5337 State of Good Repair: $191,019,142
Project #3 - FY2022 5339 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula: $12,661,857
Project #4 - FY2022 5337 State of Good Repair: $51,867,994

Note: 5337 funding required splitting into separate projects for accounting purposes. Total FY2022 5337 funding equals $242,887,136. The local match source is Illinois Transportation Development Credits (TDC) in the amount of $48,577,427 for Section 5337, $33,435,096 for Section 5307, and $2,532,371 for Section 5339. Tollway revenue credits do not provide actual monetary reimbursements. The project total in the grant application reflects 100% federal share.

This application for the Section 5337, 5307, and 5339 federal assistance is consistent with the Chicago Regional Transit Authority's designated recipient allocation letter FY 2022 and is attached to this application. We have two force account plans that are within the threshold amount required for approval. However, CTA also retains a force account plan for their records.

By executing this grant, CTA certifies that projects funded in this grant are included in the 2022 Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plan investment prioritization section.

Additional information:
1. In executing this grant, the CTA agrees to abide by Section 3011 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 5323(J)(2)(C)) regarding the phased increase in domestic content under the Buy America statute for rolling stock.
2. As the grant agreement includes an FTA-funded transit vehicle purchase, CTA agrees to comply with the related requirements set forth in 49 CFR 26.49(a). Specifically, the recipient must ensure, as a condition of being authorized to bid or propose on FTA-assisted transit vehicle procurements, that each transit vehicle manufacturer certified that it complied with DOT requirements for submitting a DBE program and goal to FTA prior to bidding. The recipient is also required to submit the name of the successful bidder and the total dollar value of the contract within 30 days of making an FTA-assisted transit vehicle award using the required FTA reporting tool. The recipient understands that failure to comply with these requirements may result in formal enforcement action or appropriate sanction as determined by FTA, including reimbursement of FTA funds used for the vehicle procurement. Indirect costs will be applied per CTA's approved cost allocation plan.

Attached are the following documents:
- Indirect cost rate
- FY22 FAST Act funding allocation
- Executed FY22-26 letter of understanding
- ALI summary
- ETIP approval
- TIP approval
- CTA VIN list
- CTA bond information
- TDC letter(s)
- Force account plan approval

Chicago Transit Authority

20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs

FTA Region 5 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Illinois United States

State-Wide

None

Infrastructure $422,724,474 (100%) percent this Project Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 3239% from $12,661,857 to $422,724,474.