MI-2022-029

This application is to request Section 5307 funds apportioned to the Interurban Transit Partnership in the amount of $12,898,653, Section 5339 funds apportioned in the amount of $1,009,753, and Section 5337 funds apportioned in the amount of $1,186,864.

Purpose:
The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the purchase of replacement linehaul and replacement paratransit vehicles, associated capital maintenance including mid-life vehicle overhaul, service vehicles, facility equipment, computer hardware and software, ITS service vehicles, capital cost of contracting, rehab/renovation of administrative maintenance operations facilities, and passenger platform property purchase and construction/rehabilitation of Busch Operations Center bus stop/shelter improvement project and security and surveillance equipment. In addition, this award will fund planning projects which include community outreach, transit master plan, fleet transition plan, and technology strategic plan. This award will also fund rehabilitation/refurbishment, maintenance, and replacements of BRT stations.

Activities to be performed:
Funds will be used to purchase replacement vehicles, equipment, and capital costs of contracting. Funds will support the new operations center, including the purchase of property and renovation of the existing building and necessary construction. New shelters will be purchased and installed, along with various improvements to stop amenities.

Expected outcomes:
Funding will permit Interurban Transit Partnership to continue to keep rolling stock vehicles, equipment, and facilities in a state of good repair.

Intended beneficiaries:
Intended beneficiaries of the activities included in this award are community members and transit riders.

Subrecipient activities:
None.

This super grant to the Interurban Transit Partnership (ITP) will provide FY 2022 Section 5307 federal funds in the amount of $12,898,653, with a 20% state match of $3,224,663 from the Michigan Department of Transportation Comprehensive Transportation Fund (CTF), totaling $16,123,316 for the purpose of purchasing replacement linehaul and replacement paratransit vehicles, associated capital maintenance including mid-life vehicle overhaul, service vehicles, facility equipment, computer hardware and software, ITS service vehicles, capital cost of contracting, rehab/renovation of administrative maintenance operations facilities, and passenger platform land purchase and construction/rehabilitation of Busch Operations Center bus stop/shelter improvement project and security and surveillance equipment. In addition, this award will fund planning projects which include community outreach, transit master plan, fleet transition plan, and technology strategic plan.

This super grant will also provide FY 2022 Section 5339 federal funds in the amount of $1,009,753, with a 20% state match of $252,438 from the Michigan Department of Transportation Comprehensive Transportation Fund (CTF), totaling $1,262,191 for the purpose of purchasing land and the rehab/construction of the Busch Operations Center.

This super grant will also provide FY 2022 Section 5337 federal funds in the amount of $1,186,864, with a 20% state match of $296,716 from the Michigan Department of Transportation Comprehensive Transportation Fund (CTF), totaling $1,483,580.

Attachments to this application include the TIP project list, SHPO concurrence for the bus stop/shelter improvement project, ESA report for the Busch Operations Center, and DOL information.

In executing this grant, the Interurban Transit Partnership 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. As the grant agreement includes an FTA-funded transit vehicle purchase, the recipient 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.

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

This grant includes 1% allocated to security projects and 0.75% allocated to safety projects.

Interurban Transit Partnership

20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants

FTA Region 5 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Michigan United States

State-Wide

None

Infrastructure $15,095,270 (100%) percent this Project Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 17% from $16,123,316 to $18,869,087.