Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Adrian Garcia, Commissioner Precinct 2
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Infrastructure (Design, Construction, Maintenance)
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Transmittal by the Office of the County Engineer of a grant application, submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation for grant funds in the amount of $18,400,000 with a required match of $4,600,000 from Precinct 2 for the FY26 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The goal of the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant program is to fund projects that will have a significant local or regional impact and improve transportation infrastructure. BUILD grants will be awarded on a competitive basis, per statute, for planning or constructing surface transportation infrastructure projects that will improve safety; environmental sustainability; quality of life; mobility and community connectivity; economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism; state of good repair; partnership and collaboration; and innovation. The proposed project will reconstruct 1.65 miles of Sweetwater Lane into a modern curb-and-gutter concrete roadway, delivering critical infrastructure upgrades. The project encompasses the construction of new sidewalks, streetlights, enclosed storm drainage, tr...
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