Title
Apply for Arizona Department of Transportation Off-System Bridge Program Call for Projects through Maricopa Association of Governments for Federal Fiscal Year 2025-26 - Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding (Ordinance S-51567) - District 6
Description
Request to retroactively authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept and, if awarded, enter into an agreement for disbursement of Federal funding from the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) through the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Call for Projects for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Off-System Bridge Program: Bridge Formula Program (OSB:BFP) grant opportunity. Further request an exemption from the indemnification prohibition set forth in the Phoenix City Code Section 42-18 for a governmental entity pursuant to Phoenix City Code Section 42-20. Additionally request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item. Funding for these grant opportunities are available through the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other sources. The total grant funds applied for will not exceed $2,184,549, and the City would have no local match requirement.
Report
Summary
On October 23, 2024, MAG announced a call for projects for the ADOT OSB:BFP. The purpose of the ADOT OSB:BFP is to fund the design and construction for replacement, rehabilitation, preservation and protection of roadway bridges over waterways, railroads, canals, and other roadways or topographic barriers, other roadways, and railroads and canals for bridges specifically not on the Federal-aid highway system, which means bridges over local roads or minor rural collectors.
The ADOT OSB Program consists of funding from multiple sources and the Street Transportation Department has submitted an application for ADOT OSB:BFP funding, which requires no local match for awards. This opportunity utilizes funding from the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which can be used for replacement, rehabilitation and/or strengthening a bridge in either poor or fair condition having a load capacity rating that requires the bridge to be posted for weight restrictions based on the National Bridge Inspection Standards. Funding can also be used for preservation, prevention maintenance, or protection measures. Awards can be used for both design and construction phases.
The City of Phoenix is requesting funding to rehabilitate Dry Wash RCB 07742 at Warpaint Drive. The objective of this project is to improve the condition rating of the structure, extend the anticipated design life of the structure, mitigate recurring maintenance issues, and strengthen the structure.
Financial Impact
The estimated total cost for the project is approximately $2,184,549. The maximum Federal participation rate is 100 percent, with a minimum local match of zero percent. If awarded, the Federal match would not exceed $2,184,549 and the City would have no local match requirement.
Potential grant funding received is available through the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, from MAG through the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Call for Projects for the ADOT OSB:BFP grant opportunity.
Location
Council District: 6
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Inger Erickson and Mario Paniagua, and the Street Transportation Department.