Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending Resolution/Accepting Grant Purpose: Amending the project amount to accept additional funds for the Traffic Signal Optimization/Adaptive Signals along McCarter Highway (Route 21) project and enter into a Cost Reimbursement Agreement with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Entity Name: City of Newark Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $1,194,390.00 Funding Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/ North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) Total Project Cost: $1,492,987.00 City Contribution: $298,597.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: September 21, 2016 through September 20, 2019 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Amending Resolution 7R3-a adopted on April 19, 2017, which authorized a total project cost of $1,201,767.00 ($965,265.00 grant award with a local match of $236,502.00) for the Traffic Signal Optimization/Adaptive Signals along McCarter Highway (Route 21) project. This amendment seeks to increase the total project cost to $1,492,987.00 ($1,194,390.00 grant award with a local match of $298,597.00).