IN January 2023 Bi-State Development Competitively Applied for and Was Awarded FY2023 Section 5337 State of…

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Application Purpose: IN January 2023 Bi-State Development Competitively Applied for and Was Awarded FY2023 Section 5337 State of Good Repair Funding; the Apportionment to St. Louis MO-IL Uza Under This Program Is $196296401. IN This Application Bi-State Development (Metro) Requests to Program Funding Awarded to the St. Louis MO-IL Uza Through the FY2023 State of Good Repair Formula Grants Program (49 Usc 5337) Competitive Funding Opportunity. Per 49 U.s.c. 5337(F)(5) the Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement Funding May Be Awarded at Up to 50 Percent of the Total Eligible Project Cost. The Program Allows Up to 30% of the Match to Include Federal Funds. This Application Programs a Section 5337 Project with Activities Totaling $392592802 ($196296401 Federal; $117777841 Federal Matching Funds; $78518561 Local Funds). Matching Funds: Federal Matching Funds Will Be Derived from Eligible Federal Funds Awarded by the Federal Transit Administration Under the Section 5337 State of Good Repair And/OR Section 5307 Programs. A Detailed Federal Matching Fund Plan Is Attached and Uploaded in the Application Documents (Lrv FY23 Funding Summary-Federal Match.pdf). Local Match Funds Are Derived from Local Sales Tax Revenues of St. Louis City and St. Louis County Missouri. To Date FY2023 Section 5337 Rail Car Replacement Program Funds Have Been Applied as Follows: $ 196296401 FY2023 Apportionment for St. Louis MO-IL Uza $ 0PROGRAMMED in Separate Application $ 196296401 Available to Program as of Last Application$ 196296401 Applying for in This Application $ 0REMAINING Funds to Program at a Later Date; Activities Performed: The Metrolink LRV Replacement Project Will Replace Up to 55 Light Rail Vehicles That Have Met or Will Have Exceeded Their Twenty-Five Year Useful Lives at the Time of Replacement. This Project Will Support the Integration of New LRV Models While Phasing Out of the DC Variety in Our Current Fleet. This Project Is Essentially Defined by Two Phases: Phase 1 - Consulting and Phase 2 - Manufacturing and Delivery. Phase 1 of This LRV Replacement Project Consists of Services Provided by Hatch LTK Consulting. This LRV Engineering Consultant Provides Technical and Administrative Services in Support of the LRV Replacement Plan LRV Specification and Independent Cost Estimate; Technical Support Through All Phases of the Project; Procurement Program Management; and Contract Administration Support Through All Phases of the Project. Phase 2 Is Being Supported by Funds Granted Under This Award Which Consists of Manufacturing and Delivery of Up to 55 New Lrvs. Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners Approved the Contract with Siemens Mobility Inc. To Deliver New Light Rail Vehicles and Provide Project Management Support Testing Spare Parts Tools and Diagnostic Equipment. LRV Replacement Activities in This Budget Include: Manufacturing and Delivery of New Light Rail Vehicles Per Base and Options Contracts; Systems Support to Include Engineering Testing Training Manuals and Warranty; Spare Parts; Special Tools and Diagnostic Equipment; NVR Crash-Hardened Memory Module; and Infotainment System. Project Administration Activities Programmed in This Budget Include: Periodic Meetings with Contractors Interpreting of Technical Requirements of the Contract; Reviewing Contractor Submittals for Conformance with Contract Requirements; Approving And/OR Taking Other Action Upon Review; Preparing Change Orders; Evaluating Costs and Benefits of Any Proposed Changes; Evaluating and Ordering No-Cost Changes; Conducting Inspections and Tests Required for Vehicle Shipment Delivery and Acceptance; Authorizing Shipment Authorizing Delivery Issuing Certificate of Delivery; Granting Conditional and Final Acceptance of Delivery; Conducting Project Meetings Throughout the Progress of the Project.; Expected Outcomes: The Replacement of Light Rail Vehicles That Have Met or Exceeded Their Useful Lives Will Preserve and Maintain the Safety and Support the Renewal of Our Existing Transit System. This Project Is in Alignment with the Dots Priorities of Renewing the Transit Systems Advancing Racial Equity Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Connecting Communities Through Transit. Investing in the Upgrade of the Light Rail Vehicles Will Impact These Communities Positively with Improved Connection to Housing Access to Jobs and Implications on Surrounding Land Use.; Intended Beneficiaries: AS We Integrate the Newer Lrvs Into the Metro Vehicle Fleet Transit Operators Transit Riders and the Community Will Benefit from Increased Safety Performance Access and Mobility and Reduction in Harmful Emissions.; Subrecipient Activities: No Subrecipient Activities Are Being Programmed Into This Application.