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A RESOLUTION TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO APPROVE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT 1 FOR THE BNSF RAILROAD OVERPASS (HWY. 18) (JONESBORO)(P.E.) - JOB NO. 100824
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WHEREAS, on February 11, 2015, the City of Jonesboro (hereinafter call the “City”) entered into an Agreement of Understanding with the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (hereinafter call the “Department”) to use Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) VI Discretionary Grant funds for preliminary engineering related to the Project; and
WHEREAS, the original agreement did not specify responsibilities related to right of way acquisition, utility relocation, advertising, awarding a construction contract and construction inspection related to the Project; and
WHEREAS, both parties are prepared to move forward with these phases of the Project; and
WHEREAS, funding for these additional phases has been identified to be a combination of Federal, State, and Local funds; and
WHEREAs, it is now determined that the original Agreement of Understanding must be modified to include these phases.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
Section 1: That the City of Jonesboro and the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department will accept and carry out the responsibilities and assigned duties specified in the attached Supplemental Agreement 1 in addition to those presented in the original Agreement.
Section 2. The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized by the City of Jonesboro to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this Supplemental Agreement.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of July, 2016.