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RESOLUTION PROPOSING SUPPORT FOR THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S BUILD GRANT PROPOSAL
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Summary and Background Information: The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development, or BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant program
, which will make $1.5 billion available to surface transportation projects nationwide. Eligible capital projects include:
· Road or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code;
· Public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code;
· Passenger and freight rail transportation projects;
· Port infrastructure investments (including inland port infrastructure and land ports of entry); and intermodal projects.
The BUILD program replaces the previous TIGER and INFRA federal discretionary grant programs. Eligible applicants (state DOTs or state, local, and tribal governments, including transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and other political subdivisions of State or local governments) can submit up to three applications. Grant sizes range from $5 million to $25 million, and no more than $150 million can be awarded to a single state. Grants must be submitted by July 19, 2018.
Projects submitted for BUILD will be evaluated based on merit criteria that include safety, economic competitiveness, quality of life, environmental protection, state of good repair, innovation, partnership, and additional non-Federal revenue for future transportation infrastructure investments. As is the case with other discretionary grant programs, significant matching funds above the minimum are required in order to be competitive.
The Colorado Transportation Commission considered not only which projects to put forward, but also a commitment to providing matching funds, should an app...
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