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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC02-184 FAA grant improve access road construct parking lotI U.S. Department of Transportation GRANT AGREEMENT Federal Aviation Administration Part I - Offer To: County of Eagle, Colorado (herein called the "Sponsor ") Date of Offer: Airport: Project Number: Contract Number: Lu - io7 - -tu JUN 2 0 2002 Eagle County Regional Airport 3 -08- 0020 -29 DOT- FA02NM -1048 From: The United States of America (acting through the Federal Aviation Administration, herein called the "FA-A Whereas, the Sponsor has submitted to the FAA a Project Application dated January 29, 2002 for a grant of Federal funds for a project at or associated with the Eagle County Regional Airport which Project Application, as approved by the FAA, is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof; and Whereas, the FAA has approved a project for the Airport (herein called the 'Project") consisting of the following: Improve Access Road, Construct Parking Lot (non revenue producing -non hub), all as more particularly described in the Project Application. FAA Form 5100.37 (10189) 1 Now therefore, pursuant to and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C., Subtitle VII, Part B, as amended, and in consideration of (a) the Sponsor's adoption and ratification of the representations and assurances contained in said Project Application and its acceptance of this offer as hereinafter provided, and (b) the benefits to accrue to the United States and the public from the accomplishment of the Project and compliance with the assurances and conditions as herein provided, The Federal Aviation Administration, for and on behalf of the United States, hereby offers and agrees to pay, as the United States share of the allowable costs incurred in accomplishing the Project, 90.00 percent. This Offer is made on and subject to the following terms and conditions: Conditions The maximum obligation of the United States payable under this offer shall be $1,739,722. For the purposes of any future grant amendments which may increase the foregoing maximum obligation of the United States under Title 49, U.S.C., section 47108(b), the following amounts are being specified for this purpose: $ -0 -for planning $1,739,722 for airport development and noise program implementation 2. The allowable costs of the project shall not include any costs determined by the FAA to be ineligible for consideration as to allowability under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C., subtitle VII, Part B.. 3. Payment of the United States share of the allowable project costs will be made pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of such regulations and procedures as the Secretary shall prescribe. Final determination of the United States share will be based upon the final audit of the total amount of allowable project costs and settlement will be made for any upward or downward adjustments to the Federal share of costs. 4. The Sponsor shall carry out and complete the Project without undue delay and in accordance with the terms hereof, and such regulations and procedures as the Secretary shall prescribe, and agrees to comply with the assurances which were made part of the project application. 5. The FAA reserves the right to amend or withdraw this offer at any time prior to its acceptance by the Sponsor. 6. This offer shall expire and the United States shall not be obligated to pay any part of the costs of the project unless this offer has been accepted by the Sponsor on or before July 31, 2002, or such subsequent date as may be prescribed in writing by the FAA. The Sponsor shall take all steps, including litigation if necessary, to recover Federal funds spent fraudulently wastefully, or in violation of Federal antitrust statutes, or misused in any other manner in any project upon which Federal funds have been expended. For the purposes of this grant agreement, the term "Federal funds" means funds however used or disbursed by the Sponsor that were originally paid pursuant to this or any other Federal grant agreement. It shall obtain the approval of the Secretary as to any determination of the amount of the Federal share of such funds. It shall return the recovered Federal share, including funds recovered by settlement, order or judgment, to the Secretary. It shall furnish to the Secretary, upon request, all documents and records FAA Form 5100 -37 (10/89) pertaining to the determination of the amount of the Federal share or to any settlement, litigation, negotiation, or other efforts taken to recover such funds. All settlements or other final positions of the sponsor, in court or otherwise, involving the recovery of such Federal share shall be approved in advance by the Secretary. The United States shall not be responsible or liable for damage to property or injury to persons which may arise from, or be incident to, compliance with this grant agreement. Special Conditions 9. The Sponsor will carry out the project in accordance with policies, standards, and specifications approved by the Secretary including but not limited to the advisory circulars listed in the "Current FAA Advisory Circulars for AIP Projects," dated July 1, 1999, and included in this grant, and in accordance with applicable state policies, standards, and specifications approved by the Secretary. 10. Unless otherwise approved by the FAA, it will not acquire or permit any contractor or subcontractor to acquire any steel or manufactured products produced outside the United States to be used for any project for airport development or noise compatibility for which funds are provided under this grant. The Sponsor will include in every contract a provision implementing this special condition. 11. It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the maximum obligation of the United States for this grant agreement may, if requested by the Sponsor and approved by the FAA, be increased as provided in Title 49, U.S.C., Section 47108(b) to cover increased eligible and allowable development project costs. Upon approval of the Sponsor's request for such an increase, FAA will advise the Sponsor by letter of the new grant amount. Issuance of such letter will constitute an amendment to this agreement and the maximum grant obligation of the United States will be adjusted to the amount specified. 12. The Sponsor agrees to request cash drawdowns on the letter of credit only when actually needed for its disbursements and to timely reporting of such disbursements as required. It is understood that failure to adhere to this provision may cause the letter of credit to be revoked. 13. The Sponsor agrees to perform the following: a. Furnish a construction management program to FAA prior to the start of construction which shall detail the measures and procedures to be used to comply with the quality control provisions of the construction contract, including, but not limited to, all quality control provisions and tests required by the Federal specifications. The program shall include as a minimum: (1) The name of the person representing the sponsor who has overall responsibility for contract administration for the project and the authority to take necessary actions to comply with the contract. (2) Names of testing laboratories and consulting engineer firms with quality control responsibilities on the project, together with a description of the services to be provided. FAA Form 5100 -37 (10/89) I (3) Procedures for determining that testing laboratories meet the requirements of the American Society of Testing and Materials standards on laboratory evaluation, referenced in the contract specifications (D 3666, C 1077). (4) Qualifications of engineering supervision and construction inspection personnel. (5) A listing of all tests required by the contract specifications, including the type and frequency of tests to be taken, the method of sampling, the applicable test standard, and the acceptance criteria or tolerances permitted for each type of test. (6) Procedures for ensuring that the tests are taken in accordance with the program, that they are documented daily, that the proper corrective actions, where necessary, are undertaken. b. Submit at completion of the project, a final test and quality control report documenting the results of all tests performed, highlighting those tests that failed or did not meet the applicable test standard. The report shall include the pay reductions applied and reasons for accepting any out -of- tolerance material. C. Failure to provide a complete report as described in paragraph (c), or failure to perform such tests, shall, absent any compelling justification, result in a reduction in Federal participation for costs incurred in connection with construction of the applicable pavement. Such reduction shall be at the discretion of the FAA and will be based on the type or types of required tests not performed or not documented and will be commensurate with the proportion of applicable pavement with respect to the total pavement constructed under the grant agreement. d. The FAA, at its discretion, reserves the right to conduct independent tests and to reduce grant payments accordingly if such independent tests determine that Sponsor test results are inaccurate. FAA Form 5100.37 (10/89) The Sponsor's acceptance of this Offer and ratification and adoption of the Project Application incorporated herein shall be evidenced by execution of this instrument by the Sponsor, as hereinafter provided, and this Offer and Acceptance shall comprise a Grant Agreement, as provided by Title 49, U.S.C., Subtitle VII, Part B, as amended, constituting the contractual obligations and rights of the United States and the Sponsor with respect to the accomplishment of the Project and compliance with the assurances and conditions as provided herein. Such Grant Agreement shall become effective upon the Sponsor's acceptance of this Offer. United States of America Federal Aviation Administration Manager, Denver Airports District Office Part 11 - Acceptance The Sponsor does hereby ratify and adopt all assurances, statements, representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in the Project Application and incorporated materials referred to in the foregoing Offer and does hereby accept this Offer and by such acceptance agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions in this Offer and in the Project Application. Executed this M day of 20 0,3� . ( O&UNEAGLE, COLORADO 4 y: (SEAL) ^ �tc� Spon ated Official Representative Attest: Title: 0 Certificate of Sponsor's Attorney acting as Attorney for the Sponsor do hereby certify: That in my opinion the Sponsor is empowered to enter into the foregoing Grant Agreement under the laws of the State of Colorado. Further, I have examined the foregoing Grant Agreement and the actions taken by said Sponsor relating thereto, and find that the acceptance thereof by said Sponsor and Sponsor's official representative has been duly authorized and that the execution thereof is in all respects due and proper and in accordance with the laws of the said State and Title 49, U.S.C., Subtitle VII, Part B, as amended. In addition, for grants involving projects to be carried out on property not owned by the Sponsor, there are no legal impediments that will prevent full performance by the Sponsor. Further, it is my opinion that the said Grant Agreement constitutes a legal and binding obligation of the Sponsor in accordance with the terms thereof. Dated at / this s day of J 0& 1 20r1Z . X _;;:7� k6r /Signature of Sponsor's ` Attorney FAA Form 5100 -37 (7/90)