R2001-90 AUTHORIZING THE FILING AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT

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exclusionary or discriminatory speciflcations, and it will comply with applicable Buy America laws in ' � carrying out a procurement; (6) lt has complied or will comply with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5307(c); specifically, it has or before submitting its application it will: (a) make available to the public information on amounts available for the Urbanized Area Formula Program at 49 U.S.C. 5307 and, if applicable, the Job Access and Reverse Commute Grant Program, 49 U.S.C. 5309 note, and the program of projects it proposes to undertake with those funds; (b) develop, in consultation with interested parties, including private transportation providers, a proposed program of projects for activities to be financed; (c) publish a proposed program of projects in a way that affected citizens, private transportation providers, and local elected officials have the opportunity to examine the proposed program and submit comments on the proposed program and the performance of the Grantee; (d) provide an opportunity for a public hearing to obtain the views of citizens on the proposed program of projects; and (e)ensure that the proposed program of projects provides for the coordination of transportation services assisted under 49 U.S.C. 5336 with transportation services assisted by another Federal Government source; (fl consider comments and views received, especially those of private transportation providers, in preparing the final program of projects; and (g) make the final � program of projects available to the public; (7) tt has or will have available and will provide the amount of funds required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(e) and ' applicable FTA policy (specifying Federal and local shares of project costs); (8) It will comply with: (a)49 U.S.C. 5301(a) (requirements to develop transportation systems that maximize mobility and minimize fuel consumption and air pollution); (b)49 U.S.C. 5301(d) (requirements for transportation of the elderly and persons with disabilities); (c)49 U.S.C. 5303 through 5306 (planning requirements); and (d)49 U.S.C. 5310 (a)through (d) (programs for the elderly and persons with disabilities); (9) !t has a locally developed process to solicit and consider public comment before raising fares or implementing a major reduction of transportation; and (10) As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(J), unless the Grantee has determined that it is not necessary to expend one percent of the amount of Federal assistance it receives for this transit security projects, it will expend at least one percent of the amount of that assistance for transit security projects, including increased lighting in or adjacent to a transit system(including bus stops, subway stations, parking lots, and garages), increased camera surveillance of an area in or adjacent to that system, emergency E telephone line or lines to contact law enforcement or security personnel in an area in or adjacent to that G system, and any other project intended to increase the security and safety of an existing or planned transit system. B. Certification Required for Capital Leasing As required by FTA regulations, "Capital Leases," 49 CFR at 639.15(b)(1) and 639.21, to the extent that the Grantee uses federal assistance authorized for 49 U.S.C. 5307 or Section 3037 of TEA-21, 49 U.S.C. 5309 note, to acquire any capital asset by lease, the Grantee certifies that: (1) It will not use federal assistance authorized for 49 U.S.C. 5307 or Section 3037 of TEA-21, 49 U.S.C. 5309 note, to finance the cost of leasing any capital asset until it undertakes calculations demonstrating that it is more cost-effective to lease the capital asset than to purchase or construct similar assets; (2) It will complete these calculations before entering into the lease or before receiving a capital grant for the asset, whichever is later; and (3) It will not enter into a capital lease for which FTA can only provide incremental funding unless it has the financial capacity to meet its future obligations under the lease in the event federal assistance is not available for capital projects in subsequent years. . C. Certifications Required for Sole Source Purchase of Associated Capital Maintenance Item As required by 49 U.S.C. 5325(c), to the extent that the Grantee procures an associated capital maintenance item under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 5307(b)(1), the Grantee certifies that it will use competition to procure an associated capital maintenance item unless the manufacturer or supplier of that item is the only source for the item and the price of the item is no more than the price similar customers pay for the item, and maintain sufficient records pertaining to each such procurement on file easily retrievable for FTA or IDOT inspection. REV:1/8/99 10 _ - �