RFP Selection Criteria __ Cedartown Safety Ac.pdf

City of Cedartown Safety Action Plan Request for Proposals Selection Criteria

The City of Cedartown invites proposals from qualified firms for the purpose of developing a comprehensive Safety Action Plan.

1 Project Introduction The City of Cedartown, Georgia (the “City”) has been awarded funds under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan for the City. The general purpose of the grant award and this project is to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries through safety action plan development with the project focused on all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, motorists, personal conveyance and micro-mobility users, and commercial vehicle operators. The Safety Action Plan must identify a community's most significant roadway safety concerns, identify safety countermeasures projects, and then prioritize implementation of those projects. The Safety Action Plan must be developed in conformance with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s SS4A Self-Certification Eligibility Worksheet.

https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2024-02/SS4A-FY24-Self-Certification- Worksheet.pdf

2 Project Scope Expected project activities and timelines are described below. Limited flexibility will be allowed regarding the specific format and contents of deliverables produced. Items not included in this scope but beneficial to achieving a federally approved Safety Action Plan useful to the City are permissible to add.

2.1 Study Area

The SS4A grant application proposed a study area consisting of the Cedartown City Limits.

Consultants, in consultation with the City, will determine an appropriate study area.

2.2 Action Plan

Consultants will create and deliver a Safety Action Plan in compliance with SS4A standards. Consultants must adhere to all guidelines for Safety Action Plans outlined on USDOT’s webpage Comprehensive Safety Action Plan https://www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/comprehensive-safety-action-plans. The consultant will ensure that each of the following 8 Components of an Action Plan are met, and are included in the Safety Action Plan:

1. Leadership Commitment and Goal Setting

Description: An official public commitment (e.g., resolution, policy, or ordinance) by a high-ranking official and/or governing body in Cedartown publicly committing to an eventual goal of zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The commitment must include a goal and timeline for eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries achieved through one, or both, of the following: (1) the target date for achieving zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries, OR (2) an ambitious percentage reduction of roadway fatalities and serious injuries by a specific date with an eventual goal of eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries.

https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2024-02/SS4A-FY24-Self-Certification-Worksheet.pdf https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2024-02/SS4A-FY24-Self-Certification-Worksheet.pdf https://www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/comprehensive-safety-action-plans

Consultants will assist the City in drafting the required resolution and any meetings with/presentations to the governing body to facilitate resolution adoption.

2. Planning Structure

Description: A committee, task force, implementation group, or similar body charged with oversight of the Action Plan development, implementation, and monitoring.

Consultants will form the implementation group with local assistance, establish regular communication with the group, and facilitate group meetings.

3. Safety Analysis

Description: Analysis of existing conditions and historical trends that provides a baseline level of crashes involving fatalities and serious injuries inside the study area limits. Includes an analysis of locations where there are crashes and the severity of the crashes, as well as contributing factors and crash types by relevant road users (motorists, people walking, transit users, etc.). Systemic and specific safety needs are analyzed (e.g., high-risk road features, specific safety needs of relevant road users, public health approaches, analysis of the built environment, demographic and structural issues, etc.). To the extent practical, the analysis should include all roadways within the jurisdiction without regard for ownership.

Based on the analysis performed, a geospatial identification of higher-risk locations is developed (a High- Injury Network or equivalent).

Consultants should describe their approach to data collection and analysis of existing conditions in the study area, including whether they plan to develop a High-Injury Network and, if not, what equivalent will be substituted. County and municipal engineers should be included in the analysis process and know how to maintain and update this data after the performance period.

4. Engagement and Collaboration

Description: Robust engagement with the public and relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and community groups, that allows for both community representation and feedback. Information received from engagement and collaboration is analyzed and incorporated into the Action Plan.

Overlapping jurisdictions are included in the process. Plans and processes are coordinated and aligned with other governmental plans and planning processes to the extent practical.

Consultants are expected to create a Community Participation Plan that details an engagement strategy for both public and key stakeholder outreach. The engagement strategy should include the overall outreach and engagement framework, approach, process and schedule, strategies, and format. It should also include a list of materials and/or media to be developed to implement that framework, including notices and announcements, public meeting agendas, publicity materials, presentations, display boards, project website, etc. Various engagement strategies should be considered to gather the information necessary to prepare a final deliverable that responds to stakeholder interests and concerns. Equity considerations, outlined below, should be woven into the engagement strategy.

5. Equity Considerations

Description: Plan development using inclusive and representative processes. Underserved communities are identified through data and other analyses in collaboration with appropriate partners. The analysis includes population characteristics and initial equity impact assessments of the proposed projects and strategies.

Consultants should describe their approach to equity, including the data and methods used to identify underserved communities and assess equity, as well as what outreach techniques will be used. Equity considerations should be woven into the engagement strategy outlined above.

6. Policy and Process Changes

Description: Assessment of current policies, plans, guidelines, DOT Standards to identify opportunities to improve how processes prioritize transportation safety. The Action Plan discusses implementation through the adoption of revised or new policies, guidelines, and/or standards, as appropriate.

Consultants will conduct a review of current city policies, plans, and guidelines and make recommendations that would improve transportation safety.

7. Strategy and Project Selections

Description: Identification of a comprehensive set of projects and strategies, shaped by data, the best available evidence, and noteworthy practices, as well as stakeholder input and equity considerations, that will address the safety problems described in the Action Plan. These strategies and countermeasures focus on a Safe System Approach and effective interventions and consider multidisciplinary activities. To the extent practical, data limitations are identified and mitigated. Once identified, the list of projects and strategies is prioritized in a list that provides time ranges for when the strategies and countermeasures will be deployed (e.g., short-, mid-, and long-term timeframes). The list should include specific projects and strategies or descriptions of programs of projects and strategies and explain the prioritization criteria used. The list should contain infrastructure, behavioral, and/or operational safety interventions.

Consultants should include their experience with the Safe Systems approach, Vision Zero, Complete Streets, Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG), and other road safety practices, emphasizing their understanding of these programs in rural contexts. As described above, to the extent practical, the analysis should include all roadways within the jurisdiction regardless of ownership.

Strategies and projects should include more than what can be implemented on roads owned by the City;

the consultant should also provide strategies that the City can implement within its corporate limits to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on roads owned and maintained by the state and other jurisdictions bordering the area of study. In addition, strategies for cross-jurisdictional collaboration should be included.

8. Progress and Transparency

Description: Method to measure progress over time after an Action Plan is developed or updated, including outcome data. The method must include a method to ensure ongoing transparency is established with residents and other relevant stakeholders. Must include, at a minimum, annual public and accessible reporting on progress toward reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries and public posting of the Action Plan online.

Consultants will develop the method for measuring and advertising progress with the City staff and local leaders. Consultants will be responsible for data reporting during the period of performance. Consultants are not responsible for advertising the data to the public or updating the data after the period of performance is complete.

2.3 Draft Review Standards

Drafts of all deliverables should be provided to the steering committee with sufficient time for review.

Formal deliverables (drafts or final products) should be provided to the steering committee at least one week before any meeting for review of the documents. These review times should be built into the project schedule proposed by the consultants.

2.4 Data Collection and Reporting

In addition to creating the Action Plan, the consultant will be responsible for fulfilling the data collection requirements and reporting for submittal of a 2025 SS4A Implementation Grant. This includes:

1. A report that describes:

a. The costs of each eligible project and strategy carried out using the grant.

b. The roadway safety outcomes and any additional benefits (e.g., increased walking, biking, or transit use without a commensurate increase in crashes, etc.) that each such project and strategy has generated, as

i. Identified in the grant application; and

ii. Measured by data, to the maximum extent practicable; and

c. The lessons learned and any recommendations relating to future projects or strategies to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets.

2. Providing U.S. DOT aggregated annual crash data on serious injuries and fatalities for the study area for the requisite time period (typically 5 years; likely 2020-2024).

2.5 Project Management

The consultant will be responsible for coordinating regular project meetings with City, including producing all meeting materials, notices, attendance lists, minutes/summaries, etc. A project schedule should be provided in the proposal and updated as needed during the life of the project.

The City will be responsible for project oversight, including programmatic and financial reporting. The consultant should provide the City with clear, accurate, and timely reports and financial statements to facilitate all grant reporting requirements.

2.6 Proposal Schedule

It is the City’s intention that the SS4A Safety Action Plan be finalized by the required Self-Certification Eligibility Worksheet date so that a SS4A Planning and Demonstration and/or Implementation grant can be submitted in the 2025 SS4A grant cycle.

Task Date RFP Issued July 24, 2024 Proposals Due August 26, 2024 Selection / Contract September 2024 Contract Work Begins September 16, 2024 Contract Work Ends March 31, 2025

3 Selection

3.1 Proposal Submittal Requirements

Proposals will need to include a comprehensive response describing the consultant’s knowledge and experience with the tasks described in the above Project Scope. Proposals should include the following Sections:

1. General Experience Summary: The summary will need to emphasize the team’s experience with developing Safety Action Plans or similar type studies, especially community engagement, crash data analysis, and roadway safety audits, consistent with the details in the requested Project Scope presented above.

2. Project Understanding and Proposed Approach: This section of the proposal should include an outline of the understanding of the project goals, scope, and important issues associated with the study area and an approach proposed to address those issues. This section should include a proposed approach and milestone schedule to addressing the desired tasks and outcomes outlined in this document with the requested Scope of Services, including proposed analysis tools and techniques and partner and public engagement strategies.

This section should include a proposed approach to addressing the desired tasks and outcomes outlined in this document with the requested Scope of Services, including proposed analysis tools and techniques and partner and public engagement strategies. The section should also demonstrate a familiarity with Cedartown.

3. Project Team: Provide resumes for specific personnel that will be assigned to the project, including verification that they have experience with similar projects. Include the proposed organizational chart.

4. Firm Overview: General description of lead consultant and any proposed subconsultant(s), including relevant project experience, firm profile, and description of current projects. General discussion of any history of successful collaboration between proposed lead and subconsultant team members, if applicable.

5. Project References: References should include a brief project description, contact name, address, telephone number, email address, and provide evidence of similar work completed within the last five (5) years conducted by the proposing firm(s).

3.2 Project Costs

Project costs will comply with 2 CFR 200.324, as well U.S Department of Transportation Grant Agreement (Attachment B).

Consultants should produce a project scope that involves effort consistent with the above costs.

3.3 Selection Criteria

• Scope of Work (35 points) The consultant has a strong understanding of the project’s objectives for reducing traffic safety issues.

The consultant has general knowledge of the federal requirements associated with the grant award.

The consultant will provide an adequate data-driven approach to the project needs.

The consultant provides a unique, innovative, and out-of-the-box approach to the project.

• Management Plan (25 points) The consultant has well-qualified team members assigned to the project and provides a detailed organizational chart of key personnel.

• Project Schedule (10 points) The consultant provides a well-planned schedule and identifies specific tasks and milestones to be met over the duration of the project period discussed in Section V.

• Qualifications (20 points)

The consultant explains how well the company AND their key personnel’s experience provides value to the project objectives.

The consultant provided resumes of all team members who will be involved with the project.

The consultant has a fair amount of knowledge of the study area.

• Past Projects & References (10 points)

The consultant has a brief overview of 2-3 similar projects and experience that they have completed.

3.4 Proposal Due Data and Submittal

Proposals are due by 2:00 PM on August 26th, 2024.

No late proposals will be accepted. Proposals may be mailed to 201 East Avenue, Cedartown, Georgia 30125 or emailed to Edward Guzman at eguzman@cedartowngeorgia.gov.

1. Federal Award No.

693JJ32440579

4. Award To City of Cedartown

201 East Avenue

Cedartown, Georgia 30125

Unique Entity Id.: MEKUX:8E2BP33

TIN No.: 58-6000535

6. Period of Performance Effective Date of Award -

24 Months

8. Type of Agreement Grant

10. Procurement Request No.

HSA240059PR

12. Submit Payment Requests To See Article 5.

14. Description of the Project

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To create a roadway safety action plan for the City of Cedartown to improve pedestrian, cyclist, and motorist safety in high-traffic areas by increasing safety awareness and education efforts, implementing accessible sidewalks and bike lanes, and upgrading traffic mitigation strategies and equipment with a specific focus on downtown and adjacent corridors. The action plan will also provide foundations for roadway safety education programs and public information initiatives.

2. Effective Date 3. Assistance See No. 16 Below Listings No.

20.939

5. Sponsoring Office U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration

Office of Safety

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

HSSA-1, Mail Drop E71-117

Washington, DC 20590

7. Total Amount Federal Share: $160,000 Recipient Share: $40,000 Other Federal Funds: $0 Other Funds: $0 Total: $200,000

9. Authority Section 24112 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021; also referred to as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law" or "BIL")

11. Federal Funds Obligated $160,000

13. Accounting and Appropriations Data

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"ATTACHMENT B "

Brande Coggins Highlight

RECIPIENT

15. Signature of Person Authorized to Sign

Signature

Name: Edward Guzman

Title: City Manager

Date

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

16. Signature of Agreement Officer

Signature

Name: Hector Santamaria

Title: Agreement Officer

Date

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

GRANT AGREEMENT UNDER THE

FISCAL YEAR 2023 SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM

This agreement is between the United States Department of Transportation's (the "USDOT") Federal Highway Administration (the "FHW A") and the City of Cedartown (the "Recipient").

This agreement reflects the selection of the Recipient to receive a Safe Streets and Roads for All ("SS4A") Grant for the Cedartown Safety Action Plan.

The parties therefore agree to the following:

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.1 General Terms and Conditions.

(a) In this agreement, "General Terms and Conditions" means the content of the document titled "General Terms and Conditions Under the Fiscal Year 2023 Safe Streets and Roads for All ("SS4A") Grant Program,", which is available at https://www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/grant-agreements under "Fiscal Year 2023."

Articles 7-30 are in the General Terms and Conditions. The General Terms and Conditions are part of this agreement.

(b) The Recipient acknowledges that it has knowledge of the General Terms and Conditions. Recipient also states that it is required to comply with all applicable Federal laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR part 200); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.); and Build America, Buy America Act (BIL, div. G §§ 70901-27).

(c) The Recipient acknowledges that the General Terms and Conditions impose obligations on the Recipient and that the Recipient's non-compliance with the General Terms and Conditions may result in remedial action, termination of the SS4A Grant, disallowing costs incurred for the Project, requiring the Recipient to refund to the FHW A the SS4A Grant, and reporting the non-compliance in the Federal-government-wide integrity and performance system.

ARTICLE2

APPLICATION, PROJECT, AND AWARD

2.1 Application.

Application Title:

Application Date:

Cedartown Safety Action Plan

07/06/2023

2.2 Award Amount.

SS4A Grant Amount: $160,000

2.3 Federal Obligation Information.

Federal Obligation Type:

2.4 Budget Period.

Single

Budget Period: See Block 6 of Page 1

2.5 Grant Designation.

Designation: Planning and Demonstration

ARTICLE3

SUMMARY PROJECT INFORMATION

3.1 Summary of Project's Statement of Work.

The project will be completed in one phase as follows:

Base Phase: Pre-NEPA:

The City of Cedartown plans to procure an architectural :firm. to assist in the development of a comprehensive safety action plan. This plan will address motorist, pedestrian, and cyclist safety and prioritize areas of the city based on levels of immediate need. The completed action plan will provide suggestions and recommendations for a variety of activities to engage the community and implement safety measures throughout the city.

3.2 Project's Estimated Schedule.

Action Plan Schedule

Milestone

Planned NEPA Completion Date

Begin Architect Procurement Procedures (Per City Ordinance; Attachment E)

Kick-off Meeting with Architect

Identify Opportunity/Priority Zones and Prioritize Barrier- Mitigating Strategies in Zones (Attachment C)

Discuss Energy Efficiency Initiatives for City Fleet Vehicles and Strategize Vehicle Charging Station Locations (Attachment D)

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Schedule Date

05/31/2024

08/01/2024

01/01/2025

05/01/2025

05/01/2025

Tentative Prelim Draft Plan Completion Date

Tentative Final Plan Completion Date

Tentative Final Plan Adoption Date

Tentative SS4A Final Report Date

3.3 Project's Estimated Costs.

(a) Eligible Project Costs

Eligible Project Costs

SS4A Grant Amount:

Other Federal Funds:

State Funds:

Local Funds:

In-Kind Match:

Other Funds:

Total Eligible Project Cost:

(b) Indirect Costs

07/01/2025

09/01/2025

11/01/2025

08/01/2026

$160,000

$0

$0

$40,000

$0

$0

$200,000

Indirect costs are allowable under this Agreement in accordance with 2 CFR part 200 and the Recipient's approved Budget Application. In the event the Recipient's indirect cost rate changes, the Recipient will notify FHWA of the planned adjustment and provide supporting documentation for such adjustment. This Indirect Cost provision does not operate to waive the limitations on Federal funding provided in this document. The Recipient's indirect costs are allowable only insofar as they do not cause the Recipient to exceed the total obligated fonding.

ARTICLE4

RECIPIENT INFORMATION

4.1 Recipient Contact(s).

Edward Guzman City Manager City of Cedartown 201 East Avenue Cedartown, GA 30125

(770) 748-3220 eguzman@cedartowngeorgia.gov

4.2 Recipient Key Personnel.

Name

Edward Guzman

Amy Orebaugh

I Title or Position

City Manager

Finance Director

Oscar Guzman Director of Economic Development

Matthew Wray

Brande Coggins

4.3 USDOT Project Contact(s).

Safe Streets and Roads for All Program Manager Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety HSSA-1, Mail Stop: E71-117 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

Washington, DC 20590 202-366-2822

SS4A.FHW A@dot.gov and

Agreement Officer (AO) Federal Highway Administration Office of Acquisition and Grants Management HCFA-33, Mail Stop E62-310 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

Washington, DC 20590 HCF ASS4A@dot.gov and

Division Administrator - Georgia Agreement Officer's Representative (AOR) 75 Ted Turner Drive Suite 1000

Public Works Superintendent

Executive Assistant

Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 404.562.3630 Georgia.FHW A@fhwa.dot.gov and

Sarah Lamothe Georgia Division Office Lead Point of Contact Safety and Operations Specialist 75 Ted Turner Dr Suite 1000 Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 404.562.3934 Sarah.lamothe@dot.gov

ARTICLES

USDOT ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

5.1 Office for Subaward and Contract Authorization.

USDOT Office for Subaward and Contract Authorization: FHW A Office of Acquisition and Grants Management

SUBA WARDS AND CONTRACTS APPROVAL

Note: See 2 CFR § 200.331, Subrecipient and contractor determinations, for definitions of subrecipient (who is awarded a subaward) versus contractor (who is awarded a contract).

Note: Recipients with a procurement system deemed approved and accepted by the Government or by the Agreement Officer (the "AO") are exempt from the requirements of this clause. See 2 CFR 200.317 through

200.327. Note: This clause is only applicable to grants that do not include construction.

In accordance with 2 CFR 200.308(c)(6), µnless described in the application and funded in the approved award, the Recipient must obtain prior written approval from the AO for the subaward, transfer, or contracting out of any work under this award above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. This provision does not apply to the acquisition of supplies, material, equipment, or general support services. Approval will be issued through written notification from the AO or a formal amendment to the Agreement.

The following subawards and contracts are currently approved under the Agreement by the AO. This list does not include supplies, material, equipment, or general support services which are exempt from the pre-approval requirements of this clause.

5.2 Reimbursement Requests

(a) The Recipient may request reimbursement of costs incurred within the budget period of this agreement if those costs do not exceed the amount of funds obligated and are allowable under the applicable cost provisions of 2 C.F .R. Part 200, Subpart E. The Recipient shall not request reimbursement more frequently than monthly.

(b) The Recipient shall use the DELPHI iSupplier System to submit requests for reimbursement to the payment office. When requesting reimbursement of costs incurred or credit for cost share incurred, the Recipient shall electronically submit supporting cost detail with the SF-270 (Request for Advance or Reimbursement) or SF-271 (Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs) to clearly document all costs incurred.

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( c) The Recipient's supporting cost detail shall include a detailed breakout of all costs incurred, including direct labor, indirect costs, other direct costs, travel, etc., and the Recipient shall identify the Federal share and the Recipient's share of costs. If the Recipient does not provide sufficient detail in a request for reimbursement, the Agreement Officer's Representative (the "AOR") may withhold processing that request until the Recipient provides sufficient detail.

( d) The US DOT shall not reimburse costs unless the AOR reviews and approves the costs to ensure that progress on this agreement is sufficient to substantiate payment.

(e) In the rare instance the Recipient is unable to receive electronic funds transfers (EFT), payment by EFT would impose a hardship on the Recipient because of their inability to manage an account at a financial institution, and/or the Recipient is unable to use the DELPHI iSupplier System to submit their requests for disbursement, the FHW A may waive the requirement that the Recipient use the DELPHI iSupplier System.

The Recipient shall contact the Division Office Lead Point of Contact for instructions on and requirements related to pursuing a waiver.

(f) The requirements set forth m these terms and conditions supersede prev10us financial invoicing requirements for Recipients.

ARTICLE6

SPECIAL GRANT TERMS

6.1 SS4A funds must be expended within five years after the grant agreement is executed and DOT obligates the funds, which is the budget period end date in section 10.3 of the Terms and Conditions and section 2.4 in this agreement.

6.2. The Recipient demonstrates compliance with civil rights obligations and nondiscrimination laws, including Titles VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and accompanying regulations. Recipients of Federal transportation funding will also be required to comply fully with regulations and guidance for the ADA, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all other civil rights requirements.

6.3 SS4A Funds will be allocated to the Recipient and made available to the Recipient in accordance with FHW A procedures.

6.4 The Recipient of a Planning and Demonstration Grant acknowledges that the Action Plan will be made publicly available and agrees that it will publish the final Action Plan on a publicly available website.

6.5 There are no other special grant requirements.

ATTACHMENT A

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT INFORMATION

Study Area: City of Cedartown

Baseline Measurement Date: NI A

Baseline Report Date: NI A

Table 1: Performance Measure Table

Measurement

Measure Category and Description Frequency and

Reporting

Deadline

Percent of Funds to Underserved Within 120 days Equity Communities: Funding amount (of total after the end of the

[ for all Grants] project amount) benefitting underserved period of communities, as defined by USDOT performance

Project Costs: Quantification of the cost Within 120 days

Costs after the end of the of each eligible project carried out using period of [ for all Grants] the grant performance

Lessons Learned and Recommendations:

Within 120 days Lessons Learned and Description of lessons learned and any

Recommendations after the end of the recommendations relating to future period of [ for all Grants] projects or strategies to prevent death and performance serious injury on roads and streets.

ATTACHMENT B

CHANGES FROM APPLICATION

Describe all material differences between the scope, schedule, and budget described in the application and the scope, schedule, and budget described in Article 3. The purpose of Attachment B is to clearly and accurately document any differences in scope, schedule, and budget to establish the parties' knowledge and acceptance of those differences.

See Article 11 for the Statement of Work, Schedule, and Budget Changes. If there are no changes, please insert

"NIA" in Section 3.3 of the table.

Scope: NIA

Schedule:

Anticipated Project Start Date: 8101/2024

Anticipated Project End Date: 8101/2026

Budget: NIA

The table below provides a summary comparison of the project budget.

Fund Source

Previously Incurred Costs (Non-Eligible Project Costs)

Federal Funds

Non-Federal Funds

Total Previously Incurred Costs

Future Eligible Project Costs

SS4AFunds

Other Federal Funds

Non-Federal Funds

Total Future Eligible Project Costs

Total Project Costs

Application Section 3.3

ATTACHMENT C

RACIAL EQUITY AND BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY

1. Efforts to Improve Racial Equity and Reduce Barriers to Opportunity.

The Recipient states that rows marked with "X" in the following table align with the application:

A racial equity impact analysis has been completed for the Project. (Identify a report on that analysis or, if no report was produced, describe the analysis and its results in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient or a project partner has adopted an equity and inclusion program/plan or has otherwise instituted equity-focused policies related to project procurement, material sourcing, construction, inspection, hiring, or other activities designed to ensure racial equity in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project. (Identify the relevant programs, plans, or policies in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project includes physical-barrier-mitigating land bridges, caps, lids, linear parks, and multimodal mobility investments that either redress past barriers to opportunity or that proactively create new connections and opportunities for underserved communities that are underserved by transportation. (Identify the relevant investments in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project includes new or improved walking, biking, and rolling access for individuals with disabilities, especially access that reverses the disproportional impacts of crashes on people of color and mitigates neighborhood bifurcation.

(Identify the new or improved access in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project includes new or improved freight access to underserved communities to increase access to goods and job opportunities for those underserved communities. (Identify the new or improved access in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient has taken other actions related to the Project to improve racial equity and reduce barriers to opportunity, as described in the supporting narrative below.

X The Recipient has not yet taken actions related to the Project to improve racial equity and reduce barriers to opportunity but intends to take relevant actions described in the supporting narrative below.

The Recipient has not taken actions related to the Project to improve racial equity and reduce barriers to opportunity and will not take those actions under this award.

2. Supporting Narrative.

Through the development of the Cedartown Safety Action Plan, physical barriers to underserved communities will be addressed and recommendations will be provided to improve existing conditions. Although the City has not yet taken actions relevant to the described project, this Action Plan will provide a comprehensive, city-wide review on racial equity and barriers to opportunity.

ATTACHMENT D

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IMPACTS

1. Consideration of Climate Change and Environmental Justice Impacts.

The Recipient states that rows marked with "X" in the following table align with the application:

The Project directly supports a Local/Regional/State Climate Action Plan that results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. (Identify the plan in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project directly supports a Local/Regional/State Equitable Development Plan that results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. (Identify the plan in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project directly supports a Local/Regional/State Energy Baseline Study that results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. (Identify the plan in the supporting narrative below.)

X The Recipient or a project partner used environmental justice tools, such as the EJScreen, to minimize adverse impacts of the Project on environmental justice communities. (Identify the tool(s) in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project supports a modal shift in freight or passenger movement to reduce emissions or reduce induced travel demand. (Describe that shift in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project utilizes demand management strategies to reduce congestion, induced travel demand, and greenhouse gas emissions. (Describe those strategies in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project incorporates electrification infrastructure, zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, or both. (Describe the incorporated infrastructure in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project supports the installation of electric vehicle charging stations.

(Describe that support in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project promotes energy efficiency. (Describe how in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project serves the renewable energy supply chain. (Describe how in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project improves disaster preparedness and resiliency (Describe how in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project avoids adverse environmental impacts to air or water quality, wetlands, and endangered species, such as through reduction in Clean Air Act criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases, improved stormwater management, or improved habitat connectivity. (Describe how in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project repairs existing dilapidated or idle infrastructure that is currently causing environmental harm. (Describe that infrastructure in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project supports or incorporates the construction of energy- and location-efficient buildings. (Describe how in the supporting narrative below.)

The Project includes recycling of materials, use of materials known to reduce or reverse carbon emissions, or both. (Describe the materials in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient has taken other actions to consider climate change and environmental justice impacts of the Project, as described in the supporting narrative below.

X The Recipient has not yet taken actions to consider climate change and environmental justice impacts of the Project but will take relevant actions described in the supporting narrative below.

The Recipient has not taken actions to consider climate change and environmental justice impacts ·of the Project and will not take those actions under this award.

2. Supporting Narrative.

The Action Plan will identify and provide recommended actions or repairs to dilapidated and idle infrastructure. This project will also investigate energy efficiency, electric vehicle charging stations, zero emission vehicle infrastructure for future implementation for the City of Cedartown. The ETC Explorer and the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool were utilized during the application process and will be referenced throughout the course of the project. Recommended actions and project implementation resulting from the Action Plan will avoid adverse environmental impacts to air and water quality, wetlands, and endangered species.

ATTACHMENT E

LABOR AND WORKFORCE

1. Efforts to Support Good-Paying Jobs and Strong Labor Standards

The Recipient states that rows marked with "X" in the following table align with the application:

The Recipient demonstrate, to the full extent possible consistent with the law, an effort to create good-paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union and incorporation of high labor standards. (Identify the relevant agreements and describe the scope of activities they cover in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient or a project partner has adopted the use of local and economic hiring preferences in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project.

(Describe the relevant provisions in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient or a project partner has adopted the use of registered apprenticeships in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project.

(Describe the use of registered apprenticeship in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient or a project partner will provide training and placement programs for underrepresented workers in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project. (Describe the training programs in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient or a project partner will support free and fair choice to join a union in the overall delivery and implementation of the Project by investing in workforce development services offered by labor-management training partnerships or setting expectations for contractors to develop labor-management training programs. (Describe the worliforce development services offered by labor-management training partnerships in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient or a project partner will provide supportive services and cash assistance to address systemic barriers to employment to be able to participate and thrive in training and employment, including childcare, emergency cash assistance for items such as tools, work clothing, application fees and other costs of apprenticeship or required pre-employment training, transportation and travel to training and work sites, and services aimed at helping to retain underrepresented groups like mentoring, support groups, and peer networking.

(Describe the supportive services and/or cash assistance provided to trainees and employees in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient or a project partner has documented agreements or ordinances in place to hire from certain workforce programs that serve underrepresented groups. (Identify the relevant agreements and describe the scope of activities they cover in the supporting narrative below.)

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The Recipient or a project partner participates in a State/Regional/Local comprehensive plan to promote equal opportunity, including removing barriers to hire and preventing harassment on work sites, and that plan demonstrates action to create an inclusive environment with a commitment to equal opportunity, including:

a. affirmative efforts to remove barriers to equal employment opportunity above and beyond complying with Federal law;

b. proactive partnerships with the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to promote compliance with EO 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity requirements and meet the requirements as outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity to make good faith efforts to meet the goals of 6.9 percent of construction project hours being performed by women and goals that vary based on geography for construction work hours and for work being performed by people of color;

C. no discriminatory use of criminal background screens and affirmative steps to recruit and include those with former justice involvement, in accordance with the Fair Chance Act and equal opportunity requirements;

d. efforts to prevent harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin;

e. training on anti-harassment and third-party reporting procedures covering employees and contractors; and

f. maintaining robust anti-retaliation measures covering employees and contractors.

(Describe the equal opportunity plan in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient has taken other actions related to the Project to create good-paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union and incorporate strong labor standards. (Describe those actions in the supporting narrative below.)

The Recipient has not yet taken actions related to the Project to create good-

X paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union and incorporate strong labor standards but, before beginning construction of the project, will take relevant actions described in the supporting narrative below.

The Recipient has not taken actions related to the Project to improving good-paying jobs and strong labor standards and will not take those actions under this award.

2. Supporting Narrative.

The City of Cedartown's procurement procedures encourage reasonable attempts to utilize small, minority, and local businesses. Although this award is strictly for the creation of an action plan, the city will include specific steps/recommendations in the finalized action plan to create good-paying jobs as a result of this project.

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ATTACHMENT F

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AND RESILIENCE

1. Efforts to strengthen the Security and Resilience of Critical Infrastructure against both Physical and

Cyber Threats.

The Recipient states that rows marked with "X" in the following table are accurate:

The Recipient demonstrates, prior to the signing of this agreement, effort to consider and address physical and cyber security risks relevant to the transportation mode and type and scale of the activities.

The Recipient appropriately considered and addressed physical and cyber security and resilience in the planning, design and oversight of the project, as determined by the Department and the Department of Homeland Security.

For projects in floodplains: The Recipient appropriately considered whether the project was upgraded consistent with the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard, to the extent consistent with current law, in Executive Order 14030, Climate-Related Financial Risk (86 FR 27967), and Executive Order 13690, Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Solicit and Considering Stakeholder Input (80 FR 6425).

2. Supporting Narrative.

Not Applicable