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Highway Department <br /> <br /> Telephone: 701-298-2370 <br /> Fax: 701-298-2395 <br /> <br />1201 Main Ave W, West Fargo, ND 58078 | www.casscountynd.gov <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Cass County Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Jason Benson, County Engineer <br /> <br />DATE: November 30, 2023 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Consent Agenda Item for December 18, 2023, Commission Meeting: <br />FHWA RAISE Grant Application Preparation <br /> <br /> <br />Attached are the contract documents from Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc. for FHWA <br />RAISE Grant (FY 2024) application preparation. Cass County has identified several <br />projects in our 2024-2028 highway and bridge plan that are eligible for the new grants <br />available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). <br /> <br />We submitted for this same Grant in February of 2023. Although we scored high, no <br />funding was awarded. We feel it is worth the effort to resubmit again in 2024. It was <br />an eye-opening experience to see the amount of work by multiple staff of KLJ to <br />complete the last application in a professional and timely manner. Therefore, I am <br />requesting, to contract once again with KLJ for their assistance and expertise in <br />drafting the grant application for the Cass Highway 4 project between ND18 and Cass <br />Highway 11. This eight-mile project is estimated to cost $14.8 million and to be <br />constructed in 2025-2026. If awarded this grant, the Federal cost share would be at <br />least 80% or $11.8 million. <br /> <br />Our consultant engineering budget has funding to cover this project. The estimated <br />cost of this work is $16,970.00. <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: AUTHORIZE CHAIRPERSON TO SIGN CONTRACT <br />DOCUMENTS WITH KADRMAS, LEE & JACKSON, INC. FOR THE RAISE GRANT <br />APPLICATION. <br /> <br />J:\Admin-Eng\Commission Corrsp\2023 Commission Correspondence\RAISE Grant - KLJ\Agenda Memo 112823 KLJ RAISE Grant Application.docx