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• COMMISSION REAGAN HOUSTON. CHAIRMAN DEWITT C GREEK CHARLES E SIMONS • • 'Y.: i! ~~ 't..~'-(i . ,r ~~. rr,; ;~.~> ~:~_, srA~rE nH:nnH'TME:N'C OF HIGHWAYS AN[) I'Ul3LIC 'I'RANSPOIt'fA"1'{ON P. 0. Box 1386 Houston, Texas 77001 January 3, 1979 Subject: 1979-80 Federal Urban System Program Hon. J. J. Meza Mayor, City of La Porte P. 0. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77571 ENGINEER-DIRECTOR f3. L. DEE3ERRY Dear Mayor Meza: The State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT) is proposing the formation of a two-year (1979-1980) Statewide Federal-Aid Urban • System Program. ode request that the City recommend eligible projects to be considered for inclusion in this two-year program having a total cost in the range of $60,000 to $90,000. Each project recommended should be assigned a priority. It is suggested that projects in various price ranges be suggested. This will aid in the selection. (For example: If there are projects requiring approximately $20,000, $80,000 and $300,000-and $90,000 is available, the $80,000 project could qualify, but if only $300,000 project selections-were made, none would fit into the program.) The estimated cost should include an allowance for preliminary engineering (we suggest 5%), and construction engineering and contingencies (E.&C.) of 10%. An inflation factor of 8% per year should be used for estimating purposes. If 1978 prices are used in preparing estimates, then projects projected to be let in 1980 should be increased 16%, etc. As one-half of the alloted funds will have to be obligated (under contract) by September 30, 1982, and the remaining one-half by September 30, 1983, high priority will be assigned to projects that can advance to contract in a minimum of time. Maintenance-type projects will not be acceptable for inclusion in the program. Projects must be presently on the Urban System or you must arrange to have the project placed on the Urban System through the Steering Committee of the Multimodal Transportation Planning Group. The local government will be respon- sible for the cost of any storm sewers, curb and gutter and all right of way and • utility adjustments on projects that are off the present State Highway System. On projects that are on the State Syst~n, local goverrnnents will be responsible for sto nn sewers, curb and gutter, and right of way by the usual formula--100% for Farm to Market Koads, and 90% State and 10% local on the State tiigtiway