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89. REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS FIVE YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Authorize MCDOT to apply for $492,962 in reimbursement funding from the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Five Year (Federal FY2010-2014) Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), in order to install fiber optic conduit and cable for t he expansion of the AZTech™ and MCDOT Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). The installation location is along 99th Ave from Olive Ave north to Bell Road, approximately five miles. If the award is made, authorize to accept the funds in Fiscal Years 2009-10 and 2010-11 in the Public Works (910) Transportation Capital Projects Fund (234) Intelligent Transportation System (INTL) Project Number T287, 99th Ave from Olive Ave north to Bell Road. To ensure regional project coordination and following long-stand ing federal aid requirements, the MAG five year, annually updated Transportation Improvement Program lists all planned transportation improvement projects in the MAG area for the current and subsequent four years. This 99th Ave ITS project is a MCDOT proposed project appearing in the MAG TIP. The project is currently being designed. When constructed, it will enable much faster and considerably more reliable communication---using fiber optics---among all of the traffic signals along the corridor (including signals adjacent to 99th Ave). It will, in addition, provide a communication link with the Regional Community Telecommunications Network (RCN) and will facilitate connection of the corridor’s signals with the MCDOT Transportation Management Center (TMC). The project will also result in a substantial savings in MCDOT’s recurring leased line communication costs, currently approximating $62,000 per annum. Current estimates of total project cost are $938,611, which include construction management costs. The Federal funding portion which is available for the project is $492,962, available on a reimbursement basis. The Department of Transportation’s indirect cost rate for FY 2009-10 is 19.7%. The total grant amount is for capital expenditures which are not subject to indirect cost recovery. Supervisory District No. 4 (C-91-10-086-M-00)