Whereas, the mayor and council of the Borough of Somerville remain committed to the

full remediation of the landfill BDA.

Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, By the Mayor and Council of the Borough of

Somerville that the Borough Director of Economic Development, be authorized to

submit a request to NJDEP for HDSRF monies in the amount of $929,846.00 on behalf

of the Borough of Somerville, in order that the proposed remediation and with cost

increases can be undertaken and lead to the Remedial Action for these parcels. in the

Landfill BDA/Redevelopment Area.

Be It Further Resolved that the Mayor and Administrator are authorized to sign an

HDSRF application and any associated documents for the remediation of this portion of

the landfill.

(Phase I and Phase II) for the South Middaugh Street and Washington Place

Improvements Project

Whereas, the Borough of Somerville (the "Borough") was awarded $226,807.00 in

FY2025 Municipal Aid (MA-2025) funding and $316,190.00 in FY2026 Municipal Aid

(MA-2026) funding by the New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") for the

South Middaugh Street and Washington Place Improvements Project (the "Project");

and

Whereas, following NJDOT's review and comments regarding the Borough's previous

scope modification request, the Borough, in coordination with its consulting engineer,

Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. ("GPI"), revised the Project documents to clearly separate

the work associated with the FY2025 Municipal Aid grant, the FY2026 Municipal Aid

grant, and the State Non-Participating portion of the Project; and

Whereas, the revised Engineer's Estimate prepared by GPI and dated September 25,

2026 identifies the estimated construction cost of Phase I (FY2025 Municipal Aid),

South Middaugh Street from Somerset Street to Washington Place, as $170,832.00;

Phase II (FY2026 Municipal Aid), Washington Place from South Middaugh Street to the

easterly end, as $235,236.00; and the State Non-Participating portion, Washington

Place from South Middaugh Street to the westerly end, as $88,545.00, for a total

estimated construction cost of $494,613.00; and

Whereas, by letters dated September 29, 2026, addressed to Tremaine Ward, Local

Aid & Economic Development, NJDOT, the Borough submitted its Revised Scope

Modification Request - Phase I (FY2025 Municipal Aid, MA-2025) and its Revised

Scope Modification Request - Phase II (FY2026 Municipal Aid, MA-2026), each

requesting NJDOT's approval of the revised project scope and limits so that the Project

may continue advancing through the Plans, Specifications and Estimate review and

approval process; and