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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
GRANT AGREEMENTUNDER THE
FISCAL YEAR 2024 RAISE PROGRAM
This agreement is between the United States Department of Transportation (the "USDOT") and the California Department of Transportation (the "Recipient").
This agreement reflects the selection of the Recipient to receive a RAISE Grant for the Santa Ana Boulevard Grade Separation Project.
If schedule A to this agreement identifies a Designated Subrecipient, that Designated Subrecipient is also a party to this agreement, and the parties want the Designated Subrecipient to can-y out the project with the Recipient's assistance and oversight.
The patiies 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 2024 RAISE Program:
FHWA Projects," dated November 4 2025, which is available at https://www.transportation.gC>v/BUILDgrants/grant-agreements. The General Terms and Conditions reference the information contained in the schedules to this agreement. The General Terms and Conditions are part of this agreement. (b) The Recipient states that it has knowledge of the General Terms and Conditions. ( 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, terminating of the RAISE Grant, disallowing costs incun-ed for the Project, requiring the Recipient to refund to the USDOT the RAISE Grant, and reporting the non-compliance in the Federal-government-wide integrity and perfonnance system.
ARTICLE 2
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
There are no special tetms for this award.
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Exhibit 2
SCHEDULE A
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
1. Application.
Application Title: Santa Ana Grade Separation Project
Application Date: 2/28/2024
2. Recipient's Unique Entity Identifier.
See section 28.3 of the General Terms and Conditions.
3. Recipient Contact(s).
Kathleen Nguyen
Local Assistance Branch Chief, Caltrans District 12
California Depmtment of Transpmtation (Cal trans)
1750 E 4th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705
(805) 732-9777
[email protected]
Mahta Movasat, Ph.D., P.E.
Local Assistance Area Engineer, Caltrans District 12
California Department ofTransp01tation (Caltrans)
1750 E 4th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705
(805) 732-9804
[email protected]
Anmol Mishra
RAISE Grant Program Coordinator
California Depmtment of Transpo1tation (Caltrans)
1120 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
(279) 599-4996
[email protected]
Discretionary Grants Coordinator
Federal Infrastructure Programs Branch
Division of Local Assistance
P.O. Box 942874, MS-1, Sacramento, CA 94274-0001
[email protected]
4. Recipient Key Personnel.
None.
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Exhibit 2
5. USDOT Project Contact(s).
Zylkia Ma1tin-Yamb6, P.E.
Team Leader, Project Delivery
FHW A California Division
United States Depaitment of Transpo1tation
888 South Figueroa St., Suite 440, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213) 894-6663
Zylkia. [email protected]
6. Payment System.
USDOT Payment System: FMIS
7. Office for Subaward and Contract Authorization.
USDOT Office for Subaward and Contract Authorization: FHW A Division
8. Federal Award Identification Number.
See section 28.2 of the General Terms and Conditions.
9. Designated Subrecipient.
Designated Subrecipient: City of Santa Ana
Designated Subrecipient Point of Contact:
Jason Gabriel
CIP Engineering Manager
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza Ross Annex, M-36, Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 647-5664
[email protected]
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Exhibit 2
SCHEDULEB
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
1. General Project Description.
Exhibit 2
This project wiH fund the reconstruction of an existing rail crossing with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCCRA) Orange Line double tracks at Santa Ana Boulevard, adjacent to the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center, with a new multimodal grade separated underpass. The reconstructed roadway will be reduced from six-lanes to four-lanes with on-street protected bikeways, sidewalks, and a pedestrian overcrossing is included that parallels the rail line.
2. Statement of Work.
Base Phase: Right of Way Acquisition.
Option Phase 1 : Construction
The project will reconstruct the existing at-grade highway-rail crossing of Santa Ana Boulevard and the Southern California Regional Rail Authority Orange Line double tracks. The project will replace the existing crossing with an underpass structure and lower the roadway beneath the rail corridor. The underpass structure will be a three span steel girder bridge on concrete columns and abutments as well as concrete retaining walls. The roadway will be reconfigured to a four-lane corridor with approximately 12- foot vehicle lanes, approximately 12-foot median, approximately 6-foot protected bikeways with an approximately 3-foot landscaped buffer, and approximately 8-foot sidewalks under two of the bridge spans. The third underpass span will be used as a pedestrian plaza with landscaping and an approximately 20-foot area set aside for a future transit corridor. Additionally, the project will construct an approximately 10-foot-wide concrete pedestrian bridge parallel to the south side of the tracks over Santa Ana Boulevard.
The project includes intersection modifications. The Santiago Street intersection will be reconstructed, modify the existing traffic signal, and replacing curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. The Logan Street intersection will be closed. The Fuller Street intersection will be upgraded to include a new traffic signal, ADA compliant curb ramps, and 6-foot-wide side connecting the intersection to the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center.
The project also involves utility improvements. A stormwater pump station will be constructedin the grade separation area. Water, sewer, natural gas, and telecommunications facilities will be relocated into a utility corridor along the southbound vehicle lanes.
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SCBEDULE C
A WARD DATES AND PROJECT SCHEDULE
1. Award Dates.
2. 3.
Base Phase Budget Period End Date: 12/31/2028
Option Phase 1 Budget Period End Date:12/31/2032
Period of Performance End Date: See section 28.5 of the General Terms and Conditions
Estimated Project Schedule.
Milestone Schedule Date
Planned Right of Way Certification Date: 12/31/2027
Planned Construction Substantial Completion and 12/31/2031 Open to Traffic Date:
Special Milestone Deadlines.
Milestone Schedule Date
Planned SCCRA Design Approval Date 08/01/2027
Planned SCCRA Construction and Maintenance 12/31/2027
Agreement Finalization Date
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Exhibit 2
SCHEDULED
AWARD AND PROJECT FINAN CIAL INFORMATION
1. Award Amount.
RAISE Grant Amount: $25,000,000
2. Federal Obligation Information.
Federal Obligation Type: Multiple
Obligation Condition Table
Portion of the Project Portion of the Obligation Condition RAISE Grant
Exhibit 2
Base Phase: ROW $18,091,000
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3. Approved Project Budget.
RAISE Funds:
Other Federal Funds:
Non�F ederal Funds:
Total:
4. Cost Classification Table
Reserved.
5. Approved Pre-award Costs
Eligible Pro_ject Costs
Right of Way Construction
$18,091,000 $6,909,000
$0 $32,592,000
$4,523,000 $9,875,000
$22,614,000 $49,376,000
Total
$25,000,000
$32,592,000
$14,398,000
$71,990,000
None. The USDOT has not approved under this award any costs incurred under an advanced construction authorization (23 U.S.C. 115), any costs incurred prior to authorization (23 CFR l.9(b)), or any pre-award costs under 2 CFR 200.458. 6of 14
Scope: No changes.
SCHEDULEE
CHANGES FROM APPLICATION
Exhibit 2
Schedule: Planned Construction Substantial Completion and Open to Traffic Date was extended from January 1, 2030, to December 31, 2031, to provide additional schedule to complete right of way acquisitions and construction. The amended completion date factors in the contract timeline, and aU necessary coordination and reviews, which were not the basis for the completion date calculation at the time of the original application.
The table below compares the Project milestone dates.
Milestone
Planned Right of Way Certification Date:
Planned Construction Substantial Completion and
Open to Traffic Date:
Budget: No changes.
Other:N/A.
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Aoolication
09/30/2026
1/1/2030
Schedule C
12/31/2027
12/31/2031
SCHEDULEF
RAISE PROGRAM DESIGNATIONS
1. Urban or Rural Designation.
Urban-Rural Designation: Urban
2. Capital or Planning Designation.
Capital-Planning Designation: Capital
Exhibit 2
3. Historically Disadvantaged Community/ Area of Persistent Poverty Designation.
HDC/APP Designation: Yes
4. Funding Act.
Funding Act: IIJA
5. Security Risk Designation.
Security Risk Designation: Low
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Exhibit 2
SCHEDULEG
RAISE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT INFORMATION
Study Area: The project study area is on Santa Ana Boulevard between the Santiago Street intersection and the Interstate 5 southbound on- and off-ramp intersection, a total distance of approximately 1,500 linear feet.
Baseline Measurement Date:
Baseline Report Date:
July 31, 2027
September 3·0, 2027
Table 1: Performance Measure Table
Performance Measure Unit Reported
Travel Time Average Travel Time (Minutes) per Trip
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Total Carbon Dioxide Emissions (metric tons) per Year 9 of 14
SCHEDULER
LABOR AND WORK
Exhibit 2
1. Efforts to Support Good-Paying Jobs and Strong Labor Standards The Recipient states that rows marked with "X" in the following table are accurate:
X The Recipient or a project partner promotes robust job creation by supporting good-paying jobs directly related to the project with free and fair choice to join a union. (Describe robust job creation and identify the good-paying jobs in the supporting narrative below.)
X The Recipient or a project partner will invest in high-quality workforce training programs such as registered apprenticeship programs to recruit, train, and retain skilled workers, and implement policies such as targeted hiring preferences. (Describe the training programs in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner will partner with high-quality workforce development programs with supportive services to help train, place, and retain workers in good-paying jobs or registered apprenticeships including through the use of local and economic hiring preferences, linkage agreements with workforce programs, and proactive plans to prevent harassment. (Describe the supportive services provided to trainees and employees, preferences, and policies in the supporting narrative below.)
The Recipient or a project partner will partner and engage with local unions or other worker-based organizations in the development and lifecycle of the project, including through evidence of project labor agreements and/or community benefit agreements. (Describe the partnership or engagement with unions and/or other worker-based organizations and agreements in the supporting narrative below.)
The Recipient or a project partner will partner with communities or community groups to develop workforce strategies. (Describe the partnership and worliforce strategies in the supporting narrative below.) The Recipient or a project partner 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 or a project partner has not yet taken 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 but, before beginning construction of the Project, will take relevant actions described in schedule B. (Identify the relevant actions from schedule Bin the supporting narrative below.) 10 of 14
Exhibit 2
The Recipient or a project partner has not taken actions related to the Project to improve good-paying jobs and strong labor standards and will not take those actions under this award.
2. Suppm1ing Narrative.
The Recipient or a project partner promotes robust job creation by supporting good-paying jobs directly related to the project with free and fair choice to join a union.
The Recipient or a project partner will invest in high-quality workforce training programs such as registered apprenticeship programs to recruit, train, and retain skilled workers, and implement policies such as targeted hiring preferences.
The Project supports local, regional, and state economy by increasing overall transportation mobility to the area and especially the port and industries served by it. The Project is expected to support almost 640 fulUime equivalent jobs. Jobs from this project will have a free and fair choice to join a union and will include workforce training programs. The Santa Ana WORK Center is an organization that supports high-quality workforce development and has strong collaboration between the Employment Development Department, Orange County Social Service Agency, and the City. The organization offers various programs and resources, including a youth employment program, job fairs, and virtual workshops.
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Exhibit 2
RECIPIENT SIGNATURE PAGE
The Recipient, intending to be legally bound, is signing this agreement on the date stated opposite that party's signature.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
___________ By:
Date Signature of Recipienf s Authorized Representative Dee Lam
Name
Division Chief of Local Assistance
Title
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Exhibit 2
DESIGNATED SUBRECIPIENT SIGNATURE PAGE
The Designated Subrecipient, intending to be legally bound, is signing this agreement on the date stated opposite that patty's signature.
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/72 Signature of DesignateDate
L7 Representative
Alvaro Nufiez
Name
City Manager
Title
AT EST;
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Exhibit 2
USDOT SIGNATURE PAGE
The USDOT, intending to be legally bound, is signing this agreement on the date stated opposite that party's signature.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
___________ By:
Date Signature ofUSDOT's Authorized Representative
Douglas R. Hecox
Name
FHW A California Deputy Division Administrator
Title
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