PTP AMENDMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO DTPW

Transportation Cmte · 2026-07-14 · resolution

Resolution approving an amendment to the FY 2026-30 Five-Year Implementation Plan of the People's Transportation Plan (PTP) to retroactively include the purchase of fifteen (15) 40-foot diesel and compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for the I-95 Phase I and II project (CIP145), funded in part by Charter County Transportation Surtax Funds. The buses previously served routes 195/295 and 196/296, connecting Broward Boulevard and Sheridan Street to Downtown Miami and the Civic Center. The project cost is $3,896,702. The amendment is needed because DTPW issued a reimbursement payment of $3,896,702 to FDOT on January 12, 2026, using DTPW's Operating Fund, after FDOT requested reimbursement on September 9, 2024, for depreciated value and unauthorized mileage. The Transportation Committee forwarded the item to the BCC with a favorable recommendation following a public hearing on 7/14/2026. The Board agenda date is 9/1/2026. The request was made to advance the item to the July 21, 2026, Board meeting. The discontinued bus routes primarily served District 3 and District 5, represented by Commissioner Keon Hardemon and Commissioner Vicki L. Lopez, respectively. The project is included in the County's FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan under Program No. 6730101, Site No. 300908. FDOT provided $15 million in State toll revenues through grants G0350 and G1C16 for the purchase of 28 buses. The fifteen buses were purchased with these grant funds and placed into service in January 2017. The routes were discontinued in March 2020. The project will be monitored by the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW).