Board Agenda

FISCAL YEAR 2026 AUTHORIZATION TO SECURE CAPITAL FUNDING – Authorization to take whatever actions are necessary to seek and secure the funds envisioned by this Program and Projects.

Authorization to transfer funding sources and amounts among programmed projects as circumstances require, in compliance with the terms and conditions of the grants and other funding sources.

Authorization to make application, execute contracts or agreements, and take whatever other actions are necessary to seek and secure funds, consistent with the basic intent of this program, which may become available subsequent to its adoption. 

NJ TRANSIT FISCAL YEAR 2026 GRANT PROGRAMS: LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, RURAL AND LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS – Authorization to execute, extend, or modify contracts to implement the FY2026 Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program as set forth in Exhibit A, for a total program amount of $46,081,000, subject to the availability of funds.

Authorization to execute all appropriate agreements and contracts and to take all other steps necessary to implement the FY2026 FTA Section 5311 Rural and Small Urban Areas Program for the counties, as set forth in Exhibit B, in the amount of $7,755,591, which includes $5,755,591 in federal funds and $2,000,000 as the NJ TRANSIT share of the local match, subject to the availability of funds.

Authorization to execute all appropriate agreements and contracts and to take all other steps necessary to implement the FY2026 Section 5311 Rural Intercity funds, for a total program amount of $1,015,693, subject to the availability of funds.

Authorization to execute all appropriate agreements and contracts and to take all other steps to implement the FY2026 FTA Section 5311(b)(3) Rural Transit Assistance Program in an amount up to $175,420 federal funds, at no cost to NJ TRANSIT, subject to the availability of funds.

Authorization to execute all appropriate agreements and leases to implement the FY2026 FTA Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program estimated amount of $13,957,975, which includes $11,178,975 in federal funds and $2,779,000 as the NJ TRANSIT share of the local match, subject to the availability of funds.

Authorization to execute all appropriate agreements and contracts and to take all other steps to implement the FY2026 New Jersey Jobs Access and Reverse Commute (NJ-JARC) Program, in the amount of $4,500,000 in NJ TRANSIT funds, subject to the availability of funds.

Authorization to execute all appropriate agreements and contracts and to take other steps to implement the FY2026 New Jersey Jobs Access and Reverse Commute (NJ-JARC) Program, in the amount up to $1,000,000 in additional funds from the State of New Jersey, for a total NJ-JARC Program cost of $5,500,000, subject to the availability of funds.

Authorization to execute all appropriate agreements and contracts and to take all other steps to implement any specially-dedicated Congressional or State appropriations, FTA Section 5307 Small Urban Cities, Vanpools, TMA programs, FTA Section 5309 Major Capital Investments, Carbon Reduction Program, Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ), and/or other local projects, including funds, which will be flexed into ongoing FTA programs under the FY2026 budget for $10,000,000, subject to the availability of funds.

NJ TRANSIT RESILIENCE PROGRAM: DISTRIBUTED GENERATION PROJECT – DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND DESIGN SERVICES CONTRACT AMENDMENTS – Authorization to amend NJ TRANSIT Contract No. 16-001 with AECOM for Construction Assistance Services, in the amount not to exceed $1,556,495.00, plus five percent contingency, subject to the availability of funds.

Authorization to amend NJ TRANSIT Contract No. 21-058 with Burns Engineering for Construction Management Services, in the amount not to exceed $5,285,978.08, plus five percent contingency, subject to the availability of funds.

Authorization to amend NJ TRANSIT Contract No. 19-033XR with Dynamic US, Inc. for Final Design, Construction and Commissioning Services, in the amount not to exceed $47,584,778.10, plus five percent contingency, subject to the availability of funds. 

CONSENT CALENDAR

NJ TRANSIT OWNED REAL ESTATE TRANSMITTAL – Approval of the NJ TRANSIT Real Estate Report in Exhibit A and authorization to transmit the report to the Governor, the Commissioner of Transportation, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee, and the Senate Transportation Committee.