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PUBLIC WORKS - Interim Director Will Pike
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Requested Action(s)
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a) ROAD AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Chair and the Interim Director to sign the revised Recipient Designated Subrecipient Agreement between the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the County of Tehama for the Woodson Bridge Feasibility Study Project and authorize the Interim Public Works Director (or designee) to take all actions necessary to implement the agreement
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Financial Impact:
There is no impact on the General Fund.
Grant Award: $320,000 in federal Bridge Investment Program (BIP) funds
Local Match: $80,000 in Road funds
Total Project Budget: $400,000
Background Information:
The County of Tehama was awarded $320,000 in FY 2022 Bridge Investment Program (BIP) funding through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for the Woodson Bridge Feasibility Study. This study will evaluate whether the existing Woodson Bridge can be rehabilitated by stabilizing the scour-critical substructure or whether replacement is warranted and will include a life-cycle cost analysis of both alternatives.
In 2023, Caltrans, acting as the Recipient, and Tehama County, as the Designated Subrecipient, prepared a Recipient-Designated Subrecipient Agreement to pass through the BIP funding. The original agreement was never fully executed. Subsequent federal Executive Orders, and related litigation required revisions to standard FHWA agreement language, including removal or modification of certain grant conditions.
Caltrans has now incorporated these required changes into the revised agreement, which aligns with the FHWA Competitive Grant Program General Terms and Conditions (dated April 22, 2025), FHWA Grant Program Exhibits (dated April 16, 2025), and updated program-specific schedules.
Current Status:
According to Caltrans District 2 Advance Planning and Local Assistance, final review at Caltrans Headquarters is complete; however,...
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