SOUTH JERSEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION  

RESOLUTION 0801-04:       Approving the Selection of A-Tech Engineering, Inc. as Consultant for the 2008 Seat Belt Survey  

WHEREAS, the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) designated under Federal law for the southern region of New Jersey including Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem Counties; and  

WHEREAS, the Fiscal Year 2008 SJTPO Unified Planning Work Program includes Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration planning funds for this project; and  

WHEREAS, a Selection Committee consisting of representatives of the South Jersey Traffic Safety Alliance and SJTPO was formed; and  

WHEREAS, the SJTPO Technical Advisory Committee vested authority in the Selection Committee to forward a recommendation to the Policy Board; and  

WHEREAS, the Selection Committee selected A-Tech Engineering, Inc. of Vineland, NJ in association with Orth-Rodgers, Inc. of West Trenton, NJ, a Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firm,  

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Policy Board of the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization hereby approves the above selection for the 2008 Seat Belt Survey; and  

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the SJTPO Executive Director is hereby authorized to negotiate minor changes to the scope of work within the overall intent of the project; and  

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Policy Board requests that the South Jersey Transportation Authority execute the appropriate contractual arrangements with the consultant on behalf of the SJTPO.

 Certification  

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct and true copy of a resolution adopted by the Policy Board of the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization at its meeting of January 28, 2008.  

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  Charles R. Sullivan, Secretary/Treasurer