Art3_Omnitrans_FY15_Transit_21stops_ScopeExtRqst_200629_Omni_VOIDJune 29, 2020
Josh Lee, Chief of Planning
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
1170 W. 3rd Street, 2nd Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92410
Subject: Omnitrans Article 3 Transit Stop Access Improvement Program –
2016 and 2017 Awards
Dear Josh,
In 2016, SBCTA awarded Omnitrans $264,482 of TDA Article 3 Transit Stop Access Improvement Program
funds for improvements at 21 locations. Improvements at three locations have been completed through pass-
through agreements with the City of Ontario and the City of Redlands, for a total of $41,135, at the locations of
Vineyard at 5th and Euclid at H in Ontario and Barton at Terracina in Redlands. (The funds for Barton at
Terracina were used at different locations in Redlands, as approved through a letter from SBCTA dated
November 21, 2019.) Funds for four locations that are not going to be completed, in the amount of $55,804,
were rescinded by SBCTA per a letter from SBCTA dated November 28, 2018.
$273,351
$45,803
Really 4 completed since Barton at
Terracina was swapped out for
Alabama at Storage & Citrus east
of Grove
5/29/19
In 2017, SBCTA awarded Omnitrans another $216,000 of TDA Article 3 funds for ADA bus stop
improvements at 12 locations. Of these 12 locations, the only one that has been completed is the $20,000 that
went toward the premium shelter purchased at Barton at Town Square in Grand Terrace. Omnitrans has also
determined not to proceed with development of improvements at the Riverside at Vineyard location in Ontario,
which was awarded $14,500.00 of Article 3 funds. This bus stop location has been identified for service
elimination with the routing changes planned for September 2020. Omnitrans has already spent $7,806.70 on
design of this location, so $6,693.30 remains unspent, as detailed in the table in Attachment A.
Design has been completed and plans have been approved by all jurisdictions for the remaining 14 locations
awarded funds in 2016. Final design and plan review are underway for the remaining 10 locations awarded
funds in 2017. Unfortunately, design costs and anticipated construction costs have far exceeded the amount
originally included in the grants for each of these locations, so Omnitrans does not have adequate funds
remaining to complete the construction. As has been discussed with SBCTA staff, Omnitrans’ available formula
funds are largely Federal funds that come with stringent requirements for continuing Federal control, which
make it very difficult to use these funds toward the construction of these projects. Omnitrans does not have
local funds available to complete the construction of these projects.
Therefore, I humbly request that SBCTA allow Omnitrans to use all available funds from our 2016 and 2017
TDA Article 3 allocation, including the Riverside at Vineyard location at which improvements will not go
forward, in order to complete the construction of a reduced number of locations. More detail is shown in the
table in Attachment A. Omnitrans has made every feasible effort to complete these projects in a cost-effective
way and has already expended the majority of the funds in the design of these projects. So Omnitrans proposes
using the remaining funds available to go forward with construction of a limited number of locations in a Phase
1 construction package to make much-needed ADA improvements at these locations. When funding becomes
available in the future, Omnitrans will construct the remaining locations in a future construction package.
Also, in the letter from SBCTA dated February 14, 2019, SBCTA had approved a time extension until
December 31, 2020 to complete all bus stop improvements funded by 2017 Article 3 funds. We humbly request
another time extension to complete expenditure of these funds by December 31, 2021. (The completion
deadline for the 2016-funded locations is already December 31, 2021, per the letter from SBCTA dated
November 21, 2019). Pending plan approvals from all jurisdictions for the 2017 Article-funded locations, we
will plan to release an Invitation for Bids for construction of both the 2016 and 2017 Article 3-funded locations
in fall 2020 and start construction in spring 2021, with completion and closeout by the end of calendar year
2021.
I look forward to hearing whether our request has been approved. Thank you for your understanding and
consideration. Please feel free to contact me at anna.jaiswal@omnitrans.org or (909) 379-7256 if you need any
additional information.
Sincerely,
Anna Jaiswal
Development Planning Manager
Cc: Ginger Koblasz and Nancy Strickert, SBCTA
Attachment A – Funding Amounts
Funding
year Bus stop location Amount
awarded
Amount to be
used for design
Amount
remaining
Amount to be spent
on construction
Phase for
Construction
2016 5191 Barton @
Waterman WB NS $ 19,939.00 $ 18,841.22 $ 1,097.78 $ 18,673.00 1
2016 5212 Olive @
Rancho WB FS $ 8,705.00 $ 8,056.66 $ 648.34 $ 7,065.00 2
2016 5120 O @ 10th WB
NS $ 8,821.00 $ 8,162.32 $ 658.68 $ 7,950.00 2
2016 0083 Baseline @
Riverside EB FS $ 12,192.00 $ 11,232.65 $ 959.35 $ 8,872.00 1
2016 5876 San Bernardino
@ Larkspur WB FS $ 15,773.00 $ 14,494.25 $ 1,278.75 $ 6,263.00 1
2016 5226 San Bernardino
@ Cedar WB FS $ 8,325.00 $ 7,710.56 $ 614.44 $ 5,670.00 1
2016 5853 San Bernardino
@ Beech EB FS $ 15,773.00 $ 14,494.25 $ 1,278.75 $ 8,580.00 1
2016 5097 San Bernardino
@ Cedar EB FS $ 9,347.00 $ 8,641.40 $ 705.60 $ 10,263.00 1
2016 5214 Olive @
Cypress WB FS $ 16,858.00 $ 15,482.48 $ 2,721.70 $ 11,140.00 1
2016 5110 Olive @
Cypress EB NS $ 15,380.00 $ 14,136.30 $ 1,243.70 $ 11,053.00 1
2016
5148 Redlands @
Mountain View EB
FS
$ 8,869.00 $ 8,206.04 $ 662.96 $ 11,091.00 2
2016
7335 San Bernardino
@ Monte Vista WB
FS
$ 12,286.00 $ 11,318.27 $ 967.73 $ 6,173.00 2
2016 6677 Cactus @
Riverside WB FS $ 8,325.00 $ 7,710.56 $ 614.44 $ 7,474.00 2
2016 5134 Barton @
Waterman EB FS $ 25,820.00 $ 25,125.06 $ 694.94 $ 56,512.00 2
2017 8409 Riverside @
Vineyard WB FS $ 14,500.00 $ 7,806.70 $ 6,693.30 $ 0.00 2
2017 5325 Valley @ 3rd
WB FS $ 16,000.00 $ 13,783.10 $ 2,216.90 $ 32,743.00 1
2017 7240 Euclid @ 4th
SB $ 14,500.00 $ 12,490.93 $ 2,009.07 $ 32,862.00 1
2017 7591 Foothill @
Mountain EB FS $ 14,500.00 $ 12,490.93 $ 2,009.07 $ 14,187.00 1
2017 7150 Euclid @
Foothill NB FS $ 14,500.00 $ 12,490.93 $ 2,009.07 $ 19,821.00 1
2017 7148 Euclid @
Arrow NB FS $ 14,500.00 $ 12,490.93 $ 2,009.07 $ 34,981.00 1
2017 7234 Euclid @
Arrow SB FS $ 14,500.00 $ 12,490.93 $ 2,009.07 $ 22,377.00 1
2017 5099 San Bernardino
@ Spruce EB FS $ 20,000.00 $ 17,228.87 $ 2,771.13 $ 8,285.00 2
2017 6681 Bohnert @
Linden WB FS $ 27,000.00 $ 23,258.98 $ 3,741.02 $ 64,438.00 2
2017 5326 Valley @
Rancho WB FS $ 16,000.00 $ 13,783.10 $ 2,216.90 $ 27,026.00 2
2017 5242 Valley @ 4th
EB FS $ 30,000.00 $ 25,843.31 $ 4,156.69 $ 17,780.00 2
Total $ 382,413.00 $337,770.73 $ 45,988.45 $ 451,279.00
Other Omnitrans funds available for construction $191,497.55
Total funds available for construction $237,486.00 $ 237,486.00 Construction cost
for Phase 1
Missing status of Alabama @ Storage & Citrus E of Grove; invcd $8,736 for them under Barton @ Terracina line item
15/16 award = $227,548 ($273,351-$45,803 rescind)
17/18 award = $216,000
$382,416 = $443,548 ($41,135 15/16 completed + $20,000 17/18 completed)