Yuba-Sutter Transit has moved to revise the design for its NextGen Transit Facility so federally funded work can be separated from state-required zero-emission and climate-resiliency elements, a step staff tied to preserving a reported $15 million RAISE grant.
According to the May 21 board packet, the agency approved a $69,921.55 change order with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. to revise the project’s preliminary design package after updated USDOT guidance raised concerns about how the facility’s components were being categorized for funding purposes.
The packet says the redesign is intended to keep federally eligible elements distinct from parts that must meet state requirements, including zero-emission and climate-resiliency work. It does not fully spell out the updated federal conditions, and it is not clear from the packet whether the board took final action at the May 21 meeting or had already approved the change order in March.
The NextGen facility remains one of the agency’s major capital projects, and the packet indicates the design changes were made to protect the federal grant attached to it rather than to expand the project. The long-term effects on cost and schedule were not quantified in the materials reviewed.
