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y <br /> .1~ e • . <br /> FUNDING AGREEMENT <br /> BETWEEN <br /> NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION <br /> AND <br /> THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON <br /> Yom., <br /> -7 <br /> THIS FUNDING AGREEMENT the A went' made as of the / da of <br /> ( ~ ~ Y <br /> n'11J?f ~1 Zon l , by and between the NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, a District of <br /> Columbia corporation ("Amtrak") and the CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON (the "City"). <br /> WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, Amtrak operates a rail passenger station at 433 <br /> Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Station and all adjoining properly is now privately held; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City intendsto purchase and renovate the existing passenger station ("Station") to <br /> <br /> i accommodate growing rail service; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Federal Government through Surface Transportation Acts and Transportation <br /> Enhancement funding, administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation, has committed Two <br /> Million Seven Hundred and Fifty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($2,757,000) to the acquisition and remodeling <br /> of the existing station; and <br /> WHEREAS, Amtrak intends to contribute up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to the City <br /> towards the renovation of the Station in exchange for Amtrak's right to occupy the Station upon completion <br /> ("Amtrak's Coninbution"). <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, inconsideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree <br /> as follows: <br /> 1. The City will prepare or cause to be prepared all purchase agreements, plans, specifications <br /> and construction documents necessary to complete the purchase and renovation in accordance <br /> with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations, rules, codes and ordinances <br /> ("Construction Documents"}. The City will submit the Construction Documents to Amtrak <br /> for review and approval and will make any reasonable changes to the Construction <br /> Documents requested by Amtrak. After approval of the Construction Documents by Amtrak, <br /> the City will submit any proposed changes to Construction Documents to Amtrak for <br /> Amtrak's reasonable review and approval. The City will perform or cause to be performed all <br /> work necessary to purchase the station. The City will perform or cause to be performed the <br /> recnutment and selection of design consultants to prepaze design and construction documents <br /> for the renovation of the station. Recruitment and selection shall conform to standard ODOT <br /> and Federal process. The City will provide the draft Request for Proposals for consultant <br /> services to Amtrak for comment and will make changes requested by Amtrak. Amtrak will be <br /> invited to participate in the consultant selection and design review process. The scope of <br /> work must include a requirement for maintaining Amtrak operations at the Station throughout <br /> the renovation and remodeling. <br /> 2. The City will perform or cause to be performed all work necessary to complete the purchase <br /> and renovation of the Station in accordance with the Construction Documents ("Work"). If <br /> the City hires a contractor to perform the Work, the City will prepaze the scope of work for <br /> ~ ~ <br /> <br />