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4. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND DESIG <br />4.1 The LPA and ODOT agree that the LPA Is qualified to adminietor this PROJECT and Is In full <br />compliance with all LPA participation requirements. <br />4.2 "rho LPA and ODOT agree that the LPA has received funding approval for the PROJECT from <br />the applicable ODOT Program Manager having responsibility for monitoring such projects using <br />the State funds Involved. <br />4.3 The LPA agrees to (option one, I-PA to construct curb ramps: install and /or repair, prior to the <br />construction commencement date of the PROJECT, all curb ramps which are necessary to ensure <br />compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. or option two, ODOT to construct curb ramps; <br />allow ODOT to proceed with, as part of the highway improvement, the Installation and /or repair of <br />curb ramps which are necessary to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.) <br />4.4 The LPA shall design and construct the PROJECT in accordance with a recognized set of written <br />design standards. The LPA shall (option one: follow Its own formally written set of local design <br />standards or option two: make use of ODOT's Location and Design Manual (L &D), or the <br />appropriate AASHTO publication. Even though the LPA may use Its own standards, ODOT may <br />require the LPA to use a design based on the L &D manual for projects that contain a high crash <br />rate or areas of crash concentrations. Where the LPA has adopted ODOT standards for the <br />PROJECT, the LPA shall be responsible for ensuring that any ODOT standards used for the <br />PROJECT are current and /or updated. The LPA shall be responsible for periodically contacting <br />the ODOT District LPA Coordinator or through the following Internet website for any changes or <br />updates IrttD : / /www.dot.state.oh.us /drre /Pages /default.aspx. <br />4.5 The LPA shall either designate an LPA employee, who is a registered professional engineer, to <br />act as the PROJECT Design Engineer and serve as the LPA's principal representative for <br />attending to PROJECT responsibilities, or engage the services of a prequalified ODOT consultant <br />who has been chosen using a Qualification -Based Selection (QBS) process as required pursuant <br />to Ohio Revised Code sections 153.65 through 153.71. The prequalified list Is available on the <br />ODOT web page at www.clot.state.oh.us /DIVISIONS /PRODMGT /CONSULTANT <br />4,8 ODOT reserves the right to move this PROJECT Into a future sale year If the LPA does not <br />adhere to the established PROJECT schedule, regardless of any funding commitments. <br />5, ENVIRONMENTAL RESPO(JSIBILITIES <br />5.1 In the administration of this PROJECT, the LPA shall be responsible for conducting any required <br />public Involvement events, for preparing all required documents, reports and other supporting <br />materials needed for addressing applicable environmental assessment, for clearance responsibilities <br />for the PROJECT pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and related regulations, Including <br />the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act; and for securing all necessary permits. <br />5.2 If the ILPA does not have the qualified staff to perform any or all of the respective environmental <br />responsibilities, the LPA shall hire an ODOT Prequallfled Consultant through a QBS process. The <br />prequalified list Is available on the ODOT web page at http://www.dot.state.oh.tis/CONTRACT. If the <br />LPA hires a prequalifled consultant, the LPA shall be responsible for monitoring the consultant's activities <br />and ensuring that the consultant is following all State laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines. <br />5.3 ODOT shall be responsible for the review of all environmental documents and reports, and <br />complete all needed coordination activities with Slate and f=ederal regulatory agencies toward <br />securing environmental clearance, <br />5.4 The LPA shall be responsible for assuring compliance with all commitments made as part of the <br />PROJECT's environmental clearance and/or permit requirements. <br />