129-26 (Exhibit A) STV-consultant-ageement_2026-01-05.pdf

SRTS West Orange – Gregory Ave. & Lowell Ave Proposal for Preliminary Engineering merCom Corp. Consulting Engineers August 21, 2025 Responsive Cost-Effective Solutions with Excellence! WORK Sr. Jr. ACTIVITY Surveyor Engineer Engineer Princ. Tech Engineer Total Description of Tasks P-IV P-III P-II ET-4 P-I HRS. HRS. HRS. HRS. HRS. HRS. 3015 Prepare Control survey Report Establish Primary Controls 2 16 16 34 Prepare Control Report 16 16 3020 Conduct Topographic Survey Topo Survey 8 96 96 200 3025 Prepare Base Maps Prepare Base Plans 32 64 96 Establish Existing ROW & Property Lines 4 16 20 3028 Conduct Initial Title Search Title Search Coordination 2 2 Review Title Records & Plot Properties (15) 4

2 2 Review Title Records & Plot Properties (15) 4 45 49 3080 Conduct Subsurface Utility Engineering SUE Coordination 1 8 9 TOTAL HOURS 69 53 112 80 112 426 HOURLY RATE $ 75.50 $ 55.76 $ 39.07 $ 48.52 $ 32.83 SUB TOTAL COST $ 5,209.50 $ 2,955.28 $ 4,375.84 $ 3,881.60 $ 3,676.96 $ 20,099.18 COST SUMMARY Labor Direct Labor $20,099.18 Overhead @ 198.49% $39,894.86 Fee @ 18% of DTL $ 3,617.85 Labor subtotal $63,611.89 Expenses Mileage/tolls $ 200.00 SUE - InfraMap $38,000.00 MPT $ 3,500.00 Deed /Title Research $ 7,500.00 Expense subtotal $ 49,200.00 TOTAL = $112,811.89

FIXED FEE CALCULATION PROJECT: SRTS West Orange – Gregory Ave. & Lowell Ave CONSULTANT: AmerCom Corp. AGREEMENT OR CAM NO. PREPARED BY: Mark Sheptock DATE: 8/21/2025 EVALUATE PROJECT SPECIFICS: Directions: Prime Consultant will use Total Project Design Cost (or Task Order Design Cost) for the SIZE criteria Each Subconsultant will assign points for SIZE, COMPLEXITY, DURATION, & DEGREE OF RISK based on its specific project tasks. SPECIFICS CRITERIA POINTS RATING SIZE: SMALL - Total Fee (Project Design Cost) < $1,250,000 15 15 LARGE - Total Fee (Project Design Cost) > $1,250,000 20 COMPLEXITY: SIMPLE - Limited Scope of Work; Deck Patching, Resurfacing, 10 10 Restoration, Inspection, Concept Development Services STANDARD - Moderate Scope; Rehabilitation, New, 15 or Reconstruction COMPLEX - Multi-disciplined, Highly Specialized, 20 or Major Unusual DURATION: STANDARD - Appropriate Schedule 15 15 AGGRESSIVE - Designers Schedule Reduced > 10 % 20 DEGREE OF RISK: LEVEL 1 - Low Risk of Claims; Studies, Surveys, 20 20 Landscape, Inspections LEVEL 2 - Average Risk of Claims; Standard Complexity 30 or Level 1 with High Public Exposure LEVEL 3 - High Risk of Claims; Hazardous, Experimental, 40 or Bonus/Penalty Clauses TOTAL RATING = 60 CALCULATE FEE: PROJECT SPECIFICS FACTOR (Total Rating /100) = 0.60 FEE FACTOR ( Project Specifics Factor x 0.30) =

PROJECT SPECIFICS FACTOR (Total Rating /100) = 0.60 FEE FACTOR ( Project Specifics Factor x 0.30) = 0.18 DIRECT LABOR COSTS $ 20,099.18 TOTAL FEE (Direct Labor Costs x Fee Factor) = $ 3,618 VERIFY THAT FEE FALLS WITHIN RANGE OF 6% TO 15%: CONSULTANT'S INTERIM OVERHEAD RATE ( % ) = 198.49% OVERHEAD (Labor x Overhead Rate) = $ 39,894.86 FIXED FEE RANGE [ Fee/(Labor + Overhead)] = 6.0%

State of Nef Jersey DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION P.O. Box 600 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0600 PHILIP D. MURPHY FRANCIS K. O°CONNOR Governor Commissioner TAHESHA L. WAY Lt. Governor July 28, 2025 Mr. Richard Lee President AmerCom Corporation 300 Interpace Pkwy Building C, Suite 210A Parsippany, NJ 07054 Dear Mr. Lee: Based on our review of AmerCom Corporation’s submitted Statement of Indirect Rates Calculation and Field Office Computations for the year ended December 31, 2024, we recommend overhead rates of 94.28 percent be used for construction inspection projects, 198.49 percent be used for home-office projects, and /]2.59 percent be used for additional work modifications for contracts entered into prior to your firm selecting to use split rates or the time split rates were required on all new contracts and extra work modifications. The above rates should be used for funding purposes for future contacts with the Department. In addition, the overhead rates proposed on this overhead letter expire on July 1, 2026. These rates are subject to audit verification. Our acceptance of these rates does not extend beyond contracts with the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Any other entity contracting with the firm is responsible for determining the acceptability of the overhead statement. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Elkins Larkins at (609) 963-2364, or at elkins larkins@dot.nj.gov. Sincerely, Richard Femme Richard Temmer Manager, Bureau of External Audit “IMPROVING LIVES BY IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION” New Jersey Is An Equal Opportunity Employer ¢ Printed on Recycled and Recyclable Paper