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Alameda CTC Local Transportation Technology Program Implementation Guidelines and programs, and the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority, which administered the voter - approved, half -cent transportation sales taxes in Alameda County (the Measure B sales tax programs approved in 1986 and 2000). B. Capital project: A capital investment that typically requires the following phases: planning/feasibility, scoping, environmental clearance, design, right -of -way, construction, and completion. C. Construction: Construction of anew capital project, including development of preliminary engineering and construction documents, including plans, specifications, and estimates (PS &E). D. Cost Allocation Plans (CAPs): CAPs and indirect cost (IDC) rate proposals are plans that provide a systematic manner to identify, accumulate, and distribute allowable direct and indirect costs to Local Transportation Technology programs funded through the Alameda CTC Master Program Funding Agreements. E. Direct cost: A cost completely attributed to the provision of a service, operations, a program, a capital cost, or a product. These costs include documented hourly project staff labor charges (salaries, wages, and benefits) that are directly and solely related to the implementation of Alameda CTC- funded Local Transportation Technology projects, consultants, and materials. These funds may be used for travel or training if they are directly related to the implementation of the Local Transportation Technology funds. F. Education and promotion: Marketing, education, information, outreach, and promotional campaigns and programs. G. Emergency evacuation plan: An evacuation plan for use during emergencies and natural disasters. H. Environmental documents: Preparation of environmental documents, such as those related to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), or permits required by state or federal permitting agencies. Equipment and new vehicles: Purchase or lease of vehicles, and equipment for service improvements, such as information dissemination, fare collection, etc. Flush Plan: An optimal traffic signal timing plan for traffic flushing of vehicles through arterial streets back to a major highway in case of traffic incidents. K. Grants: Funding for plans, programs, or projects based on a competitive call for projects; evaluated based on adopted evaluation criteria; and allocated based on a reimbursement basis. L. Indirect cost: Also known as "overhead," any cost of doing business other than direct costs. These costs include utilities, rent, administrative staff, officers' salaries, accounting department costs, and personnel department costs, which are requisite for general operation of the organization but are not directly allocable to a particular service or product. M. Maintenance: Repairs, renovation, or upgrade of existing facility or infrastructure.