GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
Urban Forestry Center, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
July 24, 2013, 10:00 a.m.
OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
#1 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with the Community Development Finance Authority, Concord, NH, (originally approved by G&C on 7-14-10, item #9), for the Beacon Communities Project, by increasing the contract by an amount not to exceed $59,567 from $8,588,332 to $8,647,899. Effective July 24, 2013 through September 30, 2013. 100% Federal ARRA Funds.
#2 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, Dover, NH, for the federal Weatherization Assistant Program, in the amount of $2,500. Effective July 24, 2013 through August 31, 2013. 100% Federal Funds.
#3 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Southern NH Services Inc., Manchester, NH, for the federal Weatherization Assistance Program, in the amount of $2,500. Effective July 24, 2013 through August 31, 2013. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#4 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with RTM Designs, Hendersonville, NC, (originally approved by G&C on 7-15-09, item #6), for hosting, maintenance, and support for the Refer7 software application, by increasing the amount by $102,533 from $128,444 to $230,977, and by extending the expiration date from July 31, 2013 to July 31, 2016. 39% Federal, 61% General Funds.
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
#5 Authorize the confirmation of Captain Alexis W. Bull, Dover, NH, for promotion to the rank of Major, NH Air National Guard.
#6 Authorize the nomination of Captain Robert D. Groves, Merrimack, NH, for promotion to the rank of Major, NH Air National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, morally, and professionally qualified.
#7 Authorize the nomination of Major Alyn L. Theriault, Milford, NH, for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, morally, and professionally qualified.
#8 Authorize the nomination of Matthew B. Holloway, Stratham, NH, for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard. This officer meets all prerequisites for this grade, having been found to be physically, mentally, morally, and professionally qualified.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#9 Authorize a Working Capital Warrant in the amount of $500,000,000 to cover the payment of expenditures for the month of August.
#10 Authorize to accept and place on file the report containing a list of vendors that agencies have contracted with for the period of April 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013.
#11 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with The HayGroup Inc., Philadelphia, PA, to provide consulting services for the administration and management of the classification and compensation plans for unclassified employees, in the amount of $20,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 100% General Funds.
#12 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC, d/b/a FairPoint Communications NNE, Charlotte, NC, (originally approved by G&C on 9-4-02, item #33A), by establishing a new rate schedule to reduce cost and by extending the completion date from October 9, 2013 to June 30, 2015.
#13 Authorize to sell the State-owned land, building, and other improvements located at 247-249 Pleasant Street, Concord, to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic for $900,000 plus an administrative fee of $1,100. (2)Further authorize to pay 6% of the gross proceeds from the foregoing sale (amounting to $54,000) to the Norwood Group Inc., Bedford, NH, as its commission for real estate brokerage and marketing services provided. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Net Proceeds from Sale (General Funds).
#14 Authorize to enter into a contract with Arcomm Communications Corporation of Hillsboro, NH, for the provision of Closed Circuit Television Maintenance and Repair Services in the amount of $75,000. Effective August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2016.
#15 Authorize to enter into a contract with Net Technologies Inc., Amesbury, MA, for the provision of Closed Circuit Television Maintenance and Repair Services in the amount of $50,000. Effective August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2016.
#15A Authorize the Division of Personnel’s’ request for a waiver of classification decisions.
STATE TREASURY
#16 Authorize to issue a warrant from funds not otherwise appropriated in the amount of $118,208 and the State Treasurer to issue checks in the amount of $118,207.57 to the rightful owners of abandoned or unclaimed funds.
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
#17 Authorize to retroactively amend a contract with Robert Half International, Manchester, NH, (originally approved by G&C on 11-14-12, item C), for temporary data entry services, by extending the end date from April 30, 2013 to October 15, 2013, and by increasing the amount by $95,000 from $168,000 to $263,000. 100% General Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
#18 Authorize to award a Certified Local Government Grant to the Town of Newington in the amount of $12,652. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#19 Authorize the Office of the Medical Examiner to enter into a sole source contract with Dr. Elizabeth A. Bundock, M.D., Ph.D., to assist the Chief Medical Examiner with autopsies specific to neuropathology examinations, including consultations, trials and depositions when required, in the amount not to exceed $40,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 100% General Funds.
#20 Authorize to enter into a sub grant with the Manchester Police Department for a total amount of $9,680, from the Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative for the purpose of investigating gun permit fraud. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2013. 100% Federal Funds.
#21 Authorize to appoint Richard C. Tracy as Chief Criminal Investigator at a salary of $70,413 (DD, Step 4). Effective August 2, 2013 through May 27, 2016.
#22 Authorize to reappoint Laura E. Lombardi as an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Bureau at a salary level of $72,430. Effective July 31, 2013 through July 31, 2018. 100% General Funds.
#23 Authorize to designate Luke Webster as an Attorney at a salary of $60,000. Effective July 26, 2013.
#24 Authorize to designate Quinn Colgan as an Attorney at a salary of $60,900. Effective July 26, 2013.
#25 Authorize to amend a sub grant to the Seacoast Mental Health Center (originally approved by G&C on 11-17-10, item #68), in the amount of $312,000 made from the 2010 Discretionary Adult Drug Court Program awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice, for the purpose of funding an adult drug court program at Rockingham County Superior Court. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2014. No Additional Funding. 100% Federal Funds.
#26 Authorize to enter into a sub grant with the NH Department of Safety, in the amount of $45,000, utilizing funds from the US Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics FFY 2012 Statistical Analysis Center Grant Program for the purpose of updating and enhancing the current crime statistics repository. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Human Services
#26A Authorize the Office of Medicaid Business and Policy to amend an existing sole source agreement with MAXIMUS Health Services Inc., Reston, VA, (originally approved by G&C on 7-11-12, item #31A), for the operation of a Temporary Enrollment Call Center supporting the Care Management Program, by extending the completion date from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2014. Effective upon G&C approval. 50% Federal, 50% General Funds.
Division of Public Health Services
#27 Authorize to pay the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA, $18,800 for the annual membership dues. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. 60% Federal, 40% General Funds.
#27A Authorize the Bureau of Laboratory Services to pay the Association of Public Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, $9,750 for annual membership dues. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015. 100% General Funds.
#27B Authorize the Bureau of Public Health Systems, Policy & Performance, and the Division of Community Based Care Services, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services, to enter into a sole source agreement with the City of Nashua, Division of Public Health and Community Services, Nashua, NH, to improve municipal and regional public health emergency preparedness and substance misuse prevention and related health promotion capacity, in an amount not to exceed $614,960. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015. 91% Federal, 9% General Funds.
Division of Community Based Care Services
#28 Authorize to amend an agreement with Easter Seals NH Inc., (originally approved by G&C on 3-24-10, item #88), to continue to manage the statewide Deployment Cycle Support Program that provides support services to NH National Guard, Reserves and Active Duty service members and their families who are deployed or returning from combat, by increasing the amount by $584,415 from $6,352,338 to an amount not to exceed $6,936,753, and by extending the completion date from June 30, 2014 to September 30, 2014. 100% Other Funds.
#28A Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with Louis Karno & Company LLC, Concord, NH, to provide Stakeholder Engagement Services related to the State Innovation Model project, in an amount not to exceed $111,032. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2013. 100% Federal Funds.
Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services
#29 Authorize to enter into a retroactive agreement with the vendors as detailed in letter dated July 10, 2013, to provide services to homeless individuals, in an amount not to exceed $1,624,466. Effective July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015. 100% General Funds.
Division of Family Assistance
#29A Authorize to enter into a contract with Public Consulting Group Inc., Boston, MA, for the purpose of services to establish and provide a computerized income and identity eligibility verification system to verify eligibility, verify income, eliminate duplication of assistance and to deter fraud, for a price not to exceed $1,500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 50% Federal, 50% Other Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LIQUOR COMMISSION
#30 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Wildcat Sports Properties LLC, Durham, NH, for a sponsorship agreement in the amount not to exceed $60,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. 100% Federal Funds.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
#31 Authorize to continue membership and participation in the Clean Energy States Alliance, in the amount of $12,500. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. 100% Renewable Energy Fund.
#32 Authorize to continue membership and participation in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, in the amount of $9,484. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. 100% Other Funds (Utilities Assessments).
#33 Authorize to continue membership and participation in the National Regulatory Research Institute, in the amount of $17,250. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. 100% Other Funds (Utilities Assessments).
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
#34 Authorize the Bureau of Trails to accept the donation for use of a 2013 3400 UTV (utility vehicle) valued at $12,413 from Bobcat of NH, Chichester, NH. (2)Further authorize to purchase this vehicle after the year of donated use, at a discounted price below the dealers cost.
#35 Authorize the Division of Travel and Tourism Development to exercise a contract renewal option with Yankee Publishing Inc., Dublin, NH (originally approved by G&C on 4-27-11, item #31), for production of the NH Visitors Guide and Supporting Publications. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. No State Funds will be expended for this contract.
#35A Authorize to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Office of Energy and Planning, Concord, NH, to provide monitoring and stewardship services of the State’s interests in privately owned conservation lands held by DRED, in the amount of $66,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 100% Other Funds (Agency Income).
NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
#36 Authorize to enter into a sole source Cooperative Project Agreement with the University of NH, for the purpose of migrating and enhancing the NH Wildlife Sightings database for a total cost of $37,538. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2014. 93% Federal, 7% Nongame Program Funds.
#37 Authorize to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Council of Resources and Development and the Office of Energy and Planning relative to stewardship and funding for conservation easement monitoring. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. No Cost.
#38 Authorize to enter into a sole source Cooperative Project Agreement with the University of NH, to conduct a research project in support of moose management in the amount of $695,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.
#39 Authorize to pay the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Washington, DC, $24,125 annual assessment. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2014. 100% Fish and Game Funds.
#40 Authorize to enter into a sole source Assignment and Novation agreement with Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, Franklin, TN, to provide an on-line licensing sales system by assigning all if its rights, title, interests and obligations under the existing contract with Axiom Corporation. (2)Further authorize to amend an existing contract with Axiom Corporation (originally approved by G&C on 3-16-11, item #63), by transferring contract responsibilities through an Assignment and Novation Agreement and changing the scope of services to include an on-line licensing sales system. Effective upon G&C approval through June 15, 2015. No Additional Funding.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#41 Authorize to retroactively amend an agreement with the Association of US Delegates to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (originally approved by G&C on 5-9-12, item #71), for the implementation of a grant to fund Northeast Regional Ocean Council activities, by extending the end date to June 30, 2014 from June 30, 2013. No Additional Funding. 100% Other (Federal flow-through) Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
#42 Authorize to retroactively amend the acceptance and expenditure of $50,100 in federal funds provided by the US Department of Agriculture (originally approved by G&C on 11-9-11, item #58), for implementation of a grant to fund assistance to rural NH communities regarding use of best management practices for solid waste management, by extending the end date to September 30, 2013 from September 30, 2012. No Additional Funding. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
#43 Authorize to retroactively pay the Ground Water Protection Council, Oklahoma City, OK, in the amount of $7,500 for membership dues for fiscal year 2014. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#44 Authorize to award an Asset Management and Financial Planning grant to the Town of Meredith, NH, in the amount of $15,000 to improve public water system management. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
#45 Authorize to award an Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund grant to the Bear Paw Regional Greenways, in the amount of $507,800 to purchase a conservation easement on approximately 460 acres of land in Hooksett. Effective upon G&C approval through December 30, 2014. 100% Aquatic Resource Mitigation Funds.
#46 Authorize to enter into grant agreements with Lake Massasecum Improvement Association Inc., Bradford, NH, in the amount of $3,360; and with the Town of New Durham, in the amount of $4,738, totaling $8,098 to fund exotic aquatic plant control activities. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2013. 100% Lake Restoration Funds.
#47 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Sunray Shores Improvement Association, Winnisquam, NH, for milfoil control efforts in portions of Lake Winnisquam, in the amount of $3,340. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2013. 100% Lake Restoration Funds.
#48 Authorize to enter into an agreement with the Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission, Concord, NH, to complete the Impervious Surface Mapping in the Upper Merrimack River Region project, in the amount of $16,380. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.
#49 Authorize to enter into an agreement with ENPRO Services Inc., Newburyport, MA, for Underground Storage Tank Pad Retrofit and Rehabilitation in the amount of $13,250. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2013. 100% WRBP Funds.
#50 Authorize to enter into an agreement with the Town of Farmington NH, to complete the Mad River Restoration Project Phase I: Design and Permitting, in the amount of $22,800. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.
#51 Authorize to amend an original loan agreement with The Hampstead Area Water Co Inc., (originally approved by G&C on 1-25-12, item #51), to finance water system improvements, by increasing the amount by $75,000 from $180,000 to $255,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 79% Federal, 21% Capital (General) Funds.
#52 Authorize to enter into a loan agreement with Railroad Land Development LLC, Keene, NH, for remediation of environmental contamination, in an amount not to exceed $480,000. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#53 Authorize to amend an agreement with Inter-Fluve Inc., (originally approved by G&C on 6-22-11, item #96), to complete the Geomorphology-Based Restoration Design and Permitting for the Suncook River and Floodplain project, by changing the Scope of Services, by increasing the award by $10,000 from $408,851 to $418,851 and by extending the completion date to December 31, 2013 from September 30, 2013. 100% Capital (General) Funds.
#54 Authorize Steven A. Tamposi and Andrea L. Tamposi Irrevocable Credit Shelter Trust’s request to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford.
#55 Authorize Steven A. Tamposi and Andrea L. Tamposi Irrevocable Credit Shelter Trust’s request for Grant in Right for fill placed in public waters forming 1,760 sq. ft. of land contiguous to the Petitioner’s frontage along Lake Winnipesaukee on Governor’s Island, in Gilford.
#56 Authorize H. Brooks Stevens Revocable Trust’s request to perform work on Sagamore Creek, Portsmouth.
#56A Authorize to retroactively pay membership dues to the Association of Clean Water Administrators, Washington, DC, in the amount of $9,320. Effective July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
#56B Authorize to retroactively pay 2014 membership dues to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, Lowell, MA, in the amount of $13,399. Effective upon G&C approval. 16% Federal, 84% Clean Water State Revolving Loan Funds.
#56C Authorize a loan agreement with Pennichuck East Utility, Inc., Merrimack, NH, in the amount not to exceed $400,000, to finance water system improvements in Barnstead, NH. Effective upon G&C approval. 79% Federal, 21% Capital (General) Funds.
BOARD OF PHARMACY
#57 Authorize to accept and expend a grant from the National Association of State Controlled Substances Authorities, Quincy, MA, in the amount of $15,500, to implement the Controlled Drug Prescription Health and Safety Program. (2)Further authorize to establish a part-time Administrator I, labor grade 27, to report to the advisory council established in the statue and the Board of Pharmacy. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2014. 100% Other (NASCSA Grant). Fiscal Committee approved.
BOARD OF BARBERING, COSMETOLOGY, AND ESTHETICS
#58 Authorize to accept and place on file the annual report for FY 12 and FY 13.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#59 Authorize to utilize the services of Ubiqus Reporting Inc., to provide transcription service, in an amount not to exceed $11,520. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 100% General Funds.
#60 Authorize the Division of Instruction to contract with Michael Williamson, Amherst, NH, to work with other content specialists from ME, VT, and RI on all aspects of the New England Common Assessment Program test development in Reading, Grades 3-8 & 11 and Writing, Grades 5, 8 & 11, in an amount not to exceed $20,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2014, with the option to renew for one additional fiscal year. 100% Federal Funds.
#61 Authorize the Division of Instruction to contract with Saundra Kent, Deering, NH, to work with other content specialists from ME, VT, and RI on all aspects of the New England Common Assessment Program test development in Science, Grade 11, in an amount not to exceed $10,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2014, with the option to renew for one additional fiscal year. 100% Federal Funds.
#62 Authorize the Division of Instruction to contract with Janet Chamberlin, Durham, NH, to work with other content specialists from ME, VT, and RI on all aspects of the New England Common Assessment Program test development in Science, Grade 4&8, in an amount not to exceed $15,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2014, with the option to renew for one additional fiscal year. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#63 Authorize the Division of State Police to enter into a contract with Mach V Group LLC d/b/a East Coast Emergency Outfitter, Nashua, NH, for the provision of alterations to law enforcement uniforms and detective clothing, in an amount not to exceed $25,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 83% Highway, 9% Turnpike, 8% Agency Income.
#64 Authorize the Division of Fire Standards & Training and Emergency Medical Services to enter into a sole source agreement with Interstate Emergency Unit Fire Mutual Aid, Stratham, NH, to provide four Firefighter certification courses in Rockingham County, in an amount not to exceed $156,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 100% Fire and EMS Funds.
#65 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, for the purchase and installation of ergonomic furniture and six LED monitors at the Rockingham County Dispatch Center for a total amount of $41,115. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
#66 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Campton, for the purchase and installation of a generator for the new Town Office building as well as the adjacent fire station for a total amount of $113,362. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
#67 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Southwestern NH District Fire Mutual Aid to upgrade the power supply to a critical communication tower in the Tow of Fitzwilliam for a total amount of $18,500. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
#68 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Piermont for the purchase of equipment to support the community’s local Emergency Operations Center at the Town’s meetinghouse for a total amount of $6,263. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
#69 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Cornish to purchase and install two dual band mobile radios in their police cruisers, for a total amount of $6,490. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
#70 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Holderness, for the purchase and installation of a generator at the Town Hall, for a total of $10,320. Effective upon G&C approval through May 31, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
#71 Authorize to accept and place on file the Bureau of Finance and Contracts’ report of all Small Claims in the previous fourth quarter of FY 2013 totaling $2,290.87 for individual amounts less than $600. (2)Further authorize to pay small claims for the next Fiscal Year first quarter, July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013. 100% Highway Funds.
#72 Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way’s petition for a hearing on the bridge replacement in the Town of Farmington, and to appoint a commission to hold a hearing, and if the necessity is found, to layout the new highway, with a suggested budget of $939.
#73 Authorize to accept and place on file the Bureau of Right of Way’s Contemplated Awards List for amounts less than $5,000 for the sum total of $48,879.80 for the period extending from April 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013.
#74 Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to pay various owners $141,000 as documented in the Contemplated Awards List for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from June 19, 2013 through July 3, 2013.
#75 Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way to transfer a 43.82 acre parcel of land, more or less, located in the Town of Plaistow, to the Town of Plaistow retaining an “Executory Interest” to the NH Department of Environmental Services. Effective upon G&C approval. No Cost.
#76 Authorize the Bureau of Planning and Community Assistance to enter into an agreement with the Town of Newport to provide funding and services under the Municipal-Owned Bridge Rehabilitation & Replacement Program and the State Aid Bridge Program through a local project administration process, totaling $1,133,600. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2016. 95% Federal, 5% State Funds.
#77 Authorize the Bureau of Planning and Community Assistance to enter into an agreement with the Hampton School District, SAU 90 (sub-recipient) to provide funding and services for a travel plan at Centre School, Marston Elementary School and Hampton Academy in the Tow of Hampton under the Federal Safe Routes to School Program through a local project administration process, totaling $33,900. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
#78 Authorize the Bureau of Planning and Community Assistance to enter into an agreement with the City of Laconia, to provide funding and services under the Municipal-Owned Bridge Rehabilitation & Replacement Program and the State Aid Bridge Program through a local project administration process, totaling $2,855,307. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 28% Federal, 72% Highway Funds.
#79 Authorize the Bureau of Mechanical Services to enter into a contract with North American Equipment Upfitters Inc., Hooksett, NH, for providing Truck Crane Inspection, repair, scheduled service and unscheduled emergency parts and repair, on the basis of a low bid of $123,920. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 94% Highway, 2% Agency, 4% Intra-Agency Transfer.
#80 Authorize the Bureau of Turnpikes to enter into a contract with Pro Controls Inc., Bow, NH, for HVAC Conditioning, Energy Management and Control System Service, in the amount of $65,600. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2015. 100% Turnpike Funds.
#81 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with CW Sliter & Sons Inc., d/b/a CWS Fence & Guardrail, Andover, NH, for replacing substandard guardrail along approximately 12 miles of NH 16, between the intersection of US 302 to the Pinkham Notch Visitors Center, on the basis of a low bid of $984,703. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $49,235.15 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through June 27, 2014. 100% Federal Funds.
#82 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Pike Industries Inc., Belmont, NH, for roadway rehabilitation on 6.7 miles of I-93 in Littleton from Exit 42 north to the Vermont border, on the basis of a low bid of $16,154,590.34. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $807,729.52 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through August 28, 2015. 100% Federal Funds.
#83 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Pike Industries Inc., Belmont, NH, for pavement rehabilitation on NH Route 126 to the north of John Tasker Road in Barnstead, on the basis of a low bid of $294,540.30. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $29,454.03 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through October 18, 2013. 100% Betterment Funds.
#84 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Continental Paving Inc., Londonderry, NH, for pavement rehabilitation along 4.1 miles of NH Route 125 to the south of US 4 (Traffic Circle) in Lee, on the basis of a low bid of $1,292,362.50. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $64,618.13 for payment of latent conditions which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through September 27, 2013. 100% Federal Funds.
TABLED ITEMS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#92 TABLED – The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Van Ostern, seconded by Councilor Pignatelli, and with Councilor Burton voting no, voted to table there request to secure the services of Karen Soule, Manchester, NH, to assist with implementing the Educator Effectiveness Initiate used by schools to improve instruction, in an amount not to exceed $117,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2014. 85% Federal, 15% Credentialing Funds.