GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
State House, Concord, New Hampshire
December 11, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
BUSINESS FINANCE AUTHORITY
#1 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the financing of an
industrial facility by the Business Finance Authority for Ice River Springs
Claremont, LLC located in Claremont, New Hampshire. Action will authorize a
Resolution under RSA 162-I:9
to determine the financing will serve a public use, provide public benefit and
is within the policy and authority of the Act.
#2 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing to approve an award of a State Guarantee
under RSA 162-A:13-a with respect to a loan from TD Banknorth and Resource Technical Services, Inc. in Dover,
New Hampshire. Action will authorize a Resolution under RSA
162-A:18 to determine the financing will serve a
public use, provide public benefit and is within the policy and authority of
the Act.
#3 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing to approve an award of a State Guarantee
under RSA 162-A:13 with respect to a loan from Centrix Bank & Trust and New Hampshire Precision Metal
Fabricators, Inc. in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Action will authorize a
Resolution under RSA 162-A:18
to determine the financing will serve a public use, provide public benefit and
is within the policy and authority of the Act.
#4 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing to approve an award of a State Guarantee
under RSA 162-A:13 with respect to a loan from Monadnock Community Bank and E.F.
Lane Hotel, LLC in Keene, New Hampshire. Action will authorize a Resolution
under RSA 162-A:18 to
determine the financing will serve a public use, provide public benefit and is
within the policy and authority of the Act.
#5 Authorize
to hold a Public Hearing with respect to the contract (“Capital
Access Program: Lender Participation
Agreement”) with The Nashua Bank. Action
will authorize Resolutions under RSA 162-A:18 to determine the contract will serve a public use,
provide public benefit, the proposed participating bank is qualified to
participate, appropriate measures have been taken to ensure CAP loans will be
made under the requirements of the Act, the contract complies with RSA 162-A:12, and reasonable precautions have been made to
minimize loss, all within the policy and authority of the Act.
#6 Authorize to accept and place on file the
Business Finance Authority’s annual financial statement for FY 2007.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY
#7 Authorize to enter
into an agreement with the City of Keene, NH, for the purpose of supporting the
acquisition of a condominium unit at Railroad Square in order for Southwestern
Community Services to develop affordable senior housing in Keene in the amount
of $500,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through December 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#8 Authorize
to enter into an agreement with the County of Grafton, N. Haverhill, NH, for
the purpose of assisting Grafton County Economic Development Council, a
non-profit corporation, to fit-up interior space at the Dartmouth Regional
Technology Center, with the addition of specialized biotechnology process
equipment, in the amount of $420,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#8A Authorize to enter into
an agreement with Sullivan County, Newport, NH, in the amount of $500,000 to
support the rehabilitation of the Wainshall Mill in
the downtown Claremont area. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2010. 100% Federal Funds
OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING
#9 Authorize to enter
into a sole source contract with the
University of NH, Complex Systems Research Center, Durham, NH, to continue
implementation of the state’s floodplain mapping program, as approved by the
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency in the
amount of $56,241. Effective
upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#9A Authorize to enter into
a lease with Pool “B” Partners Inc., Gilford, NH, for office space in Concord,
NH in the amount of $614,230.32.
Effective December 12, 2007 through February 19, 2013. 43% General, 52% Federal, 6% Other Funds.
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#10 Authorize to enter
into a contract with Software House International Incorporated, Paxton, MA, for
software and peripheral services, including support services and maintenance,
to sustain day-to-day operational needs of agencies within the State of NH in
the amount of $110,180. Effective
January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010.
100% Other
Funds.
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
#11 Authorize Major Shawn
R. Burrus, Hampton, NH, be confirmed for promotion to
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, NH Air National Guard.
#12 Authorize a waiver to
increase fleet vehicles allocated to the Adjutant General by one vehicle. 100% Federal Funds.
#13 Authorize to enter
into a contract extension with Noresco, LLC,
Westborough, MA, (previously approved by G&C on
9-13-06, item #37A, amended on 6-27-07, item #28), for the implementation of
energy conservation measures by extending the end date to May 30, 2008.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#14 Authorize to accept
one Christmas tree from the Sibgo Tree Co.,
Colebrook, NH. This tree will be placed
in the Governor and Council Chambers at the State House.
#15 Authorize to accept
one Christmas tree from Mountain Star Farms in Woodsville, NH. This tree will be placed at the Bridges House
in Concord, NH.
#16 Authorize Bureau of
Court Facilities to enter into a inter-agency rental
agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services, Concord, NH,
providing the Division of Juvenile Justice Services staff with office space
located in the Manchester District Court, Manchester, NH, for an amount not to
exceed $5,130.12. Effective January 1,
2008 through December 31, 2010.
#17 Authorize Bureau of
Court Facilities to enter into an inter-agency rental agreement with the
Department of Health and Human Services, Concord, NH, providing the Division of
Juvenile Justice Services staff with office space located in the Dover District
Court, Dover, NH, for an amount not to exceed $3,943.32. Effective February 1, 2008 through January
31, 2010.
#18 Authorize to accept
and place on file the quarterly allotments for the period through September 30,
2007.
#19 Authorize Bureau of
Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates Architects, Mechanicsburg, PA,
for professional services to develop the Master Plan for the NH Department of
Corrections, Concord, NH, for a total price not to exceed $463,310. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the
amount of $50,000 for additional services that may be required during the
development of the Master Plan for the NH Department of Corrections, bringing
the total contract to $513,310. Effective upon G&C approval through
July 1, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#20 Authorize Bureau of
Court Facilities to enter in to a retroactive
hold over amendment for up to 12-months with Dusty’s
Transportation Inc., Auburn, NH, for office and courtroom space in Auburn, NH,
for an amount not to exceed $53,149.64. Effective July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2008. 100% Other Funds.
#20A Authorize Bureau of
Court Facilities to enter into a lease agreement with the Town of Plaistow, NH,
providing office and courtroom space for the Plaistow District Court for the
amount not to exceed $127,722.72.
Effective January 19, 2008 through January 18, 2011. 100% Other Funds.
#20B Authorize Bureau of
Court Facilities to enter into a retroactive
inter-agency rental agreement with
the Department of Health and Human Services, Concord, NH, providing the
Division of Juvenile Justice Services staff with office space in the Southern
Carroll County District Court, Ossipee, NH, in an
amount not to exceed $3,033.24.
Effective December 1, 2007 through November 30, 2010.
#20C Authorize to enter into
a contract with Robert Half International Inc., Manchester, NH, for
professional assistance in the areas of accounting and technical policy and
procedure documentation in conjunction with the implementation of the new
Enterprise Resource Planning system in the amount not to exceed $56,768. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009.
#20D Authorize Risk
Management Unit to enter into a contract with Rowley Insurance Agency, Concord,
NH, for the purpose of providing Commercial Property, General Liability, and
Umbrella insurance coverage for three district courts (Derry, Franklin and
Jaffrey-Peterborough) in the amount of $7,692 with terrorism coverage and
covers a one year period from January 14, 2008-January 13, 2009. 100% Transfer Funds.
#20E Authorize a Working
Capital Warrant in the amount of $400,000,000 to cover expenditures for the
Month of January 2008. (2)Further
authorize a Working Capital Warrant reporting expenditures of $329,211,582.97
for the Month of November and recommends the balance of $70,788,417.03 be lasped.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
#21 Authorize to proceed
with the sale and issuance of up to $75 million of general obligation bonds
through a competitive process. Effective
through February 29, 2008.
#22 Authorize to issue a
warrant from funds not otherwise appropriated and the State Treasurer to issue
checks in the amount of $67,484.15 to the rightful owners of abandoned or
unclaimed funds.
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
#23 Authorize Division of Arts to award a Mini-Grant in the amount of
$1,000 to the City of Nashua. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#24 Authorize Division of
Historical Resources to enter into a sole
source contract with Cultural Heritage Resource Services Inc., North Wales,
PA, for a condition survey of the remaining framework of the Old State House in
the amount of $14,500. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
#25 Authorize to designate
Catherine Bernhard with a salary of $75,266.08; Anthony Blenkinsop
with a salary of $70,024.48; Susan McGinnis with a salary of $69,770.46; and
Kirsten Wilson with a salary of $71,874.64, as Senior Assistant Attorneys
General. Effective
upon G&C approval.
#26 Authorize to designate
Janice K. Rundles, as a Senior Assistant Attorney General at a salary of
$85,000. Effective January 2, 2008
through August 31, 2011.
#27 Authorize to reappoint
Richard C. Tracy as a Criminal Investigator.
Effective December 31, 2007 through December 31, 2012.
#28 Authorize a salary
increase for attorneys in the Department of Justice as detailed in letter dated
November 28, 2007. Effective January 4,
2008.
#29 Authorize to enter
into sub-grants with the agencies, as detailed in letter dated November 27,
2007, totaling $712,974 from the previously accepted 2007 Violence Against Women Formula Grant, designed to provide services
for women in NH who are victims of violent crimes. Effective upon G&C approval through February 28, 2009. (2)Further authorize to enter into sub-grants
with the agencies as detailed in letter dated November 27, 2007, totaling
$174,000 from the 2006 Violence Against Women Formula
Grant, designed to provide services for women in NH who are victims of violent
crimes. Effective upon
G&C approval through May 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#29A Authorize to enter into
an agreement with the NH Department of Employment Security for lease of office
space and equipment relating to the housing of the Offender Reentry Program in
the City of Manchester, NH, in the amount of $100,000. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#30 Authorize to amend a
contract with Noblis Inc., Falls Church, VA,
(previously approved by G&C on 6-21-06, item #57,
amended on 6-27-07, item #70C), for technical assistance and support necessary
to conduct a comprehensive Risk Assessment of NH’s Unemployment Insurance
System, develop an Operational Security Plan for NHES’s
UI Program and provide security awareness training to UI and IT staff, by
extending the completion date to June 30, 2008 from December 31, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#31 Authorize to exercise
a contract renewal option with A-1 Fire Protection Inc., d/b/a All State Fire
Equipment, Windsor, NH, (previously approved by G&C
on 1-26-06, item #35, amended on 8-9-06, item #21), for maintenance,
inspection, testing, recharging and repair for portable fire extinguisher and
rand guard systems in the amount of $50,145.50.
Effective February 28, 2008 through February 29, 2010. 100% General Funds.
#31A Authorize to enter into
a contract with Rockingham County, Brentwood, NH, to operate an Academy Case
Management Program “Academy” for the Rockingham County area in the amount of
$164,548. Effective January 1, 2008 or
upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through
December 31, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#31B Authorize to enter into
a contract with Merrimack County Department of Corrections, Boscawen, NH, to
operate an Academy Case Management Program “Academy” for the Merrimack County
area in the amount of $162,140.
Effective January 1, 2008 or upon G&C
approval, whichever is later, through December 31, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#31C Authorize to enter into
a contract with Volunteers of America, Northern New England Inc., Brunswick,
ME, to operate an Academy Case Management Program “Academy” for the Belknap
County area in the amount of $174,184.
Effective January 1, 2008 or upon G&C
approval, whichever is later, through December 31, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#31D Authorize
to enter into a contract with Community Improvement Associates, Keene, NH, to
operate Academy Case Management Programs for the Sullivan County area in the
amount of $169,880. Effective January 1,
2008 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later,
through December 31, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#31E Authorize to enter into
a contract with Community Improvement Associates, Keene, NH, to operate Academy
Case Management Programs for the Cheshire County area in the amount of
$188,280. Effective January 1, 2008 or
upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through
December 31, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#31F Authorize to enter into
a contract with the Tri-County Community Action Program Inc., Berlin, NH, to
operate an Academy Case Management Program “Academy” for the Coos County area
in the amount of $161,488. Effective
January 1, 2008 or upon G&C approval, whichever
is later, through December 31, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#31G Authorize
to pay $1,060,000 in overtime for permanent personnel services out of salaries
for vacant positions due to pending recruitment for the period of July 1, 2007
through October 26, 2007.
#31H Authorize
to enter into a contract with Southern NH Services Inc., Manchester, NH, to
operate an Academy Case Management Program “Academy” for the Southern
Hillsborough County area in the amount of $160,800. Effective January 1, 2008 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through December 31,
2009. 100% General Funds.
#31I Authorize to enter into
a contract with Southern NH Services Inc., Manchester, NH, to operate an
Academy Case Management Program “Academy” for the Northern Hillsborough County
area in the amount of $288,000. Effective
January 1, 2008 or upon G&C approval, whichever
is later, through December 31, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#31J Authorize to enter into
a contract with Volunteers of America, Northern New England Inc., Brunswick,
ME, to operate an Academy Case Management Program “Academy” for the Grafton
County area in the amount of $179,880.
Effective January 1, 2008 or upon G&C
approval, whichever is later, through December 31, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#31K Authorize to enter into a lease agreement for a
total not to exceed $356,400 with Richard Edmunds, Salem, NH, for office space
in Exeter, NH, for the purpose of housing a Probation/Parole District
Office. Effective January 1, 2008
through December 31, 2012. 100%General Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
#32 Authorize to budget
and expend prior year unexpended federal revenues, received from the US Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, in the amount of $3,500 for Replacement
Equipment. Effective
upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
LIQUOR COMMISSION
#33 Authorize to enter
into a contract with Eckhardt & Johnson
Incorporated, Manchester, NH, for the sole purpose of providing plumbing
services at various liquor store locations throughout NH in the amount of
$35,516.25. Effective
upon G&C approval through November 30, 2010. 100% General Funds.
#33A Authorize to enter into
a contract with BBC Construction, East Kingston, NH, for the sole purpose of
providing a design and build for a new loading dock at State Liquor Store #73
on I-95 South in Hampton in the amount of $22,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
#34 Authorize
a salary increment of $4,987 to Commissioner Clifton C. Below, effective
December 27, 2007. 100% Assessment Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
#35 Authorize
to allow vehicle D400 permanently assigned to the Director of the Business Resource Center in the
Division of Economic Development to be unmarked of the State and Department
decals.
#36 Authorize Trails
Bureau to enter a contract with Bickford’s Sport Center, Epsom, NH, for a lease
of 6 snowmobiles in the amount of $28,800. (2)Further authorize an advance
payment of $14,400. Effective
upon G&C approval through April 1, 2009. 100% Other Funds.
#37 Authorize Trails
Bureau to enter into a contract with The Rowley Agency Inc., Concord, NH, for a
“Landowner Liability Insurance Policy” for the off-highway recreation vehicle
program in the amount of $174,009. Effective
January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2011.
100% Trails
Funds.
#38 Authorize Division of
Economic Development to award a grant to the Greater Laconia-Weirs Beach
Chamber of Commerce, Laconia, NH, in the amount of $3,500 to create and print a
Lakes Region Relocation Guidebook. Effective upon G&C approval through
September 30, 2009. 100% General Funds.
#38A Authorize Division of
Parks and Recreation to amend a retroactive
contract with Aerial NDT Inspection Inc., Milton, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 9-19-07, item #55), for chairlift inspection at
Cannon Mountain, by increasing the amount by $335 from $2,994 to $3,329. Effective upon G&C approval through November 1, 2007. 100% Ski Area Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
#39 Authorize to accept
and expend an additional $15,000 in federal funds from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to pay for consulting services and maintenance
repairs associated with the Research Reserve.
Effective upon G&C
approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#40 Authorize to enter
into a Grant Agreement with The Nature Conservancy NH Chapter, Concord, NH, for
purchase of a conservation easement on the Hartshorne property in Madison, NH,
in the amount of $100,000. (2)Further
authorize to accept an executor interest in the conservation easement held by
The Nature Conservancy on the Hartshorne property in Madison NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100%
Federal Funds from the Landowner Incentive Program.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#41 Authorize to enter
into a contract with Elliot Health System, Manchester, NH, for personnel
medical monitoring services for the amount of $91,440. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2011. 29% Federal, 23% General, 48% Other Funds.
#42 Authorize to retroactively amend a contract with
Northeast Engineering, PLLC, Weare,
NH, (previously approved by G&C on 2-7-07, item
#60), to provide technical assistance to small public water systems, by
extending the completion date from September 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
#43 Authorize to pay 2008
membership dues to the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators,
Washington, DC in the amount of $6,300. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#44 Authorize to amend a
Businesses United for Water Security Installation grant to the Berlin Water
Works, Berlin, NH, (previously approved by G&C on
4-4-07, item #66), to complete a project to better protect drinking water from
contamination, by extending the completion date to September 30, 2008 from
December 31, 2007.
#45 Authorize to amend a
Businesses United for Water Security Installation grant to the City of Keene,
NH, (previously approved by G&C on 3-21-07, item
#43, amended on 6-27-07, item #117), to complete a project to better protect
drinking water from contamination, by extending the completion date to
September 30, 2008 from December 31, 2007.
#46 Authorize to award six
Regional Water System Grants to the entities as detailed in letter dated November
14, 2007, totaling $1,050,694, to compensate interconnection projects. Effective upon G&C approval.
100% General
Funds.
#47 Authorize to pay
membership dues to the Ground Water Protection Council, Oklahoma City, OK, in
the amount of $6,500. Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
#48 Authorize to accept
and expend $45,045 in Federal funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency
for emergency preparedness assistance to public water systems through June 30,
2008. (2)Further authorize to award a
Public Water System Emergency Interconnection grant to the Southern New
Hampshire Planning Commission, Manchester, NH, in the amount of $15,000 to
complete a project to better protect public water supplies against future
potential terrorist attacks by conducting mutual aid studies. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#49 Authorize to amend a
contract with Weston Solutions Inc., Manchester, NH, (previously approved by G&C on 4-4-07, item #61), for operations and
maintenance, sampling analysis and remedy evaluation services at the Kearsarge Metallurgical Site, by extending the completion
date from March 31, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
100% General
Funds.
#50 Authorize to enter
into an agreement with Transformer Service Inc, Concord, NH, for main
switchgear inspection and maintenance services in the amount of $27,545. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2010. 100% Other Funds.
#51 Authorize Edward Domenichello’s request to retain two seasonal docks, add a
third seasonal dock to provide 5 slips on frontage, and retain sand placed on
an existing beach on property located at Lake Winnipesaukee in Laconia.
#52 Authorize City of
Portsmouth’s request to construct a publicly accessible tidal docking structure
with amended design consisting of a platform landing constructed in the upland
tidal buffer zone, connecting to a ramp, connecting to a float, providing one
full-sized slip in the City of Portsmouth on Sagamore
Creek.
#53 Authorize Robin W. deCampi Revocable Trust’s request to construct a tidal dock
including a permanent pier, connecting to a ramp, connecting to a float,
providing one undersized slip on frontage on Little Bay in Durham.
#54 Authorize Water Wings’
request to construct a tidal dock including a permanent pier, connecting to a
ramp, connecting to a float, providing one full-sized slip on frontage on the
Salmon Falls River.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
#55 Authorize to make a retroactive one-time payment from the
State Fiscal Year 2008 funds to Ms. Michele Moreau, Registered Nurse III, NH
Hospital, in the amount of $67.42, to compensate for wages that were not paid
for the period of April 7, 2007 through June 7, 2007. 68% General, 31% Federal, 1% Other Funds.
Division of Public Health Services
#56 Authorize Bureau of
Community Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Section, to amend an
agreement with Child Health Services, Manchester, NH (previously approved by G&C on 6-13-07, item #194), to provide funding for the
planning and implementation of integrated behavioral health services into
office-based pediatric primary care for low income and uninsured children and
adolescents, by increasing the price limitation by $75,000 from $196,836 to
$271,836. Effective
upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
#57 Authorize Bureau of
Community Health Services, Rural Health and Primary Care Section, to enter into
an agreement with Dr. Robert E. Slocum, Portsmouth, NH, to receive reimbursement
for payment of educational loans through the State Loan Repayment Program in an
amount not to exceed $20,000. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2010. 100% General Funds.
#58 Authorize Bureau of
Community Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Section to enter into an
agreement with Maureen McCanty, MD, Concord, NH, to
serve as Medical Advisor for the Maternal and Child Health Section in an amount
not to exceed $4,000. Effective
upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 93% Federal, 7% General Funds.
Office of Medicaid Business and Policy
#59 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with ACS State
Healthcare LLC, Atlanta, GA, (previously approved by G&C
on 12-7-05, item #C), for completion of the design, development and implementation
of the new NH Medicaid Management Information System, by extending the
completion date from January 1, 2008 through January 1, 2009.
#60 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with FOX Systems
Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, (previously approved by G&C
on 12-1-04, late item #E, amended on 12-12-06, item #119A), for quality
assurance services for the State’s Medicaid Management Information System, by
increasing the amount by $1,493,475 from $2,977,995 to $4,471,470, and by
extending the end date from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2008. 90% Federal, 10% General Funds.
#61 Authorize to amend a sole source contract with Deloitte
Consulting LLP, Pittsburgh, PA (previously approved by G&C
on 5-3-06, item #42), to continue to provide system modifications to the New
HEIGHTS/Medicaid Management Information System interface subsystem, by
increasing the amount by $345,280 from $499,992 to $845,272, and by extending
the completion date from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2009. 90% Federal, 10% General Funds.
Division for Children, Youth & Families
#62 Authorize Head Start
State Collaboration Office to make a one-time payment in the amount of $8,000
to Early Learning NH, Concord, NH, to organize and fiscally administer a
meeting on early education. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#62A Authorize to enter into
a sole source agreement with Early
Learning NH to organize and fiscally administer a meeting on early education in
the amount of $8,000. Effective January
15, 2008 or upon G&C approval, whichever is
later, through June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#63 NOT USED
New Hampshire Hospital
#64 Authorize to
reclassify position #30886 from Auto Shop Manager, salary grade 17 to
Supervisor III, salary grade 23.
#65 NOT USED
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#66 Authorize to enter
into a contract with the Brain Injury Association of NH, Concord, NH, to
provide independent living services in an amount not to exceed $40,000. (2)Further authorize payment for services rendered
and approved in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the
contract. Effective
upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#67 Authorize Division of
Career Technology and Adult Learning to enter into a contract with Kang Company
Inc., Concord, NH, to provide janitorial services in an amount not to exceed
$9,600. (2)Further authorize payment for services rendered and approved in lieu
of withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective January 1, 2008 through December
31, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#68 Authorize to
reclassify position #13106 Secretary II, salary grade 9 ($21,723) to Program
Specialist III, salary grade 23 ($37,615.50).
100% Federal
Funds.
#69 Authorize to enter
into a contract with Pamela Mueller, Contoocook, NH, School Improvement Coach,
to provide support and technical assistance in English Language Arts to schools
and districts designated as in need of improvement and provide professional
development to NH educators in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#70 Authorize Division of
Career Technology and Adult Learning to amend a grant for Staff Development to
Second Start, Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C
on 6-13-07, item #445), by increasing the amount from $125,968 by $25,000 to an
amount not to exceed $150,968. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#71 Authorize to enter
into a contract with Connie Upschulte, Nashua, NH,
School Improvement Coach, to provide support and technical assistance in
mathematics to schools and districts and designated as in need of improvement
and provide professional development to NH educators in an amount not to exceed
$8,000. Effective upon
G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#72 Authorize to exercise
the renewal option to grant funds to the NH ATECH
Services, Concord, NH, (previously approved by G&C
on 12-15-04, item #102, amended on 11-2-05, item #84, amended on 12-12-06, item
#103) to provide technical assistance and educational support to children and
youth with vision and hearing impairments in an amount not to exceed
$345,822. Effective January 1, 2008
through December 31, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#73 Authorize to enter
into a contract with The National Center for the Improvement of Educational
Assessment Inc., Dover, NH, to provide technical assistance for the
development, implementation, and assurance of technical quality of the state
assessment and accountability systems in an amount not to exceed $162,400. (2)Further authorize payment for services
rendered and approved on the basis of invoices which are supported by a summary
of activities that have taken place in accordance with the terms of the contract,
along with a detailed listing of expenses incurred in lieu of withholding 25%
of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through
June 30, 2008. 100% General Funds.
#74 Authorize to enter
into a contract with Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH, to provide
technical assistance to help students make a successful transition from high
school to Institutions of Higher Education in NH in an amount not to exceed
$193,463. (2)Further authorize payment
for services rendered and approved on the basis of invoices which are supported
by a summary of activities that have taken place in accordance with the terms
of the contract, along with a detailed listing of expenses incurred in lieu of
withholding 25% of the total value of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds.
#75 Authorize to enter
into a contract with Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH, to provide
technical assistance to help math teachers in the planning, implementation and
evaluation of the mathematics curriculum they provide to students in an amount
not to exceed $101,152.37. (2)Further
authorize payment for services rendered and approved on the basis of invoices
which are supported by a summary of activities that have taken place in
accordance with the terms of the contract, along with a detailed listing of
expenses incurred in lieu of withholding 25% of the total value of the
contract. Effective
upon G&C approval through June 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LOTTERY COMMISSION
#76 Authorize to amend the
marketing and promotional contract with Griffin York & Krause Inc.,
Manchester, NH from $1,800,000 in each of Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009 to
$1,985,000 in Fiscal Year 2008 and $1,950,000 in Fiscal Year 2009. Effective through June 30, 2010. 100% Other Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#77 Authorize Division of
Motor Vehicles to amend a sole source contract
with Mareld Company Inc., Nashua, NH, (previously amended by G&C
on 12-12-06, item #153B), to house the Motor Vehicles sub-station in Merrimack,
by extending the end date from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2008. 100% Highway Funds.
#78 Authorize to retroactively accept and expend $10,000
of a $5,966,760 federal grant known as “Public Safety Interoperable
Communications Grant (PSIC) Program” form the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Department
of Homeland Security, for management and administration costs associated with
activities to incorporate PSIC requirements into Statewide Plans, planning
and coordination, and training.
Effective April 1, 2007 through December 3, 2007. 100% Federal Funds.
#79 Authorize Division of
Fire Standards & Training and Emergency Medical Services to enter into a
contract with Controtech Temperature Controls/Energy
Management Systems of Keene, NH, to provide annual inspection and maintenance
service on the boilers, and HVAC equipment in specific buildings at the Fire
Academy in an amount not to exceed $66,566.
Effective upon G&C approval
through June 30, 2010. 100% Fire and EMS Funds.
#80 Authorize Division of
State Police to exercise a lease renewal option with Eula Mitchell, Woodsville,
NH, for a portion of real property with right-of-ways to Ayers Mountain for
access to State Police communications equipment in the amount of
$36,390.39. Effective January 1, 2008 or
upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through
December 31, 2012. 100% Highway Funds.
#81 Authorize Division of
State Police to enter into a sole source
contract with J.P. Pest Services Inc., Milford, NH, to provide pest control
services at Troop A in Epping, Troop B in Milford and Concord in the amount of
$3,630. Effective January 1, 2008 or
upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through
December 31, 2012. 81% Highway, 19% Turnpike Funds.
#82 Authorize Division of
Safety Services to amend a sole source contract
with Intellectual Technology Inc., Carlsbad, CA, (previously approved by G&C on 5-15-02, item #189, amended on 6-27-07, item
#375), for the production of boater education certificate cards, by increasing
the contract by $65,000 from $350,000 to $415,000, and by extending the end
date from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2008. 100% Revolving Funds (Navigation Safety Fund).
#83 Authorize Division of
Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into sub-grant agreements
with the six school systems as detailed in letter dated November 29, 2007, for
a total of $25,700 to be used for the purchase of emergency supplies. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#84 Authorize Division of
Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a grant agreement with
the Town of Epsom in the amount of $37,360 for the purpose of activities
associated with enhancing local all-hazard planning. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2008. 100% Federal Funds.
#85 Authorize Division of
State Police to retroactively amend
federal pass-through funds received from the NH Department of Justice in the
amount of $40,957, (previously approved by G&C on
3-8-07, item #123, amended on 8-22-07, item #264), for the purpose of
purchasing new instrumentation, maintaining existing equipment and training
laboratory personnel, by extending the completion date from September 30, 2007
to September 30, 2008. 100% Transfers from other agencies.
#86 Authorize Division of
Administration to reclassify position #16711 Counter Clerk
II, labor grade 9 to Auditor II, labor grade 12 in the Business Office. 100% Highway Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
#87 Authorize
to accept and place on file the Annual Report for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2007.
#88 Authorize to
reclassify position #21445 Accountant III, labor grade 21 to
Business Administrator II, labor grade 24 in the Division of Operations, Bureau
of Turnpikes.
#89 Authorize to
reclassify position #20407 Administrator IV, labor grade 33
to Transportation Bureau Administrator, labor grade 34.
#90 Authorize to enter
into a contract with A.S.A.P. Fire & Safety Corporation inc., Tyngsboro,
MA, for Fire Extinguisher Supply, Inspection and Service in the amount of
$3,845. Effective upon
G&C approval through June 30, 2010. 100% Turnpike Funds.
#91 Authorize
Bureau of Right of Way to redefine access to property owned by Pembroke 600
Corporation, located on US Route 3 in the Town of Pembroke. Effective upon G&C approval.
#92 Authorize Bureau of
Right of Way to pay various owners $572,000 as documented in the Contemplated
Awards List for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from
November 3, 2007 through November 16, 2007.
Effective upon G&C
approval.
#93 Authorize Bureau of
Right of Way to grant Granite State Electric Company permission to install and
maintain utility service connections to a parcel of land owned by the
Department of Transportation in Salem. Effective upon G&C approval.
#94 Authorize Bureau of Rail & Transit to grant an easement to the
City of Manchester for an underground sewer interceptor line and appurtenances
on the State-owned Portsmouth Branch railroad corridor in the City of
Manchester.
#95 Authorize
DOT and the office of Information Technology to enter into a contract with
Deighton Associates Ltd., Bowmanville,
Ontario, Canada in the amount of $338,789.32 for the purpose of upgrading and
updating the DOT’s computer software based Pavement
Management System. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2013.
#96 Authorize Bureau of
Construction to enter into a contract with SPS New
England Inc., Salisbury, MA, on the basis of a low bid of $448,400 for
emergency replacement of three counterweight ropes on the lift-span of the
Memorial Bridge that carries US Route 1 over the Piscataqua
River between Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME.
(2)Further authorize that a contingency in the amount of $44,840 be
approved for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the
construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through
May 16, 2008. 80% Federal, 20% Highway
Funds.
#97 Authorize Bureau of
Construction to enter into a contract with F.L.
Merrill Construction Inc., Pembroke, NH, on the basis of a low bid of
$2,956,956.20 for roadway rehabilitation on NH Route 25 east of the
Warren/Benton town line. (2)Further authorize that a contingency in the amount
of $206,986.93 be approved for payment of latent conditions, which may appear
during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through
October 17, 2008. 80% Federal, 20% Highway
Funds.
#98 Authorize to amend a
contract with Vanasse Hangen
Brustlin, Incorporated, Bedford, NH, Watertown, MA,
(previously approved by G&C on 1-15-03, item
#139), for the preliminary design for the widening of the Spaulding Turnpike in
the Town of Newington and City of Dover, by extending the completion date from
December 31, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
#99 Authorize Bureau of
Environment to enter into a qualifications-based contract with PRIZIM Inc., Bedford, NH, to assist in the development and
implementation of environmental management systems at its Division of Operations’
facilities in the amount of $500,000. Effective from the Notice to Proceed following G&C
approval through December 11, 2010.
100% Highway
Funds.
#100 Authorize Bureau of
Bridge Design to amend a contract with Stantec
Consulting Services Inc., South Burlington, VT, (previously approved by G&C on 3-22-00, item #158), to complete the design
services of the rehabilitation project on the F.E.
Everett Turnpike NB & SB bridge over the Souhegan
River in Merrimack, NH, by increasing the amount by $131,673.78 from
$390,831.99 to $522,505.77 for additional design services, and by extending the
completion date from December 28, 2007 to December 31, 2008. 100% Turnpike Funds.
#101 Authorize Bureau of
Bridge Design to enter into agreements with Fay, Spofford,
& Thorndike, LLC, Bedford, NH, and Hoyle, tanner & Associates Inc.,
Manchester, NH, and the Maguire Group inc., Portsmouth, NH, for a time and
materials fee not to exceed $500,000 for each firm ($1,500,000 total for three
agreements) for on-call engineering and/or technical services being undertaken
by the Department throughout the state. Effective upon G&C approval through
December 31, 2010.
#102 Authorize Bureau of
Traffic to amend an agreement with Louis Berger Group Inc., Manchester, NH
(previously approved by G&C on 10-20-04, item
#115), to develop and implement additional functionalities to the Statewide
Travel Demand Model and perform additional traffic analysis for the
Salem-Manchester I-93 project, by increasing the amount by $221,446.71 from
$588,294.34 to $809,761.05, and by extending the completion date from December
31, 2007 to June 30, 2009. Effective upon G&C approval. 80% Federal, 20% Highway Funds.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
#103 Authorize to accept and
expend retroactively, federal funds
on behalf of the Workforce Opportunity Council Inc., Concord, NH, in the amount
of $659,992, to provide direct services to the employees at the Wausau Paper,
scheduled for layoff December 31, 2007.
Effective November 19, 2007 to June 30, 2009. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.
Requested Tuition Total: $38,954.35