GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA
State House, Concord, New Hampshire
December 21, 2022, 10:00 a.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA
#1 MOP 150, I, B (1): Expenditure Approvals
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
A. Authorize to enter Renee Chouinard into an educational tuition agreement with NHTI-Concord’s Community College, Concord, NH, to participate in Nursing II6C from January 17, 2023 to May 6, 2023 and to pay costs in an amount of $3,000. Employee Training, 20% Federal, 80% General.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
B. Authorize to enter Shaun Runyon into an educational tuition agreement with Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH, to participate in Project Management, from January 2, 2023 to February 26, 2023 and to pay costs in an amount of $864. Employee Training, 20% Federal, 80% General.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
C. Authorize to enter Kristin Wolfe into an educational tuition agreement with University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, to participate in Laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control, from January 9, 2023 to April 26, 2023 and to pay costs in an amount of $1,500. Employee Training, 20% Federal, 80% General. Download
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
D. Authorize to enter Kristin Wolfe into an educational tuition agreement with University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, to participate in Forensic Toxicology I, from January 9, 2023 to April 26, 2023 and to pay costs in an amount of $1,500. Employee Training, 20% Federal, 80% General.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
E. Authorize to enter Sylvie Couture into an educational tuition agreement with Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH, to participate in Principles of Public Health, from January 30, 2023 to April 9, 2023 and to pay costs in an amount of $1,881. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
F. Authorize to enter Katelyn Komisarek into an educational tuition agreement with Granite State College, Concord, NH, to participate in Leadership Integrative Capstone, online, from April 3, 2023 to June 23, 2023 and to pay costs in an amount of $708.80. 100% Other Funding Source.
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STATE TREASURY
G. Authorize the Comptroller to issue a warrant from funds not otherwise appropriated in the amount of $77,261. (2) Further authorize the State Treasury to issue checks in the amount of $77,260.01 to the rightful owners of abandoned or unclaimed funds that have escheated to the general fund.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Division of Public Health Services
H. Authorize to pay the Association of State and Tribal Home Visiting Initiatives, Washington, D.C., in the amount of $6,500 for annual membership dues. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
I. Authorize to continue sole source participation in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C., in the amount of $22,000. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2023. 100% Highway Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
J. Authorize to continue membership and participation in the Clean Energy States Alliance, for an amount of $8,900. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. 100% Renewable Energy Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
K. Authorize the Division of Travel and Tourism Development to renew a membership with the U.S. Travel Association, Washington, D.C., in the amount of $7,900. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. 100% General Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
L. Authorize the Division of Historical Resources to make a payment to the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, Washington, D.C., in the amount of $5,529.16, for annual membership dues. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
M. Authorize to enter Ayla Mirolo into an educational tuition agreement with University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, to participate in Forensic Toxicology I, from January 9, 2023 to April 26, 2023 and to pay costs in an amount of $1,832.25. Employee Training, 20% Federal, 80% General.
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GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY
N. Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment with Lamprey Health Care, Newmarket, NH (originally approved by G&C on 1/26/22, Item #71), in order to extend the completion date from December 31, 2022 to August 31, 2023, with no change to the price limitation, to continue the New Hampshire Needs Caregivers Licensed Nursing Assistants Extending Learning Opportunities Program. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
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GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY
O. Authorize to amend an existing Memorandum of Understanding with the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (originally approved by G&C on 7/12/22, Item#23D), by exercising a renewal option to extend the completion date from December 30, 2022 to June 30, 2023, with no change to the price limitation, as part of a temporary staff assignment to provide support in administering American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319, Section 9901 on March 11, 2021, or such other federal relief funds related to the COVID-19 response in NH that are available. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
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GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY
P. Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment with Granite United Way, Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 10/27/21, Item #70), to extend the completion date from December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023, with no change to the price limitation, to continue the Recovery Friendly Workforce initiative for employers, employees and family members’ access to peer recovery support. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
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GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY
Q. Authorize to amend the grant agreements and signed terms and conditions as detailed in the letter dated December 8, 2022, as necessary, to extend the date that towns and municipalities are allowed to make obligations of previously awarded funding as part of the Locality Equipment Matching Program from December 31, 2022 to May 1, 2023, with no change to the price limitation and no change to the completion date. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
R. Authorize the Office of Planning and Development to amend its award grants to the Regional Planning Commissions (originally approved by G&C on 9/15/21, Item #51), as detailed in the letter dated November 16, 2022, by changing the completion date from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023, to allow the necessary time needed for the third-party consultants to complete their work and for the RPCs to fully review and understand the consultant’s report. Time extension only, no additional funds. 100% Federal Funds.
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#2 MOP 150, I, B (2): Approval of Acceptances – None
#3 MOP 150, I, B (3): Reports and Findings – None
#4 MOP 150, I, B (4): Nominations, Confirmations and Appointments
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES
A. Authorize the nomination of Richard A. Frear, Lothian, MD, for promotion to the rank of Colonel, in the NH Army National Guard. This officer meets the physical, moral and professional qualifications for this grade promotion in the NH Army National Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES
B. Authorize the nomination of Captain Christopher B. Jones, Rochester, NH, for promotion to the rank of Major, in the NH Air National Guard. This officer meets the physical, moral and professional qualifications for this grade promotion in the NH Air National Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES
C. Authorize the nomination of Richard J. LaFlame, Concord, NH, for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, in the NH Army National Guard. This officer meets the physical, moral and professional qualifications for this grade promotion in the NH Army National Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES
D. Authorize the nomination of Major Nicholas J. Reed, Derby, KS, for promotion to the rank of Major, in the NH Air National Guard. This officer meets the physical, moral and professional qualifications for this grade promotion in the NH Air National Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
E. Authorize to appoint Ellen Bramwell, as a Criminal Investigator at a salary level of $74,386. Effective upon G&C approval or December 30, 2022, whichever is later, through July 1, 2026.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
F. Authorize to appoint Melissa E. Fales, as an Assistant Attorney General at a salary level of $88,000. Effective upon G&C approval or January 1, 2023, whichever is later, through August 31, 2025.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
G. Authorize to reappoint Brandon H. Garod, as an Assistant Attorney General at a salary level of $104,000. Effective upon G&C approval or January 1,2023, whichever is later, through January 1, 2028.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
H. Authorize to reappoint Bryan J. Townsend II, as an Assistant Attorney General at a salary level of $92,000. Effective upon G&C approval or December 11, 2022, whichever is later, through December 11, 2027.
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#5 MOP 150, I, B (5): Other Items
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Division of Medicaid Services
A. Authorize to amend an existing contract with University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME (originally approved by G&C on 10/3/18, Item #7A), for continued guidance with the evaluation plan for New Hampshire’s Delivery Systems Reform Incentive Program, by exercising a contract renewal option by extending the completion date from December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023, with no change to the price limitation of $1,790,797. Effective January 1, 2023, upon G&C approval.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
B. Authorize the Bureau of Highway Design to amend a contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 12/18/20, Item #20), for preliminary engineering, environmental services, financial plan development, public involvement services, and preliminary design to meet the requirements of an FTA Section 5309 Capital Investment Grant Program Project Development/Engineering phase for the extension of MBTA commuter rail services from Lowell, MA to Nashua and Manchester, NH, by extending the completion date from January 31, 2023 to September 30, 2023. Effective upon G&C approval. Time extension only, no additional funding. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
C. Authorize to amend a contract with the Community Development Finance Authority, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 7/14/10, Item #9), to operate existing revolving loan funds and loan loss reserves which support a program known as Better Buildings under the terms of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Retrofit Ramp-up Program (Retrofit Ramp-up) award from the US Department of Energy, by extending the completion date from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023. Effective upon G&C approval. Time extension only, no additional funding. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
D. Authorize to amend a grant to Pine Hill Homeowners Cooperative, Inc. (originally approved by G&C on 5/16/21, Item #88), by extending the completion date from December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023, to install and operate a community solar project on land owned by Pine Hill Homeowners Cooperative, Inc., North Conway, NH. Effective upon G&C approval. Time extension only, no additional funding. 100% Other Funds (Renewable Energy Fund).
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
E. Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Trails to amend a grant agreement with the Cotton Valley Rail Trail Club, Wolfeboro, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6/29/22, Item #105), for the development and maintenance of recreational trails and trail safety and educational projects by extending the completion date from December 31, 2022 to August 31, 2023, with no change to the price limitation. Effective upon G&C approval. Time extension only, no additional funding. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
F. Authorize to amend a Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund Grant to Abenaki Water Co., Bridgeport, CT (originally approved by G&C on 7/14/21, Item #40), by extending the completion date from December 31, 2022 to October 1, 2024, for water system improvements to the White Rock Water System in Bow, NH. Effective upon G&C approval. Time extension only, no additional funding. 100% Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
G. Authorize to amend a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Education relative to the Grants to New Hampshire Private and Public K-12 Schools to Reduce and Remove Lead in their Drinking Water project (originally approved by G&C on 1/23/19, Item #76), by extending the agreement end date from December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Effective upon G&C approval. Time extension only, no additional funding. 100% Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
H. Authorize the Bureau of Career Development to amend an existing sole source contract with Awato, LLC, Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 12/21/21, Item #99), to allow Promotional Funds to be used more aggressively to provide administrative and marketing services for the wage-match program, with no change to price limitation or the contract completion date. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
I. Authorize, on behalf of the NH Deferred Compensation Commission, to enter into an amendment to its contract agreement with Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (fke Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company), Denver, CO (originally approved by G&C on 10/7/15, Item #74), or its approved affiliate by extending the end date of the contract from December 31, 2022 to October 31, 2023. Effective upon G&C approval.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
J. Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a contract with the Merrimack & Grafton Railroad, Inc., d/b/a New England Southern Railroad, Burlington, VT, for the use of the state-owned Concord – Lincoln Railroad Corridor, from Concord to Tilton, for freight railroad service. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2032, with a provision for renewal for an additional ten-year period.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
K. Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a contract with the Plymouth & Lincoln Railroad (PLRR), Lincoln, NH, for the use of the state-owned Concord – Lincoln Railroad Corridor, from Tilton to Lincoln, for tourist excursion railroad service. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2032, with a provision for renewal for an additional ten-year period.
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REGULAR AGENDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Commissioner
#6 Authorize to place Lauren Simpson at Step 5 for the position of Compliance Officer, Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility, unclassified salary grade HH, earning $109,200. Effective December 30, 2022, upon G&C approval. 100% Other Funds.
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#7 Authorize to place Kelly Martin at Step 2 for the position of Contract Manager, Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility, unclassified salary grade GG, earning $84,630. Effective December 30, 2022, upon G&C approval. 100% Other Funds.
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#8 Authorize to place Steven Finnegan at Step 6 for the position of Chief Operating Officer, Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility, unclassified salary grade II, earning $121,498. Effective December 30, 2022, upon G&C approval. 100% Other Funds.
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#9 Authorize to place Rosemary Wiant at Step 7 for the position of General Counsel, Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility, unclassified salary grade HH, earning $120,562. Effective December 30, 2022, upon G&C approval. 100% Other Funds.
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#10 Authorize to place Kathleen E. Collins at Step 7 for the position of Chief Executive Officer, Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility, unclassified salary grade PP, earning $167,206. Effective December 30, 2022, upon G&C approval. 100% Other Funds.
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#11 Authorize to place Shaun Qualter at Step 7 for the position of Chief Financial Officer, Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility, unclassified salary grade II, earning $127,504. Effective December 30, 2022, upon G&C approval. 100% Other Funds.
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#12 Authorize to enter into a sole source cooperative project agreement with University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, to support the Preschool Development Grant Strategic Plan and the Integrated Early Childhood Care and Education system, at no cost to the Department, with the option to renew for up to two additional years. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2023.
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Division of Medicaid Services
#13 Authorize to enter into a contract with Myers and Stauffer LC, Indianapolis, IN, in the amount of $1,107,145, to provide Medical Loss Ratio Audit Services for the three New Hampshire Medicaid Management Care Organizations and the Dental Prepaid Ambulatory Health Plan, with the option to renew for up to four additional years. Effective upon G&C approval or January 1, 2023, whichever is later, through December 31, 2025. 50% Federal Funds, 34% General Funds, 16% Other Funds.
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#13A Authorize to enter into retroactive amendments to existing contracts with AmeriHealth Caritas New Hampshire Inc., Philadelphia, PA; Boston Medical Center Health Plan Inc., Charlestown, MA; and Granite State Health Plan Inc., Bedford NH, to provide health care services to eligible and enrolled Medicaid participants through New Hampshire's Medicaid managed care program known as New Hampshire Medicaid Care Management, by increasing the total price limitation by $245,113,188 from $4,473,715,686 to $4,718,828,874 (for the period since contract inception September 2019), with no change to the completion date of August 31, 2024. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2022, upon G&C approval. All terms and conditions of the contract and prior amendment not inconsistent with this Amendment remain in full force and effect. The Federal Fund share comprises 81% of the price limitation increase, the other non-federal fund share is 12%, and the general fund is 7% from the previous Amendment.
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Division for Children, Youth & Families
#14 Authorize the Sununu Youth Services Center to continue one full-time temporary Supervisor III DRC, salary grade 23, this position is responsible for directing aspects of residential facility management. Effective January 1, 2023, upon G&C approval through December 31, 2023. 100% General Funds.
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Division of Economic & Housing Stability
#15 Authorize to enter into a retroactive sole source amendment to an existing agreement with the Supreme Court of the State of New Hampshire, through the Administrative Office of the Courts (AoC), Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6/24/20, Item #19), to add funding on the basis of time study recalculations and to remove all references to Marital Masters, by increasing the price limitation by $630,000 from $3,328,688, with no change to the completion date of June 30, 2024. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2022, upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
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New Hampshire Hospital
#16 Authorize NHH – Administration to continue one full-time temporary Program Assistant II, salary grade 15, this is a critical position, as it is responsible for assisting in creating and filing timely probate commitment petitions, which has a statutory deadline. Effective retroactive to January 7, 2022, upon G&C approval through January 6, 2024. 85% General Funds, 15% Other Funds.
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#17 Authorize NHH – Facility/Patient Support to continue one full-time temporary Financial Agent I, salary grade 20, this is a key position in researching and identifying patient benefit plans. Effective retroactive to December 16, 2022, upon G&C approval through December 15, 2023. 87.6% General Funds, 12.4% Other Funds.
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#18 Authorize NHH – Facility/Patient Support to continue one full-time temporary Utilization Review Coordinator, salary grade 20, this is a key position in securing authorizations for patients with Medicaid, Managed Care, and/or Commercial Insurance. Effective retroactive to December 16, 2022, upon G&C approval through December 15, 2023. 87.6% General Funds, 12.4% Other Funds (Provider Fees).
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#19 Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3/23/22, Item #31), to add one additional Advanced Practice Registered Nurse clinical position to the psychiatric and medical services provided at New Hampshire Hospital and the planned New Hampshire Forensic Hospital, by increasing the price limitation by $722,655 from $60,821,398 to $61,544,053, with no change to the contract completion date of June 30, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval. 40% General Funds, 60% Other Funds (Provider Fees).
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Division of Public Health Services
#20 Authorize to retroactively pay the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, Washington, D.C., in the amount of $9,718, for annual membership dues. Effective upon G&C approval for the membership period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#21 Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with ICF Macro, Inc., Fairfax, VA (originally approved by G&C on 12/21/16, Item #22), to continue conducting the annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and Asthma Callback Surveys, by increasing the price limitation by $192,512 from $2,759,545 from $2,952,057, and by extending the completion date from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023. Effective December 31, 2022, upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
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#22 Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc., d/b/a BioTrackTHC, Fort Lauderdale, FL (originally approved by G&C on 6/19/19, Item #77), to continue to utilize the therapeutic cannabis registry database services, by extending the completion date from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. Effective upon G&C approval, with no change to the price limitation of $400,000. 100% Other Funds (Therapeutic Cannabis Program).
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#23 Authorize to amend an existing contract with JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc., Bow, NH (originally approved by G&C on 12/2/20, Item #21), for reallocation of funds for benefits and salary coverage, by decreasing the price limitation by $72,552 from $1,468,522 from $1,395,970, with no change to the contract completion date of February 28, 2024. Effective January 31, 2023 or upon G&C approval, whichever is later. 52% Federal Funds, 48% General Funds.
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#24 Authorize to amend existing contracts with the two vendors as detailed in the letter dated October 21, 2022, for reimbursement payments of educational loans through the State Loan Repayment Program by increasing the price limitation by $30,000 from $937,300 to $967,300, and extending the completion date from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
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#25 Authorize to enter into contracts with the vendors as detailed in the letter dated October 21, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $608,500, for reimbursement payment of educational loans through the State Loan Repayment. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2025 for thirty-six-month term contracts. 100% Federal Funds (ARPA).
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Division of Behavioral Health
#26 Authorize to amend an existing contract with Harbor Homes, Inc., Nashua, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3/23/22, Item #33), to continue providing Facilitating Organization services and program support for Recovery Community Organizations and Recovery Centers, by exercising a contract renewal option by increasing the price limitation by $4,200,000 from $4,200,000 to $8,400,000 and extending the completion date from December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Effective upon G&C approval. 71% Federal Funds, 19% General Funds, 10% Other Funds (Governor Commission).
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#27 Authorize to enter into a retroactive, sole source amendment to an existing contract with Bi-State Primary Care Association, Inc., Bow, NH (originally approved by G&C on 11/6/19, Item #10), to facilitate certain providers to deliver integrated medication treatment for pregnant, postpartum and parenting women, by increasing the price limitation by $895,000 from $2,151,692 to $3,046,692 and by extending the completion date from September 29, 2022 to September 29, 2023. Effective retroactive to September 29, 2022, upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
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#28 Authorize to enter into sole source amendment to existing contract as detailed in the letter dated November 18, 2022 to increase the number of Recovery Oriented Step-Up Step-Down beds from three to six, by increasing the total price limitation by $800,000 from $3,200,000 to $4,000,000, with no change to the contract completion date of June 30, 2024. Effective January 1, 2023, upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
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#29 Authorize to enter into retroactive, sole source amendments to existing contracts with the Contractors as detailed in the letter dated December 2, 2022 for Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Support Services, by increasing the total price limitation by $4,229,499 from $11,473,908 to $15,703,407, with no change to the contract completion date of September 29, 2023. Effective retroactive to September 30, 2022, upon G&C approval. 65.88% Federal Funds, 9.12% General Funds, 25% Other Funds (Governor’s Commission Fund).
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Division of Long Term Supports and Services
#29A Authorize to retroactively pay the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, Alexandria, VA, in the amount of $5,941 for annual membership dues. Effective upon G&C approval for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. 55.81% General Funds and 44.19% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
#30 Authorize the Bureau of Right-of-Way to pay a property owner $65,000 as documented in the Contemplated Awards list detailed in the letter dated November 22, 2022, for amounts greater than $5,000, for the period extending from November 9, 2022 through November 14, 2022, for impacts resulting from transportation improvement projects. Effective upon G&C approval.
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#31 Authorize the Bureau of Finance and Contracts to enter into a retroactive authorization for an amount of $19,431.14 to include $14,994 to a single vender, Lemay & Son’s Beef, LLC, Goffstown, NH, for expenses related to NHDOT Safety/Training days in the fall of 2022. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Highway Funds.
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#32 Authorize the Bureau of Highway Maintenance to purchase flexible carbide plow blades for plows utilized in snow and ice removal on state highways and interstates from Chemung Supply Corporation in the amount of $402,019.20. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Highway Funds.
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#33 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Brox Industries, Inc., Dracut, MA, on the basis of a low bid of $2,944,860.92, for pavement resurfacing of the Exit 5 ramps on I-95, Exits 14-18 ramps on the Spaulding Turnpike, Hampton Br. No. 118/129 over I-95 and crack sealing the Spaulding Turnpike from MM24.6 to 33.2. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $147,243.05 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through September 22, 2023. 100% Turnpike Funds.
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#34 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Continental Paving, Inc., Londonderry, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $3,934,430.53, for pavement resurfacing in four towns (New Hampton, Bristol, Holderness and Plymouth) in Districts 2 and 3. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $196,721.53 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through June 7, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#35 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Pike Industries, Inc., Belmont, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $1,592,734.90, for pavement resurfacing and striping of NH Rt. 33 in Stratham and Greenland. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $79,636.75 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through September 29, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#36 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Pike Industries, Inc., Belmont, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $3,235,436.50, for pavement preservation on five sections in six towns (Wakefield, Ossipee, Tamworth, Albany, Madison and Conway) in District 3. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $161,771.83 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through September 22, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#37 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with R.M. Piper, Inc., Plymouth, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $2,612,953.90 rehabilitation of the State Red List Bridge No. 061/091 carrying NH 113A Swift River in Tamworth. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $261,295.39 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through November 3, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#38 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Alvin J. Coleman, Inc., Conway, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $9,417,681.13, for pavement rehabilitation and drainage upgrades on 2.3 miles of NH Rt. 16 from Polly’s Crossing Road to approximately the NH 16/NH16B/Pine River Road intersection in Ossipee. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $470,884.06 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through September 13, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#39 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with K5 Corporation, Rockland, MA, on the basis of a low bid of $1,241,110, for installation of polyuria pavement markings along Tier 1 roadways in Epping, Exeter, Hampton and Manchester in Districts 5 and 6. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $62,055.50 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through September 13, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#40 Authorize the Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding in the amount of $128,848 to the City of Claremont, NH, to conduct an Aeronautical (Part 18B) Survey as part of rehabilitation of Runway 11-29 – Phase IV at the Claremont Municipal Airport in Claremont, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through August 8, 2026. 95% Federal Funds, 5% State Funds.
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#41 Authorize the Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding in the amount of $80,750 to the City of Claremont, NH, to acquire aviation easements to the Runway approach – Phase II at the Claremont Municipal Airport in Claremont, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through August 8, 2026. 95% Federal Funds, 5% State Funds.
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#42 Authorize the Bureau of Aeronautics to provide funding in the amount of $93,818 to the City of Claremont, NH, to design, permit and bid the relocating, marking, lighting and signing of Taxiway A, Phase I at the Claremont Municipal Airport in Claremont, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June 27, 2023. 95% Federal Funds, 5% State Funds.
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#43 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into an agreement with Jalbert Leasing, Inc., d/b/a C&J Bus Lines, Portsmouth, NH, for an amount not to exceed $115,000 to procure and install five replacement radiator electric cooling fan conversion kits in five state-owned 2017 Prevost X3-45 over-the-road coaches operated in commuter bus service by C&J Bus Lines, between the NH Seacoast area and Boston. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#44 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into an agreement with Concord Coach Lines, Inc., Concord, NH, for an amount not to exceed $1,190,500, for intercity bus services between Berlin and Concord, North Conway and Concord, and Littleton and Concord. Effective January 1, 2023, or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2025. 100% Federal Funds.
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#44A Authorize to purchase dump bodies for trucks utilized for summer and winter maintenance including snow and ice removal on State highways and interstates from Henderson Products, Inc., Manchester, IA, in the amount of $256,706. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Highway Funds.
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#44B Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with J.P. Sicard, Inc., Barton, VT, on the basis of a low bid of $847,690 for bridge preservation response to stabilize two bridges in Dorchester and one in Lyme from scour. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $84,769 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through November 3, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#44C Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a contract agreement with Southwestern Community Services, Inc., Keene, NH, for an amount not to exceed $123,450, to procure two ADA-accessible minivans and two bus shelters with pads. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 91% Federal Funds, 9% General Funds.
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#45 Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Northeast Traffic Control Services, Plymouth, MA, on the basis of a low bid of $1,743,476.75, for removal and replacement of Enhanced Reference Location Signs on I-93, I-293, I-393, I-89 and NH Rt. 101. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $174,347.68 for payment of latent conditions, which may appear during the construction of the project. Effective upon G&C approval through October 25, 2024. 91.1% Federal Funds, 8.9% Turnpike Funds.
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HOUSING APPEALS BOARD
#45A Authorize to amend the salary increment for Michael A. Klass (originally approved by G&C 12/7/22, Item #31), by updating the effective date from December 22, 2022 to January 14, 2023. Effective upon G&C approval. No additional costs.
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DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#46 Authorize, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medicaid Services, to enter into a contract with Accuity Asset Verification Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE, in the amount of $1,194,820 for electronic asset verification services to verify the reporting of assets by aged, blind or disabled applicants for, and recipients of Medicaid. Effective upon G&C approval for the period January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027, with the option to renew for up to three additional years. 100% Other (Agency Class 27) Funds: the Agency Class 027 used by the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse DoIT is 50% Federal Funds, 50% General Funds.
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#47 Authorize, on behalf of the Department of Energy, to enter into a sole source project agreement amendment with TRN Digital, LLC, d/b/a TrnDigital (originally approved by G&C on 4/20/22, Item #48) utilizing Statewide contract 8002852 under the Department of Administrative Services Statewide Master Agreements for Microsoft/Office 365/Azure Cloud Solutions, in the amount not to exceed $16,897, by increasing the contract price of $86,226 to an amount not to exceed $103,123 and by extending the contract end date from February 28, 2023 to April 28, 2023. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
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COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABLITIES
#48 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract with Great Bay Services, Inc., Dover, NH, in the amount of $40,000, to hire seven new Direct Support Professionals, to help cover the rising employment costs to hire and retain more qualified staff to provide the vital services to disabled NH residents that depend on the Department. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of October 31, 2022 through September 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES
#49 Authorize the individuals, as detailed in the letter dated December 7, 2022, be commissioned as Aides-de-Camp to the Governor in the ranks as indicated. Effective January 5, 2023, upon G&C approval.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
#50 Authorize to continue one full-time temporary Program Assistant II position, salary grade 15, to oversee and monitor all aspects of the Appeal Tribunal level one appeal caseload of the Department. Effective upon G&C approval or January 20, 2023, whichever is later, through January 19, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
#51 Authorize the Division of Field Services to enter into a sole source five-year lease agreement with Belknap County, for an amount not to exceed $192,566, for 2,200 square feet of probation and parole office space located at 64 Court Street, 1st Floor Suite, Laconia, NH. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027. 100% General Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
#52 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc., Concord, NH, in the amount of $2,511,040, to supplement the Department’s Weatherization Assistance Program with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law fund. (2) Further authorize to advance Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. $91,665 from the above-reference contract amount. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% Federal Funds.
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#53 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, Dover, NH, in the amount of $1,303,164, to supplement the Department’s Weatherization Assistance Program with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law fund. (2) Further authorize to advance Community Action Partnership of Strafford County $47,572 from the above-reference contract amount. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% Federal Funds.
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#54 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc., Manchester, NH, in the amount of $5,895,823, to supplement the Department’s Weatherization Assistance Program with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law fund. (2) Further authorize to advance Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc. $215,225 from the above-reference contract amount. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% Federal Funds.
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#55 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services, Inc., Keene, NH, in the amount of $2,270,682, to supplement the Department’s Weatherization Assistance Program with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law fund. (2) Further authorize to advance Southwestern Community Services, Inc. $82,890 from the above-reference contract amount. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% Federal Funds.
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#56 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Tri-County Community Action Program, Inc., Berlin, NH, in the amount of $3,234,749, to supplement the Department’s Weatherization Assistance Program with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law fund. (2) Further authorize to advance Tri-County Community Action Program, Inc. $118,083 from the above-reference contract amount. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% Federal Funds.
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#57 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc., Concord, NH, in the amount of $90,768, to supplement the Agency’s Weatherization Assistance Program. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds. (LIHEAP-US DHHS)
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#58 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, Dover, NH, in the amount of $47,106, to supplement the Agency’s Weatherization Assistance Program. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds. (LIHEAP-US DHHS)
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#59 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc., Manchester, NH, in the amount of $213,119, to supplement the Agency’s Weatherization Assistance Program. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds. (LIHEAP-US DHHS)
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#60 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Southwestern Community Services, Inc., Keene, NH, in the amount of $82,079, to supplement the Agency’s Weatherization Assistance Program. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds. (LIHEAP-US DHHS)
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#61 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Tri-County Community Action Program, Inc., Berlin, NH, in the amount of $116,928, to supplement the Agency’s Weatherization Assistance Program. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds. (LIHEAP-US DHHS)
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#62 Authorize to amend a contract with Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc., Concord, NH, by increasing the price limitation by $95,200 from $5,488,420 to $5,583,620, with the price limitation for the State Emergency Fuel Assistance Program increasing by $68,000 from $3,920,300 to $3,988,300 and for the State Supplemental Electric Benefit Program increasing by $27,200 from $1,568,120 to $1,595,320. (2) Further authorize to increase the advance to Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. by $95,200 from $548,842 to $644,042 from the above-referenced contract amount. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. There is no time extension being requested for this contract. 100% General Funds.
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#63 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with Berlin School District, Berlin, NH, in the amount of $150,000, for the implementation of energy efficiency projects and upgrades. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds (State Energy Program).
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NEW HAMPSHIRE LIQUOR COMMISSION
#64 Authorize to amend the sole source contract with Evenica Corp (Evenica), Burlington, Ontario (originally approved by G&C on 2/2/20, Item #28), to complete design, development and deployment, and to provide follow-up support and maintenance of the Commission’s Business to Consumer and Business to Business eCommerce environments, by increasing the contract by $375,000, from the original contract price of $1,199,140 to a total amount not to exceed $1,574,140. Effective upon G&C approval through July 31, 2023. 100% Liquor Funds.
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GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY
#64A Authorize to enter into a forgivable loan agreement in an amount not to exceed $15,463 with Orion House Inc., Newport, NH, in American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Funds, as part of the Youth Residential Facility Improvement Program, which provides support for facility improvements to New Hampshire nonprofit agencies that are currently licensed by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to provide youth treatment programs in a residential setting and/or transitional housing for young adults, as well as facilities and entities that operate youth and youth adult homeless shelters or are developing facilities to provide such services, under the age of 25. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#64B Authorize to enter into a forgivable loan agreement in an amount not to exceed $200,000 with Dover Children’s Home Inc., Manchester, NH, in American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Funds, as part of the Youth Residential Facility Improvement Program, which provides support for facility improvements to New Hampshire nonprofit agencies that are currently licensed by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to provide youth treatment programs in a residential setting and/or transitional housing for young adults, as well as facilities and entities that operate youth and youth adult homeless shelters or are developing facilities to provide such services, under the age of 25. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#64C Authorize to enter into a forgivable loan agreement in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 with Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc., Manchester, NH, in American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Funds, as part of the Youth Residential Facility Improvement Program, which provides support for facility improvements to New Hampshire nonprofit agencies that are currently licensed by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to provide youth treatment programs in a residential setting and/or transitional housing for young adults, as well as facilities and entities that operate youth and youth adult homeless shelters or are developing facilities to provide such services, under the age of 25. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#64D Authorize to enter into a forgivable loan agreement in an amount not to exceed $133,686 with Webster House, Inc., Manchester, NH, in American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Funds, as part of the Youth Residential Facility Improvement Program, which provides support for facility improvements to New Hampshire nonprofit agencies that are currently licensed by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to provide youth treatment programs in a residential setting and/or transitional housing for young adults, as well as facilities and entities that operate youth and youth adult homeless shelters or are developing facilities to provide such services, under the age of 25. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#64E Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority, Concord, NH, in the amount of $1,250,000, for the provision of housing stability and related services for displaced households and landlords, as well as related technical assistance and support. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#64F Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority, Concord, NH, in the amount of $20,000,000, to facilitate the Community Center Investment Program, which would support community centers around the State by enabling investments in the construction, expansion, equipment, capital infrastructure, and other costs as they adapt to the effects of the COVID-19 health crisis and continued provision of essential services in communities. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2025. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
#65 Authorize the Office of the Commissioner approval for a salary increase for Alexander J. Fries, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, in the amount of $4,238 from a current salary of $65,000 to a new annual salary of $69,238. Effective retroactive to December 3, 2022, upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
#66 Authorize to enter into a contract with LandVest, Inc., Concord, NH, in an amount of $13,384.80, to prepare timberland appraisal reports on two properties located in Springfield, NH that NHFG is seeking to purchase in fee. Effective upon G&C approval through February 28, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#67 Authorize to enter into a contract with M.H. Beecy Appraisal Services, Manchester, NH, in an amount of $12,000, to prepare two appraisal reports that conform to the most recent edition of both the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice on two properties located in Springfield, NH that NHFG is seeking to purchase in fee. Effective upon G&C approval through April 28, 2023. 100% Federal Funds. Download
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
#68 Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands to budget and expend prior year carry forward funds from the Management and Protection Fund account in the amount of $56,000 for the purpose of funding increased cost to purchase planned vehicle replacements and cover unanticipated increased vehicle fuel costs in response to overall increased energy costs. Effective upon G&C approval though June 30, 2023. 100% Other Funds (Agency Income).
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#69 Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands to make a retroactive payment to the National Association of State Foresters, Washington, D.C., in the amount of $10,696.46, for membership dues for the 2023 season. Effective upon G&C approval for the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. 100% General Funds.
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#70 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to increase their fleet size by five vehicles that are necessary for positions and areas to better manage certain operational components within the State Park System itself. Effective upon G&C approval.
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#71 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Trails, to enter into a retroactive Land Use Agreement with Webster Land Corporation, Lyme, NH, in the amount of $3,040. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of December 15, 2021 through December 14, 2025. 100% Other Funds.
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#72 Authorize the Division of the Arts to award a Save Our Granite Stages grant to North Country Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NH in the amount of $16,170 for losses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#73 Authorize the Division of Historical Resources to award a Conservation Number Plate (Moose Plate) grant to the Greater Wakefield Resource Center, Union, NH, in the amount of $20,000, for the rehabilitation of the second floor of the former Union Hotel. (2) Further authorize an advance payment in the amount of $10,000 to the Greater Wakefield Resource Center in accordance with the terms of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2024. 100% Other Funds (Agency Income).
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#74 Authorize the Division of Historical Resources to award a Conservation Number Plate (Moose Plate) grant to the Town of Kingston, in the amount of $20,000, for the rehabilitation of the Grace Daley Barn. (2) Further authorize an advance payment in the amount of $10,000 to the Town of Kingston in accordance with the terms of the contract. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2024. 100% Other Funds (Agency Income).
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#75 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain Ski Area to enter into a contract with Durham School Services, L.P., Brentwood, NH, in the amount of $52,072, for the transport of international groups to and from Cannon Mountain Ski Area for daily skiing during the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 ski seasons. Effective upon G&C approval through April 30, 2024. 100% Other Funds (Agency Income).
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#76 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway and Ski Area (Department) to enter into a retroactive amendment to an existing Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Plymouth State University (PSU), Plymouth, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3/11/20, Item #40) to offer the PSU student body and faculty membership discounted recreational ski and snowboard opportunities at Cannon Mountain Ski Area (Cannon) by: extending the completion date retroactively from the last day of the 2022 winter operating season to the last day of the 2023 winter operating season at Cannon; and revising the MOA language that specifies current responsibilities of both parties. No State Funds required. (2) Further authorize the Department to accept two payments from the PSU Student Activities Association during Fiscal Year 2023, in the amounts of $15,000 and $10,000 for a total of $25,000 over the duration of the MOA, increasing the previous cumulative payments from $60,000 to $85,000, to be made by the student activities association at PSU in accordance with the terms presented. Effective upon G&C approval.
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#77 Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands to enter into an amendment to an existing lease with WBIN Media Company, Inc., Portsmouth, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3/20/13, Item #33), for equipment and antenna space in designated areas at Belknap Mountain in Belknap Mountain State Forest, Gilford, NH by: (1) extending the lease end date from February 28, 2023 to February 29, 2028; (2) increasing the total lease payments received by $85,620.24 from $141,694.08 to $227,314.32 for the cumulative fifteen-year period; (3) updating lease language to reflect current standards. Effective upon G&C approval.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
#78 Authorize to transfer to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources sole management responsibility for the State land parcel and the improvements situated thereon comprising the former NHDES Gorham Office, Gorham, NH. Effective upon G&C approval.
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#79 Authorize to award a grant to the Town of Amherst, in the amount not to exceed $1,500,000 to finance water main extensions and treatment installations for private wells to remediate per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Effective upon G&C approval through April 1, 2024. 100% General Funds.
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#80 Authorize to award a grant to the Town of Exeter, in the amount not to exceed $180,000, to make improvements to the sewer siphons at the Squamscott River. Effective upon G&C approval through November 1, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#81 Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with the Town of Hampton, for a total of $158,341, to pilot a Coastal Resilience Coordinator position as part of Project RECAP. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#82 Authorize to award a grant to the Jackson NH Water Precinct, in the amount not to exceed $50,000, for drinking water utility cybersecurity improvements. Effective upon G&C approval through June 1, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#83 Authorize to award a grant to the City of Lebanon, in the amount not to exceed $80,000, for the implementation of energy efficiency measures by rebuilding two (2) highlift pumps and replacing booster pumps. Effective upon G&C approval through August 1, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#84 Authorize to award a grant to the Town of Littleton, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, for planning work at the wastewater treatment facility (WWTF). Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#85 Authorize to award a grant to the Lochmere Village Water District, Tilton, NH, in the amount not to exceed $1,425,000 to finance treatment installations to remediate per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Effective upon G&C approval through July 1, 2025. 100% General Funds.
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#86 Authorize to award a Strategic Planning grant to the Milton Water District, Milton, NH, in the amount not to exceed $26,500, to improve public water system sustainability. Effective upon G&C approval through August 1, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#87 Authorize to award a grant to the Town of Newmarket, in the amount not to exceed $40,000, for the implementation of energy efficiency measures at the Sewall Well, Folsom Booster Pump Station, Macintosh Well and Bennet Pumping Station. Effective upon G&C approval through August 1, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#88 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the City of Portsmouth, for a total of $275,000, to elevate the access road into the Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility, Portsmouth, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#89 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Plymouth, for a total of $51,893, for final design and permitting necessary to replace the Loon Lake Road culvert at the outlet of Loon Lake. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#90 Authorize to retroactive amend a Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund grant to Rock Rimmon Cooperative, Inc., Danville, NH (originally approved by G&C on 4/21/21, Item #67), by extending the completion date from December 1, 2022 to December 1, 2025, for water system improvements under the provisions of RSA 485:F. This is a no-cost time extension. 100% Drinking Water & Groundwater Trust Funds.
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#91 Authorize to award a grant to the Town of Stratham, in the amount not to exceed $350,000 to finance treatment installations to remediate per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Effective upon G&C approval through December 1, 2023. 100% General Funds.
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#92 Authorize to award a grant to the Town of Wolfeboro, in the amount not to exceed $361,305, for water system improvements. Effective upon G&C approval through December 1, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#93 Authorize to award an Asset Management grant to the Town of Woodstock, totaling $75,000, to improve public water system management. Effective upon G&C approval through August 1, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#94 Authorize to amend a contract with Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, D.P.C., Henniker, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6/19/19, Item #175), for the completion of a protected instream flow study and protection criteria for the Warner River by extending the end date from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023. Effective upon G&C approval. This is a no-cost time extension. 100% General Funds.
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#95 Authorize to execute a sole source amendment to a contract with GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., Bedford, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6/5/19, Item #101), for additional cleanup activities at three Superfund sites, by increasing the contract by $545,335 to $4,655,335 from $4,110,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#96 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the Loon Preservation Committee, Moultonborough, NH, in the amount not to exceed $106,746, for the sample selection, shipping and laboratory analysis of loon eggs to assess the effect of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Emerging Contaminants Funds.
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#97 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract with the Northbridge Group, Inc. d/b/a Northbridge Environmental Management Consultants, Westford, MA, in the amount of $472,000, to provide maintenance and related support for the ongoing operation of the water infrastructure funding tracing database. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. 40% Federal Funds, 20% Other Funds, 20% Drinking Water/Groundwater Trust Funds, 20% Emerging Contaminants Funds.
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#98 Authorize to amend the contract with Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc., Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6/5/19, Item #98), by increasing the contract amount by $300,000 to $6,410,000 from $6,110,000, to support a recently awarded EPA Brownsfields Assessment Grant and to address the economic, social and environmental challenges caused by brownfields sites through environmental assessment and redevelopment planning. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. Amendment is 100% Federal Funds.
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#99 Authorize to award a grant to the Town of Colebrook, in the amount not to exceed $809,200, for the Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) Upgrade and Lagoon Cleanout project. Effective upon G&C approval through May 15, 2025. 100% Federal Funds. (2) Further authorize a loan agreement with the Town of Colebrook, in an amount not to exceed $1,213,800 to finance the Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade and Lagoon Cleanout project. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% CWSRF Repayment Funds.
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#100 Authorize to award a grant to the Town of Littleton, in the amount not to exceed $579,000, for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade project. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds. (2) Further authorize a loan agreement with the Town of Littleton, in an amount not to exceed $1,351,000 to finance the Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade project. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% CWSRF Repayment Funds.
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#101 Authorize to award a grant to the City of Rochester, in the amount not to exceed $390,000, for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Secondary Clarifier Mechanism Replacement project. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2024. 100% Federal Funds. (2) Further authorize a loan agreement with the City of Rochester, in an amount not to exceed $950,000 to finance the Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade Secondary Clarifier Mechanism Replacement project. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% CWSRF Repayment Funds.
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#102 Authorize to award a grant to Warner Village Water District, in the amount not to exceed $538,215, for the Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) Rapid Infiltration Basin System and Plant Process Upgrade project. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2024. 100% Federal Funds. (2) Further authorize a loan agreement with Warner Village Water District, in an amount not to exceed $1,259,834 to finance the WWTF Rapid Infiltration Basin System and Plant Process Upgrade project. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% CWSRF Repayment Funds.
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#103 Authorize to award a grant to Town of Wolfeboro, in the amount not to exceed $672,000, for the Mill Street Sewer Pump Station Upgrades project. Effective upon G&C approval through May 15, 2024. 100% Federal Funds. (2) Further authorize a loan agreement with Town of Wolfeboro, in an amount not to exceed $1,008,000 to finance the Mill Street Sewer Pump Station Upgrades project. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% CWSRF Repayment Funds.
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#104 Authorize the City of Franklin’s request to perform work on Webster Lake in Franklin.
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#105 Authorize Manisha P. Heiderscheidt 2010 Rev Trust’s request to perform work on Little Bay in Durham.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
#106 Authorize the Bureau of Educational Opportunities to enter into a contract with Blundell Accounting Solutions, P.L.L.C., Windham, NH, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, to provide education training services for Charter Schools. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds.
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#107 Authorize the Bureau of Educational Opportunities to enter into a contract with Demonstrated Success, LLC, Portsmouth, NH, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, to provide education training services as requested by the Office of Charter Schools. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds.
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#108 Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with New Hampshire Community Behavioral Health Association, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6/30/21, Information Item #FF), by increasing the price limitation by $1,354,000 from $1,000,000 to $2,354,000, to implement mental and behavioral health supports as part of Rekindle Curiosity camp program. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#109 Authorize the Division of Learner Support to amend an existing sole source contract with Prenda, Inc., Mesa, AZ (originally approved by 4/7/21), by reducing the not to exceed amount by $2,350,456 from $5,750,000 to $3,399,544, due to lower than expected enrollment numbers, add a budget line for FY25 to provide summer camp programming, and clarify the subrecipient language in the event a district Microschool was to enroll. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#110 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract amendment with Roxanne Vallee, Center Harbor, NH, in an amount of $75,000, as a Master Surrogate Parent, to provide management and support for trained and certified volunteer educational surrogate parents. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of July 3, 2022 through June 30, 2025. 100% Federal Funds.
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#111 Authorize the Division of Learner Support to enter into a sole source contract with SAI Interactive, Inc. d/b/a Thinking Media, Hamilton, TN, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, to provide the use of the Learning Blade platform to facilitate student learning in the content areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Effective upon G&C approval through September 20, 2023, with the option to renew for one additional year. 100% Federal Funds.
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#112 Authorize the Division of Learner Support to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with TeachUNITED (TU), Fort Collins, CO (originally approved by G&C on 12/22/21, Item #98), by increasing the amount by $299,250 from $170,000 to $469,250 and extending the end date from June 30, 2023 to September 30, 2024, to provide and plan training and leadership for a second cohort of rural, underserved New Hampshire schools. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
#113 Authorize the Office of the Commissioner to accept and expend Non-Profit Security Grant Program funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $48,822, for management and administration costs associated with the Non-Profit Security Grant Program. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2025. 100% Federal Funds.
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#114 Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend $69,402 of Federal Pass-through Funds from the New Hampshire Department of Justice for the purpose of reimbursing the cost for overtime and continuing training requirements needed by the Forensic Lab. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2023. 100% Fed Rev Xfers from Other Agencies.
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#115 Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend $92,869 from the Department of Safety, Office of Highway Safety, titled NHSP Distracted Driving Patrols for the purpose of encouraging all motor vehicle operators to focus on the task of driving. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2023. 100% Intra Agency Transfers.
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#116 Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction funds in the amount of $99,063 from the US Department of Justice for the purpose of reducing DNA backlog cases within the State Police Forensic Lab. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#117 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) to enter into a retroactive no cost License/Use Agreement (LUA) with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to allow FEMA personnel access to utilize HSEM’s leased space at 25 Triangle Park Drive. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of November 15, 2022 through May 15, 2023.
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#118 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Environmental Services, Dam Bureau Water Division, for the amount of $40,302, for activities to assist with the rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#119 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Environmental Services, Dam Bureau Water Division, for the amount of $770,431, for activities to assist with the rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams. Effective upon G&C approval through September 14, 2024. 100% Federal Funds.
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#120 Authorize the Division of State Police to enter a three-year contract with MHQ, Inc., Marlborough, MA, in an amount not to exceed $4,314,697, for the provision of preparing State Police vehicles for deployment (paint, decals and equipment). Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2025. 53.44% General Funds, 30.90% Highway Funds, 1.48% Revolving Funds, 1.92% Federal Funds, 11.18% Turnpike Funds, 1.08% Agency Income.
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#121 Authorize the Division of State Police (NHSP) to enter into a contract with Qualtrax, Inc., Blacksburg, VA, in the amount of $54,787 for a Hosted Compliance Management Solution for the NHSP Forensic Laboratory. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027, with the option to extend for an additional two-year period. 81% General Funds, 19% Highway Funds.
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#122 Authorize to enter into grant agreements in substantially similar form and format with the municipalities as detailed in the letter dated November 29, 2022, for a total amount of $62,500 from the Homeland Security Grant Program. Effective upon G&C approval, full contract execution, and grantee funding acceptance through August 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#123 Authorize to enter into grant agreements in substantially similar form and format with the municipalities, counties and organizations as detailed in the letter dated November 29, 2022, for a total amount of $2,948,000 from the Homeland Security Grant Program. Effective upon G&C approval, full contract execution, and grantee funding acceptance through August 31, 2025. 100% Federal Funds.
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#123A Authorize the Office of the Commissioner to disburse death benefits in the amount of $100,000 to Mrs. Kimberly Galimberti, Wolfeboro, NH as the surviving spouse of deceased Firefighter Michael J. Galimberti as a result of his death on January 23, 2020. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds.
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#123B Authorize NH Office of Highway Safety (NHOHS) to enter into a retroactive sole source grant agreement with the Mary Hitchcock (Dartmouth Hitchcock) Memorial Hospital, Injury Prevention Center, Lebanon, NH, in the amount of $345,768.43, for conducting education and outreach programs about highway traffic safety and child passenger safety. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
#124 Authorize to grant a salary increment to Daniel Mederos, from a salary level of $66,690 to a salary level of $70,538, retroactive to December 17, 2022, upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027.
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#125 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Dr. Terra Cederroth, NJ, as a substitute medical examiner, for a total not to exceed $30,000, to aid the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the period of January 13, 2023 to January 17, 2023; February 23, 2023 to February 27, 2023; and May 18, 2023 to May 22, 2023. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% General Funds.
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#126 Authorize to enter into a subgrant with the Berlin Police Department, in an amount not to exceed $14,522.10, from the Federal American Rescue Plan Act to support municipalities and state agencies with activities related to relaxed COVID-19 restrictions. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#127 Authorize to enter into a subgrant with the Concord Police Department, in an amount not to exceed $80,216.84, from the Federal American Rescue Plan Act to support municipalities and state agencies with activities related to relaxed COVID-19 restrictions. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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#128 Authorize to enter into subgrants with the organizations as detailed in the letter dated December 1, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $423,725, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Formula Grant for the purpose of providing services for women in NH who are victims of violent crimes. Effective upon G&C approval or January 1, 2023, whichever is later, through December 31, 2023. 100% Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#129 Authorize the request of the Division of Personnel for waiver of classification decisions. Effective upon G&C approval.
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#130 Authorize to enter into a contract with 3M Company, St. Paul, MN, with a price limitation of $2,105,000, for reflective sheeting – validation decals. Effective upon G&C approval for the period February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2026, with the option to renew for an additional two additional one-year periods.
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#131 Authorize to enter into a contract with Calise & Sons Bakery, Inc., Lincoln, RI, in the amount of $275,000, for bakery and baked goods. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2025, with the option to renew for an additional two one-year periods.
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#132 Authorize the Bureau of Court Facilities to enter into a sole source six-month lease agreement with the City of Claremont, for an amount not to exceed $28,831.32, to provide courtroom and office space comprised of 5,110 square feet for the 5th Circuit – District Division – Claremont located on the 2nd floor of City Hall, Opera House Square, Claremont, NH. Effective upon G&C approval for the period of January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023. 100% Transfer Funds (transfer from AOC, Rent from Other Agencies).
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#133 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract with Canon Solutions America, Inc., Melville, NY, in the amount of $1,000,000 for multifunction device and managed print services. Effective upon G&C approval for the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025, with the option to extend for up to two additional one-year periods.
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#134 Authorize the Division of Personnel to enter into a contract with Managed Medical Review Organization, Inc., Novi, MI, in an amount not to exceed $511,080, for the administration of Advice-to-Pay Services for the State of New Hampshire Income Protection Plan provided to eligible state employees. Effective upon G&C approval for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027, with the option to renew for an additional two-year period. Fees will be allocated and billed monthly to agencies.
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#135 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract with Rowell’s Services, LLC, Northfield, NH, in the amount of $450,000, for septic/holding tank pumping and disposal services. Effective upon G&C approval for the period November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2025, with the option to extend for up to two additional years.
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#136 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract with RPF Environmental, Northwood, NH, in the amount of $750,000, for asbestos, lead and other hazardous and regulated material testing and monitoring services. Effective upon G&C approval for the period November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2025, with the option to extend for up to two additional years.
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#137 Authorize to enter into a sole source retroactive amendment to an existing contract with WB Mason Company Inc., Brockton, MA for commercial office furniture manufactured by Allsteel Inc. to increase the price limitation from $600,000 by $1,400,000 for a new price limitation of $2,000,000 and by extending the expiration date to October 31, 2023. Effective upon G&C approval for the period October 31, 2022 through October 31, 2023, with the option to extend for up to one additional year.
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#138 Authorize to enter into a retroactive contract with Wind River Environmental, LLC d/b/a Felix Septic Service, Bow, NH, in the amount of $580,000, for septic and holding tank pumping and disposal services. Effective upon G&C approval for the period November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2025, with the option to extend for up to two additional years.
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#139 Informational Item – Pursuant to the provisions of MOP 150 VII, C, the Department of Administrative Services has entered into a Multi-Award statewide contract, totaling $5,000,000 for statewide vehicle contracts which will result in a financial benefit to the State. The term became effective upon Commissioner approval on October 26, 2022 through September 30, 2023.
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#140 Authorize to accept and place on file the 72nd Annual Report for the Division of Personnel of the Department of Administrative Services for Fiscal Year 2022.
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TABLED ITEM
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Tabled at G&C Meeting 12/7/22)
#96A TABLED- The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington, seconded by Councilor Wheeler, with Councilor Stevens voting no, voted to table the request to authorize to sell the state-owned land, buildings, and other improvements known as the Lakes Region Facility located along North Main Street/Parade Road (NH Route 106), Meredith Center Road, and Eastman Road, and abutting Ahern State Park, Laconia, NH (the “Property”) to Legacy at Laconia, LLC for $21,500,000, pursuant to the terms of a Purchase and Sale Agreement. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Net Proceeds from Sale (General Fund). *Councilor Warmington stated that regarding the sale of the Laconia state school property, she learned from a media report that a firm of which she is “of counsel” is involved in a lawsuit with the developer for this item. She evaluated the situation and determined that she would make a disclosure but does not feel that it represents any conflict in participating in the discussion.*
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