Item 17

Authorize to amend existing contracts with vendors as detailed in bold in letter dated November 16, 2020, one of which is sole source, to further the Department’s overall staffing strategy and provide temporary nurse staffing services to NH Hospital and Glencliff Home, by increasing the hourly rates for staff and by exercising renewal options that are available and by increasing the total shared price for all vendors by $2,776,120 from $2,350,000 to $5,126,120, which increases the price limitation for Howroyd-Wright Employment Agency Inc., d/b/a All’s Well from $3,070,000 to $5,846,120, and by extending the completion dates from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2023. 34% General, 66% Other (Agency Fees & Intra-Department Transfer) Funds.