Item 55

Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with the Association of US Delegates to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, South Portland, ME, to support Gulf of Maine Council information technology services and habitat restoration coordinator, in the amount of $9,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2013. 100% Federal Funds. #56 Authorize to accept and expend additional funds in the amount of $44,830 from the NH Department of Transportation for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program project funding expenses. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2012. 100% pass-through Federal Funds. #57 Authorize to enter into grant agreements with the City of Keene, in the amount of $18,854; the Lakes Region Planning Commission, in the amount of $15,561; the Town of Henniker, in the amount of $2,674; the Town of Derry, in the amount of $5,662; and the Nashua Regional Planning Commission, in the amount of $54,005, to fund Household Hazardous Waste collection projects, totaling $96,756. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2013. 100% Hazardous Waste Funds. #58 Authorize to enter into an agreement with Field Geology Services, Farmington, ME, to conduct a fluvial erosion hazard assessment in the Piscataquog River Watershed for a not to exceed contract value of $138,243. Effective upon G&C approval through September 18, 2014. 100% Other (Interagency Pass-Thru Federal) Funds. #59 Authorize to enter into sole source agreements with the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission, Lebanon, NH, in the amount of $64,025; the Southwest Region Planning Commission, Keene, NH, in the amount of $23,940; the Central NH Planning Commission, Concord, NH, in the amount of $40,625; the Southern NH Planning Commission, Manchester, NH, in the amount of $41,580; and the Nashua Regional Planning Commission, Merrimack, NH, in the amount of $80,850, for a total of $251,020 to engage in outreach activities to communities in support of the Fluvial Erosion Hazard program. Effective upon G&C approval through September 18, 2014. 100% Other (Interagency Federal Pass-Thru) Funds. #60 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Mirror Lake Protective Association Inc., Mirror Lake, NH, in the amount of $68,220 to complete the Mirror Lake: Watershed Management Plan Implementation, Phase 1 Project. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2014. 100% Federal Funds. #61 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the City of Rochester, totaling $5,193 to fund a Household Hazardous Waste collection project. (2)Further authorize to make a retroactive payment using current year funds for a prior year commitment in the amount of $8,621 to the city of Rochester, for a Household Hazardous Waste Collection that occurred on May 5, 2012. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2013. 100% Hazardous Waste Funds. #62 Authorize to amend a sole source agreement with the Town of Milford, NH, (originally approved by G&C on 7-14-10, item #66), for the Souhegan River Restoration Project: Phase I Feasibility Study project by modifying the Scope of Services, and increasing the grant amount by $7,500 to $67,500 from $60,000. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2012. 100% Federal Funds. 8 #63 Authorize a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan agreement with the City of Rochester, in the amount of $545,000 to finance the New Route 125 Pump Station Upgrade Project. Effective upon G&C approval. 83% Clean Water State Revolving Fund, 17% Capital (General) Funds. #64 Authorize a loan agreement with the Town of Monroe, in the amount of $185,000 to finance water system improvements. Effective upon G&C approval. 79% Federal, 21% Capital (General) Funds. #64A Authorize to enter into a contract with FIAI Inc., Manchester, NH, to purchase property insurance coverage for the Winnipesaukee River Basin Program for a total cost not to exceed $34,221. Effective September 1, 2012 through September 1, 2013. (2)Further authorize a waiver of RSA 485-A:53’s requirement for the purchase of liability insurance. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. 100% WRBP Funds. #64B Authorize the State of NH Department of Fish and Game’s request to perform work on Sunapee Lake in Newbury, NH.