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Personnel Actions (22)
resignation
Amanda M. Cormier, Hudson
Enhanced 911 Commission
resignation
Anne D. Krantz, Amherst
Pesticides Control Board
resignation
Bart C. Cushing, Gilsum
New Hampshire Water Well Board
resignation
David Stack, Bow
Enhanced 911 Commission
resignation
Eric Kaufman, Sudbury
Manufactured Housing Installation Standards Board
resignation
Janet R. Kidder, New
Lakes Management Advisory Committee
resignation
Jeffrey M. Taylor, Richmond
Pesticides Control Board
resignation
Joseph A. Favazza, Manchester
Higher Education Commission
resignation
Keith Quinton, Hanover
New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank
resignation
Kimberly A. Haney, Gilford
Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals
resignation
Mark D. Dupuis, Raymond
State Board of Fire Control
resignation
Melissa A. Underhill, Franklin
Board of Nursing
resignation
Michael S. Giaimo, Andover
Public Utilities Commission
resignation
Paula Marie Buley, Nashua
Higher Education Commission
resignation
Puneet Kochhar, Rochester
Board of Dental Examiners
resignation
Richard G. Kardell, Berlin
Board of Medicine
resignation
Roger B. Phillips, Concord
Adult Parole Board
resignation
Roy L. Baldwin, Jaffrey
Volunteer New Hampshire Board of Directors
resignation
Rudy Cartier Jr, Candia
Air Resources Council
resignation
Scott M. Costa, Kingston
New Hampshire Water Well Board
resignation
Scott R. Mason, Stratford
University System of New Hampshire, Board of Trustees
resignation
Stephen R. Crean, Goffstown
Waste Management Council
Agenda Items
# Department Description Vendor Amount Vote
6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to amend an existing contract with Myers and Stauffer LC, Atlanta, GA (originally approved by G&C on 9-20-18, item #9), for the continued provision of professional services to plan and develop a Post-Payment Audit Plan including the review of NH Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive
Myers and Stauffer LC $267,340 approved
7 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN payment
Authorize to retroactively pay the MEDICAID/MEDICARE/CHIP Services Dental Association, Sandwich, MA, in the amount of $3,500 for annual membership dues. Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. 75% Federal, 25% General Funds.
 		$3,500 approved
8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to enter into a contract with Northeast Family Services of NH Inc., Manchester, NH, to provide Roadmap to Reunification services that continuously assess family needs, ensure safety and well-being for children and youth, and provide necessary support for families and caregivers with the go
 		Northeast Family Services of N $1.2M approved
9 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to enter into a contract with Norris Inc., Saco, ME, for the provision of inspecting, testing, preventative maintenance, and repairs for life safety systems at NH Hospital and seven satellite buildings located at the Hugh J. Gallen State Office Complex, in the amount of $120,000. Effective
 		Norris Inc. $120,000 approved
10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to amend an existing sole source contract with Community Action Program Belknap and Merrimack Counties Inc., Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 10-26-16, item #16), for the continued provision of Senior Companion Services, by increasing the price by $60,000 from $120,000 to $180,00
 		Community Action Program Belkn $180,000 approved
11 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to amend existing sole source agreements with the vendors in bold as detailed in letter dated August 25, 2020, to provide home visiting services to expectant women and newly parenting individuals, by increasing the total price by $5,088,194 from $4,657,387 to $9,745,581, and by extending t
 		$9.7M approved
12 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to amend an existing contract with CQuest America, Springfield, IL (originally approved by G&C on 9-3-14, item #23), for enhancements to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children’s eligibility reporting system, by increasing the price by $51,775.20 from $3,
 		CQuest America $3.7M approved
13 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to retroactively amend an existing sole source agreement with Community Health Access Network, Newmarket, NH (originally approved by G&C on 9-20-18, item #13), to continue coordination and implementation of asthma health systems interventions to improve management of asthma, by increasing
Community Health Access Networ $384,798 approved
14 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN contract
Authorize to retroactively amend an existing sole source agreement with the City of Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services (originally approved by G&C on 8-22-18, item #7), for infectious disease and lead poisoning testing, public health investigation, case management as well as out
 		City of Nashua Division of Pub $2.0M approved
15 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authorize the Bureau of Right of Way and Bureau of Highway Maintenance to pay a property owner $5,200 as documented in the Contemplated Damage Awards List for amounts greater than $5,000 for the period extending from August 18, 2020 through August 19, 2020.
 		$5,200 approved
16 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract
Authorize the Bureau of Finance & Contracts’ report of all paid Small Claims in Fiscal Year 2020 totaling $17,360.74 for individual amounts less than $2,000. (2)Further authorize to retroactively pay small claims for the next fiscal year, July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. 100% Highway Funds.
 		$17,361 approved
17 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract
Authorize the Bureau of Finance & Contracts to pay membership dues retroactively in the amount of $83,000 for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, DC, for continued membership in the national transport
 		$83,000 approved
18 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract
Authorize the Office of Federal Compliance to enter into a contract with Hessel & Associates LLC, Brattleboro, VT, to provide employment outreach and placement services for minorities and female candidates under the NH On-the-Job Training program necessary to meet Federally mandated EEO/Affirmative
Hessel & Associates LLC $23,600 approved
19 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contract
Authorize the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with Southern Road & Bridge LLC, Tarpon Springs, FL, for lead paint removal and maintenance painting of two overpass bridges on I-95 in North Hampton, on the basis of a low bid of $1,854,350. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amou
 		Southern Road & Bridge LLC $1.9M approved
20 DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS contract
Authorize to enter into a contract agreement with Alliance Group Inc., Essex Junction, VT, for replacement of the boiler located at the Hillsboro Readiness Center, in the amount not to exceed $159,963. (2)Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $20,000 for unforeseen conditions and/or owner
 		Alliance Group Inc. $179,963 approved
21 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MAR grant
Authorize to budget and expend Private Local Funds Class 0005 totaling $158,131 for the Integrated Pest Management Program. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2021. These funds are needed for class 075 Grants Subsidies and Relief to fulfill the scope of work with various grantees for vario
 		$158,131 approved
22 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MAR transfer
Authorize the Division of Regulatory Services to transfer federal funds from class 010 Personal Services to class 050 Personal Service temp totaling $53,091 for the purpose of funding the part-time Program Planner III under the Food Safety Modernization Act. Effective upon G&C approval through June
$53,091 approved
23 NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DE contract
Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Roger Stephenson d/b/a Stephenson Strategic Communications, Stratham, NH, for fundraising efforts for the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program, in an amount not to exceed $28,100. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2022. 100% Othe
 		Roger Stephenson d/b/a Stephen $28,100 approved
24 NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DE lease
Authorize to extend a lease agreement with the Friends of Pulpit Rock Tower Inc. (originally approved by G&C on 11-6-13, item #83), for 0.438 acres of property in the Town of Rye which includes Pulpit Rock Tower, a WWII observation tower, to continue to allow future maintenance and stewardship, reha
 		Friends of Pulpit Rock Tower I approved
25 NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DE contract
Authorize to enter into a contract with Southern Maine Forestry, North Windham, ME, to blasé, paint and place state boundary line signs on a portion of the perimeter boundary of the 1,000+/- acre Piscassic Wildlife Management Area located in Epping, Exeter, Newfields and Newmarket, the entire 224+/-
 		Southern Maine Forestry approved
26 NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DE contract
Authorize to enter into a contract with Dubois & King Inc., Keene, NH, to survey, set missing monuments, blaze, paint, and sign the entire perimeter of the Smith and Patterson Tracts and the Dow and Nichols Tracts, being a portion of the Piscassic Wildlife Management Area in Epping, Exeter, and Newf
 		Dubois & King Inc. approved
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28 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT
Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Trails to budget and expend $1,765,823 in Fiscal Year 2021 of dedicated fund balances. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2021. 100% Other Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on September 18, 2020.
 		$1.8M approved
29 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT
Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a retroactive memorandum of agreement with the Town of Hampton, NH, for trash collection and disposal services, in an amount not to exceed $30,000. Effective June 20, 2020 through November 1, 2020. 100% Other Funds (Agency Income).
 		Town of Hampton, NH $30,000 approved
30 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT contract
Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain, to enter into a sole source contract with Doppelmayr USA Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, to complete the Aerial Tramway carriage tear down at Cannon Mountain and Franconia Notch State Park, in the amount of $82,848. (2)Further authorize a co
 		Doppelmayr USA Inc. $86,990 approved
31 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT personnel
Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands, Natural Heritage Bureau, to budget and expend prior year carry forward funds from the Natural Heritage Bureau account in the amount of $30,310, replacing the general funds appropriated for Position #18740, Environmentalist III. Effective upon G&C approval
 		$30,310 approved
31 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT personnel
Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands, Natural Heritage Bureau, to budget and expend prior year carry forward funds from the Natural Heritage Bureau account in the amount of $30,310, replacing the general funds appropriated for Position #18740, Environmentalist III. Effective upon G&C approval
 		$30,310 approved
31 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT personnel
Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands, Natural Heritage Bureau, to budget and expend prior year carry forward funds from the Natural Heritage Bureau account in the amount of $30,310, replacing the general funds appropriated for Position #18740, Environmentalist III. Effective upon G&C approval
 		$30,310 approved
Volinsky
31A DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT
Authorize an annual salary increase for Sarah L. Stewart, Commissioner, from $102,949.08 to $109,305.04. Effective retroactive to June 2, 2020 through June 1, 2021. 100% General Funds.
 		$109,305 approved
31A DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT
Authorize an annual salary increase for Sarah L. Stewart, Commissioner, from $102,949.08 to $109,305.04. Effective retroactive to June 2, 2020 through June 1, 2021. 100% General Funds.
 		$109,305 approved
31A DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT
Authorize an annual salary increase for Sarah L. Stewart, Commissioner, from $102,949.08 to $109,305.04. Effective retroactive to June 2, 2020 through June 1, 2021. 100% General Funds.
 		$109,305 approved
Volinsky
31B DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT contract
Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain, to enter into a retroactive amendment to an existing contract with Drive Brand Studio Inc., North Conway, NH (originally approved by G&C on 8-23-17, item #69), for Cannon’s marketing and advertising services, by exercising a 2-year con
 		Drive Brand Studio Inc. $1.2M approved
31B DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT contract
Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain, to enter into a retroactive amendment to an existing contract with Drive Brand Studio Inc., North Conway, NH (originally approved by G&C on 8-23-17, item #69), for Cannon’s marketing and advertising services, by exercising a 2-year con
 		Drive Brand Studio Inc. $1.2M approved
31B DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULT contract
Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain, to enter into a retroactive amendment to an existing contract with Drive Brand Studio Inc., North Conway, NH (originally approved by G&C on 8-23-17, item #69), for Cannon’s marketing and advertising services, by exercising a 2-year con
 		Drive Brand Studio Inc. $1.2M approved
Volinsky
32 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE
Authorize to enter into a MOA with the NH Fish and Game Department for the purpose of collecting and analyzing water samples from remote, high elevation ponds for acid rain trend analysis, in the total amount of $5,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2025. 100% Federal Funds.
 		$5,000 approved
33 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE
Authorize to enter into an agreement with the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, NH, to complete the Lake Sunapee Watershed Plan Implementation Phase 1: Davis Hill Road, Garnet Hill Road, and Mt. Sunapee Resort Best Management Practices, in the amount of $50,000. Effective upon G&C approval throug
 		Lake Sunapee Protective Associ $50,000 approved
34 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE
Authorize a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan agreement with the Town of Littleton, in an amount not to exceed $75,000 to finance the Partridge Lake Watershed Restoration Plan. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% CWSFR Repayment Funds.
 		$75,000 approved
35 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE contract
Authorize to execute an amendment to the agreement with 120WaterAudit Inc., Zionsville, IN (originally approved by G&C on 2-5-20, item #43), to provide and mail test kits to project participants, by increasing the contract by $15,000 from $280,250 to $295,250, and by extending the completion date to
 		120WaterAudit Inc. $295,250 approved
36 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE contract
Authorize to amend the contract with Charter Contracting Company LLC, Boston, MA (originally approved by G&C on 7-31-19, item #78), for construction services to replace the Berry Bay Dam at Ossipee Lake, by increasing the amount by $350,000 to $5,313,362.50 from $4,963,362.50, to provide a contingen
 		Charter Contracting Company LL $5.3M approved
37 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE amendment
Authorize to retroactively amend a grant agreement with the Rockingham Planning Commission (originally approved by G&C on 5-15-19, item #77), to complete a project to better protect drinking water from contamination, by extending the completion date to March 31, 2021 from August 30, 2020. No Additio
 		Rockingham Planning Commission approved
38 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE contract
Authorize to execute an amendment to the contract with Weston Solutions Inc., Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6-5-19, item #97), to perform per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance investigations, by increasing the amount by $310,000 from $7,340,000 to $7,650,000. Effective upon G&C approval th
 		Weston Solutions Inc. $7.7M approved
38 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE contract
Authorize to execute an amendment to the contract with Weston Solutions Inc., Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6-5-19, item #97), to perform per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance investigations, by increasing the amount by $310,000 from $7,340,000 to $7,650,000. Effective upon G&C approval th
 		Weston Solutions Inc. $7.7M approved
38A DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE grant
Authorize to award a Tank Maintenance and Inspection Grant to the Sunapee Hills Association d/b/a Chalk Pond Water Company, Newbury, NH, in the amount of $8,000 for the purpose of conducting a tank(s) maintenance and inspection assessment. Effective through June 15, 2021. 100% DWSRF Loan Management
Sunapee Hills Association d/b/ $8,000 approved
38A DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SE grant
Authorize to award a Tank Maintenance and Inspection Grant to the Sunapee Hills Association d/b/a Chalk Pond Water Company, Newbury, NH, in the amount of $8,000 for the purpose of conducting a tank(s) maintenance and inspection assessment. Effective through June 15, 2021. 100% DWSRF Loan Management
Sunapee Hills Association d/b/ $8,000 approved
39 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION contract
Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with RWS Technology LLC, Gilford, NH, to execute the expansion, development and implementation of a web-based financial reporting system, and augmentation of the Grants Management System, in an amount not to exceed $119,000. Effective upon G&C approval
RWS Technology LLC $119,000 approved
Pignatelli
40 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION contract
Authorize the Division of Learner Support to enter into a sole source contract with WestEd, San Francisco, CA, to design/provide tools and effectively implement diagnostic reviews of all 20 Comprehensive Support and Improvement schools in order to improve student performance, in the amount of $266,6
 		WestEd $266,603 approved
Pignatelli
41 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Authorize a salary increment for the Deputy Commissioner, Christine Brennan, from Grade II, Step 6 $118,707.68 to Grade II, step 7 $124,579.52. Effective October 20, 2020.
 		$124,580 approved
Volinsky
42 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION expenditure
Authorize to enter Ellen Gagnon into an educational tuition agreement with University of Kentucky Graduate School, Lexington, KY, to participate via distance learning, in Addiction and Substance Use Counseling during the period of October 7, 2020 through December 4, 2020, and pay costs in the amount
 		University of Kentucky Graduat $2,191 approved
43 DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Authorize the Division of State Police to retroactively accept and expend $8,592 of federal funds from the Office of Highway Safety, entitled DOS Data Analyst to pay for overtime related costs for the State Police Data Analyst. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2020. 100% Agency Inco
 		$8,592 approved
44 DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend $51,675 of federal pass-through funds from the NH Department of Justice to purchase Livescan printers. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2020. 100% Agency Income.
 		$51,675 approved
45 DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Authorize the Division of State Police to accept and expend $26,853 of federal pass-through funds from the NH Department of Justice to purchase a TruNarc portable drug testing machine. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2021. 100% Agency Income.
 		$26,853 approved
46 DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY contract
Authorize the Division of Emergency Services and Communications to enter into a contract with Communications Venture Corporation, d/b/a INdigital, Fort Wayne, IN, to provide an E-9-1-1 Call Delivery System along with hardware, software, and associated services for the State, in the amount of $2,655,
 		Communications Venture Corpora $2.7M approved
47 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE amendment
Authorize to amend an existing subgrant with the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 5-6-20, item #169), for the purpose of providing services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence throughout the State of NH, by increasing the p
 		NH Coalition Against Domestic $7.9M approved
48 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S
Authorize a Working Capital Warrant in the amount of $700,000,000 to cover the payment of expenditures for the month of October 2020.
 		$700.0M approved
49 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S contract
Authorize to enter into a contract with New Horizons Computer Learning Centers d/b/a NH New Hampshire LLC, Manchester, NH, for managed learning services, for a total price not to exceed $300,000. Effective upon G&C approval through July 30, 2023, with the option to extend for an additional two one-y
 		New Horizons Computer Learning $300,000 approved
50 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S waiver
Authorize the Division of Personnel’s request for waiver of classification decisions. Effective upon G&C approval.
 		approved
51 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S contract
Authorize to enter into a contract with Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Basking Ridge, NJ, for Wireless Cellular and Data Services, for an amount not to exceed $3,850,073.64. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2023.
 		Cellco Partnership d/b/a Veriz $3.9M approved
52 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE S contract
Authorize to enter into a contract with T-Mobile USA Inc., Bellevue, WA, for Wireless Cellular and Data Services, for an amount not to exceed $2,062,661.76. Effective upon G&C approval through March 31, 2023.
 		T-Mobile USA Inc. $2.1M approved