County of Westchester

Board of Acquisition and Contract

Agenda

Thursday, January 23, 2025

11:30 AM County Executive Conference Room

Michaelian Office Building

Roll Call

Acquisition & Contract.

Minutes of the meeting 1/16/25 and the SEQR Review for agenda items.

R. Sculky

110200 County Executive - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester

County Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement

an agreement with Leroy Frazer Jr. Consulting Inc., pursuant to which

Leroy Frazer Jr. Consulting Inc. will provide criminal justice consulting

services to the County, for the period1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for an amount not

to exceed $30,000.

K. Jenkins

110283 County Executive/Office of Tourism - 1) Enter into an agreement with

the State of New York, acting by and through the New York State

Department of Economic Development, Empire State Development

Agency, to accept an I LOVE NY matching grant, in an approximate

amount of $52,533 to be used to promote tourism in Westchester County,

for a term commencing on 1/1/25 - 12/31/25; and 2) Hudson Valley

Tourism, Inc., for the provision of various advertising and marketing

services to promote tourism in the Hudson Valley Region, for a term

commencing on 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for a lump sum amount not-to-exceed

$18,312.

N. Caputo

110312 Board of Elections - To indemnify, defend and hold harmless Iona

University in connection with the use of the Sommer Center located at its

Bronxville Campus, 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, New York as a

polling place for the primary, special and general elections in 2025 as

follows: “Licensee [County] shall indemnify, defend and hold the Iona

University, and its respective officers and employees, agents and

representatives, harmless against all costs and expenses, actions,

lawsuits, judgments, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties, losses, fines,

attorneys’ fees and judgments arising out of or relating to the use of the

Premises, this Agreement and the Event, except to the extent caused by

the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of Licensor. The obligation

to indemnify, defend and hold harmless under this Article includes,

without limitation, the following: (i) the unauthorized use or performance

of any idea, creation, literary, musical or artistic material or intellectual

property works or the performing arts in connection with this Agreement;

and, (ii) any art done or words spoken by Licensee, its performers, agents

or employees during any such performance.”

T. Nelson

D. Colety

110319 Board of Elections - Enter into an agreement with the White Plains City

School District to utilize its property as polling places for the primary,

special and general elections in 2025 which provides as follows: “The

County does covenant and agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless

the White Plains City School District from and against any and all liability,

loss, damages, claims or, actions (including costs and attorneys’ fees) for

bodily injury and/or property damage, to the extent permissible by law,

arising out of or in any way connected with the actual or proposed use of

White Plains City School District property, facilities and/or services,

including but not limited to bodily injury to any employee, invitee, guest,

contractor or subcontractor of the County. The County understands and

agrees that its use of White Plains City School District property and

facilities includes, but is not limited to all areas identified in the application

and/or permit and sidewalks, walkways, parking lots, entrances, stairs

and all other areas incidental to and/or connected with the use of the

premises (hereinafter “incidental areas”). The County agrees that its

indemnity and insurance obligations extend to the areas identified in the

application and/or permit and any and all incidental areas.”

T. Nelson

D. Colety

110191 County Attorney - Settle the lawsuit titled Vargas Rangal v County of

Westchester, Index No. 50022/2022 (Sup Ct, Westchester County) by

payment from the County of Westchester to counsel for Plaintiff Diana

Vargas Rangel an amount of ninety-five thousand and 00/100 dollars

($95,000.00).

J. Nonna

110270 Planning - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester County

Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement an

agreement with United Septic & Excavation, Corp., to remove and replace

a septic tank located at 41 Church Street, Bedford, New York.

B. Lopez

110272 Planning - Enter into an agreement with County of Westchester and the

Caring For The Homeless of Peekskill D/B/A Caring For The Hungry and

Homeless of Peekskill, Inc., to provide food and supplies to Fred’s Pantry,

for a period beginning on 11/1/24 - 12/31/25.

B. Lopez

110273 Planning - Amend an agreement with the Port Chester Housing

Authority, pursuant to which the Housing Authority will make electrical

upgrades to buildings 1, 3, 5 and 7 on Weber Drive, which is owned by

the Housing Authority. The modified scope of work will include electrical

upgrades in buildings 9, 11, 13, 15 & 17. Also increase the dollar amount

from $400,000 to $800,000, an increase of $400,000 as additional funds

is needed in order to complete the project. The expiration date will be

changed from 6/14/25 - 12/31/25.

B. Lopez

110281 Planning - Amend an agreement with the Village of Rye Brook, pursuant

to which the Village will remove and replace all existing HVAC equipment

from the senior center, in order to change the expiration date from

2/28/25 to 12/31/25.

B. Lopez

10. 110282 Planning - Enter into an agreement with Linear Environmental Corp., and

Shakirra P. McKinley (the “Property Owner”), pursuant to which the

Contractor will make repairs to and for the benefit of low income residents

located at 90 Brookside Avenue in Mount Vernon, NY, through the Lead

Safe Westchester (the “LSW”) Program. This agreement will be in an

amount not to exceed $48,260, for the term commencing on 2/3/25 -

2/2/26 2025. The work will include, but not be limited to, repairing

deteriorated areas identified in a lead inspection/risk assessment.

B. Lopez

11. 110296 Health - Enter into an agreement with Empirepro Consulting LLC

(“Empirepro”), pursuant to which Empirepro will provide professional

services for the Westchester County Department of Health’s (“WCDH”)

pharmacy operations that serve its District Office Sexual Health (“SH”),

Tuberculosis (“TB”), HIV PrEP and Adult & Child Immunization Clinics

(the “standard Clinics”), and for professional services in support of Mpox

and Influenza vaccination programs occurring at the WCDH District

Offices and at any other community “pop-up” Mpox and Influenza

vaccination clinics that may be held throughout the County as needed

(“adjunct Clinics”), for the period 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for a total amount

not-to-exceed $200,000, payable at the hourly reimbursement rates as

stated in Schedule “A”.

S. Amler

12. 110310 Health - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester County

Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement an

agreement with Coordinated Care Services, Inc.

S. Amler

13. 110309 Health -Enter into an agreement with Coordinated Care Services, Inc.

(“CCSI”), pursuant to which CCSI will continue to develop and provide a

Trauma Informed Organizational Change Management & Leadership

Development Program for WCDH, for the period commencing upon

execution by the parties and approval from the office of the County

Attorney and continuing through 12/31/25, for a total amount

not-to-exceed $40,000, payable quarterly upon completion of program

milestones and deliverables.

S. Amler

14. 110262 College - Enter into an agreement with the Yonkers Public Schools,

acting by and through its Board of Education to provide students at

Charles G. Gorton High School, Riverside High School, Saunders High

School, Roosevelt High School, Barack Obama School for Social Justice,

and Yonkers Montessori Academy with opportunities to take courses

offered for college credit, for the period 9/1/24 - 8/31/25, whereby the

College shall be paid an amount not-to-exceed $462,187.

B. Miles

15. 110289 DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 16-510 with Mace Contracting

Corporation, a MBE firm, for Sluice Gate Replacement, Yonkers Joint

Wastewater Treatment Plant, Yonkers, New York. Approval of Precision

Trenchless LLC, Schenectady, NY, as a subcontractor.

H. Greechan

16. 110300 DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 24-533 for Pool and Bathhouse Exit

Modifications, Playland Park, Rye, New York. Award to the Low Bidder,

Mace Contracting Corporation (MBE), New Rochelle, NY, in the amount

of $342,000. Approval of Talt Inc. d/b/a Talt Electric Inc., New Rochelle,

NY, as a subcontractor. (4 bids)

H. Greechan

17. 110302 DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 24-206 with Abbott & Price, Inc., for

Installation of Exterior Panel Walls, Cold Storage Building, Richard A.

Flynn, Sr. Fire Training Center, 4 Dana Road, Valhalla, New York.

Approval of LK Equities, LTD Electrical, (attaching grounding cable from

the new footing to the 42 Boniello Dr. existing grounding system),

Mahopac, NY, as a subcontractor.

H. Greechan

18. 110323 DPW/Transportation - Pursuant to Section 241.321(3) of the Laws of

Westchester County, the Commissioner of Public Works and

Transportation is authorized to execute and file an applications for federal

assistance on behalf of the County of Westchester with the Federal

Transit Administration (the “FTA”) for federal assistance authorized by 49

U.S.C. Chapter 53, title 23, United States Code, or other federal statutes

authorizing a project administered by the FTA, and that it is hereby noted

that for the purposes of Urbanized Area Formula Program assistance

authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5307, either alone or in addition to other federal

assistance administered by the FTA, the County is the designated

recipient as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5307(a)(2).

H. Greechan