County of Westchester  
Board of Acquisition and Contract  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, September 4, 2025  
Roll Call  
11:00 AM County Executive Conference Room  
Michaelian Office Building  
Mr. Richard Wishnie, Mr. Vedat Gashi, and Mr. Lawrence C.  
Soule  
Present:  
Attendees:  
Commissioner of Finance  
Associate County Attorney  
Board of Legislators  
Board of Legislators  
Board of Legislators  
Secretary BAC  
Karin Hablow  
Dave Vutera  
Dylan Trangi  
Santiago Caceres  
Anita Osmani  
Raymond Sculky  
Lindsay Jackson  
Assistant Secretary BAC  
Mr. Wishnie presided.  
Mr. Wishnie said, “The Board of Acquisition and Contract permits in-person access to  
the meeting and virtually through Webex.  
For the record, has the Secretary gone to the reception area to invite any members of  
the public who wish to attend today’s meeting in person to come to this conference  
room?”  
Mr. Sculky responded, "Yes I have."  
Mr. Wishnie said, "I understand that the Budget Director wishes to make two motions."  
Mr. Soule said, “I move to add item 32, Authority for the County of Westchester to enter  
into a lease agreement with Rajvi Management, LLC (“Ardsley Acres”), pursuant to  
which Ardsley Acres will, on an as-needed basis, lease to the County furnished guest  
rooms, for a family size up to five (5) persons, at the hotel known as the Ardsley Acres  
Hotel Court, located at 560 Saw Mill River Road in Ardsley, (the “Hotel”) which will be  
used for the purpose of providing temporary overnight emergency lodging for  
homeless families in crisis, at a rate of $139.00 per room per night, with no additional  
cost for parking, for a total amount not-to-exceed $35,000.00, for a term commencing at  
the Hotel’s check-in time on the day of execution of the Agreement and continuing  
through the Hotel’s check-out time on July 31, 2026.”  
Mr. Gashi seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved.  
Mr. Soule said, “I move to add item 33, Authority for the County of Westchester to enter  
into a lease agreement with Skyview Motel, LLC (“Skyview”), pursuant to which  
Skyview will, on an as-needed basis, lease to the County furnished guest rooms, for a  
family size up to five (5) persons, at the hotel known as the Skyview, located at 125  
Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers, (the “Hotel”) which will be used for the purpose of  
providing temporary overnight emergency lodging for homeless families in crisis, at a  
rate of $120.00 per room per night, with no additional cost for parking, for a total  
amount not-to-exceed $35,000.00, for a term commencing at the Hotel’s check-in time  
on the day of execution of the Agreement and continuing through the Hotel’s check-out  
time on July 31, 2026.”  
Mr. Gashi seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved.  
Acquisition & Contract.  
Minutes of the meeting 8/28/25 and the SEQR Review for agenda items.  
R. Sculky  
Mr. Wishnie moved to receive and file the foregoing minutes and SEQR review,  
which were duly seconded and approved.  
1.  
111729Board of Elections - (i) Enter into a grant agreement (C005118) with the  
New York State Board of Elections (NYBOE) to receive $233,421.20 in  
grant funds to reimburse the County for eligible operating costs  
associated with the general election held November 2024, and (ii) an  
amendment to the grant agreement to amend the term from 4/1/24 -  
3/31/25 to 4/1/24 - 3/31/26 to give the County more time to utilize the  
grant funds.  
T. Nelson  
D. Colety  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
2.  
111608Emergency Services - Enter into a license agreement with the State of  
New York, acting by and through the Division of Homeland Security &  
Emergency Services’ Office of Interoperable & Emergency  
Communications (“NYS OIEC”) to grant the NYS OIEC permission to  
connect its subscriber equipment to the County radio communication  
system and utilize the County radio communication system if a State  
asset is being operated in Westchester County at the request of the  
County for public safety communication purposes, for a term to  
commence upon execution and terminate by either party upon five (5)  
days written notice or by the County in instances of a default upon  
forty-eight (48) hours written notice.  
S. Spear  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
3.  
111755Social Services / Information Technology -Enter into an agreement  
with Eccovia, Inc. (“Eccovia”), pursuant to which Eccovia will modify its  
software if, when, and as instructed by the County, in order to meet the  
evolving needs of the County for its ‘Homeless Management Information  
System’, (the “Services”) for the period from August 1, 2025 through July  
31, 2026, for an amount not-to-exceed $46,000.00, payable at an hourly  
rate (DSS3056A-25 the “Agreement”).  
L. Townes  
M. Beirne  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
4.  
111752Social Services / Information Technology -Exercise its first option  
under its agreement with Eccovia, Inc. (“Eccovia”), pursuant to which  
Eccovia was to provide software-as-a-service, and related professional  
services, for the operation of the County’s homeless management  
information system, for the period from August 1, 2023 through July 31,  
2025 (the “Initial Term”), for an amount not-to-exceed $239,992.80, with  
the County having the option, in its sole discretion, to extend the term for  
up to three (3) additional one (1) year periods (each an “Option Term”),  
on the same terms as the Initial Term, with the not-to-exceed amount for  
each of the Option Terms being as follows: First Option Term (8/1/25 -  
7/31/26): $119,996.40 Second Option Term (8/1/26 - 7/31/27):  
$119,996.40 Third Option Term (8/1/27 - 7/31/28): $119,996.40  
(DSS3035A-23 the “Agreement”), and therefore amend the Agreement  
by, 1.) extending its term by one (1) year, to a new termination date of  
July 31, 2026; 2.) increasing its not-to-exceed amount by $119,996.40, to  
a new total not-to-exceed amount of $359,989.20, to pay for the services  
during the first Option Term, and payable as specified in the Agreement  
for the first Option Term; and 3.) reflecting the fact that the County will  
have two (2) remaining one (1) year options.  
L. Townes  
M. Beirne  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
5.  
111407Social Services - Renew an agreement with Westchester Institute for  
Human Development (“WIHD”) for the provision of Aftercare Services for  
Foster and Therapeutic Care for the Department, by entering into a  
second amendment (DSS6056-B-23), in order to, 1) extend the term  
thereof for the period from 7/1/25 - 6/30/26, and 2) increase the  
not-to-exceed amount by $1,482,949, for services to be rendered during  
the extended term, bringing the total not to exceed payable pursuant to  
the Agreement, First and Second Amendment to $4,372,674.  
L. Townes  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
6.  
111748Social Services - Enter into a funding allocation and disbursement  
agreement with the State of New York, acting by and through its Office of  
Temporary and Disability Assistance (“OTDA”), to accept funding in the  
total amount of $3,887,332 under the 2025-2026 New York State Youth  
Employment Program, to provide employment, educational opportunities,  
and programs that are intended to help reduce community gun violence  
and youth criminal justice involvement for TANF-eligible youth, ages 14 to  
20, throughout the County and disburse the funding allocation as follows:  
of the $3,887,332 in total funding, $2,526,765 will be assigned to the  
Westchester Putnam Workforce Development Board, while the remaining  
$1,360,567 will be assigned to the Yonkers Workforce Development  
Board.  
L. Townes  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
7.  
111754Senior Programs and Services - Enter into an agreement with Pace  
University, by and through its Women’s Justice Center, pursuant to which  
the Consultant will provide legal services and elder abuse training  
services to elderly persons 60 years or older residing in Westchester  
County, for a term commencing retroactively on 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for  
amount not-to-exceed $180,928, payable at agreed-upon unit costs.  
M. Carpenter  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
8.  
111612Community Mental Health - 1) Retroactively authorized to enter into an  
agreement with Choice of New Rochelle, Inc., to provide community  
mental health services, for the period from 1/1/24 - 5/31/25, in an amount  
not to exceed $9,560 and 2) amend the agreement with Choice of New  
Rochelle to a.) modify its scope of services to add additional community  
mental health services, b.) extend the term thereof until 9/30/25, c.)  
increase the amount by $4,121, to a new total amount not to exceed  
$13,681, and d.) modify the agreement’s budget to allocate the additional  
funds that will be used to pay for the Additional Services.  
M. Orth  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
9.  
111595Labs and Research - Enter into an agreement with The New York Milk  
Bank, Inc. (“NYMB”), pursuant to which the County shall provide NYMB  
with quantitative bacteriological screening on pasteurized donor human  
milk, for a term commencing on 11/1/25 - 10/31/27, for an amount not to  
exceed $50,000, to be paid by NYMB to the County at approved rates.  
A. Milovanovic  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
10. 111703College - Contract No. WCC-25-960 for the Construction Phase of Roof  
Replacements, Phase VII - Knollwood Building, Westchester Community  
College, Valhalla, New York. Award to the Low Bidder, Di Paterio  
Contracting Inc., Cortlandt Manor, NY, in the amount of $63,850. (7 bids)  
B. Miles  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
11. 111706College - Contract No. PRC-1486 for Inspection, Testing and Servicing of  
Wet and Dry Fire Sprinkler Systems and Ansul Systems, located at  
Various Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation Facilities.  
Advertise for bids.  
B. Miles  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
12. 111613DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 11-548 with Welkin Mechanical,  
LLC, for HVAC Equipment Upgrades and Odor Control Improvements -  
Phase IV at the Yonkers Joint Wastewater Treatment Plant in Yonkers,  
New York. Approval of Change Order No. 1 to increase the contract  
amount by $1,800,000 and extend the completion date from 6/7/26 to  
12/31/27.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
13. 111614DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 20-516, with Papitto Construction  
Co., Inc., Carmel, NY, for Dam Rehabilitation, Ward Pound Ridge  
Reservation, Towns of Pound Ridge and Lewisboro, New York. Approval  
of Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $250,000, to improve the site  
hydrology, mitigate localized flood risks and ensure longevity and  
performance of the newly installed dams and bridges.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
14. 111615DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 14-521 with T&A Construction for  
New Water Service, Kingsland Point Park, Village of Sleepy Hollow, New  
York. Approval of Change Order No. 1 in the amount not to exceed of  
$100,000, increasing the total contract amount to $885,010, for T&A  
Construction to arrange for the removal, transport, and lawful disposal of  
unsuitable soil and possibly contaminated soil which necessitated  
specialized handling, testing, and off-site disposal.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
15. 111616DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 19-519 with R. Pugni and Sons, Inc.,  
Katonah, NY, for Water and Electric Service Upgrades, George’s Island  
Park, Town of Cortlandt, New York. Approval of Change Order No 1 to  
extend the term of the agreement from 4/15/25 - 4/14/26.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
16. 111619DPW/Transportation - Enter into a license agreement with United States  
Of America, acting through its Department Of Transportation, for use by  
the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) for the use of space at  
Westchester County Airport, for the term from 10/1/25 - 9/30/30, with the  
FAA’s option to renew the license for five more years.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
17. 111620DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 23-502 for Playland Pumping  
Station Rehabilitation, Blind Brook Sewer District, Rye, New York. Award  
to the Low Bidder, Mace Contracting Corporation (MBE), New Rochelle,  
NY, in the amount of $8,393,000. (4 bids)  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
18. 111621DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 24-525 for Shoreline Restoration,  
Ossining Water Resource Recovery Facility, Ossining, New York. Award  
to the Low Bidder, Steven Dubner Landscaping, Inc., Westbury, New  
York, in the amount of $1,358,000. (11 bids)  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
19. 111723DPW/Transportation - Amend Short Form Agreement No. 21-807 with  
Alan Gassman, L.S., White Plains, NY, for the provision of land surveying  
consulting services to various County departments, by extending the term  
retroactively from 7/15/25 - 7/14/26.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
20. 111724DPW/Transportation - Amend Agreement No. 21-916 with TriState  
Planning Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C., Fresh Meadows, NY, in  
connection with Engineering Services for the Rehabilitation of Tuckahoe  
Road, CR #36 & #59, City of Yonkers, New York, by extending the term  
retroactively from 12/31/24 - 12/31/29.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
21. 111725DPW/Transportation - Amend Agreement No. 22-912 with D&B  
Engineers and Architects, D.P.C. (“Consultant”), White Plains, NY, be  
amended to provide additional Project Management Services for Various  
Building Renovation Projects. The Consultant shall provide project  
management services to assist Department personnel in managing the  
capital program and reducing the backlog of capital projects awaiting  
completion and for the additional services rendered, the Consultant shall  
be paid a fee of $3,000,000, bringing the total agreement plus  
amendment to $6,000,000, with the completion date of the agreement to  
be extended retroactively from 8/14/25 - 8/14/27.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
22. 111726DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 18-511 with J&M Heating and Air  
Conditioning, Inc., Bedford Hills, NY, for Replacement of Body Shop/Paint  
Booth Air Control System and Sanding Vacuum System, Central  
Maintenance Facility, Yonkers, New York, in the amount of $1,856,000,  
for the period of 1/1/21 - 1/20/24. Approval of Change Order No. 2, in  
order to extend the term of the agreement through 8/1/25.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
23. 111732DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 25-214 for Countywide Boiler  
Maintenance, Westchester County, New York. Advertise for bids.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
24. 111733DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 25-215 for Service Contract for  
Auto-Body Repair Work, Medium and Heavy Trucks, Department of  
Public Works and Transportation, Westchester County, New York.  
Advertise for bids.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
25. 111734DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 25-216 for Janitorial Services at  
Reginald A. LaFayette County Office Building, 100 East First Street,  
Mount Vernon, New York. Advertise for bids.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
26. 111735DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 25-217 for Countywide Installation of  
Data, Telephone and Branch Circuitry, Various Locations, Westchester  
County, New York. Advertise for bids.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
27. 111736DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 22-517 with ELQ Industries, Inc., for  
Hastings Forcemain Relocation, North Yonkers Sewer District,  
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Approval of J.P. Hogan Coring &  
Sawing, Corp., Staten Island, NY, as a subcontractor.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
28. 111737DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 24-512 with Laura Li Industries, LLC  
(WBE) for Rehabilitation of Seven Bridges Road, C.R. 21, From  
McKesson Hill Road to NYS Route 133 a Distance of 1.21 Miles Town of  
New Castle, New York. Approval of R&J Tree Service, Inc. (MBE),  
Brewster, NY and Sealcoat U.S.A., Yonkers, NY, as subcontractors.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
29. 111738DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 24-519 with Moy Contracting Corp.  
(WBE) for Main House Renovations Hilltop Hanover Farm and  
Environmental Center, 1271 Hanover Street, Yorktown, New York.  
Approval of McNamara Construction NY Inc., Pearl River, NY, as a  
subcontractor.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
30. 111598DEF -1) Renew Contract No. EF-2207 with Alfa Laval Inc., Richmond,  
VA, to provide Annual Inspection and Repair of Centrifuges (Rotating  
Assemblies), including Gearboxes at the Yonkers Joint Water Resource  
Recovery Facility, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, by extending  
the termination date of the agreement from 12/31/25 to 12/31/28; and 2)  
increase the amount by $543,400, from an amount of $643,400, to a new  
amount not to exceed $1,186,800.  
V. Kopicki  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
31. 111740DEF - Contract No. EF-2504 for Maintenance and Service of Emergency  
Generators, Department of Environmental Facilities, Various locations,  
Westchester County, New York. Advertise for bids.  
V. Kopicki  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
32. 111794Social Services -Enter into a lease agreement (DSS3055-25; the  
“Agreement”) with Rajvi Management, LLC (“Ardsley Acres”), pursuant to  
which Ardsley Acres will, on an as-needed basis, lease to the County  
furnished guest rooms, for a family size up to five (5) persons, at the hotel  
known as the Ardsley Acres Hotel Court, located at 560 Saw Mill River  
Road in Ardsley, (the “Hotel”) which will be used for the purpose of  
providing temporary overnight emergency lodging for homeless families in  
crisis, at a rate of $139.00 per room per night, with no additional cost for  
parking, for a total amount not-to-exceed $35,000.00, for a term  
commencing at the Hotel’s check-in time on the day of execution of the  
Agreement and continuing through the Hotel’s check-out time on July 31,  
2026.  
L. Townes  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
33. 111795Social Services -Enter into a lease agreement (DSS3054-25; the  
“Agreement”) with Skyview Motel, LLC (“Skyview”), pursuant to which  
Skyview will, on an as-needed basis, lease to the County furnished guest  
rooms, for a family size up to five (5) persons, at the hotel known as the  
Skyview, located at 125 Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers, (the “Hotel”) which  
will be used for the purpose of providing temporary overnight emergency  
lodging for homeless families in crisis, at a rate of $120.00 per room per  
night, with no additional cost for parking, for a total amount not-to-exceed  
$35,000.00, for a term commencing at the Hotel’s check-in time on the  
day of execution of the Agreement and continuing through the Hotel’s  
check-out time on July 31, 2026.  
L. Townes  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
There being no further business, the Chair declared the meeting adjourned. All approved  
resolutions are on file electronically with the Board of Acquisition and Contract.  
I have reviewed the foregoing minutes and have found them to be correct as written.  
Signed: Raymond Sculky, Secretary  
Dated: September 4, 2025