Minutes - Board of Acquisition and Contract

County of Westchester

Board of Acquisition and Contract

Meeting Minutes - Final

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Roll Call

11:00 AM County Executive Conference Room

Michaelian Office Building

Ms. Joan McDonald, Mr. Vedat Gashi, and Ms. Christina

Rampata

Present:

Attendees:

Commissioner of Finance

Associate Chief Deputy County Attorney

Deputy County Attorney

Secretary BAC

Karin Hablow

Tami Altschiller

Dave Vutera

Raymond Sculky

Lindsay Jackson

Assistant Secretary BAC

Ms. McDonald presided.

Ms. McDonald 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 replied, "Yes."

Ms. McDonald stated, "I note that the members of the Board of Acquisition and

Contract are in receipt of a bid protest filed by KONE, Inc. dated July 9, 2026, protesting

the award of Contract No. WCA 26008, Elevator and Escalator Service and Maintenance,

Westchester County Airport, Towns of Harrison and North Castle and Village of Rye

Brook, New York. The members are also in receipt of a letter from Commissioner

Greechan addressed to the Secretary to the Board of Acquisition and Contract in

support of the award of Contract No. WCA 26008 to the lowest responsible bidder LJM

Construction, LLC dba Keystone Elevator Group."

Acquisition & Contract.

Minutes of the meeting 7/22/2026 and the SEQR Review for agenda items.

R. Sculky

Ms. McDonald moved to receive and file the foregoing minutes and SEQR review,

which were duly seconded and approved.

114089

Information Technology - Grant Agreement IT-1846 with the New York

State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to accept

$350,338 in funds under New York State’s 2025 & 2026 Public Safety

Answering Points Operations Grant Program for the period from 1/1/2026

- 12/31/2028.

M. Beirne

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11417 4County Attorney - Pursuant to section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester

County Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement

an agreement with Nationwide Court Services, Inc.

J. Nonna

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11416 1Planning - Agreement with Cornell Cooperative Extension of

Westchester County to provide countywide educational programs for a

term commencing 1/1/2026 - 12/31/2026 in an amount not to exceed

$905,077.

B. Lopez

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

114101

Emergency Services - Exercise the first option under an agreement with

The Blue Cell LLC for various training and exercise services and amend

to: (i) extend the term the through 8/27/2027 and (ii) increase the not to

exceed amount by $150,000 to pay for the additional service during the

extended term.

S. Spear

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11419 5Social Services - Agreement DSS3019-26 with Carter Lard dba Carter

Lard Consulting to operate a facility located at 101 North Broadway,

Yonkers, NY providing single room occupancy residences, double room

occupancy residences, and an emergency overnight drop-in shelter for

single individuals deemed eligible by the Department of Social Services

for the term from 9/1/2026 - 2/29/2028 in an amount not-to-exceed

$1,683,830.16.

L. Townes

Withdrawn by Department

11413 3Senior Programs and Services - agreement with Westchester

Public/Private Membership Fund for Aging Services, Inc. for Senior

Center Recreation and Education to Westchester County seniors under

the Congregate Services Initiative program in an amount not-to-exceed

$35,529, comprised of $20,335 in state funds and $15,194 in County Tax

dollars for a term commencing retroactively on 4/1/2026 - 3/31/2027.

M. Carpenter

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11414 2Senior Programs and Services - Agreement with the Westchester

Public/Private Membership Fund for Aging Services, Inc. to provide Public

Information Services for a term commencing retroactively on 4/1/2026 -

3/31/2027 in an amount not-to-exceed $151,530 of Unmet Need New

York State grant funds. Approval of Rose Press Inc. as a subcontractor.

M. Carpenter

Withdrawn by the Department

11414 3Senior Programs and Services - Agreements with listed agencies to

provide homemaker and housekeeper services to expand/provide

homemaker and housekeeper services, with the option under each

agreement to provide consumer directed in-home services to frail,

homebound County seniors, commencing retroactively on 4/1/2026 -

3/31/2027 in an amount not-to-exceed $408,960 New York State Unmet

Need program funding.

M. Carpenter

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11409 2College - Pursuant to section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester County

Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement an

agreement with DCAK-MSA Architecture and Engineering, PC.

B. Miles

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

10. 11409 3College - Amend Agreement No. WCC-24-951 with DCAK-MSA

Architecture and Engineering, PC, for engineering services in connection

with Maintenance Building Infrastructure Upgrades, Phase I Westchester

Community College, New York, in order to: (i) increase the not-to-exceed

amount by an additional $11,371, for a total aggregate amount

not-to-exceed $57,246; and (ii) extend the term of the Agreement

retroactively from 12/312025 - 12/31/2027.

B. Miles

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11. 11411 6College - Grant agreement with the State University of New York to an

amount not to exceed $46,505,096 in grant funds to provide pre-college

and post-secondary education and workforce training for educationally

and economically disadvantaged eligible applicants of 16 years of age

and older, for a term commencing retroactively on 7/1/2026- 6/30/2031.

B. Miles

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

12. 11411 8DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 26-207, Pest Control Service,

Various County Buildings Westchester County, New York. Award to the

Lowest Bidder, Veganix Pest Management, Elmsford, NY, in the amount

of $658,242. (5 Bids)

H. Greechan

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

13. 11412 1DEF - Contract No. EF-2606 for Internal Inspection of Various Trunk and

Intercepting Sewers Saw Mill, North Yonkers and Hutchinson Sewer

Districts Various Locations Westchester County, New York. Advertise for

bids.

V. Kopicki

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

14. 11411 3DEF - Exercise the option under Contract No. EF-2402 for Repair and

Replacement of Small Air Conditioning Systems (Less than 80 tons) at

Various Locations of the Department of Environmental Facilities,

Westchester County, New York with ThermoDynamics Corp., Yorktown,

NY, amending the agreement to (i) extend the term through 8/15/2028

and (ii) increase the not to exceed amount by $188,750 to cover services

rendered during the extended term.

V. Kopicki

Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

15. 11408 7DEF - Contract No. EF-2605 for Removal of the Daily Production of Grit

from the Yonkers Joint, Peekskill, Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Ossining,

Blind Brook and Port Chester Water Resource Recovery Facilities and

from the Hutchinson and North Yonkers Pumping Stations Westchester

County, New York. Advertise for bids.

V. Kopicki

Ms. McDonald 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: 7/30/2026