County of Westchester  
Board of Acquisition and Contract  
Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, January 13, 2022  
Roll Call  
11:00 AM County Executive Conference Room  
Michaelian Office Building  
Mr. Kenneth W. Jenkins, Ms. Catherine Borgia, and Mr.  
Lawrence C. Soule  
Present:  
Attendees:  
Commissioner of Finance  
Associate Chief Deputy County Attorney  
Board of Legislators  
Board of Legislators  
Secretary BAC  
Ann Marie Berg  
Tami Altschiller  
Greg Casciato  
Lisa Hochman  
Raymond Sculky  
Joan Cocciardi  
Assistant Secretary BAC  
Mr. Jenkins presided.  
Mr. Jenkins said, “For the record the County Board of Acquisition and Contract is  
meeting pursuant to Chapter 417 of New York State Laws of 2021, which allows public  
bodies to meet and take action without permitting in-person public access to meetings  
and authorizes such meetings to be held remotely by conference call or similar service,  
provided the public has the ability to view or listen and that such meetings are  
recorded and later transcribed. I understand that the Budget Director wishes to make  
two motions."  
Mr. Soule said, “I move to add item 20, Onbase ID 90149, Authority for the County of  
Westchester to, 1.) amend the pending, authorized lease agreement with Rajvi  
Management, LLC, pursuant to which it is to lease to the County guest rooms at the  
hotel known as the Ardsley Acres Hotel Court, which is to be used for the purpose of  
general isolation housing related to COVID-19, by, a.) increasing the number of leased  
guest rooms from twenty (20) to thirty-five (35), effective January 13, 2022, and b.)  
increasing the total amount payable under the agreement, based upon the increased  
number of guest rooms, by $126,992.25 for the initial term, and with commensurate  
increases for each one-month option term exercised by the County, based upon the  
number of rooms, daily rate, and number of days in each option term, and 2.) agree, as  
part of the terms of the pending, authorized lease, to provide an indemnification to the  
lessor for certain damages that it may suffer from the County’s use of the leased  
premises.”  
Ms. Borgia seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved.  
Mr. Jenkins said, “The motion passes. The Secretary shall add item 20 to the agenda.  
Next motion please.”  
Mr. Soule said, “I move to add item 21, Onbase ID 90147, Authority for the County of  
Westchester to amend the pending, authorized agreement with Westchester  
Community Opportunity Program, Inc., pursuant to which it is to operate housing that  
is provided by the County for the purpose of general isolation housing related to  
COVID-19, by, a.) amending its scope of work by increasing the maximum number of  
clients from twenty (20) to thirty-five (35), effective January 13, 2022, b.) increasing its  
not-to-exceed amount by $59,208.00 for its three-month initial term, and by $19,736.00  
for each of its one-month option terms that the County may exercise, to enable the  
County to pay for services for the increased maximum number of clients, and c.)  
modifying the budget for the initial term and each option term in order to allocate the  
additional funds.”  
Mr. Jenkins said, "I will second seeing that there may be some glitches in the system  
with Chairwoman Borgia. We are going to see if they are in the chat. We are going to  
catch up and connect and reconnect Chairwoman Borgia a different way. She had to  
drop off. We are going to take a little bit of a delay here to be able to move forward with  
the agenda. I am looking at Tami and for the motion purpose itself the motion can get  
approved to add to agenda and what we will do is take a vote right now so all in favor of  
the motion that was on the table can say aye."  
Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Soule answered "aye."  
Mr. Jenkins said, "We are going to take a recess in place while we try to reconnect  
Chairwoman Borgia. We are in a recess right now, in place, while we are trying to  
reconnect. Chairwoman Borgia's tech is back. We were on a recess in place Madam  
Chair. We just added item #21 to the agenda and we will move forward if we are ready  
to go."  
Ms. Borgia said, "Thank you."  
Acquisition & Contract.  
Minutes of the meeting 1/6/22 and the SEQR Review for agenda items.  
R. Sculky  
Mr. Jenkins moved to receive and file the foregoing minutes and SEQR review,  
which were duly seconded and approved.  
1.  
90032 County Executive - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester  
County Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement  
an agreement with the Volunteer Service Bureau of Westchester, Inc.  
d/b/a Volunteer New York! to provide outreach, staff and supplies  
necessary to plan and conduct a program to recruit, schedule and  
supervise volunteers to assist with COVID-19 vaccinations.  
G. Latimer  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
2.  
3.  
89349 Board of Elections - Enter into an agreement with East Side Movers,  
Inc. for moving and storage services of lever voting machines, from  
1/1/22 - 12/31/24, in an amount not to exceed $72,000.  
R. Lafayette  
D. Colety  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
88946 Social Services - Enter into an agreement with the The Young Women’s  
Christian Association of Yonkers, Inc., for which the Y.W.C.A. will provide  
(1) permanent supportive housing for 35 single homeless women and (2)  
Emergency Overnight Shelter for up to 50 women at a facility known as  
the Y.W.C.A. of Yonkers located at 87 South Broadway, Yonkers, New  
York, from 1/1/22 - 12/31/22, for an amount not to exceed $1,365,354.  
L. Townes  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
4.  
89636 Social Services - Enter into an agreement with AssureCare LLC, for  
which AssureCare will provide the County with use of AssureCare’s  
software products, including the software applications known as the Q  
Continuum System, as well as documentation, training materials,  
marketing materials, product support, and enhancements and upgrades  
related thereto, from 1/1/21 - 12/31/21, for an amount not-to-exceed  
$60,000.  
L. Townes  
M. Beirne  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
5.  
89761 Social Services - Amend a 12/2/21 Resolution for an agreement with  
Family Ties of Westchester, Inc., for the provision of the “Every Kid  
Counts” program serving low and moderate risk Child Protective Services  
(CPS) families with children and low and moderate risk families referred  
by the Cross Systems Unit (CSU), from 1/1/22 - 12/31/22, for an amount  
not to exceed $455,650, by decreasing the amount not to exceed by  
$50,000, for a new total not to exceed amount of $405,650.  
L. Townes  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
6.  
89928 Social Services - Amend a 12/9/21 Resolution for an agreement with  
Lifting Up Westchester, Inc. (formerly known as Grace Church  
Community Center, Inc.), 1) to operate an emergency shelter as well as  
an overnight drop-in shelter for single homeless women outside the  
Department’s regular shelter system at a facility known as the Samaritan  
House located at 33 Church Street, White Plains; and 2) to operate an  
emergency shelter as well as an overnight drop-in shelter for single  
homeless men outside the Department’s regular shelter system at a  
facility known as the Open Arms Shelter located at 86 East Post Road,  
White Plains, from 1/1/22 - 12/31/22, for an amount not to exceed  
$2,435,228, by increasing the amount by $88,278, for a new not to  
exceed amount of $2,523,506.  
L. Townes  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
7.  
89639 Health - Enter into an agreement with Eddy Messenger Service Inc., to  
provide scheduled pickup of laboratory specimens from the County’s  
WCDH Clinics and delivery to the County’s Department of Laboratories  
and Research (“County L&R”) for analysis, scheduled pickup and delivery  
of file records boxes as well as unscheduled messenger services as  
needed, from 1/1/22 - 12/31/23, in the amount not-to-exceed $44,000, to  
be paid at the reimbursement rates as specified in Schedule “A”.  
S. Amler  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
8.  
89901 Labs and Research - Renew an agreement with Human Edge, Inc., for  
the provision of temporary lab personnel on an as-needed basis for an  
additional one (1) year period commencing on 1/1/22 - 12/31/22 at a total  
cost to the County not-to-exceed $273,000, under the listed terms and  
conditions.  
A. Milovanovic  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
9.  
89366 College - Consent to the assignment of Contract No. WCC-20-652 with  
New York State Industries for the Disabled, and their subcontractor  
American Maintenance, for the provision of janitorial services for the  
College to New York State Industries for the Disabled with the  
subcontractor Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC, effective on or  
about 8/1/21.  
B. Miles  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
10. 89664 College - Amend an agreement with Thompson & Bender LLC, for the  
provision of full-service advertising services for Westchester Community  
College, in order to increase the amount by $16,500, for a new not to  
exceed amount of $216,500. Approval of AnswerNet, Inc., Willow Grove,  
PA, as a subconsultant, to provide outreach to students who have not  
registered for the Spring 2022 term at Westchester Community College.  
B. Miles  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
11. 89642 District Attorney - Enter into an agreement with the United States  
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, to accept a grant in an  
amount not to exceed $300,000 in Federal Funds and $46,494 in County  
matching funds, for the District Attorney’s Office to operate the Hate  
Crimes Program, for the period from 10/1/21 - 9/30/24.  
M. Rocah  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
12. 89671 District Attorney - 1) Enter into an agreement with the New York State  
Division of Criminal Justice Services, to accept a grant in an amount not  
to exceed $278,100 in State Funds, for the District Attorney’s Office to  
operate The Crime Against Revenue Program, from 1/1/22 - 12/31/22;  
and 2) enter into an agreement with HKA Global Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $52,430 to conduct tax fraud investigations, from 1/1/22 -  
12/31/22.  
M. Rocah  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
13. 89914 District Attorney -1) Enter into an agreement with the New York State  
Office of Family Services, to accept a grant in an amount not to exceed  
$106,148 in State Funds, for the District Attorney’s Office to operate The  
Multidisciplinary Team and Child Advocacy Center Program, from 2/1/22 -  
9/30/22; and 2) enter into two (2) additional agreements, one with the  
Westchester Jewish Community Services, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $12,100 and the other with Westchester Institute For Human  
Development, in an amount not to exceed $26,686, from 2/1/22 - 9/30/22;  
and pursuant to the terms of the grant agreement, the County shall be  
required to contribute $27,262 in matching funds toward the cost of  
implementing the program.  
M. Rocah  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
14. 89588 Public Safety - Enter into an agreement with the Student Assistance  
Services Corporation (“SAS”) to coordinate the Bureau of Justice  
Assistance’s STOP School Violence Prevention and Mental Health  
Training Program (aka Project BRIGHT) that will create, present and help  
to implement school violence prevention and mental health training  
programs for law enforcement, school based personnel and students to  
improve their efforts to reduce violent crime, for a one (1) year term  
commencing retroactive to 10/1/21 - 9/30/22; and in consideration for  
services to be rendered, the County will pay SAS an amount  
not-to-exceed $50,000.  
T. Gleason  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
15. 89575 DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 17-505 with Peter J. Landi Inc., for  
Infrastructure Improvements, V.E. Macy Park, Village of Ardsley, New  
York. Approval of Pat Corsetti Inc., Mamaroneck, as a subcontractor.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
16. 89583 DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 18-526 for Twin Sludge Force Main  
Rehabilitation, Mamaroneck and New Rochelle, New York. Award to Low  
Bidder, Gianfia Corp., Hawthorne, in the amount of $9,458,460. Approval  
of West-Fair Electric Contractors, Inc., Hawthorne, as a subcontractor. (7  
bids).  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
17. 89590 DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 21-507 for Roof Replacement  
Program, Yonkers Joint Water Resource Recovery Facility, Yonkers, New  
York. Award to NUA Construction Corp. (WBE), Ardsley, in the amount of  
$2,814,000. (6 bids).  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
18. 89591 DPW/Transportation - 1) Renew Contract No. 19-204 with CTE  
Incorporated d/b/a Reliable Cleaning System, to provide Janitorial  
Services at District Offices, 25 Moore Avenue and 750 Washington  
Street, Mount Kisco and Peekskill, New York and extend the termination  
date of the agreement from 7/31/22 to 7/31/24; and 2) increase the  
amount by $106,333.33, from an amount of $196,101.60 to a new  
amount not to exceed $302,434.93.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
19. 89592 DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 19-530 for Rehabilitation of Two  
Bronx River Parkway Bridges, (North and South of Leewood Drive), Over  
the Bronx River (BINs 3348829 & 3348839), Town of Eastchester and  
City of Yonkers, New York. Authority to Advertise.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
20. 90149  
Social Services / County Executive/Ctywide Admin Svc - 1) Amend  
the pending, authorized lease agreement with Rajvi Management, LLC,  
pursuant to which it is to lease to the County guest rooms at the hotel  
known as the Ardsley Acres Hotel Court, which is to be used for the  
purpose of general isolation housing related to COVID-19, by, a)  
increasing the number of leased guest rooms from twenty (20) to  
thirty-five (35), effective 1/13/22, and b) increasing the total amount  
payable under the agreement, based upon the increased number of guest  
rooms, by $126,992.25 for the initial term, and with commensurate  
increases for each one-month option term exercised by the County,  
based upon the number of rooms, daily rate, and number of days in each  
option term, and 2) agree, as part of the terms of the pending, authorized  
lease, to provide an indemnification to the lessor for certain damages that  
it may suffer from the County’s use of the leased premises.  
L. Townes  
C. Steers  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
approved by Mr.  
21. 90147 Social Services - Amend the pending, authorized agreement with  
Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc., pursuant to which it  
is to operate housing that is provided by the County for the purpose of  
general isolation housing related to COVID-19, by, a) amending its scope  
of work by increasing the maximum number of clients from twenty (20) to  
thirty-five (35), effective 1/13/22, b) increasing its not-to-exceed amount  
by $59,208 for its three-month initial term, and by $19,736 for each of its  
one-month option terms that the County may exercise, to enable the  
County to pay for services for the increased maximum number of clients,  
and c) modifying the budget for the initial term and each option term in  
order to allocate the additional funds.  
L. Townes  
Mr. Jenkins 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: 01/13/2022