WHITE PLAINS, NY (May 15, 2025) — The Westchester County Board of Acquisition and Contract will meet today at 11:30 a.m. in the County Executive Conference Room at the Michaelian Office Building to vote on a series of contracts and agreements, including several exceeding $100,000, aimed at improving infrastructure, public safety, and community services across the county.
The board will consider a $15,488,578 engineering services contract with Hazen and Sawyer / Savin Engineers, P.C., Joint Venture, a minority-owned business in White Plains, will also be on the table. The agreement, proposed by the Department of Public Works and Transportation, involves design services for an alternate water supply and Kensico-Bronx Pipeline improvements in County Water District #1, with a completion date of Dec. 31, 2030. Six subconsultants are slated for approval.
In addition, a $3.6 million agreement with Eastlink Communications LLC, allowing the county to be licensed by the Federal Communications Commission for the use and operation of eight transmit/receive radio frequency pairs. The deal, presented by Information Technology and Emergency Services, is exempt from standard procurement policies.
The Department of Social Services and Information Technology will seek to amend an existing agreement with New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc., increasing the funding by $62,000 to a total of $874,500 for document scanning and indexing services during the first option term, ending Sept. 15, 2024.
The Department of Public Works and Transportation will propose a $533,619.11, five-year agreement with New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc., to provide janitorial services at 450 Saw Mill River Road in Ardsley, starting April 1, 2025. The contract includes $518,060.59 based on current pricing and $15,558.52 for potential prevailing wage increases.
Rye
The Department of Public Works and Transportation will also request approval for a change order to extend Contract No. 20-512 with Montesano Brothers Inc. through May 1, 2026, for the rehabilitation of Midland Avenue in Rye, covering 1.76 miles from Playland Parkway to the Port Chester/Rye border.
Mamaroneck
In Mamaroneck, the board will vote on advertising bids for Contract No. 23-521, which includes aeration, emergency generator, and heating system improvements at the Mamaroneck Water Resource Recovery Facility, and Contract No. 22-526 with ECCO III Enterprises, Inc., for the rehabilitation of the Weaver Street Pumping Station in the Mamaroneck Valley Sanitary Sewer District, with nine subcontractors proposed for approval.
New Rochelle
For New Rochelle, the board will consider advertising bids for Contract No. 23-520, focusing on process operations improvements at the New Rochelle Water Resource Recovery Facility.
Pelham
For Pelham, a $41,200 deal with Pelham Pact Coalition, Inc., for youth programming in Pelham;
Several smaller contracts, each under $100,000, will also be reviewed. These include a $50,000 agreement with the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, Inc., to educate nail salon owners on state ventilation and worker rights laws; a $41,200 contract with Lyndhurst for a public Pollinator Pathway & Native Landscape Experience; a permit for the Village of Irvington to use the Irvington Town Hall Theater for a public listening session on June 3, 2025; a $100,000 renewal with RSC Insurance Brokerage, Inc., for safety training; a $332 monthly agreement with Yellow Dog Software LLC for point-of-sale software for the Parks Department; and an amendment to a $95,000 contract with Alan T. Schramm, Ph.D., increasing it to $285,000 and extending it to Dec. 31, 2025, for probation-related clinical risk assessments.
Additional agenda items include advertising bids for infrastructure projects in Hastings-on-Hudson, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, and other areas, as well as approving subcontractors and accepting completed work on various roadway and facility projects.
For further details, see County of Westchester Board of Acquisition and Contract Agenda for Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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