WHITE PLAINS, NY (May 28, 2025) — The Westchester County Board of Acquisition and Contract met last week on May 22, 2025, to review a series of proposed contracts and agreements focusing on infrastructure, health, and legal services, with several items impacting the Village of Mamaroneck and the Town of Rye.
On the agenda was a proposed $1,187,500 increase to an agreement with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for the design of the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers Flood Risk Reduction Project, which would bring the total county share to $2,019,023.33.
A proposed $1,520,424 grant agreement with Health Research, Inc. was listed for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program, covering July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, to enhance emergency response capabilities.
The agenda included a proposed $6,695,960 contract with Icon Contracting Group, Inc. of Harrison, NY, for the Roof Replacement Program at the Blind Brook Water Resource Recovery Facility, Mamaroneck Water Resource Recovery Facility, and North Yonkers Pumping Station, located in Rye, Mamaroneck, and Yonkers. The contract included approval of three subcontractors and was selected from 11 bids.
A proposed $8,989,828 contract with Sea Breeze General Construction, Inc. of Astoria, NY, was listed for roof, HVAC, and electrical upgrades at the Daniel P. Thomas Material Recovery Facility in Yonkers, with three subcontractors approved. This contract was selected from five bids.
The board reviewed a proposed $2,951,895.16 increase for Contract No. 22-217 with ITG Larson Inc. of White Plains, NY, to extend the countywide installation of access control and security equipment to May 31, 2025, with a new total amount of $7,379,737.89.
A proposed $1,916,760 agreement with Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering & Environmental Services, D.P.C. of Syracuse, NY, was on the agenda for engineering services related to the rehabilitation of trunk sewers in the Blind Brook, Mamaroneck, and Yonkers Joint Sewer Districts, with a completion date of December 31, 2030. Four subconsultants were listed for approval.
The agenda included a proposed $725,000 increase for Contract EF-2311 with Spectraserv, Inc. of Kearny, NJ, for cleaning sludge storage tanks and digesters at the Yonkers Joint Water Resource Recovery Facility, extending the contract to August 31, 2026, with a new total of $1,450,000.
A proposed $300,000 change order for Contract No. 17-529 with Mace Contracting Corporation was listed for the Crotonville Pumping Station rehabilitation in Ossining, extending the completion date to December 31, 2026.
Other agenda items included: amending a Bank of America agreement for armored car services at Playland Park ($50,000); consenting to an outside counsel agreement assignment to Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP ($100,000); amending a New York State Department of Health agreement for human rabies treatment and pet vaccination, extending it to March 31, 2027, with a new total of $589,225; extending a TouchNet Information Systems, Inc. agreement for payment processing at Westchester Community College ($116,188); accepting completed work on a cybersecurity lab renovation at Westchester Community College ($400,570.05); entering an agreement with Bradford J. Gonzalez-Sussman for intergovernmental consulting ($132,000); accepting a $277,963 grant for the District Attorney’s Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Program; entering a memorandum of understanding with Metro-North for supplemental bus services; entering a license agreement with Rudy’s Aircraft Services at Westchester County Airport; and authorizing bids for the Bronx River Pathway reconstruction and a fire training center roof replacement.
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