County to Vote on Millions in Contracts for Sludge Thickener Rehab, Youth Programs, and More

Written By: Robert Cox

WHITE PLAINS, NY (July 24, 2025) — The Westchester County Board of Acquisition and Contract is set to approve a series of contracts and agreements totaling millions of dollars during its meeting later today, focusing on infrastructure improvements, youth employment, emergency services, and environmental initiatives.

The board will consider amending an agreement with NuEnergen, LLC, to extend the term of its demand response program services for power usage at county facilities from Sept. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31, 2027. The amendment will allow NuEnergen to retain 7.75% of amounts owed to the county, with the county receiving 92.25%. The agreement will have no remaining extension options.

The County Executive and Youth Bureau will seek approval to enter an agreement with The New York Presbyterian Hospital to accept a $150,000 grant for the Summer Youth Employment Program, providing employment and training for Westchester youth aged 16-24 from low- to moderate-income families, from July 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2025. Additionally, the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester will be authorized to provide similar services for an amount not to exceed $16,666.67 during the same period.

The Department of Emergency Services will propose amending its agreement with American Medical Response of New York, LLC, to reduce the scope of supplemental emergency medical services by removing two Basic Life Support ambulances effective July 1, 2025. The total contract amount will decrease from $9,000,848 to $8,495,745, covering the period from Jan. 9, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2025.

The Planning Department will request approval to enter an agreement with Davey Resource Group, Inc., for consultant services to prepare annual Monitoring Plan reports for the Edith G. Read Living Shoreline, as required by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, from July 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2030, for an amount not to exceed $290,000.

The Planning Department will also seek to partner with the Town of Greenburgh to construct new ADA-compliant sidewalks along Dobbs Ferry Road, using $200,000 in Community Development Block Grant Program funding, from July 15, 2025, to July 14, 2026.

An amendment to a prior agreement with CJI Research, LLC, for consulting services on the Westchester County Bee-Line Bus System will be proposed to change the term from Feb. 1, 2025, to Jan. 31, 2026, to Aug. 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026, with a not-to-exceed amount of $222,670 funded by a Federal Transit Administration Grant.

The Planning Department will propose entering an agreement with Linear Environmental Corp. and 28-30 Holdings, LLC, to repair common stairwells at 30 Locust Hill Avenue, Yonkers, through the Lead Safe Westchester Program, addressing lead violations for an amount not to exceed $129,925, from Aug. 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026.

The Department of Social Services will seek to amend its agreement with the Family Service Society of Yonkers to extend its representative payee program for up to 300 disabled individuals by one year, to June 30, 2026, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $288,468 to a total of $1,346,844, with one remaining one-year option.

The Department of Health will propose amending its agreement with the New York State Department of Health for the Consumer Assistance for New York State of Health: Navigator Program Grant, extending the term from Aug. 1, 2025, to Jan. 31, 2027, and increasing funding by $698,191.56 to a total of $3,553,402.60.

The Department of Corrections will seek approval to enter a three-year agreement with New York Correct Care Solutions Medical Services P.C. to provide comprehensive medical, dental, and mental health services for inmates at the Westchester County Department of Correction in Valhalla, from July 26, 2025, to July 25, 2028, for an amount not to exceed $49,572,728, with options for three additional one-year renewals.

The Department of Public Safety will propose entering a grant disbursement agreement with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, receiving $683,944 for the State Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program and FY2024 State Homeland Security Program, from Sept. 1, 2024, to Aug. 31, 2027.

The Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW/Transportation) will seek to award Contract No. 23-526 to More Roofing Inc. for roof replacement at the Westchester County Center in White Plains for $6,358,800. Additionally, Contract No. 25-210 will be proposed for award to Laura Li Industries, LLC, for resurfacing various county roads for $2,198,818.

In New Rochelle, DPW/Transportation will propose amending Agreement No. 25-905 with Henningson, Durham & Richardson Architecture and Engineering, P.C., for services related to sludge thickener rehabilitation at the New Rochelle Water Resource Recovery Facility, approving Entech Engineering, P.C., as a subconsultant. In Port Chester, Agreement No. 22-903 with Mott MacDonald NY, Inc., for engineering services for the rehabilitation of Westchester Avenue will be proposed for extension retroactively from Dec. 31, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2029.

DPW/Transportation will also seek to award Contract No. 23-202 to LandVscape Inc. for the repair of the Croton Point Park seawall in Croton-on-Hudson for $290,267 and Contract No. 24-517 to Papitto Construction Co., Inc., for the installation of a fire tower at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Lewisboro and Pound Ridge for $626,600. Additionally, Contract No. 25-518 for roof replacements at various county facilities, including Lenoir Preserve Maintenance Garage in Yonkers, Merestead Preserve Pump House in Mount Kisco, and Croton Point Park Recreation Hall in Croton-on-Hudson, will be proposed for advertisement for bids.

The Office of Tourism will seek approval to issue film permits to ABC Studios New York, LLC, for filming at the Michaelian Office Building in White Plains and Westchester County Airport on June 20, 2025, for an estimated fee of $36,775, and to YDEO Productions, Inc., for filming at Cranberry Lake Preserve in West Harrison from June 26, 2025, to July 9, 2025, for an estimated fee of $35,937.50. The Department of Health will propose entering a Lead Remediation Agreement with Danica Estrada, Juan Gabriel Estrada, Marta Celina Morales, and Lead Professionals, Inc., for lead remediation at 38 Sunnyside Drive in Yonkers, for an amount not to exceed $80,000, through March 31, 2026. The Probation Department will seek approval to accept a $318,330 grant from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for the Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative and contract with JRB 360, LLC, for $90,000 as an Anti-Violence Coordinator, both from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.

This article was drafted with the aid of Grok, an AI tool by xAI, under the direction and editing of Robert Cox to ensure accuracy and adherence to journalistic standards.