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GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA

New Hampshire State House

March 25, 2026, 10:00 AM

CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA

#1 MOP 150, I, B (1): Expenditure Approvals

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

A. Authorize to enter Michael Mottola into an educational tuition agreement with Southern New

Hampshire University, Manchester, NH, to participate in Innovation and Strategy for High Performance

Organizations, from April 20, 2026 to June 28, 2026 and to pay costs in the amount of $ 1,482.75.

100% Other (Agency Income)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

B. Authorize to pay annual organizational dues to the National Criminal Justice Association, Washington,

DC, in the amount of $5,306. Effective upon G&C approval for the period July 1, 2026 through June

30, 2027. 100% Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Division of Medicaid Services

C. Authorize to pay AcademyHealth, Washington, DC in the amount of $15,000 for annual Medicaid

Medical Directors Network Membership dues. Effective upon G&C approval for the 2026 membership

period. 50% Federal Funds, 50% General Funds

#2 MOP 150, I, B (2): Approval of Acceptances

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

A. Authorize to accept donations of supplies for wreath event, MailChimp, postcards, notecards, paver

engraving, tablecloth and runner for events, U -Hauls and gas for wreath event in the amount of

$4,293.35 for the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery to be used for the operation,

maintenance, and improvement of the cemetery as detailed in the letter dated March 2, 2026.

#3 MOP 150, I, B (3): Reports and Findings – NONE

#4 MOP 150, I, B (4): Nominations, Confirmations and Appointments

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

A. Authorize the nomination of Captain Jonathon P. Febonio, Nottingham, NH, for promotion to the rank

of Major, in the NH Air National Guard. This officer meets the physical, moral and professional

qualifications for this grade promotion in the NH Air National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

B. Authorize the confirmation of Nicolas T. Austin, Altus, OK, for appointment to the rank of Major, in the

NH Air National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

C. Authorize the confirmation of Major Elizabeth D. Barker, Hampton Falls, NH, for appointment to the

rank of Major, in the NH Air National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

D. Authorize the confirmation of Captain Joy E. DeWitt, Portsmouth, NH, for appointment to the rank of

Major, in the NH Air National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

E. Authorize the confirmation of Major Lyndsey T. Fleming, Epping, NH, for appointment to the rank of

Lieutenant Colonel, in the NH Air National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

F. Authorize the confirmation of Peter Krauklin, Hampton, NH, for appointment to the rank of Major, in

the NH Army National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

G. Authorize the confirmation of Captain Zachary N. Latimer, Stratham, NH, for appointment to the rank

of Major, in the NH Air National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

H. Authorize the confirmation of Major Aaron C. McCarthy, Portsmouth, NH, for appointment to the rank

of Lieutenant Colonel, in the NH Air National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

I. Authorize the confirmation of Major Robert J. Mello, Magnolia, DE, for appointment to the rank of

Major, in the NH Air National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

J. Authorize the confirmation of Major Shaun C. Morrison, Dover, NH, for appointment to the rank of

Major, in the NH Air National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

K. Authorize the confirmation of Major Matthew W. Sloane, Beverly, MA, for appointment to the rank of

Major, in the NH Air National Guard.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

L. Authorize to reappoint Christina M. Wilson, as an Assistant Attorney General, at a salary of $120,750.

Effective upon G&C approval or April 1, 2026, whichever is later, for a term ending April 1,

2031. 100% Highway Funds

#5 MOP 150, I, B (5): Other Items

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

A. Authorize to amend a grant agreement to New Hampton Village Precinct, New Hampton, NH (originally

approved by G&C 10/4/22, Item #32) by extending the completion date from April 1, 2026 to August

1, 2026 to provide the New Hampton Village Precinct with additional time to complete the

improvements in the water system. Effective upon G&C approval through August 1, 2026. This is a

no cost time extension. 100% Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

B. Authorize to amend an existing contract with Kingsbury Companies, LLC, Middlesex, VT (originally

approved by G&C on 10/30/24, Item #70), for construction services for the rehabilitation of Little Bog

Pond Dam and Lower Trio Pond Dam in Odell, NH, by extending the completion date from July 25,

2026 to December 31, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval. This is a no cost time extension. 41.9%

American Rescue Plan Act Funds, 58.1% Capital (General) Funds

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

C. Authorize to amend an American Rescue Plan Act grant to the City of Claremont, NH (originally

approved by G&C on 11/22/22, Item # 144) by extending the completion date from April 30, 2026,

to July 31, 2026, for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Dewatering Upgrades. Effective upon G&C

approval through July 31, 2026. This is a no cost time extension. 100% Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

D. Authorize to amend a grant agreement to the Town of Plaistow, NH (originally approved by G&C on

8/7/24, Item #45), to finance a watermain extension to remediate per- and polyfluoroalkyl

substances, by extending the completion date from April 30, 2026 to De cember 1, 2026. Effective

upon G&C approval. This is a no cost time extension. 100% Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

E. Authorize the Division of Learner Support, Bureau of Career Development and Adult Education to

amend a sole source existing contract with LiteracyPro Systems, Inc., Miramar, FL (originally

approved by G&C on 7/10/24, Item #45) to provide a web-based, commercial-off-the-shelf, vendor-

hosted student data management system that meets the federal reporting requirements under the

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, with no change to the price limitation of $584,923

and no change to the completion date of July 31, 2028. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General

Funds

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY

F. Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to amend a grant

agreement with the Town of Barrington (originally approved by G&C on 04/23/25, Item #118) for the

implementation of projects identified through the evaluation of natural hazards, by extending the

completion date from April 2, 2026, to April 2, 2027. Effective upon G&C approval. This is a no-cost

time extension. 100% Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Division for Behavioral Health

G. Authorize to amend an existing contract with Granite United Way, Manchester, NH (originally approved

by G&C on 6/25/25, Item #241), to modify the payment terms of the Opioid Abatement Community

Grants Program, with no change to the price limitation of $10,000,000 and no change to the contract

completion date of June 30, 2027. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Other Funds

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Division for Behavioral Health

H. Authorize to amend an existing cooperative project agreement with the University of New Hampshire,

Durham, NH (originally approved by G&C on 10/13/21, Item #34), for Technical Assistance and

Training for Children’s Behavioral Health Evidence Based Practices, to reduce the scope of services to

align with decreased general and federal funding, and exercise a contract renewal option by

decreasing the price limitatio n by $901,500 from $8,766,757 to $7,865,257 and extending the

completion date from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal

Funds

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REGULAR AGENDA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

#6 Authorize the Bureau of Asset Management, Performance, and Strategies to amend a contract with

AssetWorks, Inc., Berwyn, PA (originally approved by G&C on 1/8/20, Item #16), for the Work Order, Fleet,

and Inventory System, to exercise the State’s option for a 4-year extension. Effective upon G&C approval. (2)

Further authorize to increase the contract amount by $1,188,484.81 from $3,688,864.35 to $4,877,349.16.

This is the first and only option for a four -year extension, with a 3% annual increase. Effective upon G&C

approval. 100% IT for Transportation Funds

#7 Authorize the Bureau of Highway Design to retroactively amend a contract with CHA Consulting Inc.,

Keene, NH (originally approved by G&C on 2/22/23, Item #29), for improvements to NH Route 101 in the City

of Keene, NH, by extending the completion date from February 28, 2026 to December 31, 2026. Effective

upon G&C approval. Time extension only, no additional funding is required.

#8 Authorize the Bureau of Aeronautics to accept and expend grant revenue in the amount of $43,950

in FY26 from the Federal Aviation Administration to cover eligible administrative costs. Effective upon G&C

approval through June 30, 2029. 100% Federal Funds

#9 Authorize the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with Scenic Cove

Condominium Association, Laconia, NH, in the amount of $32,147.50 for the use of state -owned property in

Laconia, NH along Paugus Bay. Effective upon G&C approval. The land will be conveyed without any explicit

covenants, restrictions, or permissions regarding hunting, fishing, or other recreational activities. Applicable

local and state laws will govern such activities.

#10 Authorize the Division of Operations to transfer $5,930,000 from the Highway Surplus Account to fund

winter maintenance activities. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2026. 100% Highway Funds.

Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on March 20, 2026.

#11 Authorize the Division of Finance to transfer $556,500 between various accounting units and classes

to continue to meet the State’s transportation needs. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2026.

55.08% Federal Funds, 44.92% Highway Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on

March 20, 2026.

#12 Authorize the Bureau of Highway Maintenance to retroactively pay Chadwick-BaRoss, Concord, NH,

$7,190.94 for the parts and repairs of State -owned 2016 Volvo MCT 110C skid steer tractor from the Patrol

Section 528 of the Bureau of Highway Maintenance District 5. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Highway

Funds

#13 Authorize the Bureau of Right -of-Way to pay a property owner $12,731 as documented in the

Contemplated Awards list, for amounts exceeding $5,000 for the period extending from February 28, 2026

through March 2, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval.

#14 Authorize the Bureau of Right -of-Way to pay a property owner $16,298 as documented in the

Contemplated Awards list, for amounts exceeding $5,000 for the period extending from February 4, 2026

through February 27, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval.

#15 Authorize the Bureau of Right -of-Way to pay a property owner $44,000 as documented in the

Contemplated Awards list, for amounts exceeding $5,000 for the period extending from December 11, 2025

through February 3, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval.

#16 Authorize the Bureau of Human Resources to pay sole source invoices to CMC & Associates,

Tallahassee, FL, for an amount not to exceed $35,162 for transportation specific training. Effective upon G&C

approval through December 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

#17 Authorize the Bureau of Rail and Transit to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with Paul Gillis,

Laconia, NH, in the amount of $11,132.50 for the use of state -owned property in Laconia, NH along Pa ugus

Bay. Effective July 1, 2025, upon G&C approval through June 30, 2030. The land will be conveyed without any

explicit covenants, restrictions, or permissions regarding hunting, fishing, or other recreational activities.

Applicable local and state laws will govern such activities.

#18 Authorize the Bureau of Rail and Transit to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with DeStefano

Family Trust, Beverly, MA, in the amount of $11,132.50 for the use of state -owned property in Laconia, NH

along Paugus Bay. Effective July 1, 2025, upon G&C approval through June 30, 2030. The land will be conveyed

without any explicit covenants, restrictions, or permissions regarding hunting, fishing, or other recreational

activities. Applicable local and state laws will govern such activities.

#19 Authorize the Bureau of Human Resources to enter into a sole source agreement with Federal

Highway Administration Finance Division, National Highway Institute, Arlington, VA for an amount not to

exceed $116,500 for training. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2026. 100% Federal

Funds

#20 Authorize the Bureau of Materials & Research to enter into a sole source Project Agreement with the

University of New Hampshire Sponsored Programs Administration, Durham, NH, to improve material durability

in New Hampshire for a fee not to exceed $75,684. Effective upon G&C approval through November 30, 2027.

100% Federal Funds

#21 Authorize the Bureau of Rail and Transit to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with the Hurley

Family, Laconia, NH, in the amount of $11,132.50 for the use of state -owned property in Laconia, NH along

Paugus Bay. Effective July 1, 2025, upon G&C approval through June 30, 2030. The land will be conveyed

without any explicit covenants, restrictions, or permissions regarding hunting, fishing, or other recreational

activities. Applicable local and state laws will govern such activities.

#22 Authorize the Bureau of Rail and Transit to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with Sun Lake

Village Docks, LLC, Belmont, NH, in the amount of $79,993.75 for the use of state-owned property in Belmont,

NH along Lake Winnisquam. Effective July 1, 2025, upon G&C approval through June 30, 2030. The land will

be conveyed without any explicit covenants, restrictions, or permissions regarding hunting, fishing, or other

recreational activities. Applicable local and state laws will govern such activities.

#23 Authorize the Bureau of Rail and Transit to enter into a retroactive lease agreement with the

Campbell Family, Laconia, NH, in the amount of $11,132.50 for the use of state -owned property in Laconia,

NH along Paugus Bay. Effective July 1, 2025, upon G&C approval through June 30, 2030. The land will be

conveyed without any explicit covenants, restrictions, or permissions regarding hunting, fishing, or other

recreational activities. Applicable local and state laws will govern such activities.

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

#24 Authorize to accept and expend $162,312 in State Fiscal Year 2026 from the 2023 Homeland Security

Grant Program funds available from the Department of Safety for the funding of cybersecurity enhancements.

Effective G&C approval through August 31, 2026. 100% Transfer of Federal Funds. (2) Further authorize

to establish Class 046 – Consultants for the purpose of supporting the cybersecurity enhancements. Effective

G&C approval through August 31, 2026. 100% Transfer of Federal Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal

Committee approval on March 20, 2026.

#25 Authorize to establish a salary of $143,061 Salary Grade II, Step 7 for Ms. Pamela McLeod, Chief

Information Security Officer. Effective April 3, 2026, or upon G&C approval, whichever is later. 19% Federal

Funds, 32% General Funds, 49% Other Funds

#26 Authorize, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Economic Stability,

to amend an existing contract with Konica Minolta Business Solutions, USA, Inc., Ramsey, NJ (originally

approved by G&C on 6/29/22, Item #77), to continue providing maintenance, support, and operation services

for the Department’s electronic content management system, known as OnBase, as well as perform upgrades,

by exercising a contract renewal option by increasing the price limitation by $400,000 from $532,152 to

$932,151 and extending the completion date from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2028. Effective July 1, 2026,

upon G&C approval. 100% Other Funds (Agency Class 27)

#27 Authorize, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, to enter into a sole source

amendment to an existing contract with Legal Files Software, Inc., Atlanta, GA (originally approved by G&C

on 8/22/12, Item #111) to modify the scope of services for the Legal Files case tracking software to automate

the upload of budgetary data into a secure cloud environment, by increasing the price limitation by $13,600

from $711,547 to $725,147 with no change to the contract completion date of June 30, 2030. Effective upon

G&C approval. 46.97% Federal Funds, 51.99% General Funds, 1.04% Other Funds

#28 Authorize, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Economic Stability,

to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Deloitte Consulting, LLP, New York, NY

(originally approved by G&C on 11/2/22, Item #34), to modify the scope of work to remove services related

to planned Call Center Enhancements solutions, and to add services to m odernize and improve New

Hampshire’s eligibility and enrollment system across NH EASY and New HEIGHTS for the Medicaid, Long-Term

Care, and Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program, by increasing the price limitation by $12,498,561 from

$89,670,580.12 to $102,169,141.12, with no change to the contract completion date of September 30, 2028.

Effective upon G&C approval. 88.14% Federal Funds, 11.86% General Funds

OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

#29 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with New Hampshire Professionals Health Program,

Concord, NH in the amount of $1,616,340 to administer the professionals’ health program. Effective upon G&C

approval for the period of May 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, with the option to renew for an additional two-

year period. 100% Agency Funds

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY

#30 Authorize, under the Community Development Block Grant program, to award a grant to the County

of Cheshire, Keene, NH, in the amount of $25,000, to support its planning study at the Maplewood Water

Treatment Facility located at 201 River Road, Westmoreland, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June

30, 2027. 100% Federal Funds

#31 Authorize, under the Community Development Block Grant program, to award a grant to the City of

Laconia, NH, in the amount of $500,000 on behalf of the Community Action Program Belknap and Merrimack

Counties, Inc. (CAP-BM) to support the CAP-KM Kitchen Expansion and Improvements project located at 184

Beacon Street, Laconia, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2027. 100% Federal Funds

#32 Authorize, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding, specifically under the

Community Development Block Grant program, to award a grant to the County of Strafford, Dover, NH, in the

amount of $424,859, of which a total of $140,981 will be used by the grantee to support the Willard Center

and $251,923 is to be subgranted to Community Action Partnership of Strafford County/Home for Now located

at 202 Washington Street, Rochester, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2026. 100%

Federal Funds

#33 Authorize, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding, specifically under the

Community Development Block Grant program, to award a grant to the City of Concord, NH, in the amount of

$130,000, of which a total of $114,000 will be s ubgranted to the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness.

Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

#34 Authorize, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding, specifically under the

Community Development Block Grant program, to award a grant to the City of Manchester, NH, in the amount

of $500,000. A total of $245,000 will remain with the city for the shelters located at 39 Beech Street and 200

Elm Street, Manchester, NH and the rest will be subgranted to Families in Transition to provide public service

activities to the Family Emergency Shelter and Adult Emergency Shelter. Effective upon G&C approval through

December 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

#35 Authorize to accept and expend monies collected from the Town of Colebrook, NH ($31,641) and the

Town of Columbia, NH ($6,343) in the amount of $37,984 for reassessment work completed by the DRA.

Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% Agency Income

HOUSING APPEALS BOARD

#36 Authorize a salary increment for the Chairman of the Housing Appeals Board, Mr. David J. Rogers,

Esq., in the amount of $4,755 from the current salary of $91,980 to a salary of $96,735. Effective March 25,

2026, upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds

JUDICIAL COUNCIL

#37 Authorize to receive an additional appropriation from funds not otherwise appropriated in the total

amount of $750,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% General

Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on March 20, 2026.

#38 Authorize to receive an additional appropriation from funds not otherwise appropriated in the total

amount of $2,500,000. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% General Funds. Fiscal

Committee approved a request of $5,500,000 on October 17, 2025.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES

#39 Authorize an annual salary increase for Shawn P. Buck, Director, State of New Hampshire Veteran’s

Cemetery, in the amount of $4,755, from a current salary of $91,980 to a new salary of $96,735. Effective

May 5, 2026, upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds

#40 Authorize to exercise a contract renewal option with Securitas Security Services, USA, Inc.,

Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 4/10/24, Item #38A), for armed security services at Pease

Air National Guard Base, Newington, NH by increasing the pr ice limitation by $1,172,845.44 from

$2,260,740.88 to $3,433,586.32 and extending the completion date from April 30, 2026 to April 30, 2027.

(2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $23,456.91 for unanticipated expenses bring ing the

contract total to $3,457,043.23. Effective upon G&C approval for the period May 1, 2026 through April 30,

2027. 100% Federal Funds

#41 Authorize the Division of Community Based Military Programs to retroactively exercise a contract

renewal option with Easterseals NH Inc., Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3/12/25, Item #36),

to facilitate raising awareness, navigation, access, and receipt of Veterans benefits and resources they have

earned to enhance S ervice Member, Veterans, and Families well-being by increasing the price limitation by

$148,695 to $297,390 and by extending the completion date from March 12, 2026 to March 12, 2027. Effective

upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

#42 Authorize to retroactively pay the National Council of Insurance Legislators, Belmar, NJ the amount

of $20,000 for the calendar year 2026 membership dues. Effective January 1, 2026, upon G&C approval.

100% Other Funds

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

#43 Authorize the Department of Energy to amend a Fiscal Committee Item (originally approved by the

G&C on 8/27/25, Item #33) by transferring funds in the amount of $130,520 between classes for the purpose

of creating class 040 – Indirect Costs of Federal Funds from the United States Department of Energy, Inflation

Reduction Act, Home Efficiency Rebates Program, to provide rebates to households that have taken

energy efficiency measures. Effective upon G &C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% Federal Funds.

Fiscal Committee approved on February 20, 2026.

#44 Authorize to enter into a sole source cooperative project agreement with the Community College

System of New Hampshire (CCSNH), Concord, NH, pursuant to the Master Agreement for Cooperative Projects

between the State of New Hampshire and CCSNH dated June 8, 2015, for an amount not to exceed

$1,257,970, to manage the Training for Residential Energy Contractors Program on behalf of the Department.

Effective upon G&C approval through November 30, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

#45 Authorize to amend a contract with Douglas W. Brogan, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on

3/26/25, Item #40), by executing an available one-year contract extension and increasing the price limitation

by $7,700 from $46,200 to $53,900 and extending the expiration date from April 30, 2026 to April 30, 2027,

to assist and advise the Department in evaluating water utility engineering and capital cost data. Effective

upon G&C approval through April 30, 2027. 100% Other (Special Utility Assessment)

#46 Authorize to enter into a contract with Blue Ridge Consulting Services, Inc., Travelers Rest, SC, for

$543,375, to provide utility revenue requirement consulting services on behalf of the Department. Effective

upon G&C approval through June 30, 2029. The contract term may be extended by up to three additional

years to conduct the same or similar work and the not -to-exceed amount may be increased, all at the sole

option of the State, contingent upon satisfactory contractor performance, projected requir ements for similar

consulting services, and G&C approval. 100% Utility Special Assessment

#47 Authorize to enter into a contract with JCN Partners d/b/a Everblue, Huntersville, SC, for an amount

not to exceed $32,410,664, to implement to the process of rebates in coordination with Inflation Redu ction

Act Section 50122, Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate Program. Effective upon G&C approval through

September 30, 2031. The contract term may be extended by up to three additional years, at the sole option

of the State, subject to the parties prior written agreement on applicable fees for each extended term under

the same terms and conditions and G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

#48 Authorize the Division of Planning and Community Development to transfer funds in the amount of

$6,000 and create a new expenditure Class 50 - Part Time Salaries. (2) Further authorize funds to

be allocated as detailed in the letter dated February 19, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30,

2027. 100% General Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on March 20, 2026.

#49 Authorize to accept and expend $17,039,652 of Infrastructure, Investments, and Jobs Act, Broadband

Equity, Access, and Deployment Funds to continue supporting the improvement of the State of New

Hampshire’s broadband infrastructure program. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100%

Federal Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on March 20, 2026.

#50 Authorize the Division of Travel and Tourism to award grants to the organizations as detailed in the

letter dated February 20, 2026 in the total amount not to exceed $138,415.56 for marketing projects under

the Joint Promotional Program for the grant period. Effective upon G&C approval through the dates indicated

in the letter. 100% General Funds

FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT

#51 Authorize to enter into a contract with Pepperell Cove Marine Services, Inc., Kittery, ME for an amount

not to exceed $41,290 to replace a Fish and Game Dock located in New Castle, NH. Effective upon G&C

approval through June 30, 2026. 70% Wildlife Heritage Foundation Grant Funds, 30% Fish and Game

Funds

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES

#52 Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands, Forest Management Bureau to accept and expend Federal

Funds in the amount of $160,000 to fund State Forest Nursery improvements as authorized by Federal

Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation Revegetation grants. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027.

100% Federal Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on March 20, 2026.

#53 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain Ski Area to make a retroactive

payment to the National Ski Areas Association, Lakewood, CO in the amount of $5,881.71 for membership

dues. Effective upon G&C approval for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. 100% Other Funds

(Agency Income)

#54 Authorize to make a retroactive one-time payment totaling $870.37 to Mr. Scott C oruth,

ARCHITECTS-4, from State Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations for compensation of wages which were not paid in

State Fiscal Year 2025 and associated benefits totaling $188.93 for a total payment of $1,059.30. Effective

upon G&C approval. 90% Other Funds (Agency Income), 10% General Funds

#55 Authorize to continue one full-time temporary GENERAL RPR WKRS-3, a position assigned to Cannon

Mountain Franconia Notch State Park that is essential for effective and efficient operations. Effective upon G&C

approval for the period April 11, 2026 through April 11, 2027. 100% Other Funds

#56 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation, Cannon Mountain to enter into a contract with G.W.

Tatro Construction Inc., Jeffersonville, VT in the amount of $98,878 for labor and materials required for the

pipe replacement on the Gremlin and Rock Garde n Trails at Cannon Mountain Ski Area. Effective upon G&C

approval through July 31, 2026. 100% Cannon Mountain Capital Improvement Fund

#57 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a Parking Lease Agreements with the

lessees as detailed in the letter dated February 17, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval for the period April 1,

2026 through October 31, 2026. (2) Further authorize to accept payment from the lessees totaling $129,326

as detailed in the letter, for Parking Leases for the 2026 season. Effective upon G&C approval.

#58 Authorize the Division of Parks and Recreation to enter into a contract with Palm Coastal Care, LLC,

Hampton Falls, NH in the amount of $204,990 to provide biennial beach cleaning services for Hampton Beach

State Park, Hampton, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2027. 100% Agency Income

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

#59 Authorize to accept and expend $980,000 in federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to

fund investments in wastewater infrastructure through New Hampshire ’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund

Program. Effective upon G &C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% Federal Funds. Contingent upon

Fiscal Committee approval on March 20, 2026.

#60 Authorize to accept and expend $1,040,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency High Hazard

Potential Dam Grant Funds from the Department of Homeland Security, Division of Homeland Security and

Emergency Management, for the purposes of designing the rehabilitation of two-state owned dams, Newfound

Lake Dam in Bristol, NH and Pittsfield Mill Dam in Pittsfield, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June

30, 2027. 100% Pass-Thru Federal Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on March

20, 2026.

#61 Authorize the Water Division, Dam Bureau to accept and expend funds in the amount of $4,349,213

in NHDES Aquatic Resources Mitigation (ARM) funds, for the purpose of removing the Hadley Falls Dam and

restoring natural stream and wetland functions in Goffstown, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through June

30, 2027. 100% ARM Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on March 20, 2026.

#62 Authorize to make a retroactive one-time payment from State Fiscal Year 2026 funds to Karl Benedict,

Environmentalist V in the Water Pollution Division, Wetlands Permitting Bureau in the amount of $1,849.47.

This payment is to compensate the employee for wages that were not paid for State Fiscal Year 2025. 100%

Other Funds

#63 Authorize to retroactively pay the 2026 membership dues to the Council of Infrastructure Financing

Authorities, Farmington, CT in the amount of $2,500 for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31,

2026. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds

#64 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Auburn, NH totaling $500,000 for partial

funding for the replacement of one engine model year 1997 diesel fire truck. Effective upon G &C approval

through September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust

Funds

#65 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Kingston, NH totaling $191,484 for partial

funding for the replacement of one engine model year 2003 diesel dump truck. Effective upon G&C approval

through September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust

Funds

#66 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Rollinsford, NH totaling $500,000 for

partial funding for the replacement of one engine model year 2001 fire truck. Effective upon G&C approval

through September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust

Funds

#67 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Tilton, NH totaling $214,070 for partial

funding for the replacement of one engine model year 2006 diesel dump truck. Effective upon G&C approval

through September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust

Funds

#68 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Deering, NH totaling $223,225 for partial

funding for the replacement of one engine model year 2007 diesel dump truck. Effective upon G&C approval

through September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust

Funds

#69 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Whitefield, NH totaling $254,325 for partial

funding for the replacement of one engine model year 1997 diesel dump truck. Effective upon Governor and

Council approval through September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental

Mitigation Trust Funds

#70 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Windham, NH totaling $149,412 for partial

funding for the replacement of one engine model year 2007 tractor truck. Effective upon G&C approval through

December 31, 2026. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Funds

#71 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Newport, NH totaling $126,098 for partial

funding for the replacement of one engine model year (EMY) 1989 backhoe, one EMY 2001 backhoe, one EMY

2012 trackless sidewalk tractor, and one EMY 2005 wheel loader. Effective upon G &C approval through

September 30, 2026. 55% Federal Funds, 45% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental

Mitigation Trust Funds

#72 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with Berlin Public Schools – City of Berlin, NH totaling

$73,003 for partial funding for the replacement of one engine model year 1998 dump truck. Effective upon

G&C approval through September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental

Mitigation Trust Funds

#73 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with Berlin Public Schools – City of Berlin, NH totaling

$365,922 for partial funding for the replacement of one engine model year 2008 school bus. Effective upon

G&C approval through September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental

Mitigation Trust Funds

#74 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the Town of Hampton, NH totaling $330,133 for partial

funding for the replacement of one engine model year 2006 refuse truck. Effective upon G&C approval through

September 30, 2027. 100% New Hampshire Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Funds

#75 Authorize to enter into sole source contracts with David R. Converse and J. Dykstra Eusden Jr. in the

amount of $60,933 for surficial and bedrock geologic mapping services. Effective upon G&C approval through

July 9, 2027. 100% Federal Funds

#76 Authorize to award an Asset Management Grant to the Town of Carroll, Twin Mountain, NH totaling

$20,000 to improve public water system management. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027.

100% Federal Funds

#77 Authorize to enter into a sole source agreement with the University of New Hampshire, Sponsored

Program Administration, Durham, NH, in the amount of $114,400 to support the Piscataqua Region Monitoring

Collaborative. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2027. 4% Federal Funds, 80% CWSRF

Management Fees and 16% General Funds

#78 Authorize to execute an amendment to the Agreement with Gannett Fleming, Inc., d/b/a GFT

Infrastructure, Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA (originally approved by G&C on 10/19/22, Item #72), by increasing

the contract by $343,406 from $5,400,000 to $5,743,406 for dam engineering services at state-owned dams,

and to extend the end date from December 31, 2026 to December 31, 2028. Effective upon G&C approval.

92.3% Federal Funds and 7.7% Capital (General) Funds. This is an allowable use of ARP FRF funds

under Section 602 (c)(1)(D) to make necessary investments in general government services.

#79 Authorize to award a grant to the William Lawrence Camp, Inc., Wolfeboro Falls, NH, in the amount

not to exceed $60,000 for water system improvements under the provisions of RSA 485:F. Effective upon

G&C approval through December 31, 2027. 100% Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fun d

#80 Authorize to award a grant to the Fall Mountain Regional School District, Langdon, NH, in the amount

not to exceed $17,500 for lead remediation in drinking water at four schools, under the provisions of RSA

485:F. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2026. 100% Drinking Water and Groundwater

Trust Fund

#81 Authorize to retroactively amend an American Rescue Plan Act grant to the Tanglewood Park

Cooperative, Inc., Keene, NH (originally approved by G&C 9/20/23, Item #132) by extending the completion

date from February 28, 2026 to August 31, 2026. Effective retroactive to February 28, 2026, upon G&C

approval through August 31, 2026. This is a no-cost amendment. 100% Federal Funds

#82 Authorize to amend an American Rescue Plan Act grant to the South Weare Mobile Home Cooperative,

Weare, NH (originally approved by G&C on 10/4/23, Item #64), for water and wastewater system

improvements by increasing the grant limitation by $100,000 from $476,515 to $576,515. Effective upon G&C

approval through August 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

#83 Authorize to amend a grant agreement to the Presidential Pines Cooperative, Inc., Loudon, NH

(originally approved by G&C on 1/18/23, Item #77), by increasing the grant limitation by $186,900 from

$1,564,825 to $1,751,725, and by extending the completion date from June 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026.

Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

#84 Authorize to amend an American Rescue Plan Act grant with Wagon Wheel Tenants Cooperative, Inc.,

Londonderry, NH (originally approved by G&C on 1/18/23, Item #84), by increasing the grant limitation by

$180,000 from $674,757 to $854,757, for an interconnection to a larger public water system. Effective upon

G&C approval through August 1, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

#85 Authorize Pelosi Living Trust’s request to perform the work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, NH.

#86 Authorize Stonecrest Condominium Association’s request to perform the work on Lake Winnipesaukee

in Laconia, NH.

#87 Authorize 62 Waterloo Circle Realty LLC’s request to perform work on Piscataqua River in Dover, NH.

#88 Authorize Andrew C & Danielle S Herrold’s request for a five-year permit time extension of a Wetland

Bureau permit #2020-02789, to perform the following work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Tuftonboro (previously

approved by G&C on 3/24/21, Item #84).

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

#89 Authorize to enter into a grant agreement with the New Hampshire School Administrators Association,

Concord, NH, in the amount of $50,000.00, to support the 85th Annual 2026 Conference of New Hampshire

school system administrators and leaders. Effective upon G &C approval through June 30, 2026. 100%

Federal Funds

#90 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with TPR Education, LLC d/b/a The Princeton Review,

New York, NY in an amount not to exceed $600,000 to provide access to all eligible New Hampshire students,

to the Tutor.com learning system. Effective upon G &C approval through August 31, 2027. 26% Federal

Funds, 74% Education Trust Fund

POLICE STANDARDS & TRAINING COUNCIL

#91 Authorize to enter into a contract with Dirigo Safety, LLC, Auburn, ME for $33,750 to provide technical

law enforcement training. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% General Funds

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY

#92 Authorize to transfer $2,000,000 among accounts within the Divisions as detailed in the letter dated

March 18, 2026, for anticipated shortages in salary and benefits for the remainder of SFY 2026 and the 2027

biennium. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100% General Funds. Contingent upon

Fiscal Committee approval on March 20, 2026.

#93 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to award a grant to the

Town of Hooksett, NH in the amount of $13,124.67 to update the Town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. Effective

upon G&C approval through September 22, 2028. 100% Federal Funds

#94 Authorize the Division of Administration to award a grant to the NH Department of Natural and Cultural

Resources in the amount of $9,600 from the 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program. Effective upon G&C

approval through September 30, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

#95 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to award a grant to the

Town of Raymond, NH in the amount of $13,124.67 to update the Town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. Effective

upon G&C approval through September 22, 2028. 100% Federal Funds

#96 Authorize the Division of Fire Safety to award a grant to the Twin State Mutual Aid Fire Association,

North Haverhill, NH in the amount of $10,000 from the 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program for Regional

Hazardous Materials Response Teams to conduct advanced training for hazardous materials technicians.

Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2027. 100% Federal Funds

#97 Authorize the Division of Fire Standards & Training and Emergency Medical Services to enter into a

sole source amendment to an existing contract with Kirila Fire Training Facilities, Inc., Fowler, OH (originally

approved by G&C on 4/10/24, Item #86), by increasing the price limitation by $17,640 from $86,850 to

$104,490 with no change to the contract completion date, to provide maintenance services for the

Airport Rescue Firefighting Facility Trainer. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 100%

Revolving Funds

#98 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to award a grant to the

Town of Holderness, NH in the amount of $9,843.75 to update the Town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. Effective

upon G&C approval through September 9, 2028. 100% Federal Funds

#99 Authorize the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to award a grant to the

Town of Rye, NH in the amount of $10,125 to update the Town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. Effective upon G&C

approval through September 2, 2028. 100% Federal Funds

#100 Authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to retroactively exercise a contract renewal option with

Randall-Reilly, LLC, Tuscaloosa, AL (originally approved by G&C on 12/19/18, Item #65B), for vehicle valuation

and identification services by increasing the price limitation by $224,400 from $787,400 to $1,011,800 and

extending the completion date from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2027. Effective upon G&C approval

for the period of Dece mber 31, 2025 through December 31, 2027. 100% Other (Revolving Fun ds)

#101 Authorize the Division of Administration to award a grant to the NH Fish and Game Department in the

amount of $36,306 from the 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program. Effective upon G&C approval through

September 30, 2026. 100% Federal Funds

#102 Authorize the Division of Administration to award a grant to the City of Manchester Fire Department,

Manchester, NH in the amount of $25,000 from the 2023 Homeland Security Grant Program to procure a new

uninterrupted power supply system. Effective upon G&C approval through August 31, 2026. 100% Federal

Funds

#103 Authorize the Division of Administration to enter into a grant agreement with Camp Yavneh,

Northwood, NH, in the amount of $200,000 to provide funding for physical and cyber security enhancements

and other security-related activities, at the facility located at 69 Lower Deerfield Road Northwood, NH. Effective

upon G&C approval through April 30, 2028. 100% Federal Funds

#104 Authorize the Division of Administration to enter into a grant agreement with Camp Yavneh,

Northwood, NH, in the amount of $200,000 to provide funding for physical and cyber security enhancements

and other security-related activities, at the facility located at 18 Lucas Pond Road, Northwood, NH. Effective

upon G&C approval through April 30, 2028. 100% Federal Funds

#105 Authorize the Division of Administration to award a grant to the NH Department of Information

Technology in the amount of $1,254,857 from the 2025 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, to

strengthen cybersecurity against potential cyber incidents that threaten national security. Effective upon G&C

approval through August 29, 2029. 100% Federal Funds

#106 Authorize the Division of State Police, to accept and expend $45,198 of pass-through federal funds

from the NH Office of Highway Safety, for the State Police Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Equipment and

Training Grant, to purchase equipment and traini ng for crash investigations. Effective upon G&C approval

through September 30, 2026. 100% Intra-Agency Transfers

#107 Authorize the Division of Fire Safety, to award a grant to the Manchester Fire Department HAZMAT

Team in the amount of $15,833 from the 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program. Effective upon G&C approval

through August 31, 2027. 100% Federal Funds

#107A Authorize the Division of Administration to enter into a contract with Adrian Technologies, Inc., Tanner,

AL, in the amount of $107,060 to conduct an operational assessment and provide implementation

recommendations for the Bureau’s Motor Fuel Distributor, International Fuel Tax Agreement, and International

Registration Plan audit programs. Effective upon G&C approval through June 30, 2027. 36% Federal Funds,

64% Other (Cost of Collections)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

#108 Authorize to appoint Robert J. Rabuck, as an Attorney, at a salary of $115,000. Effective upon G&C

approval or April 3, 2026, whichever is later. 100% General Funds

#109 Authorize to grant a salary increase to Charles O. Bucca, Assistant Attorney General, in the amount

of $4,000, from a salary level of $115,000 to a salary level of $119,000. Effective upon G&C approval or April

3, 2026, whichever is later. 75% Federal Funds, 25% General Funds

#110 Authorize the confirmation of the Joint Committee on Employee Classification’s approval and

recommendation of the establishment of a new salary range of $210,000 to $350,000 for the position of Chief

Medical Examiner, from the current salary range of $210, 000 to $300,000. (2) Further authorize to grant a

salary increase to Dr. Jennie Duval, Chief Medical Examiner, in the amount of $25,000, from a salary level of

$265,000 to a salary level of $290,000. (3) Further authorize the confirmation of the Joint Committee on

Employee Classification’s approval and recommendation of the establishment of a new salary range of

$200,000-$320,000 for the position of Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, from the current salary range of

$200,000 to $260,000. (4) Further authorize to grant a salary increase to Dr. Mitchell Weinberg, Deputy Chief

Medical Examiner, in the amount of $25,000, from a salary level of $250,000 to a salary level of $275,000.

(5) Further authorize the confirmation of the Joint Committee on Employee Clas sification’s approval and

recommendation of the establishment of a new salary range of $160,000 to $300,000 for the position of

Associate Medical Examiner, from the current salary range of $160,000 to $240,000. (6) Further authorize to

grant a salary increase to Dr. Abigail Alexander, Associate Medical Examiner, in the amount of $25,000, from

a salary level of $225,000 to a salary level of $250,000. Effective upon G&C approval or April 3, 2026,

whichever is later. 100% General Funds

#111 Authorize to retroactively enter into a sole source contract with Appriss Insights LLC, Louisville,

KY, in an amount not to exceed $283,563.74, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Victims of Crime

Act Grant for the purpose of maintaining and supporting the Victim Information and Notification Every day

program. Effective upon G &C approval retroactive to March 1, 2026 t hrough February 28, 2028. 100%

Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Commissioner

#112 Authorize to accept and expend federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery

Funds, in the amount of $1,485,000 to support the construction of the forensic psychiatric unit at New

Hampshire Hospital. (2) Further authorize the allocation of these funds as detailed in the letter dated February

25, 2026. Effective upon approval G&C through December 31, 2026. This is an allowable use of ARPA SFRF

funds under Section 602(c)(1)(C) for provision of government services to the extent of reduction in revenue.

100% Federal Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on March 20, 2026.

#113 Authorize to enter into a sole source cooperative project agreement with University of New

Hampshire, Durham, NH, in the amount of $94,250 to conduct a federally -required Market Rate Survey and

Narrow Cost Analysis of licensed child care providers in New Hampshire. Effective upon G&C approval through

June 30, 2027, with the option to renew for up to two additional years. 100% Federal Funds

#114 Authorize to enter into a sole source five -year lease agreement with LPCH New Hampshire L.P.,

Danvers, MA, in the amount of $3,143,828.88, for office space comprised of approximately 29,802 square

feet for the Manchester District Office located at 1050 Perimeter Road, Manchester, NH. Effective April 1, 2026,

upon G&C approval through March 31, 2031. 67.50% General Funds, 32.26% Federal Funds, 0.24%

Other Funds

Division for Behavioral Health

#115 Authorize to enter into a retroactive sole source amendment to an existing contract with

Manchester Alcoholism Rehabilitation Center, Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 11/13/24, Item

#9) to modify scope and funding for sustainable solutions for Substance Use Disorder services, by decreasing

the price limitation by $863,975 from $2,259,878 to $1,395,903 with no change to the contract completion

date of June 30, 2026. Effective retroactive to February 25, 2026, upon G &C approval. 100% Federal

Funds

Office of Health Access

#116 Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment of an existing contract with Ascentria Community

Services, Inc., Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6/16/21, Item #8), which was a result of a

competitive procurement to add funding to ensure continued language and communication access services to

the Department, by increasing the price limitation by $762,660 from $5,335,289 to $6,097,949 with no change

to the contract completion date of June 30, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval. 34.34% Federal F unds,

65.56% General Funds, 0.10% Other Funds

Division of Long Term Supports and Services

#117 Authorize to retroactively pay the Institute for Child Success, Inc., Greenville, SC, in the amount of

$5,000 for the Help Me Grow National Membership fee for the period of January 1, 2026, through December

31, 2026. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% General Funds

#118 Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Granite United Way,

Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6/15/22, Item #40), to continue providing customer service

and technical assistance support for the Refer/Navigate Information and Referral System utilized by Aging and

Disability Resource Centers, statewide, by exercising a contract renewal option by increasing the price

limitation by $146,194 from $285,426 to $431,620 and extending the completion date from June 30, 2026 to

June 30, 2028. Effective July 1, 2026, upon G &C approval. 37.25% Federal Funds. 62.75% General

Funds

New Hampshire Hospital

#119 Authorize to make unencumbered payments to a limited number of providers for costs associated

with medical services and equipment required to meet patient needs, not to exceed $400,000. Effective July

1, 2026, or upon G&C approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2028. 31% General Funds, 69%

Other Funds (provider fees and intra-department transfers)

#120 Authorize to make a retroactive payment to the National Association of State Mental Health Program

Directors Research Institute, Inc., Falls Church, VA, for continued participation in the Research Institute’s

Behavioral Healthcare Performance Measurement System in the amount of $7,959. Effective upon G &C

approval for the membership period of March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027. 86% General Funds and

14% Other Funds (intergovernmental revenues)

Division of Public Health

#121 Authorize to place Ryan Tannian at Step 5 for the Deputy Director, Division of Public Health,

unclassified salary grade GG, earning $112,488. Effective April 17, 2026, upon G&C approval. 38% General

Funds, 57% Federal Funds and 5% Other Funds

#122 Authorize to amend an existing contract with Community Action Program Belknap and Merrimack

Counties. Inc., Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 12/4/24, Item #21), for the Commodity

Supplemental Foods Program and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, by exercising a renewal option

by increasing the price limitation by $613,592 from $415,681 to $1,029,273 and extending the completion

date from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2028. Effective July 1, 2026, upon G&C approval. 100% Federal Funds

#123 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Biotage, LLC, Charlotte, NC, in the amount of

$67,191 to provide maintenance and repair services to the Extrahera automated laboratory instruments

utilized by the Public Health Laboratories. Effective July 1, 2026, upon G&C approval through June 30, 2029,

with the option to renew for up to three additional years. 88.33% Federal Funds. 11.67% General Funds

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

#124 Authorize to accept and expend Federal Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal

Recovery Funds, in the amount of $340,275 to support deferred maintenance related to building security

improvements and repairs in Londergan Hall. Effective upon G&C approval through December 31, 2026. This

is an allowable use of ARPA SFRF funds under Section 602(c)(1)(C) for the provision of government services

to the extent of the reduction in revenue. 100% Federal Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee

approval on March 20, 2026.

#125 Authorize the Division of Public Works to establish a contingency in the amount of $330,275 for

unanticipated expenses related to the renovations for Londergan Hall. Effective upon G&C approval through

December 31, 2026. 100% Federal Funds ARPA. Contingent upon approval of Item #124 above.

#126 Authorize, on behalf of the State of New Hampshire, to grant back to the City of Manchester, NH any

and all right, title, and interest of record that the State may have in and to certain tracts of land situated in

the City of Manchester northwest of Interstate 293 between Dunbarton Road to the southwest and Hacket Hill

Road to the east, which right, title, and interest of record was mistakenly transferred to the State by the City

in 1974. This transfer is merely corrective in nature and thus offers no opportunity for the State

to determine whether hunting or fishing would be allowed on the subject land.

#127 Authorize to correct the contract amount with Minkland LLC, d/b/a Stripe It Seal It, Westmoreland,

NH for roadway crack sealing services at the Governor Hugh Gallen State Office Park, Concord, NH by

increasing the price limitation by $60 from $21,900 to $21,960 to correct a scrivener's error in Item # 137

approved at the September 17, 2025 G &C meeting, with no change to the completion date. Effective upon

G&C approval through September 16, 2026. 100% Revolving Funds

#128 Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Inspired Ornamental, LLC, Salem, NH for a total

price not to exceed $43,400 for plaster repair services at the Upham Walker building at 18 Park Street in

Concord, NH. Effective upon G&C approval through October 31, 2026. 76% Capital Funds, 12% General

Funds, 12% Transfer from Other Agencies

#129 Authorize to exercise a sole source retroactive amendment to an existing contract

with Fidium Enterprise Services, LLC, formerly known as Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services,

Inc., Manchester, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6/24/20, Item #190), with no change to the price

limitation of $13,000,000 for telephone and data services by extending the completion date from January 31,

2026, to January 31, 2027. Effective upon G&C approval.

#130 Authorize to extend an existing contract with Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Basking

Ridge, NJ (originally approved by G&C on 5/3/23, Item #160), for wireless cellular data services, by extending

the completion date from March 31, 2026 to March 31, 2028, and increase the price limitation by

$3,646,014.44 from $3,976,760.72 to an amount up to and not to exceed $7,622,775.16. Effective upon G&C

approval.

#131 Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with ENE Security LLC,

Salem, NH (originally approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative on 12/9/24), for

alarm and access control maintenance and monitoring services, by increasing the price limitation by $576,984

from $173,016 to $750,000, and no change to the completion date. Effective upon G &C approval through

December 31, 2027.

#132 Authorize to enter into a contract with Harry O Electrical Corporation, Loudon, NH, for electrical repair

services in an amount up to and not to exceed $1,200,000. Effective upon the G&C approval through January

31, 2031, with the option to extend for two years.

#133 Authorize to process a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Cintas Corporation No.

2, Mason, OH (originally approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services on

August 20, 2022) for shop towel laundering and floor mat services by increasing the price limitation by

$263,388.47 from $216,611.53 to $480,000 with no change to the contract completion date. Effective upon

G&C approval through August 31, 2027.

#134 Authorize the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with DLR

Group Inc., Omaha, NE, for a total price not to exceed $35,998,790, for Design of the New Hampshire Men’s

State Prison Replacement Facility Concord, NH. Effective upon G &C approval through the completion of

construction administration services, estimated to be September 1, 2035, unless extended in accordance

with the contract terms. 100% Capital Funds. (2) Further authorize that a contingency in the amount

of $1,500,000 be approved for unanticipated design expenses for the NH Men’s State Prison. 100% Capital

Funds. (3) Further authorize the amount of $1,500,000 be approved for payment to the Department of

Administrative Services, Division of Public Works Design and Construction, for project management and

engineering services. 100% Capital Funds

#135 Authorize the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an amendment to an

existing contract with PC Construction Company, South Burlington, VT (originally approved by G&C on 6/28/23,

Item #277), by increasing the price limitation by $9,900,000 for a total price not to exceed value of

$56,660,824.06, for Project Number 81176, Contract D ARP A Secure Psychiatric Unit Forensic Hospital,

Concord, NH. The completion date has been extended from Februa ry 5, 2026, to October 18, 2027, in

accordance with the contract. Effective upon G &C approval through the completion of construction

administration services, estimated to be October 18, 2027, unless further extended in accordance with the

contract terms. 100% Agency Income. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount of $1,485,000

for unanticipated site costs. 100% Federal ARPA. Requested action (2) is contingent upon approval

of Item #112 above. (3) Further authorize advance payments to PC Construction Company for work related

to the desig n, furnishing, testing and installation of secu rity building systems and doors, referred to as

“Products/Systems,” for deposits required by PC Con struction Company’s contract with their vendors Aorbis

and/or Honeywell. Advance payments may be re quested, in accordance Part 10.11 of this contract

amendment.

#136 Authorize the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Bazin

Brothers Trucking Inc., Westminster, VT, for a total price not to exceed $66,235, for Project Number 81227-D

Lebanon Circuit Court Paving Improvements. Effective upon G &C approval through the completion of

construction administration services, estimated to be June 19, 2026, unless extended in accordance with the

contract terms. 100% Capital Funds. (2) Further authorize a payment of $3,327 to the Department of

Administrative Services, Division of Public Works Design and Construction, for project management and

engineering services. 100% Capital Funds

#137 Authorize the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Triple

Construction LLC, Merrimack, NH, for a total price not to exceed $2,534,301, for Project Number 81374-A NH

State Forest Nursery Renovations. E ffective upon G &C approval through the completion of construction

administration services, estimated to be February 1, 2027, unless extended in accordance with the contract

terms. 99.41% Capital Funds 0.59% General Funds. (2) Further authorize a contingency in the amount

of $20,000 for unanticipated site expenses. 100% Capital Funds

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TABLED ITEMS

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Tabled at G&C Meeting 3/4/26)

#20 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stephen, seconded by Councilor Wheeler,

voted to table the request to accept and expend $100,000 in State Fiscal Year 2026 from a portion of the

2025 Homeland Security Grant Program funds available from the Department of Safety for the funding of a

cybersecurity training and exercise project for the execution of cybersecurity incident response plans. Effective

upon G&C approval through September 30, 2026. 100% Transfer of Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (Tabled at G&C Meeting 3/4/26)

#81 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill,

voted to table Pike Industries, Inc.’s request to transfer the Wetland Bureau permit (previously approved by

G&C on 9/17/25, Item #77) to themselves, as new owner, perform work on Piscataqua River in Newington,

NH.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (Tabled at G&C Meeting 3/4/26)

#85 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stephen, seconded by Councilor Stevens,

voted to table Michael Medici’s request to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Moultonborough, NH.