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Harford County Board of Estimates met Sept. 25.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Present: 

Billy Boniface, Director of Administration 

Karen D. Myers, Director of Procurement 

Richard Slutzky, County Council President 

Robert Sandlass, Treasurer 

Timothy Hopkins, County Executive  Appointee 

Joseph Siemek, Director, Department of Public Works 

Margaret Hartka, Senior Assistant County Attorney

Approval of Minutes of the September 11, 2018 Board of Estimates Meeting

The minutes of the September 11, 2018 Board of Estimates Meeting were approved by general consent.

Item No. 09-25-18-01 Mş. Molloy presented Solicitation No. 19-101; Heather Bond-Pushman, Independent Contractor, Negotiated Procurement

Mr. Sandlass made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Siemek.

Ms. Joanne Molloy from the Circuit Court for Harford County stated that Heather Bond-Pushman will work as an Independent Contractor in the capacity of a Custody Evaluator for the Circuit Court for Harford County.

The Circuit Court for Harford County recommends award in an amount not to exceed $34,320.00 to Heather BondPushman of Catonsville, MD in accordance with Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.

This motion was unanimously approved with one member absent.

Item No. 09-25-18-02 Mr. Patrick presented Solicitation No. 19-092; Rental of Pickup Trucks with Plows; Piggyback #31172-4.

Mr. Sandlass made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Siemek.

Mr. Warren Patrick from the Department of Procurement, Fleet Management, stated that this contract is for the rental of sixteen (16) three-quarter ton pickup trucks with 8.5 to 9 foot snow plows for a total of four months, from December, 2018 through March, 2019. The trucks will be rented through HERC Rentals under the NCSU Contract Control #31172-4 (US Communities rates). These trucks will be utilized along specific snow routes during inclement weather.

The Department of Procurement, Fleet Management, recommends award in an amount not to exceed $116,160.00 to HERC Rental Company of Baltimore, MD accordance with Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.

This motion was unanimously approved with one member absent.

Item No. 09-25-18-03 Item was pulled from the agenda-Solicitation No. 18-213; Inmate Medical Services; Request for Proposal.

Item No. 09-25-18-04 Mr. Goodwin presented Solicitation No. 19-050; Ma and Pa Trail- 924 Crossing; Competitive Sealed Bid.

Mr. Sandlass made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Siemek.

Mr. Dave Goodwin from the Department of Parks and Recreation stated that this construction is for the pedestrian crossing at 924 Main Street in Bel Air, MD, along with road improvements, sidewalks, and signal. These improvements are the first segment of the Ma and Pa Trail Connector from Williams Street to Blake's Venture.

The Department of Parks and Recreation recommends award in the amount of $281,037.00 to Comer Construction Inc. of Forest Hill, MD in accordance with Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.

This motion was unanimously approved with one member absent.

Item No. 09-25-18-05 Mr. Amoss presented 2018 Agricultural Easement Acquisitions; County Council Legislation.

Mr. Sandlass made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Siemek.

Mr. Bill Amoss from the Department of Planning and Zoning stated that this is a request for approval to purchase all of the available development rights from 22 farms in the County and place a permanent conservation easement in perpetuity limiting the property to only agricultural use as defined in the conservation deed of easement. Payment will be through a ten (10) year Installment Purchase Agreement (IPA) and an extra $1,000.00 cash bonus per acre at settlement for farms in the designated bonus area as previously approved by the County Council.

The Department of Planning and Zoning recommends award in an amount not to exceed $16,474,243.00 for the purchase of agricultural easements and development rights for Council Bills #18-011 though #18-032, in accordance with Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.

This motion was unanimously approved with one member absent.

Item No. 09-25-18-06 Mr. Blazinsky presented Solicitation No. 18-231; Bus Wash System Replacement; Request for Proposal.

Mr. Sandlass made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Siemek.

Mr. Gary Blazinsky from the Department of Economic Development, Transit, stated that the purpose of this procurement is to enable Harford Transit LINK to replace the current bus wash system which is outdated and replacement parts are no longer available. Harford Transit LINK recommends the award for the replacement bus wash, which includes the gantry bus wash system and all required plumbing, five (5) year maintenance plan, interior repainting and replacement of lights in the bus wash facility.

The Department of Economic Development, Transit, recommends award in the amount of $312,578.00 to Westmatic Corporation of Buffalo, NY in accordance with Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.

This motion was unanimously approved with one member absent.

Item No. 09-25-18-07 Ms. Creighton presented Solicitation No. 19-081; Partial Roof Replacement and Metal Wall Panels at the Detention Center Facility; Competitive Sealed Bid.

Mr. Sandlass made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Siemek.

Ms. Barkley Creighton from the Department of Public Works, Capital Projects, stated that this project consists of the removal of the existing flat roof system and all related components, and replaced with a Cold Applied Modified Builtup Roof System on both roof area "A" and the upper roof area "B", along with the installation of Metal Wall Panels on the interior walls of the roof and all related components.

The Department of Public Works, Capital Projects, recommends award in the amount of $932,398.00 to Apex Business Solutions, LLC of Ocean City, MD in accordance with Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.

This motion was unanimously approved with one member absent.

Item No. 09-25-18-08 Captain Dan Galbraith presented Solicitation No. 19-110; Adobe AEM License; Piggyback #060B2490022.

Mr. Sandlass made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Siemek.

Captain Dan Galbraith from the Harford County Sheriff's Office stated that this would be for the renewal of the Adobe AEM software license. The license is required for advanced agency Adobe forms that were created using the AEM (previously LiveCycle) environment. The license allows the developer to pass down AEM functions to the Adobe Reader environment and to then extract data from the same,

The Harford County Sheriff's Office recommends award in the amount of $52,671.00 to Eplus Technology Inc. of Hemdon, VA in accordance with Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.

This motion was unanimously approved with one member absent.

Item No. 09-25-18-09 Mr. Kuba presented Solicitation No. 17-144; Maintenance for Various UPS Units, Change Order #2.

Mr. Sandlass made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Siemek.

Mr. Nick Kuba from the Department of Information and Communication Technology stated that Change Order #2 is necessary for this year based on the cost of the batteries that need to be replaced. There are four (4) large batteries that need to be replaced at the Ady Road location. This expense will only occur once every four (4) years.

The Department of Information and Communication Technology recommends award in an additional amount not to exceed $53,000.00, increasing the contract not to exceed total to $133,000.00 to M.C. Dean Inc. of Dulles, Virginia in accordance with Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.

This motion was unanimously approved with one member absent.

Item No. 09-11-18-10 Mr. Kuba presented Solicitation No. 19-111; Xerox Copiers; Piggyback #001B3400192.

Mr. Sandlass made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Siemek.

Mr. Nick Kuba from the Department of Information and Technology stated that the lease is for Xerox copiers. The Xerox copiers will be phased out once their current leases have expired and replaced with Canon copiers.

The Department of Information and Communication Technology recommends award in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00 to Xerox Corporation of McLean, VA accordance with Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.

This motion was unanimously approved with one member absent.

Item No. 09-25-18-11 Mr. Kuba presented Solicitation No. 19-112; Canon Copiers; Piggyback #001B3400196.

Mr. Sandlass made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Siemek.

Mr. Nick Kuba from the Department of Information and Communication Technology stated that the lease for Canon copiers is for one (1) year. Canon copiers will be replacing Xerox copiers as their current leases expires.

The Department of Information and Communication Technology recommends award in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 to United Business Machines Inc. TIA United Business Technologies of Columbia, MD in accordance with Section 41-25 of the Harford County Code.

This motion was unanimously approved with one member absent.

With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 1:16 p.m.

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