Call to Order and Roll Call
The Government Contract Review Committee met on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, upon adjournment of both chambers, in Room 171 of the Capitol Annex. Representative Dennis Horlander, Chair, called the meeting to order, and the secretary called the roll.
Present were:
Members: Senator Vernie McGaha, Co-Chair; Representative Dennis Horlander, Co-Chair; Senators Julian M. Carroll, Carroll Gibson, and Paul Hornback; Representatives Jesse Crenshaw, Brad Montell, and Brent Yonts.
Guests: Mike Tuggle, Sandy Fawbush, Marvin Miller, Jennifer Linton, Richard Dugas, Paul Gannoe, Dennis Taulbee, William Robinson, David Gayle, Karen Waldrop, Benjy Kinman, Mark Mangeot and Melany Griffith.
LRC Staff: Kim Eisner, Matt Ross and Becky Brooker
A motion was made by Representative Yonts to approve Minutes of the January 2011 meeting of the committee. Representative Montell seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
JANUARY 2011 DEFERRED LIST
A motion was made by Senator McGaha to approve the following contract: Morehead State University, 11-018, Scannell & Kurz Incorporated. Representative Yonts seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
DEFERRED ITEMS
A motion was made by Senator McGaha to defer the following contracts to the March 2011 meeting of the committee: DEPARTMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES & ADDICTION SERVICES: 1100001294, Crown Services Incorporated; 1100001295, Staff Easy, LLC; 1100001296, Medstaff Healthcare Solutions; 1100001396, Staff Easy, LLC; 1100001397, Crown Services Incorporated; 1100001398, Crown Services Incorporated. DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: 1100001261, Ardem Incorporated. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY: 4500044591, TreMonti Consulting, LLC. Representative Yonts seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
A motion was made by Representative Yonts to consider as reviewed, the Personal Service Contract List, with exception of those items selected for further review by members of the committee. Representative Montell seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
A motion was made by Representative Yonts to consider as reviewed, the Personal Service Contract Amendment List, with exception of those items selected for further review by members of the committee. Representative Montell seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
A motion was made by Representative Yonts to consider as reviewed, the Memoranda of Agreement List, with exception of those items selected for further review by members of the committee. Representative Montell seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
A motion was made by Representative Yonts to consider as reviewed, the Memoranda of Agreement Amendment List, with exception of those items selected for further review by members of the committee. Representative Montell seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS WERE REVIEWED WITHOUT OBJECTION:
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING, DEPARTMENT OF:
Crisis Solutions, LLC, 1100001284; Veritas Leadership Solutions, LLC, 1100001287.
DEPARTMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES & ADDICTION SERVICES:
Multi, 1000001427.
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY:
Center for Aggression Management, 12-032.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY:
Perdue Farms Incorporated, 1100001434.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET - DIVISION OF ENGINEERING:
GRW Engineers Incorporated, 1100001420; Vaughn & Melton, 1100001425.
JUVENILE JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF:
Vera Institute of Justice Incorporated, 1100001301; Scotty Dwayne Combs, 1100001496.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY:
David Deggs, 2011-576; Collaborative Concepts, 2012-574.
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, COUNCIL ON:
Dale Meyer, 1100001456.
TRANSPORTATION CABINET:
Applied Pavement Technology Incorporated, 1100001466; Palmer Engineering Company, 1100001520; Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers (Kentucky), Incorporated, 1100001521.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY:
Ross Tarrant Architects Incorporated, A111060; GRW Incorporated, A111090; Citrix Systems Incorporated, K11-173; Witt/Kieffer, K11-174.
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF:
Disabled American Vets, 1100000608.
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY:
Frost & Sullivan, 101145; The Via Group, 101146; Ross Tarrant Architects, 101229.
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT, OFFICE OF:
Michelle Wircenski, 1100001411.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL SERVICE AMENDMENTS WERE REVIEWED WITHOUT OBJECTION:
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, OFFICE OF THE:
Ray, Foley, Hensley & Company, PLLC, 1100000250.
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF:
Louisville Metro Reentry Task Force Incorporated, 1000001913; Phamatech Incorporated, 1000002817.
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:
URS Corporation, 1000001352.
DEPARTMENT FOR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS & VOLUNTEER SERVICES:
Project Unite, 1000001576.
DEPARTMENT FOR NATURAL RESOURCES:
Multi, 1000002784.
DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH:
National Jewish Health, 1000001737.
EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD:
Southern Regional Education Board, 1000001590.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET - DIVISION OF ENGINEERING:
Staggs and Fisher Consulting Engineers Incorporated, 0700004025; Cunningham Consultants, 0700006172; Roger Cunningham Cunningham Consultants, 0700006172; Paladin Incorporated, 0700006242; CDP Engineers Incorporated, 0800010316; Omni Architects, 0900011348; Mactec Engineering & Consulting, 1000001118; Mactec Engineering & Consulting, 1000002150; Sherman Carter Barnhart, 1100000599; Nolan & Nolan Incorporated, C-99015882.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL:
Donnie Ray Woosley, 1100000387.
PUBLIC PROTECTION & REGULATION CABINET:
Vaughn Murphy PLLC, 1000000863; Mike Wilson, 1000000864; William W. Trude, Jr., 1000000865.
STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF:
ASCLD Lab, 1000002515.
TRANSPORTATION CABINET:
BTM Engineering Incorporated, 0700003469; GRW Engineers Incorporated, 0700006362; Burgess and Niple Incorporated, 0800007154; Palmer Engineering Company, 0800011179; Greenman-Pedersen Incorporated, 0800011200; Kelly Taylor, 1000001984; Teri Lampkins, 1000001987; Bowles Rice McDavid Graff and Fred E. Fugazzi Jr., 1000002197; Mary Jane Hensley, 1000002831; Chevalier, Ginn, Shirooni & Kruer, P.S.C, 1000003272; Quest Engineering Incorporated, C-00256534-3; Presnell Associates Incorporated d/b/a QK4, C-04224166-2; W M B Incorporated, C-99005798-3.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY:
GBBN Architects, A061080; Core Management Services, LLC, K11-108; Horizon Engineering, K11-153.
THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENTS WERE REVIEWED WITHOUT OBJECTION:
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:
City of Danville, 1100001153; Pulaski County Conservation District, 1100001155; Kenton County School District Finance Corporation, 1100001320.
DEPARTMENT FOR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS & VOLUNTEER SERVICES:
Green River Area Development District, 1100001216.
DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH:
Food World Incorporated, 1100000328.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND INDEPENDENCE:
Alliance to Save Energy, 1100001343.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
Kentucky State University, 1100001381; Kentucky Center for the Arts, 1100001416.
INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY:
Muhlenberg County Water District #3, 1100001470; Knott County Fiscal Court, 1100001474; Knott County Fiscal Court, 1100001475; Jackson Municipal Waterworks, 1100001494; Prestonsburg City's Utilities Commission, 1100001516; Letcher County Fiscal Court, 1100001541.
MILITARY AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF:
Oldham County, 1100001046; Multi, 1100001405.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
University of Louisville Research Foundation, 1100001290; Garrard County Fiscal Court, 1100001446; City of Morehead, 1100001457; Breckinridge County Fiscal Court, 1100001459; Warren County Fiscal Court, 1100001513; Letcher County Fiscal Court, 1100001537; Letcher County Fiscal Court, 1100001539; City of Uniontown, 1100001547.
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, COUNCIL ON:
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, 1100001439; Southern Regional Education Board, 1100001495.
THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS WERE REVIEWED WITHOUT OBJECTION:
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS:
Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Department for Mental Health/Mental Retardation, 1000001177.
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF:
Multi, 0900011602; Multi, 0900011666; Multi, 0900011722.
COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS:
Eastern Kentucky University Training Resource Center, 1000003526.
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF:
Kentuckianaworks, 1000003774.
DEPARTMENT FOR AGING & INDEPENDENT LIVING:
Kentuckiana Regional Planning, 1000001994; Green River Area Development, 1000001998; Barren River Area Development District, 1000001999; Lincoln Trail Area Development District, 1000002000; Northern Kentucky Area Development District, 1000002001; Buffalo Trace Area Development District, 1000002002; Gateway Area Development District, 1000002003; Fivco Area Development District, 1000002004; Big Sandy Area Development District, 1000002005; Cumberland Valley Area Development District, 1000002008; Lake Cumberland Area Develop District, 1000002009; Bluegrass Area Development District Title III, 1000002011; Green River Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Board d/b/a Rivervalley Behavior, 1000002083; Comprehend Incorporated, 1000002088; Lake Cumberland Mental Health Mental Retardation Board, 1000002093; Northern Kentucky Cooperative Educational Services, 1000002249; Licking Valley CAA, 1000002330; Audubon Area Community Services Incorporated, 1000002333.
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES:
Big Sandy Area Development District, 1000001965; Gateway Community Services Organization, Incorporated, 1000002346; Community Action of Southern Kentucky Incorporated, 1000002359; University of Kentucky Human Development Institute, 1000003388; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1000003401; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1000003546.
DEPARTMENT FOR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS & VOLUNTEER SERVICES:
Morehead State University, 1000003914.
DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES:
Eastern Kentucky University, 1000004032.
DEPARTMENT FOR NATURAL RESOURCES:
U. S. Department of the Interior, 1100001197.
DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH:
Comprehend Incorporated, 1000001715; Four Rivers Behavioral Health, 1000001716; Lifeskills, 1000001721; Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, 1000001722; Pennyroyal Mental Health, 1000001733; Cumberland River Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Board, 1000001848; U of L Research Foundation, 1000003902; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1000003968; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1000004064; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1000004112; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1000004116; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1000004134.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
Department for Public Health Chronic Disease Program, 1000001482; KCTCS, 1100000001; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1100001001.
MILITARY AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF:
Pathways Incorporated, 1100000335.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
Wayne County Fiscal Court, 0700003148; City of Manchester, 0700003617; City of Pineville, 1000000169; City of Pineville, 1000000229; Gateway Area Development District, 1000003846; Cumberland Valley Area Development District, 1000003852; Purchase Area Development District, 1000003854; Kentucky River Area Development District, 1000003856; Lincoln Trail Area Development District, 1000003876; Pennyrile Area Development District, 1000003877; KIPDA, 1000003905; Fivco Area Development District, 1000003941; Barren River Area Development District, 1000003975; Buffalo Trace Area Development District, 1000004119; Big Sandy Area Development District, 1000004182; Bluegrass Area Development District, 1000004199; City of Campbellsville, 1100001194; Henderson County Fiscal Court, 1100001389; Harlan County Fiscal Court, 1100001445; Christian County Fiscal Court, 1100001447; City of Morehead, 1100001457.
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT, OFFICE OF:
UK Research Foundation, 1000003589.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT WAS SELECTED FOR FURTHER REVIEW:
DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
St. Elizabeth Medical Center, 1100000269. Mike Tuggle, Sandy Fawbush and Marvin Miller discussed the contract with the committee. A motion was made by Senator Carroll to consider the contract as reviewed. Representative Yonts seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS AMENDMENTS WERE SELECTED FOR FURTHER REVIEW:
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET - DIVISION OF ENGINEERING
Facility Commissioning Group, 0900011688. Jennifer Linton, Richard Dugas and Paul Gannoe discussed the contract with the committee. A motion was made by Representative Yonts to consider the contract as reviewed. Senator Carroll seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET - DIVISION OF ENGINEERING
GRW Engineers Incorporated, 1000000839. Jennifer Linton, Richard Dugas and Paul Gannoe discussed the contract with the committee. A motion was made by Representative Yonts to consider the contract as reviewed. Senator Carroll seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, COUNCIL ON
Dianne Bazell, 1000002429; SC Educational Services, 1000002432; John A. Muffo & Associates Incorporated, 1000002434; Legacy Consulting Group, LLC, 1100000738. Dennis Taulbee discussed the contracts with the committee. A motion was made by Senator Carroll to consider the contracts as reviewed. Representative Yonts seconded the motion, which passed with Representative Montell electing to abstain (pass) and Senator McGaha voting no..
THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WAS SELECTED FOR FURTHER REVIEW:
FISH & WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
United States Fish & Wildlife Service, 1100001387. Karen Waldrop, Benjy Kinman and Mark Mangeot discussed the contract with the committee. A motion was made by Senator Carroll to consider the contract as reviewed. Representative Yonts seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WAS SELECTED FOR FURTHER REVIEW:
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
Community Action Kentucky Incorporated, 1000001353; Community Action Kentucky Incorporated, 1000001353. William Robinson and David Gayle discussed the contracts with the committee. A motion was made by Representative Yonts to consider the contracts as reviewed. Senator Carroll seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
DEFERRED ITEM
(This contract was originally deferred on the January, 2011 MOA List.)
FISH & WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
Council to Advance Hunting & Shooting Sports, 1100000918. Karen Waldrop, Benjy Kinman and Mark Mangeot discussed the contract with the committee. A motion was made by Representative Yonts to consider the contract as reviewed. Senator McGaha seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
EXEMPTION REQUESTS
Mike Tuggle from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services requested continued exemption for all Local Health Department Memoranda of Agreements and Amendments from the committee’s routine review process and will provide quarterly reports. A motion was made by Representative Yonts to approve the request to December 31, 2011. Senator McGaha seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
Melany Griffith, Legal Counsel for Tourism Cabinet appeared before the committee to provide and update of the Fish & Wildlife litigation; James N. Strader v. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Jonathan W. Gassett, et al., Civil Action No 3:09-CV-00062-DCR.
With no further business before the committee, the meeting adjourned at 6:10 PM.