Call to Order and Roll Call
The Government Contract Review Committee met on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 10:00 AM, in Room 131 of the Capitol Annex. Representative Dennis Horlander, Chair, called the meeting to order, and the secretary called the roll.
Present were:
Members: Senator Max Wise, Co-Chair; Representative Dennis Horlander, Co-Chair; Senators Julie Raque Adams, Julian M. Carroll; Representatives Jim Gooch Jr., Brad Montell, and Brent Yonts.
Guests: Walt Gaffield, Charlie Harman, Sammie Lambert, and Stacy Woodrum.
LRC Staff: Kim Eisner, Daniel Carter, and Jarrod Schmidt
A motion was made by Senator Carroll to approve Minutes of the September 2015, meeting of the committee. 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. Senator Carroll 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. Senator Carroll 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. Senator Carroll 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. Senator Carroll seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
SEPTEMBER 2015 DEFERRED ITEM:
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY:
Helen Grant Consulting, LLC, 105-16. A motion was made by Representative Yonts to consider the contract as reviewed. Senator Carroll seconded the motion, which passed.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS WERE REVIEWED WITHOUT OBJECTION:
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, OFFICE OF THE:
Teddy Michael Prater, CPA, PLLC, 1600000568; Dean Dorton Allen Ford, PLLC, 1600000569.
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:
George Freeman Gilbert, 1600000566.
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY:
Alden & Associates, Inc., 16-154.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
Megan Samples, 1600000496.
LIBRARIES & ARCHIVES, DEPARTMENT FOR:
Saroj Ghoting, 1600000294.
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY:
Harris Search Associates, 16-044.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY:
Merchant Preservation Services, 2016-701; Securance, LLC, 2016-705; Huron Consulting Group, LLC, 710-2016.
OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY:
Goldberg Simpson, LLC, 1600000215.
PHARMACY, BOARD OF:
Brian Fingerson, 1600000472.
TRANSPORTATION CABINET:
URS Corporation, 1600000572; RHA, LLC, 1600000574; Burgess and Niple, Inc., 1600000575; DLZ Kentucky, Inc., 1600000576; Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., 1600000577; CDP Engineers, Inc., 1600000584; Garver, LLC, 1600000593; HDR Engineering, Inc., 1600000594; Hanson Professional Services, Inc., 1600000599; Palmer Engineering, 1600000637; URS Corporation, 1600000641; Strand Associates, Inc., 1600000642.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY:
Stengel-Hill Architecture, A161090; Champlin Architecture, A161100; Marshall Medical Management, K16-149; Jorge Enrigue Rueda-Sarmiento, K16-150; AON Risk Services Central, Inc., K16-151; Early Morning Software, Inc., K16-152; Worley Parsons Group, Inc., K16-153; Koch Modular Process Systems, K16-154.
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE:
McCarthy Strategic Solutions, LLC, 16-019.
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY:
Sodexo Education Services, Inc., 151613; Row27 Studios, 151619
THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL SERVICE AMENDMENTS WERE REVIEWED WITHOUT OBJECTION:
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF:
Secon, Inc., 1400002380; Correct Care Solutions, LLC, 1400002555.
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY:
Hanna Resource Group, 16-092.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
Lee Puckett, 1400002410; Robert L. Falk, 1400002415.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET - DIVISION OF ENGINEERING:
Wells Engineering, PSC, 1200001198; Biagi Chance Cummins London Titzer, Inc., 1300001446; Paladin, Inc., 1400001412; CMTA, Inc., 1500000925; Ross Tarrant Architects, Inc., 1500001017; H. A. Spalding, Inc., 1500002882.
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR:
John Nicholas Kravic, 1400003827.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY:
Multi, 2016-666-1.
TRANSPORTATION CABINET:
HMB Professional Engineers, Inc., 1000003205; HMB Professional Engineers, Inc., 1300000186; HMB Professional Engineers, Inc., 1300000190; HMB Professional Engineers, Inc., 1300000199; HMB Professional Engineers, Inc., 1300000207; HMB Professional Engineers, Inc., 1300002496; Palmer Engineering, 1400000073; Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., 1500000902; Palmer Engineering, C-00049871-7; Palmer Engineering County, C-01080271-3.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY:
Sasaki Associates, Inc., A131070; GBBN, A151070.
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF:
Hargis & Associates, LLC, 1400001278; Baptist Health Madisonville, Inc., 1400002023.
THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENTS WERE REVIEWED WITHOUT OBJECTION:
DEPARTMENT FOR AGING & INDEPENDENT LIVING:
Multi, 1600000226; Multi, 1600000228.
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES:
Jobs for the Future, 1500002000.
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:
Trigg County, 1600000194; UK Research Foundation, 1600000459.
DEPARTMENT OF WORKPLACE STANDARDS:
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, 1600000596.
EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL:
Ohio Valley Education Cooperative, 1600000373; Kenton County Public Library, 1600000376.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
University of Louisville Research Foundation, 1500002861; Eastern Kentucky University, 1600000188; Southern Regional Education Board, 1600000307; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1600000332; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1600000356; University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1600000482; Muhlenberg County Board of Education, 1600000484.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL:
Office of Employment and Training, 1500002447.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
City of Elkhorn City, 1600000498; Hopkins County Fiscal Court, 1600000585; Knott County Fiscal Court, 1600000586; Knott County Fiscal Court, 1600000601; City of Campbellsville, 1600000614; Christian County Fiscal Court, 1600000625; Henderson County Fiscal Court, 1600000628.
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, COUNCIL ON:
ACT, 1600000392.
TRANSPORTATION CABINET:
Kentucky Heritage Council, 1600000562.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY:
Jessamine County Board of Education, MOA-003-16.
THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS WERE REVIEWED WITHOUT OBJECTION:
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS:
Morehead State University, 1300001425; Mountain Comp Care Center, 1400000822; Morehead State University, 1400000892; Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., 1400000975; Morehead State University, 1400001527.
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF:
Multi, 1500001216; Multi, 1500001218.
DEPARTMENT FOR AGING & INDEPENDENT LIVING:
Multi, 1400001074; United Way of the Bluegrass, 1500002272.
DEPARTMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES:
NAMI Kentucky, 1400001275.
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES:
Kentucky Housing Corporation, 1400001494.
DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1400001179.
DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH:
Bluegrass.org, 1400001594; Comprehend, Inc., 1400001595.
EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL:
Hancock County Board of Education, 1600000061.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, 1500000409; Todd County Board of Education, 1500002251; Henderson County Board of Education, 1500002299; Kentucky Educational Development Corporation, 1500002495.
JUVENILE JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF:
University of Kentucky Medical Center, 1400002370; Knox County Board of Education, 1400002870.
LIBRARIES & ARCHIVES, DEPARTMENT FOR:
University of Kentucky, 1600000298.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
Hopkins County Fiscal Court, 1500000613; City of Dawson Springs, 1500000996; Clay County Fiscal Court, 1500001582; Floyd County Fiscal Court, 1600000260.
TRANSPORTATION CABINET:
Kentucky Waterways Alliance, 1400001685.
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT, OFFICE OF:
Spalding University Entech, 1400002514; Barren River Area Development District, 1400002814; Bluegrass Area Development District, 1400002818.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS WERE SELECTED FOR FURTHER REVIEW:
PERSONNEL-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY:
Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc., 1600000604. Walt Gaffield discussed the contracts with the committee. A motion was made by Representative Montell to consider the contracts as reviewed. Senator Carroll seconded the motion, which passed.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL SERVICE AMENDMENTS WERE SELECTED FOR FURTHER REVIEW:
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY:
Deloitte Consulting, K15-174. A motion was made by Representative Montell to defer the contract to the November meeting of the committee. Representative Yonts seconded the motion, which passed.
THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENTS WERE SELECTED FOR FURTHER REVIEW:
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
University of Louisville Research Foundation, 1600000488. Charlie Harman and Sammie Lambert discussed the contracts with the committee. A motion was made by Representative Yonts to consider the contracts as reviewed. Representative Montell seconded the motion, which passed.
THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS WERE SELECTED FOR FURTHER REVIEW:
DEPARTMENT FOR AGING & INDEPENDENT LIVING:
Multi, 1400002654. Stacy Woodrum discussed the contracts with the committee. A motion was made by Representative Montell to consider the contracts as reviewed. Representative Yonts seconded the motion, which passed.
EXEMPTION REQUESTS:
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE:
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture requested an exemption from two year contracting restrictions for five grant recipients for the purpose of researching and promoting specialty crop farming techniques in Kentucky. A motion was made by Representative Yonts to grant the requests to September 30, 2018. Representative Montell seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services requested an exemption for Department of Aging and Independent Living to extend contracts beyond the current biennium to provide Medicare benefits to eligible individuals through Medicare and Medicaid programs. A motion was made by Representative Yonts to grant the request to September 30, 2016. Representative Montell seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services requested an exemption for Department of Aging and Independent Living to extend contracts beyond the current biennium to provide older individuals one nutritionally balance meal per day either through a dining setting or through the provision of a home delivered meal for the Nutrition Services Incentive program. A motion was made by Representative Yonts to grant the request to September 30, 2016. Representative Montell seconded the motion, which passed without objection.
With no further business before the committee, the meeting adjourned at 10:38 a.m.