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Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
0:00
Members, if we can take our seats. We've got one minute. Now, when I do this, do I hit that or this here?
ready review community comes to order first item of business is a methods of finance and members just so that way you're aware we're gonna go through all of them
and then we'll come back and if you have questions that's what we'll do at the appropriate time
Speaker 8
0:51
miss Katie thank you mr. chair good afternoon members Katie Walden Bureau of Legislative Research Fiscal Division as As the chair said the first items for your review today are the methods of
finance submitted by the Department of Finance and Administration. They're item B in your packet. You'll see a letter from Mr. Dan Brassert presenting the eight projects submitted for review this month and then following that page you'll see a summary schedule of the methods of finance. The first one is with Northwest Arkansas Community College. This is an original MOF for $800,000. This is for athletic courts and will include the design and construction of these new courts. They're using NCRC grant funding and athletic fees. Number two is with ASU Jonesboro. This is revising an existing
MOF up to $18 million for the Careers Research Education and Skills Training Center. They're
Speaker 11
1:41
using university reserves and hired grant funding. Number three,
Speaker 8
1:45
U of A Fayetteville. This is a new MOF valued originally at $7.5 million. This is for remodel of the Arkansas Union, fit out for student services, 100% university revenues. On the next page, you'll see another project for the UFA Fayetteville. This is revising a new phase of an existing project, putting it up to $5.1 million.
This is for the Whipple Family Forestry Education Center at Garvin Woodland Gardens and Hot Springs. they're using gifts university reserves and ncrc grants number five u of a fayetteville this is a revised project the new value is 7.5 million dollars this is to complete and continue the north chilled water plant modernization on the north side of campus they're using university reserves and bond proceeds number six with ua little rock this is a new mof valued at 1.5 million dollars this is for modernization of their law school elevators and they're using
100 cash funds on the final mof page you have two more projects for ua little rock number seven is a new mof valued at 8.1 million dollars for renovation of university services and university plaza demolition using 100 ualr cash funds and number eight is revising an existing mof up to 1.8 million dollars and this is equipment for the freebo freeboro hall planetarium using cash funds and private donations thank you mr. chair thank you miss katie all
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
3:17
right members questions for b1 b2 b3
b4 b5 b6 b7 b8 all right without objection these items stand reviewed item c general contractors construction projects exceeding five million dollars miss katie thank you mr chair
Speaker 8
3:42
item c are the two construction projects presented for your review that were procured through alternative delivery methods the first one c1 is with u of a
fayette bill this was also mentioned in the mofs this is for their arkansas union renovation it is to include 17,550 square feet to change up the western half of the Arkansas Union and the southern portion of the sixth floor. The contractor is Kinko. They reviewed nine proposals. They interviewed five contractors and ultimately went with that selection. The design professional chosen is Fennell and Purifor Architects and Drake Wells Architecture. This project is valued
at 7.5 million dollars using university reserves and number two is from the u of a system office on behalf of uapb this project is a cooperative contract for the uapb track and soccer field the contractor is target sports and the design professional is polk stanley wilcox it's valued originally at 5.7 million and they're using title iii grants and private donations these are the alternative delivery method projects mr. chair all right thank you
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
4:55
miss katie any questions for c1
c2 all right without objection these items stand reviewed item d discretionary grants miss katie
Speaker 8
5:07
thank you mr chair item d1 in the discretionary grants you have four grants from the department of agriculture promotion boards and they are all four for the arkansas beef council these are all funded with special revenues the first grant is to four states fair valued at 35 000 second one is to arkansas cattlemen's association 11 000 for leadership course
for media training and advocacy number three arkansas cattle women's association for 12 000 this is for promotion of the beef industry and number four is to the farm bureau for $20,000 for the continuation of the Beef in the Classroom program. Okay, next you have D2. This is from the Department of Health. There is one discretionary grant for your review today. This amends an existing grant adding $90,000 and is to continue the breastfeeding support line that Baptist administers. It is a 24-hour a day, seven-day-a-week telephone-based counseling and
support service and this is a federal grant finally d3 there are 21 discretionary grants for the department of human services division of aging adults and behavioral health services number one is family centered treatment foundation this is amendment four to a grant for five hundred thousand dollars this is for the licensing monitoring training and implementation of the family centered treatment model for treatment facilities then you have i'm going to group some together two through six are all amendments to existing grants federal
grants for state and community substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services that takes us over to item D page 7 you have a grant for community advocacy research and evaluation consulting amends an existing grant for a hundred and forty thousand dollars for the evaluation of the Partnership for Success grant. Then you have grants number eight and nine. Both are to regional counseling and mental health center services. Number 10 is with AARP. It amends an existing
grant adding $1.2 million for the Senior Community Service Employment Program. Number 11 to Family Centered Treatment Foundation. This amends an existing grant adding $1.5 million in federal funds, and this is for substance abuse, trauma, and child welfare programs. Number 12, with end overdose. This adds $500,000 for a grant to continue to maintain 100% naloxone saturation.
Number 13, to Chess Mobile Incorporated. This amends an existing grant for transferring the S4 HANA system to continue technology-based services for rural health. Number 14, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. This amends an existing grant and it is for grant evaluation activities. Number 15, also Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. It amends an existing grant for Government Performance and Results Act surveys. Number 16, this grant is adding $1 million in
federal funding for budget for peer specialists in diverse situations and building infrastructure. 17 arkansas alliance of recovery residents this adds 200 000 for houses for families of hard to reach populations for recovery residences number 18 is a adding 500 000 for school-based services to river valley medical wellness 19 national association of alcoholism and drug counselors this adds 300 000 for medical billing for peers peer support ethics testing and
certification. 20 is to River Valley Medical Wellness. It is for addressing the opioid crisis at the local community level. And number 21 is to NEA Divine Intervention. This adds $236,000 for the operation of an Addiction Recovery Support Center. Thank you, Mr.
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
9:08
Chair. Thank you, Ms. Katie. All right, members,
questions for D1? D2? D3? Without objection,
those items stand reviewed item e service contracts for
Speaker 24
9:20
legislative review rfq approvals and ratifications miss katie thank you mr chair item e
Speaker 11
9:26
includes all of the contracts presented for your review today as well
Speaker 8
9:31
as one ratification and two rfqs on the first part of that packet you will see a letter from the osp director miss jessica patterson she states that all the contracts presented for your review today were found to have not been produced in violation of procurement law and they request favorable review.
Additionally, they present the list of contracts for review today that were procured using the traditional or most advantageous proposal method. And finally, on the second and third page of this letter, they provide a training and certification program report, which
Speaker 11
10:04
shows all of the agency's participation in the procurement trainings that they offer. Under
Speaker 8
10:11
item E1, that's on page 4 of your e-packet, There is one ratification for your review today. This is with UA Little Rock.
And in the letter, the UA Little Rock states that in FY26, with their Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences, they were purchasing proprietary bone material from a company called SigmaGraft, and they had a sole source by justification. But over time, that justification elapsed. And so when the purchases exceeded the review amount, the agency needed to make a couple more purchases. And so they are asking for ratification of those purchases because they needed to use this verified vendor for this purpose.
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
10:57
So this is the ratification. Members, any questions?
Speaker 11
11:09
No questions. Item stands for review. D2 are the RFQs presented for your review
Speaker 8
11:15
today. They begin on page 6. The first one is with Disability Determination for Social Security Administration. This first one is for a Medical Consultant for Disability Case Processing.
The next one is Item E, page 11. This is with DHS Office of Procurement. and this is for supervised independent living programs these are the two rfqs today any questions seeing none without
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
11:44
objection the item stands reviewed miss katie item e2 begins
Speaker 8
11:51
on page 13 of your e-packet these are the construction related contracts presented for your review today there are seven the first one is with department of education with scm architects this is amendment
two to an existing contract and it is for modifications to Parnell Hall at the School for the Blind and Deaf. Number two, DHS with Stocksman Architects. This is an original contract and it is for architectural design services for seven new dormitory buildings at the Booneville Human Development Center. Number three, DTSS or DSAS Building Authority with Cromwell Architects. This is a new original contract for $350,000 for renovations to the Main Street Mall third floor.
Number four, U of A with Fennel Purifoy Architects, an original contract for professional design services for the Arkansas Union renovation that was discussed in the MOF as well as the alternative delivery method. Number five, U of A with Moda Studio PLLC. This is a new original contract for services related to the Ross and Mary Whipple Family Forest Education Center that was also discussed in the MOFs. Number six, U of A with Witzel Evans Rasko, Northwest Arkansas. This is for on-call architect services.
Number seven with U of A, also with the Woods-Levins-Rasco, Northwest Arkansas. This is amendment one to an existing contract and it is for architectural services for the UADA Food Science Research Station in Fayetteville. These are the construction contracts. Thank you, Ms. Katie.
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
13:20
Members, any questions? No questions. Without objection, the item stands reviewed. Thank you, Mr.
Speaker 8
13:28
Chair. Item E3 are the intergovernmental contracts for today. there are seven. The first one is DHS with UA Little Rock. This is amendment seven to an existing contract
and it is for evidence-based training across the state and also for the Mid-South Summer School Conference. Number two, DHS with UA Little Rock. This is amendment eight to an existing contract for the Substance Abuse Block Grant Prevention Services programs. And you will see these programs broken out to individual providers later on in your packet. Number three, DHS with U of A Fayetteville. Amendment four to an existing contract. This is for the expansion and enhancement of home and community-based programs for Medicaid.
Number five, DHS-DMS with Department of Commerce. Amendment one to an existing contract for the all-payer claims database operations related to Medicaid. Number five, the Workers' Compensation Commission with Arkansas Building Authority. This is an original contract for maintenance and operational services at the Workers' Compensation Building at 324 South Spring Street. Number six, Department of Public Safety, Arkansas State Police with UA Fayetteville. This is Amendment 5 to an existing contract for the Highway Safety Survey for use in the Highway Safety Planning Administration Program.
Finally, number seven with UA Little Rock and University of Wyoming. Amendment 4 to an existing contract also for the Substance Abuse Block Grant Program
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
14:52
Evaluation. Thank You miss Katie members any questions seeing none without objection
Speaker 8
15:00
the item stand reviewed Item e4 are the out-of-state contracts for your review today. There are 22 The first one is with Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System with linear solutions Amendment 2 to an existing contract for the pension administration system upgrade and security operations
for APERS. Number two is with the Public Service Commission and Vantage Point Solutions. This is Amendment 3 to an existing contract, and it's for the administration of the Arkansas High Cost Fund and the Arkansas Extension of Telecommunications Facilities Fund. Number three with Arkansas Tech University. This is with Birdsall, Voss, and Associates. It's Amendment 2 to an existing contract for marketing and advertising for Arkansas Tech. Number four, department of agriculture this is with deloitte consulting it's an original contract and it is for
maintenance and operations business intelligence and reporting for the arkansas commodity food distribution system and i'll mention to the committee this is the first time you're seeing this special procurement so the special procurement justification form is included in the blue pages of your packet it's the first one so if you want some more information on why this is a special procurement you
Speaker 22
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can find it here number five department
Speaker 8
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of agriculture with strongwood forestry this is for harvest lifting services number six department of corrections with all
state pest solutions this is amendment four to an existing contract and it is for pest control over all the division of correction facilities number seven department of corrections with well path This is Amendment 5 to an existing contract, and this is for the comprehensive medical, dental, pharmacy, and mental health services for anyone in the care of the Department of, or the offenders in the custody of the Department of Corrections. You'll see this contract, or this amendment extends the contract through September 30th, 2027, and adds $147 million to this contract.
Number 8, Department of Corrections, Division of Correction with Crayman J. Harvey. This is a new original contract, and this is for third-party evaluation of the WellPath contract services to make sure that it is in compliance with federal law and standards. Number nine, Department of Education, Educational Television with Totara Learning. This is an original contract, and it is for the Arkansas Ideas Program for Teacher Professional Development. Number 10, DFA Management Services with Computer Aid.
this is for resources to support dfas amazon web service cloud systems 11 dfa management services with fast lp this is for auditing services and identity identity verification services for the division number 12 department of health with center for disease detection this is for cytology services amendment 4 to an existing contract number 13 department of health with gainwell technologies this is amendment two to the contract and it is for the wick program
and database management in the spirit web system number 14 department of health with icf macro this is a new contract for complete interviews for the behavioral risk factor surveillance system 15 department of health information management services this is for services related to the arkansas central cancer registry number 16 department of health with rain solve this is is amendment three to an existing contract for the cognitive data extractor system and to help read automatically read scanned immunization paper forms for data entry. 17 DHS with Spanish
interpreters. This is amendment four and it's for language interpretation and transcription services from Spanish to English. Number 18 Department of Public Safety Crime Information Center with Computer Projects of Illinois. Another sole source by justification. This is also in your blue packet if you want to see the sole source form this is an original contract and it's to help the migration of information to align with the fbi's xml infrastructure network number 19 department of public safety division of emergency management with esi acquisition also a sole source contract
and so that's in the final pages of your blue packet this is an original contract with adam and it's for web-based emergency management platform information number 20 u of a with rico usa this is the second half of an existing contract for campus managed print and mail and number 21 is with ua little rock international survey associates this is for the measurement of risk and protective factors for the substance abuse through arkansas prevention needs assessment survey and 22 is with uca minnesota life insurance for group life insurance for uca
employees and their dependents. Thank you, Mr.
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
19:48
Chair. Thank you, Miss Katie. Is there anybody from Arkansas Tech? You can come up here. Introduce yourself for
the record. Eric Walker, University Council. Thank you for being here, Mr. Walker. Can you explain to me contract or item three here you guys have before asked for
smaller amounts come back and ask for like $250,000 amounts and now you're asking for the full amount remainder of the contract and that will take you out to 28
so I'm just curious if you've not done that before why are we
Speaker 37
20:35
starting a precedent now so it's it's my understanding that the the division of enrollment management is seeking to expand the particular service and
Speaker 38
20:43
expand the reach of it and ultimately that's that's ultimately why okay all
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
20:51
- All right. Okay, thank you. Anybody from the U of
Speaker 41
21:18
A? - Rebecca Haley, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
21:21
Thank you, Ms. Haley. Number 20 for U of A, again, same question, asking for amount, then you appear to come back. Now you're asking for the rest of the amount in new contract days, 2030. Can you kind of? Yes, sir. So we
Speaker 41
21:34
contracted for three years instead of the typical four years. We got a better rate. We saved about a million dollars. So now we're coming back to ask to finish the contract for the last four years.
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
21:46
Gotcha. So you come back. Mm-hmm. Okay, great. I would ask the previous university to do
that, too, even though you're going to 28, come back in 27.
Thank you, Ms. Haley. Thank you. Any other questions? If not, without objection, these items
Speaker 11
22:05
stand reviewed. Thank you, Mr. Chair. E5 begins on page 31 of item E. These are the in-state contracts.
Speaker 8
22:12
And there are several that can be grouped by type, so I'll go ahead and do that for the committee if that's okay. The first three are one through three for Arkansas Tech University. These are all for on-call HVAC services to the university.
They're with Howell Mechanical, Roy's Heating and Cooling, and Smooth Run and Heat and Air. Contracts number four through eight are all with Department of Corrections, Division of Community Correction, and these are all for comprehensive community-based treatment services around the state, and they're with different recovery centers living centers. That takes us over to page 34 in item E, Department of Corrections Division of Correction with Hill Services. This is amendment 6 to an
existing contract for crop hauling at the East Arkansas Regional Unit Farm. Number 10, Department of Education with Arkansas Public School Resource. This is an original contract for training programs and opportunities related to leadership training for principals, teachers, and superintendents. Number 11 Department of Health with Children's Hospital this is amendment 6 to an existing contract and this is for the operation of the Arkansas home visiting network. Number 12 is Department of Health with SNS management this is for security guard services at the
Speaker 11
23:32
ADH offices. Beginning with number 13 and
going all the way to 25 these are
Speaker 8
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all contracts with Department of Human Services Division of Aging Adults and Behavioral Health and these are all contracts to different providers for substance abuse treatment services. Some of them are general for catchment areas and others are specified for specific populations like women and
Speaker 7
24:03
that takes us all the way over to page 45 and that
Speaker 8
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That ends on number 25. And flipping over to page 46, we have DHS, Division of Aging, Adults, and Behavioral Health with Western Arkansas Counseling. This is Amendment 6 to an existing contract for medical detoxification services. 27, DHS with DCO with Arkansas Mailing Services. This is for mail processing services. 28, DHS, DMS with CSRA State and Local Solutions. This is for patient-centered medical home provider portal services. 29 dhs dms with csra state and local this is for program evaluations of the tax equity and fiscal
responsibility waiver program next we have contracts 30 to 33 these are all with department of parks heritage and tourism and they are all with the same provider cranford johnson robinson woods these are all amendments to existing contracts one is for website design and development for arkansas tourism parks and keep arkansas beautiful next one is for public relations for department of parks heritage and tourism 32 is for creative strategy and brand development
for the natural to market the natural state arkansas tourism and arkansas state parks and then 33 is amendment one to an existing contract and it's for media planning and buying to purchase media for arkansas tourism and arkansas state parks number 34 is department of public safety with division of arkansas state police with delta dental this is for group dental and vision plans number 35 ua little rock with arkansas foundation for medical care this is for the archival risk factor data book number 36 ua little rock with beck davis and jan pro of arkansas
this is for janitorial services for the ua little rock campus then you have contracts 37 to 43. these
Speaker 7
26:03
are some more of the office of substance abuse and mental health block grant programs and that takes us over to page 56 in item
Speaker 8
26:19
e we have contract 43 with ua little rock with cumora ventures and this is for a new contract for campus holiday and decorative lighting
services for the ua litter rock campus as well as the bowen law school another group of contracts are number 44 through 49 with ua litter rock and service agencies that will provide for the requirements set forth by the federal block grant for the office of substance abuse and mental health that takes us over to item e page 62 it's ua little rock with revive llc this is amendment 2 to an existing contract for carpet and upholstery services 51 ua little rock with
southern lawn service this is amendment 6 to an existing contract for landscaping services for the ua little rock campus 52 is with ua little rock st francis house also known as the community Clinic. This is another one for the federal block grant for the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. And then we have 53 with UCA and JSK Company, and this is a new contract for 3.8 million for a complete network refresh on the UCA campus for information security. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Ms. Katie. Department of Corrections.
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
27:41
Chad Brown Department of Corrections thanks Chad for being here just want to follow up like the same thing I
did with the other the two universities you're filing for the amending for the whole amount are you still going to file a report absolutely
Speaker 47
28:10
okay yeah we come back every year just to extend the day so
you'll see us every year when these contracts come up for renewal
Representative Stetson Painter
Unverified
28:16
all right because I'm here last two months we've had agencies been filing for the full amounts kind of starting a new trend and I want to make sure we cease to report to the legislature so thank you very absolutely members any questions if not without objection these items stand review reports take a
minute or two to look at these reports and you have any questions all right and just real quick
just to dispel any rumors I will not be resigning my seat so without Objection, meetings adjourned.
Agenda
A. Call to Order - Comments from Chairs
B. Methods of Finance
C. General Contractors Construction Projects exceeding Five Million Dollars
D. Discretionary Grants
E. Services Contracts for Legislative Review, RFQ Approvals, and Ratifications
F. Reports and Communications
G. Other Business
H. Adjournment
Documents
| Title | Type | Pages | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda — ALC - REVIEW, Sep 15, 2026 | Agenda | 2 | Official source ↗ |
| B. Methods of Finance | Exhibit | 4 | Official source ↗ |
| C. General Contractors Construction Projects exceeding Five Million Dollars | Exhibit | 3 | Official source ↗ |
| D. Discretionary Grants | Exhibit | 12 | Official source ↗ |
| E Contracts | Exhibit | 64 | Official source ↗ |
| F1. Services Contract Amendments Without a Material Change Report | Exhibit | 18 | Official source ↗ |
| F2. Executed Contracts | Exhibit | 23 | Official source ↗ |
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