\ THE CITY OF NASHUA “The Cate City’
Division of Pubhic Health and Community Services
Community Services Department
TO: Daniel Kooken, Purchasing Manager
FROM: Bobbie Bagley, Director, Division of Public Health and Community Services
SUBJECT: § CONTRACT AWARD FOR SUPERVISED VISITATION AND SAFE EXCHANGE
SERVICES (VALUE: NTE $140,000)
The City of Nashua was awarded a United States Department of Justice; Office on Violence
against Women (OVW) Cooperative Agreement entitled Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation
and Safe Exchange Grant Program. Under the terms of this Cooperative Agreement, the City of
Nashua was expected to subcontract with an appropriate partner in order to provide court-
ordered supervised visitation and safe exchange of children for families with a history of
domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and stalking.
The Greater Nashua Mental Health Center (GNMHC) currently operates the Supervised
Visitation Center for the greater Nashua area and works with the District Court servicing those
families deemed by the court to be in need of these services. The GNMHC was named in the
City’s application to the Department of Justice for this Cooperative Agreement as the agency
that operates the Nashua Supervised Visitation Center.
On October 17, 2012, the City entered into a two-year agreement with the GNMHC to provide
supervised visitation and safe exchanges. Since that time, two one-year grant extensions were
approved from OVW and the City subsequently approved two one-year contract amendments
with GNMHC. The current contract amendment expires on September 30, 2016.
OVW has just approved the third one-year grant extension resulting in our third one-year
contract amendment with GNMHC to expire on September 30, 2017.
A copy of this third proposed Agreement to Extend the Independent Contractor Agreement, as
well as the original contract, is attached for your review. Both our Risk Management and Legal
Departments have reviewed these documents.
Please note, that no City funds will be expended under this project and no match is required.
Resolution R-12-060 relative to the acceptance and appropriation of these Cooperative
Agreement funds was passed by the Board of Alderman and approved by the Mayor on
September 25, 2012.
The Division of Public Health and Community Services recommends awarding this third contract
amendment in a sum not-to-exceed $140,000 to Greater Nashua Mental Health Center,
Nashua, NH.
229 Main Street *» Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 e Phone (603) 589-3307 e Fax (603) 594-3434
