2026-09-08 - Board of Contract and Supply

Summary

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  • Short 12-minute meeting; eight of twelve members present and a quorum declared. The chair was elected at the start, and a Deputy City Solicitor attended.
  • Bid openings: the snow and ice control supplies bid again drew no bids and stays on the agenda; the on-call heavy snow cleaning and removal services request drew about nine unit-price bids; bids were also opened for dewatering and cleaning a storm water pipe and for a vehicle purchase for the water supply board. No bids came in for minor construction and on-call trade services.
  • All bids were referred to the City Clerk's office and the advertisements were approved.
  • Addenda 1 through 23 in section A were approved by roll call, 7 to 1.
  • Minutes of the previous meeting were approved.

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00:04Good evening and welcome to the today of

00:05Providence order of public works and

00:06supply meeting on Monday Tuesday I'm

00:08sorry Tuesday September 8th I'm sorry

00:106th on Monday thank you.

00:13Courtney Hawkins present.

00:15Council President Miller is absent.

00:17Councilman Gonzales is absent.

00:20Councilman Ryan is absent. Sarah

00:22Silveria.

00:24Elaine Richards.

00:26Joseph DePina.

00:27Patricia Coyne-Fay.

00:30Shamai Husband.

00:32John Arzenmanian.

00:34Dante Bellini.

00:36Tyrell Stephens is absent. We have eight

00:38present, four absent. We have a quorum.

00:40I'd like to entertain a motion to elect

00:42myself chairperson. So moved.

00:44Motion made by Director DePina, seconded

00:46by Director Richards. All in favor. All

00:48opposed.

00:49The eyes have it. Please let the record

00:51reflect that we're joined today by

00:52Michael Casey, Deputy City Solicitor. So

00:55noted. I'd like to entertain a motion to

00:57go to section B, opening of bids.

01:00So moved. Motion made by Director

01:02Richards, seconded by Director Bellini.

01:03All in favor. All opposed.

01:05The eyes have it.

01:07Section B, opening of bids. Item one,

01:09Department of Fire, Waste Management and

01:11Water Quality Control, one-year contract

01:13with two one-year options. Yeah, this

01:16item's being extended to September 21st,

01:182020.

01:21Item two, Department of Public Works,

01:22interested suppliers of snow and ice

01:24control over the 2021-2027

01:27bid.

01:28No bids.

01:30No, there's no bids for this but they'll

01:32be remaining on the agenda until further

01:35notice.

01:38Item three, Department of Public Works,

01:40on-call heavy snow cleaning and removal

01:42services, one-year

01:57This is where we Does that mean I to

01:58read the names into the record?

02:00>> No. No, this is this is a RLP bid.

02:10True North Civil LLC, unit price bid.

02:19True

02:20True North Civil LLC.

02:45Ritchie Paving Company, unit price bid.

03:50AGR Construction, price bid.

04:09Division 1 Landscaping, unit price bid.

04:21J.R. Phenograff Preparation, unit price

04:23bid.

04:52M. Neils and Unit Price Bid.

05:27Burke Construction, unit price bid.

05:39Coastal Companies, unit price bid.

05:59>> We're finding eight unit price again.

06:27Green Green Mountain Tree Company unit

06:29price bid.

06:33Item four Office of Sustainability

06:35dewatering and cleaning of a 38-in storm

06:38water pipe at public street between

06:40Allen and Allen and Sullivan.

07:07In-Situ Form Technologies

07:10$7,900

07:43National Water Main Cleaning Company New

07:45England $134,260.

07:52Item 5 water supply for five board

07:54essentials one Ford Explorer. Who would

07:57be

07:57give it.

08:26McGovern MHQ

08:29$55,931.58.

08:59One Nation Distribution LLC $60,989.

09:06Item 6 Department of Public Property

09:08minor construction renovations and

09:10on-call trade services for year contract

09:12for 21 year renewal option. There are no

09:14bids decided to be dropped. Um matter of

09:16fact there are no unmarked bids.

09:17>> No unmarked.

09:18>> Okay.

09:19This completes the opening of bids. I'd

09:20like to entertain a motion to refer all

09:22bids to City Clerk's office.

09:24So moved.

09:25>> Second.

09:25>> Motion made by Director Richards,

09:27seconded by Director Kennedy. Are there

09:29any objections? All in favor?

09:31>> Aye.

09:31>> All opposed? I have it.

09:34I'd like to entertain a motion to go to

09:35Section advertisements.

09:37>> So moved.

09:39>> Motion made by Director Richard,

09:41seconded by Director Bellini. All in

09:42favor?

09:43All opposed? The eyes have it. I'd like

09:45to entertain a motion to approve the

09:47advertisements in section C.

09:49>> So moved.

09:50>> Second. Motion made by Director DePina,

09:53seconded by Director Richard. All in

09:54favor?

09:55>> I.

09:55>> All opposed? The eyes have it.

09:58I'd like to entertain a motion to go to

09:59section A for review.

10:01>> So moved.

10:01>> Second. Motion made by Director DePina,

10:03seconded by Director Richard. All in

10:05favor?

10:06All opposed? The eyes have it. Mr.

10:08Treasurer, do you have any other

10:08business for you?

10:10I'd like to entertain a motion to

10:11approve the addendums 1 through 23 in

10:14section A on a roll call vote.

10:15>> So moved.

10:16>> Second. Motion made by Director DePina,

10:18seconded by Director Richard.

10:20Um Madam Clerk, roll call, please.

10:22>> Courtney Hawkins. Uh

10:25Council President Miller is absent.

10:27Councilman Gonsalves is absent.

10:29Councilwoman Ryan is absent. Sarah

10:31Silveria.

10:32>> I.

10:33>> Elaine Richards. I.

10:35Joseph DePina.

10:36>> I.

10:37>> Patricia Queen Fahey.

10:38>> I.

10:39>> Shamari Husband.

10:40>> I.

10:41>> John Arzumanyan.

10:43>> I.

10:44>> Dante Bellini.

10:45>> I.

10:46>> Tyrell Stevens is absent. We have seven

10:49eyes, one nay, four absent. The matters

10:52are approved.

10:53>> I'd like to entertain a motion to go to

10:54section D for approval of minutes.

10:56>> So moved.

10:57>> Second.

10:58>> Motion made by Director Richard,

10:59seconded by Director Bellini. All in

11:00favor? All opposed? The

11:02eyes have it. The board has a copy of

11:04the minutes from the August 24th

11:05meeting. Are there any edits or

11:07questions?

11:08>> Move to approve.

11:09>> Um the job title for tonight is actually

11:11the Deputy Superintendent. Is that

11:14correct?

11:19So do I need to take a motion on that?

11:22>> So moved.

11:23>> Okay, let me Do we need to motion to

11:25amend the motion?

11:27>> Second.

11:28>> That was passed year, so no, you just

11:30need to approve the version that we have

11:32of the project that was voted on in

11:332012.

11:34>> Approve that.

11:35>> Okay. All right, so that I would like to

11:36entertain a motion to approve the

11:38minutes from August 24th, 2019.

11:40>> Second.

11:41>> Um, motion made by Director DePena,

11:43seconded by Director Richards. All in

11:44favor? All right. All opposed? As noted.

11:47I think to entertain a a motion to

11:49adjourn.

11:50>> So moved.

11:51>> Motion by Director Richards, seconded by

11:53Director Courtney. All in favor?

11:54>> Aye.

11:55>> All opposed? As noted. The entire board

11:57has adjourned.