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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Transcript
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Transcript
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.
