2026-09-21 - Board of Contract and Supply
Summary
Written from auto-generated captions of a short (about five-minute) procedural meeting; names and numbers may be misheard. The captions give the year as 2020, but the title and upload date show September 21, 2026.
- Eight of twelve members were present, a quorum. Adam Gregory was elected chairperson on a voice vote, and Deputy City Solicitor Michael Casey was noted as present.
- Bids opened: no bids were received for the Department of Parks lake management and water quality control one-year contract (two one-year options), so it will be re-advertised; one bid, from Water Service Professionals of Pennsylvania, was received for water treatment filter inspection and maintenance for Providence Water; one bid was received for snow and ice control supplies, and that item stays on the agenda until re-advertised. No unmarked bids. All bids were referred to the city clerk's office.
- The board approved the advertisements for the next round, including re-advertising the lake management item.
- Items 1 through 38 in section H were approved on a roll call; the announced tally was seven ayes, one nay and four absent, though the captions record every voter as aye.
- The September 8 board and subcommittee minutes were approved by voice vote, and the meeting adjourned.
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Transcript
00:06Good afternoon and welcome to the city
00:07of Providence Board of Contract and
00:09Supply meeting on Monday, September
00:1021st, 2020. I'm Adam Gregory. Please
00:13call roll.
00:14>> Courtney Hawkins.
00:15>> Present.
00:16>> Council President Miller is absent.
00:18Councilman Gonzales is absent.
00:20Councilwoman Ryan is absent.
00:22>> Sarah Silveria. Absent.
00:24>> Elaine Richards.
00:25>> Present.
00:25>> Joseph DePina.
00:26>> Present.
00:27>> Patricia Coyne Foley.
00:29>> Present.
00:29>> Shawn Murray Hussey.
00:31>> Present.
00:31>> John R. Zimanian.
00:32>> Present.
00:33>> Dante Bellini.
00:34>> Present.
00:35>> Ira Stevens is absent. You have eight
00:37present and four absent. We have a
00:39quorum.
00:40>> I'd like to entertain a um motion to
00:42elect myself chairperson.
00:43>> So moved.
00:43>> Second.
00:44>> Motion made by Director DePina, seconded
00:45by Director Richards. All in favor?
00:47>> Aye.
00:47>> All those in favor, have it. Please let
00:49the record reflect that we're joined
00:50today by Michael Casey, Deputy City
00:52Solicitor.
00:53>> So noted.
00:53>> I'd like to entertain a motion to go to
00:55section B, opening of bids.
00:56>> So moved.
00:57>> Second.
00:57>> Motion made by Director Richards,
00:58seconded by Director DePina. All in
01:00favor?
01:00>> Aye.
01:01>> All those in favor, have it. Section B,
01:03opening of bids, item one. Department of
01:05Parks Lake Management and Water Quality
01:07Control's one-year contract with
01:09two-year options.
01:10>> There are no bids. This item will be
01:12re-advertised.
01:13>> Here, item two, Water Supply Board,
01:14water treatment filter inspection and
01:16maintenance services for Providence
01:17Water.
01:18>> One bid.
01:19>> One bid.
01:41Um Water Service Professionals of
01:44Pennsylvania.
01:45Um this is an ask you.
01:50Item three, Department of Public Works,
01:51interested suppliers of snow and ice
01:53control.
01:54>> One bid.
01:55>> One bid.
01:55>> And this item will also remain on the
01:57agenda until re-advertised.
02:32>> I was going to name it. Yeah.
02:34Yeah.
02:40>> Uh Brava
02:41FC.
02:45Um any
02:46or any um
02:49Sure. Sorry.
02:52Okay. Brava FC all in favor.
02:56Are there any unmarked bids?
02:57>> No unmarked bids.
02:58>> Okay. This committee opening of bids,
02:59but I'd like to entertain a motion to
03:00refer the bids to the city clerk's
03:01office.
03:02>> So moved.
03:03>> Second. Motion made by Director Belenyi,
03:05seconded by Treasurer all in favor.
03:08All opposed, the eyes have it. I'd like
03:10to entertain a motion to move to section
03:11C advertisements.
03:13>> So moved.
03:15>> Second.
03:15>> Motion made by Director Richard,
03:16seconded by Director Belenyi, all in
03:18favor. All opposed, the eyes have it.
03:20I'd like to entertain a motion to
03:21approve the advertisement for section C
03:23and re-advertising
03:25item one in section B.
03:28>> Second.
03:28>> Motion made by Director DePena, seconded
03:30by Director Belenyi, all in favor.
03:32All opposed, the eyes have it. I'd like
03:35to entertain a motion to move to section
03:37A for review.
03:38>> Second.
03:38>> Motion made by Director DePena, seconded
03:40by Director Richard, all in favor.
03:42All opposed,
03:43the eyes have it.
03:45Treasurer, do you have any items you'd
03:46like to review?
03:47I'd like to entertain a motion to
03:49approve items 1 through 38 in section H
03:52and I will roll call.
03:53Second, motion made by Director DePina,
03:55seconded by Director Richards. Um, Madam
03:58clerk, roll call, please.
04:00>> Courtney Hawkins. Aye.
04:02Council President Miller is absent.
04:04Councilwoman Gonzales is absent.
04:06Councilwoman Ryan is absent. Sara
04:08Silveira.
04:09>> Aye.
04:10>> Elaine Richards.
04:11>> Aye.
04:12>> Joseph DePina.
04:13>> Aye.
04:15>> Patricia Ponte.
04:16>> Aye.
04:17>> Shomari Husband.
04:18>> Aye.
04:19>> Donald Shaminian.
04:20>> Aye.
04:21>> Dante Bellini.
04:22>> Aye.
04:23>> Hyrault Stevens is absent. You have
04:25seven ayes, one nay, four absent. The
04:28motion carries. The matters are
04:29approved.
04:30>> I'd like to entertain a motion to go to
04:31section D, approval of minutes.
04:33>> So moved.
04:34>> Second.
04:34>> Motion made by Director Richards,
04:36seconded by Director Bellini. All in
04:37favor? Aye.
04:38All opposed? The ayes have it. Um,
04:41everyone's been provided a copy with the
04:42September 8th meeting unless anyone has
04:44any edits or corrections.
04:45Hearing none, I'd like to entertain a
04:47motion to approve the minutes of the
04:49September 8th Board of Board of
04:51Directors and Sub-Committee meeting.
04:52>> So moved.
04:53>> Second.
04:54>> Motion made by Director DePina, seconded
04:56by Director Richards. All in favor?
04:57>> Aye.
04:58>> All opposed? The ayes have it. I'd like
05:00to entertain a motion to adjourn.
05:02>> So moved.
05:02>> Second.
05:03>> Motion made by Director Ponte, seconded
05:05by Director Richards. All in favor?
05:06>> Aye.
05:07>> All opposed? The ayes have it. This
05:08meeting is adjourned.