Providence Board of Contract & Supply-Monday, October 21, 2024-2:00 PM

Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to the City of Providence Board of Contract and Supply meeting for Monday, 10/21/2024. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll?

Courtney Hopkins?

Present.

Council president Miller is absent. Councilman Gonzales is absent. Councilwoman Anthony is absent. Crystal Lindbergh.

Present.

Elaine Richards.

Present.

Joseph Fakina.

Present.

Patricia Coyne Bay.

Present.

Shamari Husband.

Present.

John Arzananian is absent.

Dante Galini.

Present. Erland Rochelle is absent. You have seven present and five absent. You have four.

Thank you very much, madam clerk. I'd like to entertain a motion to elect myself as chairperson of this meeting.

So moved.

Second.

The motion made by chief de Pinas, second by director Poinfei.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

The ayes have it. Madam clerk, I'd like to let the record reflect that we're joined today by mister Michael Polisi, deputy city solicitor for the city of Providence. I'm not good.

Thank you very much. Now members of the board, I'd like to entertain a motion to move to section b, opening of bids.

So moved.

Second.

Motion made by treasurer husband, second by controller Bellini. All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

The ayes have it. Section b, item number one, Department of Housing and Human Services, community nonviolence programming, one year contract with two one year options.

Three b. There are three bibs for item number one. First bid is Uncornered Inc, and they have provided a bid of $237,500. Second bidder is the Nonviolence Institute, and they've bid $237,500. And the third bidder is the Da Vinci Center for Community Progress, and they have a bid of $75,976.32.

Item number two, Department of Housing and Human Services, innovative recovery supports, one year contract with two one year extension options. Five eight. There are five bids for item number two. The first bidder is Rhode Island commune Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery efforts Inc, DBA Rhode Island Cares, and their bid is a $125,000.

The

second bidder is Ameth House with a bid of $125,000.

Okay.

Thank oh, no. It says this. We're in a single contract up to.

Yes. It's in there. Yes.

Madam clerk, we have a response that doesn't appear to have an amount listed. Should I just reference the name of the

Yeah.

Okay.

And then the department can review the bidder there.

Thank you very much, madam Clark. The third bidder is the wellness hub, and they have not provided an amount that can be located in the current. The fourth bidder is the substance use use and mental health leadership council of Rhode Island, and they have bid $125,000. And the fifth bidder is integrative health care solutions, and they have bid $125,000. Item number three, Department of Housing and Human Services, multiple pathways to recover start of grants.

One bid.

It's not even here.

The only bidder for this line item is the wellness hub, and they have provided a project itemized budget based on the expenditure category with no total.

They did for the same

for number two. Well, thank you, madam clerk. Yes. Same respondent. Item number four, neighbor Department of Housing and Human Services, neighbors seeking recovery mini grant program administration.

Round eight. There is one bid.

Director. I was just thinking. Both were in deep thoughts.

Didn't wanna

distract you. Good fault, I'm sorry.