Providence Board of Contract & Supply-Monday, November 4, 2024-2:00 PM

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Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to the City of Providence Board of Contracts and Supply meeting for Monday, 11/04/2024. Madam Kirk, will you please call the roll?

Courtney Hawkins.

Present.

Council president Miller is absent. Councilman Gonzales is absent. Councilwoman Anthony?

Present. Crystal Lindbergh? Present. Elaine Richards? Present.

Joseph DePina?

Present.

Patricia Coyne Faith? Shamarie Husband?

Present.

Anthony Alves?

Present.

Dante Bellini?

Present.

Erlin Morguel is absent. You have a nine present and three absent. You have a four.

Thank you very much. I'd now like to entertain me. Someone.

I'm standing at four 02:15.

Okay. No. No problem. Thank

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

So moved.

Second.

Motion made by a chief to Pinah, second by treasurer husband. 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.

So moved.

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

So moved.

Motion made by deputy commissioner Richards, second by director Trish Pointe Fay. All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

The ayes have it. Section b, opening of bids. Item number one, office of the city solicitor, appraisal services for defensive litigation, two year contract with two one year options for renewal. Three.

There are three bids for item number one. So the bidder is, White Appraisal Co Inc, and they have provided a unit price bid with an amount specified per day with a corresponding hourly rates. K. The second bidder is, CBRE Inc, and they have provided a unit price bid per hour and, type of service The third bidder is Peter and Scottie and Associates, and they have also provided a unit price bid per employee type per hour. Okay.

Item number two, Department of Housing and Human Services, recovery housing support. There are two bids for item number two. The first bidder is in account, and they have provided a bid of $156,824.80. The second bidder is Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery effort Inc, DBA Rhode Island Cares, and they have bid $250,000. Item number three, Department of Inspections and Standards rebid vehicle leasing.

Rebid. There are three bids for item number three. Is Liberty Chevrolet Inc, and they have provided a bid of $99,974 for two or $49,987 each. The second bidder is Acme Auto Leasing LLC. They have provided a bid of $93,528 or $1,299 per month per vehicle.

The third bidder is Global Lease Group Inc, and they have provided a bid of $1,151 per vehicle per month. Item number four, Department of Parks Education Center and Pavilion at the Roger Williams Park Zoo. There are four bids for item number four. The first bidder is Bentley Builder LLC, and they have provided a bid of $14,998,906. The second bidder is Parcel Bidders Inc, and they've bid $15,000,531 or $15,531,048.

The third bidder is Marin Construction Company,

and they bid let's make sure I get the total right. $18,464,000

with alternate proposals and no total. And the fourth bidder is Mill City Construction with a bid of $19,218,846. Item number five, Department of Parks, Greenhouse Supplies, Services, three year contract with two one year options. 70. There are seven responses to item number five.

The first response is from Orlando Greenhouse Sales Inc.

Sergeant for the record.

Thank you very much, madam clerk. These are responses, with qualifications, so there is no pricing included in the responses. The second is from Ball Horticultural Company, d a a Ball Seed Company.

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Next is Paviccio Greenhouses Inc. The next is David Austin Roses. Next is RJ Tibone Co Inc. Next is d f Whole Growers Inc.

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think this is all one. Yeah. Okay. Griffin Greenhouse Supplies Inc. Item number six, Province Police Department, gas and diesel engine parts and repairs to your contract?

Three bids. Three bids for item number six.

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