Providence Board of Contract & Supply-Monday, November 18, 2024-2:00 PM

Good afternoon. Welcome to the city province board of contract and supply meeting of Monday, 11/18/2024. Madam Park, will you please call the roll?

Courtney Hopkins?

Present.

Council president Miller is absent. Councilman Gonsalves is absent. Councilwoman Anthony is absent.

Sarah Silveria?

Present.

Elaine Richard?

Present.

Joseph Takina?

Present.

Patricia Quinn Fate?

Present.

Shamari, husband?

Present.

John Arzanian?

Present.

Dante Bellini?

Present.

Erwin Roguel is absent. You have eight absent and four absent. You have quorum.

I'd like to entertain a motion to elect myself to represent this meeting.

So moved.

Second.

Motion made by director Bettina, seconded by director Bellini. All in favor?

Aye.

All of those? The ayes have it.

Please let the record reflect that we are joined today by Michael Pelosi, deputy city solicitor.

So noted. I'd like to entertain a motion to go to section b opening of bids.

So moved.

Second.

Motion made by director Richards, seconded by director Bellini. All in favor?

Aye.

All opposed? The ayes have it.

Section b, opening of bids. Item one, department of parks. Site improvements at Zames Aghorn Park. Three b. Three beds.

Yardworks Inc, $600,000. Athena Brothers Inc, 832,212. Move on masonry, $595,000. Item two, Department of Parks site improvements at Richardson Park. Four v four beds.

Yardworks Inc, $1,555,000. Lucina Brothers Inc, $2,091,690. Your bond masonry, $1,635,000. Right. Pet Corporation, $1,839,560.

Item three, department of people and culture. Flexible spending account marketing, three year contract with two two year options for renewal. Four bids. Four bids. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island, $3 per employee per month.

Financial Health. $61,352.40. Total administrative service is $120.20. MetLife Consumer Services Inc unit price 10. Item four, department of people and culture, HRA marketing RFP, three year contract with two two year extensions.

Four b. Four b. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island, $3.75 per employee. MetLife consumer services, Inc. Unit transit bid.

Total Administrative Services Corporation, $67,335. Inspire Financial Health Inc. $15,876 for FSA and $37.81 annual. Item five, Department of People and Coaching.

But their box says HRA, and this is saying

So they mixed up their their boxes. So the one we opened for number three

is although their box was listed as FSA Okay. The bid inside states HRA. Okay. And the reverse for this one.

So number three was actually number four,

and number four was actually number three.

Item five. Department of People and Culture. Dental insurance, three year contract with two year options for three beds. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island. $38 and 50¢ per employee per month.

How many for this one? Yes. There are three. Seven.

Thank you.

Delta Dental of Rhode Island, multiple pricing options proposed. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company unit price bid. Item six, department of people and culture, Basic life, AD and youth, and supplemental life insurance marketing, three year contract with two year options with two two year options for renewal.

Item has been extended to December sixteenth twenty twenty first.

First item is being extended. Item seven, Department of People and Culture, medical insurance, three year contract with two two year options for renewal. This item has been extended to 12/16/2024. K. This item is extended.