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Providence Board of Contract & Supply-Monday, January 27, 2025-2:00 PM

January 27, 2025

Official record

From the minutes filed with the RI Secretary of State on February 10, 2025.

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Attendance

9 present · 2 absent

Present

Courtney Hawkins for Mayor Brett P. Smiley
Councilwoman Helen D. Anthony
Krystle Lindberg
Elaine Richards
Joseph DiPina for Ateesh Chanda
Patricia Coyne-Fague
Shomari Husband
John Arzoomanian
Dante Bellini

Absent

Councilman John Goncalves
Erlin Rogel

Recorded votes (10)

Motion to Elect Krystle Lindberg as Chairperson

PASSED [UNANIMOUS]

Moved by Mr. DiPina for Mr. Chanda · Seconded by Ms. Richards

Aye (10)

Ms. Hawkins for Mayor Smiley , Mr. Delgado for Council President Miller , Councilwoman Anthony , Ms. Lindberg for Ms. Silveria , Ms. Richards , Mr. DiPina for Mr. Chanda , Ms. Coyne-Fague , Mr. Husband , Mr. Arzoomanian , Mr. Bellini

Motion to go to Section B – Opening of Bids

PASSED [UNANIMOUS]

Moved by Ms. Richards · Seconded by Mr. Husband

Aye (10)

Department of Public Works: OPEN ENROLLMENT INTERESTED SUPPLIERS SNOW/ICE CONTROL 24-25 WINTER SEASON

REFERRED BIDS TO CITY CLERK With Item #6 being Extended to February 10, 2025. [UNANIMOUS]

Moved by Mr. DiPina for Mr. Chanda · Seconded by Ms. Richards

Aye (10)

Motion to go to Section C - Advertisements

PASSED [UNANIMOUS]

Moved by Ms. Richards · Seconded by Mr. Bellini

Aye (10)

Water Supply Board Replacement & Rehabilitation of Water Mains & Appurtenances Within Lower South Providence-North Section-Contract 1-25

APPROVED FOR ADVERTISING [UNANIMOUS]

Moved by Mr. DiPina for Mr. Chanda · Seconded by Ms. Richards

Aye (10)

Motion to go to Section A for Review

PASSED [UNANIMOUS]

Moved by Ms. Richards · Seconded by Mr. Delgado for Council President Miller

Aye (10)

Approval to Reject All Bids received on December 16, 2024, for Accelerated Lead Service Line Replacement Program-Contract 2.1

APPROVED A1 – A22 with Item #13 and Item #17 Requiring City Council Approval [9 TO 1]

Moved by Mr. DiPina for Mr. Chanda · Seconded by Ms. Richards

Aye (9)

Nay (1)

Mr. Husband

Motion to go to Section D - Approval of Minutes

PASSED [UNANIMOUS]

Moved by Mr. Bellini · Seconded by Mr. DiPina for Mr. Chanda

Aye (10)

Approval of Minutes: January 13, 2025

APPROVED (WITH VOTE) [10 TO 0]

Moved by Mr. DiPina for Mr. Chanda · Seconded by Ms. Richards

Aye (10)

Motion to adjourn the meeting

APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

Moved by Mr. Bellini · Seconded by Ms. Richards

Aye (10)

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Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the City of Providence Board of Contract and Supply meeting for Monday, 01/27/2025. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

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Courtney Hawkins. Present. Kyle Delgado.

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Present.

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Councilwoman Donsalves is absent. Councilwoman Anthony? Present. Crystal Lindbergh? Present.

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Elaine Richards? Present. Joseph Dapina?

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Present.

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Patricia Quinn Fey? Present. Shamari Husband?

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Present.

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John Arzemanian? Present. Dante Bellini? Present. Erland Rodell is absent.

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You have 10 present and two absent.

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

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Second.

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Motion made by chief Dipena, second by deputy commissioner Richards. 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 Calisi, deputy city solicitor.

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So noted. Thank you very much.

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I'd now like to entertain a motion to go to section b, opening of bids.

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So moved. Second.

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Motion made by deputy commissioner Richards, second by treasurer husband. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. The ayes have it. Section b, opening of bids.

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Number one, Department of Public Property, CIP, Mounted Command, septic replacements. Two bids. Two bids for item number one. The first bidder is Ritchie Drain Lane Co. E, and they've bid $86,500.

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The second bidder is Proseptic Proseptic, and they provided a bid of 207,000 doll $207,050.10. Item number two, Department of Public Property playground improvements at Pleasant View Elementary School. Three bids. There are three bids for item number two. The first bid is Lucerna Brothers Inc, and they bid $936,900.

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The second bidder is Yardworks Inc, who has bid $985,000. The third bidder is Narragansett Improvement Company who has bid $1,184,719 and no cents. Item number three, Providence Redevelopment Agency, urban design consulting services related to Crook Point Bridge reservation. Five bids. There are five bids for item number three.

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The first bidder is Paris Corporation who has bid $52,300. The second bidder is Utah, and they bid $68,851. The third bidder is g m two associates, and they have a bid of $74,340. The fourth bidder is HDR Engineering Inc, and they've bid $196,000. The fifth bidder for item number three is WSP USA Inc, and they have provided a bid of $62,930.03.

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Item number four.

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We're still on. We're just not on

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the screen. Okay. Should I proceed, madam Clerk?

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Or You can.

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I can hear us. Thank you very much. Next up is item number four, water supply board. Lead service line replacement program expires 12/15/2021. Six bids for item number four.

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The first bidder is Bisco Contracting Corp, and they have bid $4,359,900. Second bidder is Boyle and Liberty Construction Company Inc, and they have provided a unit price bill. Next bidder is Decorral Construction Inc, and they have also provided a limited price bid.

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K. What was it?

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Decorral. I don't know if I pronounced that wrong. Darefully. Darefully. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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The next bidder is Ferrera Construction Co Inc, and they have provided a unit price bid. And this is a duplicate. The next figure is r t news and sons, and they have provided a unit price fit. Okay. And the last bidder is Richie Drainling Co Inc, who has provided a unit price bid.

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Item number five, Youngs Road, White Pine Timber Harvesting Services. Three bids. Three bids for item number five. The first bidder is BN Timber Timber LLC, and they provided a bid of $40,000. The second bidder is James Tom James Thompson, native lumber, who has bid $43,210.

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Third bidder for item number five is Green Development LLC, and they have provided a bid of $50,000. Item number six, water supply board inspection and rehabilitation of the supplemental tunnel and aqueduct 78 inch aqueduct and 102 inch aqueduct upstream section expires 12/3126 with one option year for renewal. There are no bids for this item. It's been extended until February 10. Thank you very much.

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We will be extending item number six until 02/10/2025. Item number seven, Department of Public Works open enrollment interested interested suppliers of snow and ice control twenty twenty four, twenty twenty five winter season. There are no bids, but this item will remain on the agenda until further notice. Thank you very much. This completes, I'm sorry.

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Madam clerk, are there any unmarked bids? No unmarked bids. Thank you very much. This completes the opening of all bids. I'd like to entertain a motion to refer all bids to the city clerk's office.

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So moved. Perfect.

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Motion made by chief Topino, second by deputy commissioner Richards. All those in favor, please say aye.

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Aye.

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The ayes have it. I would like to now entertain a motion to move to section c, advertisements. Okay. Lot of motions there. We're gonna go, motion made by deputy commissioner Richards, second by controller Bellini.

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All those in favor, please say aye.

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Aye.

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The ayes have it. Treasurer husband, members of the board, are there any items in section a that you would like to review?

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Nope. We're on section a.

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I'm sorry. I jumped ahead. I didn't check it off. Okay. Now I'd like to entertain a motion to move to section a for review.

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Nope. No? Nope. Moving on

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to section c. Now we get off.

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Tina. I'm sorry. New Year off. Right. Okay.

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Ready? I'd like to entertain a motion to approve the advertisements in section c.

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So moved.

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Second. Motion made by chief Dopena, second by deputy commissioner Richards. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. The ayes have it.