Providence Board of Contract & Supply-Monday, February 24, 2025-2:00 PM

I'll give them a When you have a call and do something, I don't care. What do they do? Let them buy their own equipment and let them fall off the roof.

Okay.

Good afternoon. Welcome to the City of Providence Board of Contract and Supply meeting of Monday, 02/24/2025. Madam Kirk, will you please call the

Courtney Hopkins? Present. Kyle Delgada?

Present.

Councilman Gonsalves is absent. Councilwoman Anthony?

Present.

Sarah Silveria?

Present.

Elaine Richards? Present. Joseph DePina?

Present.

Patricia Coyne Fay? Present. Shamari Huston?

Present.

John Arzemanian?

Present.

Dante Bellini?

Present.

Providence School Board president is absent. You have 10 present and two absent. You have four.

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

So moved.

Seconded.

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

I.

All opposed, the ayes have it. Please let the record reflect that we are joined today by Michael Felici, 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 of Boenning, seconded by treasurer and husband. All in favor?

Aye.

All opposed? The ayes have it. Section b, opening of bids. Item one, office of the city solicitor. Appraisal services for the Providence Omni Hotel.

Two beds?

Yeah.

I don't wanna make too big. George Sansusi, doing business with Sansusi Associates. $90,000 for the appraisal report, which includes twenty twenty one and 2022 values. Peter M. Scotty and Associates, $25,000.

Item two, Department of Parks. Ash tree treatments for emerald ash borer 2025. Four business. Four business. Northeastern Tree Service Inc, $38,880.

The Greenview Tree Service LLC, $25,650.

This is not one or two or the two of them. This is for street treating, blood setting.

Regal Tree and Shrub Experts LLC. $31,995. Navy resource group, a unit price bid of $20.65 for each diameter inch. Item three, Department of Parks. Rebid site improvements at Gaynor Street Park.

The site is being extended until 03/10/2025.

Thank you. Item four, Department of Parks Street, and Tree, Blocks, 2025.

Seven.

Seven. Northeastern Free Service Inc, $240,250. Greenview Free Service LLC, unit Crested. Stanley Tree Service, $311,550.98. And that it's indicated that it took also a unitized bid.

Warwick Tree Acquisition Corp. Doing business as Warwick. Reservice, $227,375. Lewis Preservice Inc, $317,594 for a defense. LegalPree and Scrub Experts, $151,525.

Landscape, $80,120. Item five, office of policy and resiliency. One providence for youth of twenty twenty five. 11 bids.

11 bids.

Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education, five $59,040. Inspiring minds, $37,740. AS two twenty, $76,352. Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence, $185,202.60. Federal Hill House Association, $94,284.43.

Center for Dynamic Learning, $52,760. Southside Community Land Trust, $12,597.04. Refugee Dream Center, $25,946. Comprehensive Community Connection, $98,865.85. The Da Vinci Center for Community Progress, $32,741.

College visions, $70,500. Item six, Providence Redevelopment Agency, real estate consulting, and facility services related to the Providence Redevelopment Agency, three year on fall.

Five bids.

Five bids. So this is an RFQ, our request for qualifications. I'm going to review free services LLC. Building block. Robertson Design LLC.

We business at CapX Advisory Group. And CSC real estate. Item seven, water supply board replacement and rehabilitation of water mains and appurtenances within Lower South Providence North contract one dash twenty five.

This item is being extended to