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Providence Board of Contract & Supply-Monday, March 10, 2025-2:00 PM

March 10, 2025

Call to Order, Roll Call, and Election of Chairperson

14:15 - 15:16

The meeting of the Board of Contract and Supply was called to order and roll call was established with eight members present. A motion was subsequently passed to elect the chairperson for the meeting.

Section B: Opening of Bids

15:16 - 41:12

The board opened and read aloud incoming bids across multiple city departments for various municipal projects and supply contracts. A motion was subsequently passed to refer all received bids to the city clerk's office.

Section C: Advertisements

41:12 - 41:46

The board moved into Section C to review proposed project advertisements. A motion was approved to authorize the advertisements in Section C as well as the re-advertisement of Item 8 from Section B.

Section A: Review and Approval of Items 1 through 35

41:46 - 46:48

Board members discussed agenda items regarding open enrollment timelines, utility vehicles, and MBE classifications. The board then conducted a roll call vote approving items 1 through 35 in Section A, with designated items referred to City Council.

Section D: Approval of Minutes

46:48 - 47:22

The board reviewed the meeting minutes from the previous session held on February 24, 2025. With no edits or corrections raised, the minutes were approved unanimously.

Adjournment

47:22 - 47:33

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made and seconded. The motion carried unanimously, and the meeting concluded.

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Good afternoon. Welcome to the City of Providence Board Contract and Supply meeting of Monday, 03/10/2025. Madam Park, please call the order.

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Mayor Smiley is absent. Council president Miller is absent. Councilman Gonsalves is absent. Councilwoman Anthony Present. Sarah Silveria?

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Present. Elaine Richards? Present. Joseph Dapina?

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Present.

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Patricia Quinn Fake? Present. Shamari, husband?

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Present.

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Don Erzmanian? Present.

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Warren Martone?

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Present.

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Tyrell Stevens is absent. You have eight present and four absent. You have one.

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Thank you. I'd like to entertain a motion to elect myself, chairperson of this meeting.

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So moved. Second.

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Motion made by director DePina, seconded by treasurer husband. All in favor?

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Aye. All

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opposed? The ayes have it. Yes. Please, let the record reflect that we're joined today by Michael Khaleesi, deputy city solicitor. So noted.

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K. I'd like to entertain a motion to go to section b, opening of bids. I move. Second. Motion made by director Richards, seconded by director Quinn Fake.

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All in favor?

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Aye.

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All opposed. See, as have it. Section b, opening of bids. Item one, Department of Arts, Culture, and Tourism. RFI for for TBD Fest website update.

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15:36 - 16:48

14 bids. 14 bids. A web epiphany. Finally, free productions. MODIS Magazine.

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17:04 - 18:35

Luminous. Pigments. The HCV experience LLC. South Coast marketing group. A bridge marketing.

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Archipelago strategy group. District Design Group LLC. Sapphire. The virtual windows? Bplan.net.

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Fortress. It's item two, Department of Housing and Human Services, downtown mobile outreach and coordinated response, eight month contract with four one year extension options. One bid. One bid. Project Weber, $189,531.93.

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Item three, Department of Parks rebid site improvements at Gaynor Street Park. Four bids. Four bids. Mill City Construction, $1,043,990. Biotech Corporation, $1,586,257.

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Yardworks Inc, $1,019,000. The Sena Brothers Inc, $944,100. Item four, department of planning and developments, engineering, and post design for Cathedral Square Pedestrian Plaza Improvements.

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This item is being extended until 03/24/2025.

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K. Thank you. Item five, Department of Planning and Development Engineering for Wayland Square pedestrian improvements. Rebids. Rebids?

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Oops. Apex companies doing business as Environmental Partners Group, $141,245. GM two Associates Inc, $175,320. Consulting Group, $129,320. Item six, apartment of public property.

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City hall restroom refurbishments. Three beds. Three beds. This Land Aze Construction Inc, $278,586. Marion Construction, $305,565.

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26:46 - 26:57

Legacy General Contracting Inc. It's a unit price. Mhmm. Yeah. This is a unit price.

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Good. Item seven, Department of Public Property, Davy Lopes Rec Center generator and main switch gear.

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Two beds. Two beds.

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27:34 - 28:09

A and J Electric Eye LLC. $270,499. Electric Inc, $296,000. Item eight, Department of Public Property, fire rated shades for windows and doors in Providence Public Schools. No.

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28:10 - 28:25

Readvertising. Okay. Item nine, department of public property. Gym floor replacement and striping at Anthony Carnivale Elementary School. Gym floor striping at Nerducci Learning Center.

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Students. O'Sullivan Flooring Company, $91,392. New England Overland War specialist, $161,150. Item 10, Department of Public Property. Roof restorations at Providence Schools, Del Sesto Middle Del Sesto Middle and Classical High School.

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29:37 - 30:06

Three bids. Three bids. Patrick J. McKenna Roofing Inc. And if this is a a unit based.

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A and M sheet metal and roofing, $707,444. Navy Rivet and Company? $308,545. Item 11, department of public property. Secure vestibule for Youngwoods and Reservoir Ave Schools and Exterior Lights in Providence Public School.

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31:25 - 31:52

Who does? Who does? B and K Electric Company eight. This is for lighting repairs only. It's 49,400.

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Regarding construction, $227,000. Item 12, water supply board. Replace existing emergency lighting at DuPont Drive facility. 10 bids. 10 bids.

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F and S Electric Inc, $49,850. Right. Me. Rise Group Inc, $57,959. Commercial Electric Inc, $65,250.

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B and K Electric, there's a couple proposals here. Proposal is one of the proposals is $844,700 dollars, and the second proposal is $64,865. E w Audit and Sons Inc, $50,000. E and K Electric Company. $58,130.

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KT and T Distributors Inc, $66,942. A and J Electric I l l t, $71,293. ERF Electric LLC, $108,900. East Bay Power LLC, $47,971.04. Item 13, water supply board.

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Replacement and rehabilitation of water mains and appurtenances within Lower South Providence North section contract one dash twenty five. Rebids. Rebids. This is Ducon Inc, and it says unit price bid. Visco Contracting Corp, $9,442,033.

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$9,442,033. W. Walsh Company Inc, $5,304,891. Item 14, Department of Public Works. Open enrollment interested suppliers of snow ice control for the 2425 winter season.

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There are no bids. This item is being dropped per the department.

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K. On that report, are there any unmarked bids?

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There are three unmarked. K.

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This is for item one, the, RFI for website upgrades for the CBD thefts.

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Yeah.

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And this is Rain Mobile Agency. Also for item one, the r five for PPD Fest website upgrades. And this is from okay. Oh, SIVR Solutions. This is also for item one, so they're now 17 bids for item one.