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Providence Board of Contract & Supply-Monday, June 16, 2025-2:00 PM

June 16, 2025

Call to Order and Roll Call

13:15 - 13:59

The Board of Contract and Supply meeting is called to order, and the roll call is taken to establish a quorum. Ten members are present and two are absent.

Election of Chairperson

13:59 - 14:16

Madame Kirkley is nominated and elected as the chairperson of the Board of Contract and Supply. The presence of Deputy City Solicitor Megan DeSanto is also noted for the record.

Section B: Opening of Bids

14:16 - 33:15

The Board opens and reads bids for various department projects, including housing, parks, planning, police, public property, public works, and recreation. The bids are then referred to the clerk's office for further review.

Motion to Move to Section C: Advertisements

33:15 - 33:31

The Board votes to transition the meeting to Section C of the agenda to discuss advertisements. The motion passes unanimously.

Section C: Approval of Advertisements

33:31 - 33:59

The Board approves the advertisements listed in Section C, as well as the re-advertisement of items two and eleven from Section B. The motion is approved unanimously.

Motion to Move to Section A: Review

33:59 - 34:08

The Board votes to transition to Section A of the agenda for review of items. The motion is approved unanimously.

Section A: Review and Discussion of Agenda Items

34:08 - 46:46

The Board reviews and discusses various agenda items, including amendments to items 15 and 16, and questions regarding technology contracts, software, medical plans, drones, and property management. The Board then votes to approve items 1 through 35 as amended, with items 1, 3, and 4 referred to the City Council.

Approval of Minutes

46:46 - 47:17

The Board reviews and approves the minutes from the previous meeting held on Monday, June 2, 2025. The motion passes unanimously without any corrections.

Adjournment

47:17 - 47:31

A motion is made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. The motion passes unanimously, and the meeting is officially adjourned.

Speaker 0

13:15 - 13:32

Good afternoon. Welcome to the City of Providence Board of Contract and Supply meeting of Monday, 06/16/2025. I'm Madame Kirkley. Please call

Speaker 1

13:32 - 13:32

the roll.

Speaker 2

13:32 - 13:35

Courtney Hopkins. Present. Kyle Delgado.

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13:35 - 13:36

Present.

Speaker 2

13:37 - 13:43

Councilwoman Gonzales is absent. Councilwoman Anthony. Present. Sarah Silveria? Present.

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13:43 - 13:48

Elaine Richards? Present. Joseph Ducina? Present. Patricia Coyne Fay?

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13:48 - 13:49

Present. Shamari husband?

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13:49 - 13:50

Present.

Speaker 2

13:50 - 13:53

John Arzemanian? Present. Dante Bellini?

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13:53 - 13:53

Present.

Speaker 2

13:54 - 13:59

Nyrel Stevens is absent. You have 10 present and two absent. You have a floor.

Speaker 0

13:59 - 14:02

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

Speaker 5

14:02 - 14:03

So moved.

Speaker 0

14:03 - 14:08

Second. Motion made by director Dapena, seconded by director Richards. All in favor? Aye. Opposed?

Speaker 0

14:08 - 14:15

The ayes have it. Please let the record reflect that we are joined today by Megan DeSanto, deputy city solicitor.

Speaker 2

14:15 - 14:16

So noted.

Speaker 0

14:16 - 14:20

Like to entertain a motion to go to section b, opening of vids. So moved.

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14:20 - 14:21

Second.

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14:21 - 14:28

Motion made by director Richard, seconded by director Delgado. All in favor? Aye. All opposed, the ayes have it. Section b.

Speaker 0

14:28 - 14:36

Opening events. Item one, Department of Housing and Human Services. Eight hour renovation repair and painting training provider. Five year contract. Two minutes.

Speaker 0

15:02 - 15:33

Titan led testing, doing business of Environmental Training Institute. Unit price bid, $250 per student. And childhood led action project, unit price bid, $225 per trainee. Item two, department of housing and human services, licensed radon testing services, four year contract.

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15:33 - 15:34

There are no bids. This item

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15:34 - 15:36

will be to be advertised.

Speaker 0

15:36 - 16:23

Item three, department of housing and human services, On call environmental lead paint inspection services. One bed. Environmental lead detection, Inc. Unit price. Item four, department of parks.

Speaker 0

16:23 - 16:26

Site improvements at Iowa French Park.

Speaker 4

16:27 - 16:31

It was done with the VA until June 30 until June 5.

Speaker 0

16:34 - 17:50

Item five, department of planning and development, engineering and design for Cathedral Square Pedestrian Plaza. Six bids. Six bids. Informed Studio, $137,430. Ruth.

Speaker 0

18:03 - 18:58

Total cost, $290,293. Data Group Inc, $176,545. Great. Done. It's landscape architecture.

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18:58 - 19:50

109 $199,298.50. On tie and bond, Inc. $280,159. And Coakley Wolf Design Group, $459,300. Item six, Providence Police Department.

Speaker 0

19:50 - 20:44

Written police promotional examination for the rank of sergeant Emily Finder. Two Two minutes. Miami Dade College Assessment Center, $149,713. National Testing Network, $74,020. Item seven, Department of Public Property, cash vault services, one year contract with two one year outcomes.

Speaker 4

20:44 - 20:47

I don't see you sending them till 06/30/2025.

Speaker 0

20:48 - 21:34

Item eight, department of public property, general contractor services for Davie Loaks Recreation Center, CTF. Rebids. Rebids. Tower construction corp, $5,544,000. This Landis Construction Inc, $6,744,255.

Speaker 0

21:53 - 22:14

Bentley Builders LLC. $5,989,308. Item nine, department of public property, a general contractor services for Goplin recreation center, CPF improvements. Four bids. Four bids.

Speaker 0

23:01 - 23:59

Collins Construction Company. $3,319,124.10. Alright. Total Service Company Inc, $3,399,367. New England construction of $3,571,510.

Speaker 0

24:24 - 24:41

And Bentley Builders LLC, $3,343,689. I am 10, Department of Public Works, bituminous concrete. Five minutes. I'm

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24:43 - 24:46

sorry. I was stressed and that actually.

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24:52 - 24:53

And a lot of boats.

Speaker 0

25:05 - 25:27

Oh, this, this is an RFQ? An RFQ? Or the. Yeah. We've got the Norvros materials.

Speaker 0

25:29 - 25:34

And it says that pricing is not applicable. It's an RFQ.

Speaker 1

25:38 - 25:39

Sure. Lynch

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25:43 - 26:56

Corp, also refined to an RFQ. And Narragans Improvement Company also. Justin, Estolt LLC. Eric. And the Amber Construction Company.

Speaker 0

27:01 - 27:04

Item 11, Department of Public Works, Portland cement concrete.

Speaker 1

27:05 - 27:10

This item being re advertised. No bids. Item

Speaker 0

27:12 - 27:50

12, department of public works rebid street sweeping services, one year contract with one year option for renewal. I'm sorry. Three bids. Three bids. This is a Greenview Street Greenview Tree Service.

Speaker 0

27:50 - 28:19

Sorry. And this is also responding to an RFQ. Yeah. Ademco LLC, also.

Speaker 1

28:38 - 28:42

The personal notes can be. They're often.

Speaker 0

28:45 - 29:00

Cable industrial sweeping. Item 13, Department of Recreation, Providence Recreation online platform for branded promotional items, one year contract with two one year

Speaker 4

29:00 - 29:04

options for I'm sorry. It's been extended on?

Speaker 1

29:04 - 29:09

I've I've ended up heating up the last half.

Speaker 4

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So Okay. And then it's being extended.