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Providence Board of Contract & Supply, Monday, October 20, 2025-2:00 PM

October 20, 2025

Roll Call and Election of Chairperson

12:19 - 13:27

The meeting was called to order, and a roll call was conducted to establish a quorum. The Board then voted to elect a chairperson to preside over the meeting.

Section B: Opening of Bids

13:27 - 33:50

The Board opened and read aloud bids for various municipal projects, including housing services, youth empowerment programs, and facility roof replacements. A motion was approved to refer all received bids to the clerk's office for further review.

Section C: Advertisements

33:50 - 34:19

The Board voted to approve the advertisements listed in Section C of the agenda. This approval included the re-advertising of Item 2 from Section B regarding housing and human services.

Section A: Review and Discussion of Items

34:19 - 41:08

Board members reviewed and discussed several items in Section A, focusing on construction management services and required quarterly reports. A motion to continue Item 20 to the next meeting was defeated following a roll call vote.

Approval of Section A Items

41:08 - 42:14

The Board voted to approve items 1 through 27 in Section A, with item 28 being withdrawn. The motion passed following a roll call vote of the members present.

Section D: Approval of Minutes

42:14 - 42:45

The Board reviewed the minutes from the previous meeting held on Monday, October 6, 2025. A motion was approved to adopt the minutes as presented without any edits or corrections.

Adjournment

42:45 - 42:57

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made and seconded. The motion passed unanimously, and the meeting was officially adjourned.

Speaker 0

12:19 - 12:27

Good afternoon. Welcome to the city of Providence Board of Contract and Supply meeting of Monday, 10/20/2025. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll?

Speaker 1

12:27 - 12:46

Yes. And, madam chair, just for the record, I received communication from chairwoman Ryan, who holds a seat for the committee on finance, and she is appointing Robert Baptista as her designee for today's meeting. Mayor Smiley is absent. Kyle Delgado?

Speaker 2

12:46 - 12:46

Present.

Speaker 1

12:47 - 12:53

Councilman Gonsalves is absent. Robert Baptista? Present. Sarah Silveria? Present.

Speaker 1

12:53 - 12:56

Elaine Richards? Present. Joseph Dapina?

Speaker 2

12:56 - 12:57

Present.

Speaker 1

12:57 - 13:00

Patricia Quang Fay? Present. Shamari Husband?

Speaker 3

13:00 - 13:01

Present.

Speaker 1

13:01 - 13:02

John Arzemanian?

Speaker 2

13:02 - 13:03

Present.

Speaker 1

13:03 - 13:10

Dante Bellini? Present. Tyrell Stevens is absent. You have nine present and three absent. You have a quorum.

Speaker 0

13:10 - 13:13

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

Speaker 4

13:13 - 13:14

So move.

Speaker 0

13:14 - 13:20

Second. Motion made by director Delgado, seconded by director Richards. All in favor? Aye. All opposed?

Speaker 0

13:20 - 13:30

The ayes have it. Please let the record reflect that we're joined today by Michael Calisi, deputy city solicitor, so noted. Like to entertain a motion to go to section b, opening of bids.

Speaker 3

13:30 - 13:31

I move.

Speaker 0

13:31 - 13:37

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

Speaker 0

13:37 - 13:47

Aye. B, opening of bids. Item one, city council office design build, Ward 9, gateway sign for Sackett Street Park Center. Two bids. Two bids.

Speaker 0

14:06 - 14:48

On Zaco Construction, $138,338. Darrell. I'm sorry. Darrell. Anchor anchors away together.

Speaker 0

14:50 - 14:54

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Speaker 2

14:56 - 14:57

So $30.36.

Speaker 0

14:59 - 15:07

Item two is the Partners in Housing and Human Services scaling and sustaining safer use, reducing overdose, and substance related harms.

Speaker 4

15:07 - 15:10

Their other business item will be re advertised.

Speaker 0

15:12 - 15:19

Item three, Department of Housing and Human Services treatment and recovery supports infrastructure enhancements grants two point

Speaker 4

15:19 - 15:20

o. Rebiz. Rebiz.

Speaker 0

16:07 - 16:18

This is open doors. I don't see. I'm not seeing them out here.

Speaker 2

16:19 - 16:22

Sorry. I'm just saying on other side.

Speaker 0

16:54 - 17:51

Total, two hundred fifty seven thousand hours. Actually, that's an estimate. Attides Family Services, $196,436. Integrative health care solutions, $250,000. Item four, Department of Housing and Human Services, youth empowerment activities, states, and sober alternatives.

Speaker 0

17:52 - 19:10

A A fibs. Boys and girls clubs of Providence, $60,000. Adoption, Rhode Island, $15,000. Tides Family Services, $54,993. The Providence Center, 59,000 excuse me, $895.49.

Speaker 0

19:23 - 20:23

Youth in action, $47,244. New Urban Arts, $25,000. Rhode Island student assistance services, $23,000. Youth I'm sorry. Beat the Streets New England, $20,000.

Speaker 0

20:25 - 20:34

Item five, Department of Housing and Human serve Service. Postpartum care for equitable maternal health outcomes. One year contact with two one year options for enroll. One bid. One bid.

Speaker 0

21:05 - 23:08

Family services at Rhode Island, $20,000. Item six, department of people and culture, labor, units, compensation, classification. Two Two beds. Gallagher benefit services, $113,755. Eagle Company.

Speaker 0

23:10 - 23:22

Hourly rates not to exceed 185,000. Item seven, Providence Police Department sound camera pilot program 2025, one year contract with two one year options to renew.

Speaker 4

23:22 - 23:25

This item is being sent into 11/03/2025.

Speaker 0

23:26 - 23:34

And item eight, department of public property, municipal red light and speed camera systems, five year contract with five one year options for renewal.

Speaker 4

23:34 - 23:38

This item is also being extended to 11/03/2025.

Speaker 0

23:38 - 23:46

K. Item nine, department of public property, municipal parking enforcement management system, five year contract with five one year options for renewal.

Speaker 4

23:46 - 23:49

This item is being extended till 11/03/2025.

Speaker 0

23:49 - 23:56

K. Item 10, Department of Public Property, municipal facility roof replacement at 552 Academy Ave.

Speaker 1

23:57 - 23:58

Rivets. Rivets.

Speaker 0

24:20 - 24:53

A and M Sheet Metal and Roofing, $1,734,400. Commercial roofing and contracting, $1,386,000.

Speaker 2

25:09 - 25:10

Okay.

Speaker 0

25:13 - 25:29

JD, Rivet and Company. Okay. There's a breakdown here, but the total is $2,254,000. Item 11, department of public works. Lease land for sodium chloride storage.

Speaker 4

25:29 - 25:31

No bids. This item is being dropped.

Speaker 0

25:33 - 26:25

Item 12, Providence Redevelopment Agency, sale of city property known as Messer Street School. Rebids. Rebids. Developments, $1,025,000. Eric Edelman, $1,500,000.

Speaker 0

26:45 - 26:58

Manton Development Partners, $350,000. Item 13, water supply board, Indian rock timber harvesting services.

Speaker 4

26:58 - 26:58

Two beds.

Speaker 0

26:58 - 28:04

Two beds. Green Development LLC, $85,200. BN Timber LLC, 66,800. Item 14, water supply board, rebid certified serialization and data destruction of hard drive and SSD services?

Speaker 4

28:04 - 28:05

Five bits. Five bits.

Speaker 0

28:23 - 29:44

Battery cycling of New England, $6,200. Automated business solutions. In total, over three years, $7,200. Lexington Computer Recycling, $20,120. Info shred, $4,835.