Providence Board of Contract & Supply - Monday July 27th 2026 2pm

The Board of Contract and Supply meeting was called to order, and a roll call was conducted to establish a quorum. Nine members were present and three were absent, confirming a quorum was met.

A motion was made and seconded to elect the speaker as the chairperson of the board. The motion passed unanimously with all in favor.

The board entertained a motion to transition to Section B of the agenda for the opening of bids. The motion was approved, and the presence of Deputy City Civil Service Michael Calise was noted for the record.

The board opened and read bids for various municipal projects, including housing services, park social media, school boiler abatement, and school commissioning agents. Several items were noted as being re-advertised or remaining on the table.

A motion was made and seconded to refer all opened bids to the clerk's office for review. The motion passed unanimously.

The board entertained a motion to move to Section C of the agenda. The motion was approved by the board members.

A motion was made to approve the advertisements listed in Section C and to re-advertise items one and six from Section B. The motion was seconded and passed without opposition.

The board voted to transition to Section A of the agenda for review. The motion was approved with no objections.

The board conducted a roll call vote to approve items one through 47 in Section A. The motion carried with eight ayes, one nay, and three absent.

A motion was made and approved to transition to Section D of the agenda. This section covers the approval of minutes from previous meetings.

The board reviewed and approved the minutes from the Monday, July 13 meeting. Following the approval, the chairperson entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting.