Providence Board of Contracts and Supply Meeting – September 22, 2025
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Providence Board of Contracts and Supply Meeting – September 22, 2025
The Providence Board of Contracts and Supply met on Monday, September 22, 2025, to open bids, refer them to the city's office, approve advertisements, and vote on 19 agenda items. The meeting was chaired by Chairwoman Ryan and included roll call votes, bid referrals, and re-advertisements of two items.
Bid Openings
- Item 1: Appraisal services for defensive litigation (contract expires December 31, 2026, with two one-year options). One bid from Peter M. Scotty and Associates (unit price).
- Item 2: Department of Housing and Human Services – post-partum care for equitable maternal health outcomes (one-year contract with two one-year options). This item will be re-advertised.
- Item 3: Department of Parks – fall field improvements at multiple parks. Three bids received.
- Item 4: Department of Public Works – lease land for sodium floor and storage. No bids received; item to be re-advertised.
- Item 5: Department of Public Works – suppliers of snow/ice control for the 2025-2026 winter season. Two bids received; item remains on the agenda until further notice.
- Item 6: Water Supply Board – two dual-wheel four-by-four platform trucks. Two bids received: Tasca Automotive Group ($27,000) and Liberty Chevrolet ($212,260).
- Item 7: Water Supply Board – legal services for regulatory matters (contract expires December 31, 2028, with two one-year options). One bid from Accord Siemens Sharon and Mellet (unit price).
Key Outcomes
- Bid Referral: A motion to refer all opened bids to the city's office was made by Director Bellini, seconded by Director Richards, and passed unanimously.
- Advertisements Approved: The board approved the advertisements in Section C and authorized re-advertising of Items 2 and 4 from Section B. Motion by Director Delgado, seconded by Director Richards; passed unanimously.
- Section A Items (1–19) Approved on Roll Call: 9 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent (Councilman Gonzalves and Tyrell Stevens absent; the nay vote was not individually identified).
- Minutes Approved: The board unanimously approved the minutes from the September 8, 2025 meeting without corrections.
- Adjournment: Motion by Director Richards, seconded by Director Coveto; meeting adjourned.
Meeting Transcript
Good afternoon. Welcome to the City of Providence Board of Contracts and Supply Meeting of Monday, September 22nd, 235. Madam Parklee, please call it all. Appraisal services for defensive litigation expires December 31st, 2026. With two one-year options for regular. Peter M. Scotty and Associates, unit price fiddle. Item two, Department of Housing and Human Services, post-partum care for equitable maternal health outcomes, one year contract with two one-year options for annual. This item will be re-advertised. Okay, item three, Department of Parks, fall field improvements at multiple parks. Three bids. Item four, department of public works, lease land for sodium floor and storage. There are no bids. This item will be re-advertised. Okay, item five, department of public works. Interesting suppliers of snow ice control 2025-2026 winter season. There are two bids in this item will also remain on the agenda until further notice. Cynthia Jeremy Jeremiah. Item six water supply board. Two dual wheel four by four platform trucks. This is also Tasca Automotive Group. Can I um just make sure? This is the same bid. So I think they've only three bids for this guess. Automotive group 27,000. Automotive group 27,000 Liberty Chevrolet, 212, 260. Item seven, water supply order. Legal services for regulatory matters expires 1231, 2028 with two one year options. Accord, uh Siemens Sharon and Mellet, unit price bids. Mark bids. No on marks. Okay, this completes the opening of bids. I'd like to entertain a motion to refer the bids to the city's office. Second motion made by director Bellini, seconded by director Richards, all in favor. All opposed. The ayes have it. I'd like to entertain a motion to move to section C advertisements. Motion made by Director De Pina seconded by Director Richards. All in favor. I'd like to entertain a motion to approve the advertisements in section C as well as re-advertising items two and four from section B. Second. Motion made by Director Delgado, seconded by Director Richards, all in favor. I'd like to entertain a motion to move to section A for review. Motion made by Director Richards, seconded by Director Azamanian. All in favor. All opposed. I'm chairwoman Ryan, do you have any items you'd like to review? No. Thank you. I'd like to entertain a motions to approve items one through 19 in section A on a roll call vote.
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