The Providence Board of Contracting and Supply convened on Monday, April 20, 2026, at approximately 5:51 PM. The meeting covered the opening of bids for 18 items, approval of advertisements, discussion of several contract awards, and a roll-call vote to approve 33 items. The board also approved minutes from the previous meeting and adjourned.
Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to the City of Providence, Board of Contracting Supply Meeting for Monday, April 20th, 2026. Madam Clerk, will you please call Courtney Hawkins? Present. Councilman Gonzales is absent. Councilwoman Ryan is absent. Present. Joseph Topina. Shamari Husband. Anthony Alves. Dante Bellini. Tyrol Stevens is absent. Nine present, three absent. We have a fourth. Thank you very much. I'd like to entertain a motion to left myself as chairperson of this meeting. Second. Motion made by a direction of Pena, second by Deputy Commissioner Richards. All those in favor, please say aye. I'd like to let the record reflect that we're joined today by Michael Khaleesi. Got any city systems? So notice. Thank you very much. I'd now like to entertain a motion to go to Section B, opening of bids. Motion made by Director Delvado, second by Deputy Commissioner Richards. All those in favor, say aye. Section B, item number one, Department of Arch Culture and Tourism. English and Spanish speaking production and technical services, two-year contract of one one-year renewal option. Item number two, province fire department, fire department directory reforms, contract two one year renewal options. Four bids. Item number four, Providence Fire Department, portable oxygen cylinders, purchase rental, and service thing, three year contract with two one year renewal option. One bid. One bid for it for the bidder is clinical one, and they have provided a unit price bid. Item number five, department's houseworking human services, connections to mainstream benefits programming, one year contract with three one year extension options. Two bids for item number five. Second bidder is to journal house, and they've also bid seventy-five thousand dollars. Item number six, information technology, vocal fire alarm system, fiscal year twenty twenty-five, five-year contract with five one year options. Two bids or two bids for it number six. Item number seven, department of parks item improvements, the Billy Taylor First. Thank you very much, Matthew. Item number eight, Providence Police Department, file hazard remediation services, two year contract. One bid. One bid for it. And they have provided a unit price bid. Item number nine, Providence Police Department, forensic equipment and supplies, three-year contract, two one year renewal options. One bid. One bid for item number nine. Item number ten, providence animal control that fees, medications and supplies, three-year contract, a two one-year renewal option. Two bids for item number two. First letter is bidder fit.