Title 37, Title 37 Property and Works

The provisions of chapter 16 of this title shall apply to all contracts awarded under this chapter.

(a) Section 37-2-48 shall apply only to contracts that are not arbitrable under the provisions of chapter 16 of this title. (b) Any person, firm, or corporation having a lawfully authorized written contract with the state at the time of or after January 1, 1990 may bring an actio…

(a) If any provision of this chapter or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the…

(a) The first five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) of any arbitration award or superior court judgment against the state awarding damages on a contract claim under the provisions of this chapter shall be a necessary governmental expense. Payment shall be approved by the chief…

The decision of any official, board, agent, or other person appointed by the state concerning any controversy arising under or in connection with the solicitation or award of a contract shall be entitled to a presumption of correctness. The decision shall not be disturbed unless …

(a) The chief purchasing officer or his or her designee shall have authority to determine protests and other controversies of actual or prospective bidders or offerors in connection with the solicitation or selection for award of a contract. (b) Any actual or prospective bidder, …

In the event of a protest timely filed under § 37-2-52(b), the state shall not proceed further with the solicitation or award involved until the chief purchasing officer makes a written and adequately supported determination that continuation of the procurement is necessary to pr…

(a) The chief purchasing officer, except as otherwise provided by law, shall purchase, or delegate and control the purchase of, the combined requirements of all spending agencies of the state including, but not limited to, interests in real property, contractual services, rentals…

(a) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, any budget unit, when provided for by appropriation or when authorized by the department of administration, may establish one or more imprest cash funds for the purpose of making disbursements requiring prompt cash outlay and to carr…

Any municipality or regional school district of the state may participate in state master price agreement contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies, services and equipment entered into by the purchasing agent, provided, however, that the contractor is willing, when reques…

At least every three (3) years, the chief purchasing officer shall review the prevailing costs of labor and materials and may make recommendations to the next regular session of the general assembly for the revision of the then current threshold amounts contained in this chapter …

(a) It shall be the policy of this state to publicly announce requirements for architectural, engineering, and consultants services, which are reasonably estimated to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and to negotiate contracts for such professional services on the basis …

The state of Rhode Island has a large number of architectural, engineering, and consulting firms well qualified in their fields of endeavor. In instances where contracts are entirely supported by state funds, it is in the best interest of the state pursuant to the provisions of §…

Every determination required by this chapter shall be in writing and based upon written findings of fact by the public official making the determination. These determinations and written findings shall be retained in an official contract file in the office of the chief purchasing…

The chief purchasing officer shall give public notice of the need for architectural, engineering, or consultant services which are reasonably estimated to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). The public notice shall be published sufficiently in advance of the date when respo…

(a) A solicitation shall be prepared which describes the state’s and/or public agency’s requirements and sets forth the evaluation criteria. It shall be distributed to interested persons. (b) For services reasonably estimated to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the commi…

(a) The committee shall evaluate: (1) Statements that may be submitted in response to the solicitation of architectural, engineering, or consultant services; and (2) Statements of qualifications and performance data, if their submission was required. (b) All statements and statem…

(a) The committee shall select no more than three (3) firms (or two (2) firms, if only two (2) apply) evaluated as being professionally and technically qualified. The firms selected, if still interested in providing the services, may be required to make a representative available…

It shall be the policy of public agencies to publicly announce requirements for architectural and engineering services, which are reasonably estimated to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and to negotiate contracts for those professional services on the basis of demonstra…

The purchasing officer of the public agency shall give public notice of the need for architectural, engineering, or consultant services which are reasonably estimated to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). The public notice shall be published sufficiently in advance of the …

(a) A solicitation shall be prepared which describes the public agency’s requirements and sets forth the evaluation criteria. It shall be distributed to interested persons. (b) For services reasonably estimated to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the committee may requir…

(a) The chief purchasing officer shall evaluate: (1) Statements that may be submitted in response to the solicitation of architectural or engineering services; and (2) Statements of qualifications and performance data, if their submission was required. (b) All statements and stat…

(a) The chief purchasing officer shall select no more than (3) firms (or two (2) if only two (2) apply) evaluated as being professionally and technically qualified. The firms selected, if still interested in providing the services, shall make a representative available to the dir…

(a) State agencies. (1) For every state project requiring architectural or engineering services, the fees for which are not reasonably expected to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the state agency shall forward to the chief purchasing officer a request for those services…

The words defined in this section have the meanings set forth below whenever they appear in this chapter, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires a different meaning or a different definition is prescribed for a particular section, group of sections, or provisi…

(a) Before a state governmental entity procures the services of an attorney, a state agency shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the chief purchasing officer or a public agency shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the directors of the public agency the following: (1) The …

(a) Before a state governmental entity procures the services of an individual consulting physician or dentist, it shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the chief purchasing officer the following: (1) The need for the services, including the scope of the services to be performe…

Upon receipt of an order from the director of environmental management pursuant to § 23-25-28(a)(1), the purchasing agent shall take such steps as are necessary to insure that the named business or commercial applicator shall not be eligible to receive state contracts for pest co…

All printing, binding, advertising, and election expenses in connection with all primaries and elections, advertising Rhode Island, and all legislative printing, including the printing of the public laws and acts and resolves, shall be purchased by the secretary of state and in r…

When purchasing paint products or contracting or subcontracting for painting, construction, improvement, completion, or repair of any public building, any public road, any public bridge, or any public construction, all governmental bodies and public agencies, as defined by §§ 37-…

(a) The state shall, through its purchasing policy and practice, affirmatively promote the use of recycled products. The department of administration in conjunction with the department of environmental management shall, through regulations, establish a time table requiring increa…

For the purposes of § 37-2-76: (1) “Office paper products” means any paper used by the state for the purpose of writing, printing, copying, and/or typing, including, but not limited to, computer, bond, xerographic, forms and/or duplicator paper, envelopes, business cards, index c…

(a) As used in this section, “International Trade Agreement” means a trade agreement between the federal government and a foreign country to which the state, at the request of the federal government, is a party. International Trade Agreement does not include a trade agreement bet…

If any part or provision of this chapter or the application of any part or provision to any person, entity, or circumstances is judged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part of or provision of or application dir…

In order to provide a means of collaboration between the state, cities/towns and school committees a permanent advisory commission is established named the “Rhode Island Strategic Purchasing Advisory Commission.” This Advisory Commission will consist of nine (9) members including…

When foodstuffs of good quality grown or produced in Rhode Island by Rhode Island farmers are available, the purchasing agent is directed to purchase those foodstuffs at the prevailing market prices when any of those foodstuffs are required by the state institutions.

The State of Rhode Island has a large number of well-qualified vendors and service-oriented businesses. In instances where contracts are entirely supported by state funds and two (2) or more vendors or service providers are judged to be equal on all other factors, the chief purch…

(a) Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall be defined as follows: (1) “Access,” shall mean the direct and indirect use, contact, handling or viewing of federal tax information, as defined herein, in paper or electronic form, regardless of the frequency, l…

(a) All public works renovation projects that exceed an aggregate amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000), and all new construction projects that exceed an aggregate amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000), that include glazing work, shall have glazing work performed by No…

(a) The chief purchasing officer shall have power and authority over, and may, except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, adopt regulations pursuant to § 42-35-2 and consistent with this chapter governing the purchasing, management, and control of any and all supplie…

Maintenance and repair of automotive equipment of the state, not otherwise or specifically assigned to any other department or agency by law, shall be vested in the department of administration, provided, however, that the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles used by the depa…

The general treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to establish an account to be known as the “automotive equipment fund,” which shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

From time to time, as the governor shall direct, there shall be transferred to the automotive equipment fund such portions of the surplus then remaining in the motor equipment service rotary fund previously established by executive order.

Within the limitation of the amounts available in the automotive equipment fund, the director of administration may from time to time provide for the replacement of outworn automotive equipment, and/or the purchase of new or used automobiles, trucks, and other equipment in the st…

The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment from the automotive equipment fund of such sums as may from time to time be required under the provisions of this chapter, upon receipt by him or her of pro…

The state of Rhode Island shall be required to provide insurance coverage on all motor vehicles owned by the state and operated by the employees of the state of Rhode Island in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per person for personal injury, three hundred thousa…