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Committee approves contract payment, sends fountain servicing to formal procurement
Summary
The Providence City Committee on Finance approved payment to a contractor to winterize and service downtown fountains and directed staff to issue a broader RFP in December after members expressed concern about limited vendor options and long-term maintenance costs.
Providence City Committee on Finance members on Sept. 25 approved a resolution to authorize payment and contract processes to secure fountain-servicing work and to pursue a wider request for proposals in December.
The item covered emergency and interim work to maintain three city fountains, including the city’s large, historic fountain on Pebble Hill. Committee members heard from the Department of Public Works director (name not specified in the meeting record) that Delta Electro Power is the only local vendor currently willing to service the large fountain and that winterization and immediate repairs are time-sensitive because cold weather can damage the systems.
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