Providence board approves 24 procurement items; several contract discussions continued

The City of Providence Board of Contract and Supply voted to approve 24 items in Section A during its Dec. 30, 2024 meeting, passing the roll-call motion 8–1 with three members absent. The meeting also opened and referred multiple bids, approved advertisements and re-advertisement of one lease, and continued two agenda items for future meetings.

The board’s approvals covered a range of procurement items and administrative matters. During the opening of bids in Section B, purchasing staff reported four bids for a Department of Parks backhoe loader: United Construction and Forestry ($148,400), Alta Equipment Company (net $124,300 after trades), Milton CAT ($121,900), and 1 Nation Distribution LLC ($249,989). The Providence Police Department received two bids for ammunition and supplies; one bidder was listed as Jerk Brothers Inc with a bid total of $87,019. The board also noted a Department of Public Property item to lease city property known as Camp Cronin (13909 Ocean Road, Narragansett) as a five-year lease with two five-year renewal options; that item was scheduled for…