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Finance committee questions Providence Public Building Authority procurement, asks for review of special‑counsel retainer
Summary
Providence City’s Committee on Finance reviewed a contract award and a retainer agreement tied to the Providence Public Building Authority, raised questions about the authority’s procurement independence and potential conflicts involving special counsel, and moved to document materials and approve the contract award.
Providence City’s Committee on Finance opened a discussion about a contract award connected to the Providence Public Building Authority and a separate retainer agreement for outside counsel, raising questions about procurement authority and possible conflicts of interest.
The committee considered a resolution authorizing approval of a contract award listed as Odyssey Construction Incorporated (contract reference in materials: 1309300 and 704 dollars, item labeled “public property”). Committee members noted that the Building Authority has, in practice, procured outside contractors separately from the city’s Board of Contract and Supply and that the arrangement prompted audit inquiries.
Committee members said the solicitor’s office and staff had…
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