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Providence Board of Contract and Supply opens bids and approves most items, continues item 7
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Providence Board of Contract and Supply opened bids for multiple city contracts, referred bids to the city clerk, continued item 7 and approved items 1–35 with item 24 subject to counsel review; the approval passed 8–1 with three members absent.
The Providence City Board of Contract and Supply on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, elected a chair, opened city contract bids across multiple departments and approved items 1 through 35 on the agenda while continuing item 7 and leaving item 24 subject to counsel review. The roll-call approval passed 8–1 with three members absent.
The meeting began with attendance called and the election of a chair. Director Joseph DePina moved to elect the chair; Director Peter Bellini seconded the motion, which carried without recorded opposition. The board then moved to Section B to open bids for a range of city contracts, from employee insurance to engineering and school construction services.
City staff read out bids for multiple items. Examples included a three-year medical insurance bid from UnitedHealthcare at $3,539,277.60; a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island figure of $46.92 per employee per month for medical coverage; Securian Life Insurance Co. at $221,727.17 for supplemental life-line items;…
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