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Providence Board opens multiple bids, refers them to clerk and approves items 2'2; item 1 continued after protest
Summary
The Board of Contract and Supply opened and recorded bids across city departments, referred all opened bids to the city clerk for procurement review, entered a bid protest for item 1 and continued it, and approved items 2'2 by roll-call vote (8 ayes, 4 absent).
The City of Providence Board of Contract and Supply opened bids for multiple city contracts on Oct. 6, 2025, referred the submissions to the city clerk for procurement review and approved items 2 through 22 by roll-call vote; item 1 (postpartum care contract) was continued after a bid protest was entered into the record.
At the opening of bids the board recorded a range of responses: no bids were received for item 1 (Department of Housing and Human Services postpartum care contract) and staff said that item will be re-advertised. One bid was received for item 2 (in-shelter dog trainer/evaluator for Providence Animal Control): Training Tales LLC bid $130 per hour. Item 3 (Police Department ammunition and supplies) drew five bids, including Hutton Tactical Arms and Ammo LLC at $157,480, a Thomas J. Morris submission with unit pricing totaling $112,409, and Jerk Brothers Inc. at $126,909. Several project-management and public-works procurements also drew multiple submissions.
Sand and sodium chloride bids for the 2025'26 winter season were read into the record: G Lopes Construction bid $30 per ton for sand; Eastern Salt Company provided a unit price of $71.90 per ton for sodium chloride and MidAmerican Salt LLC (as recorded) provided a unit price of $65.63 per ton. Power Options Inc. submitted a $224,980 bid for a decarbonization and renewable energy market-building activity noted on the agenda.
After opening the bids, the board voted to "refer all bids to the city clerk's office" for staff review and procurement processing. Chair: "The ayes have it," and the referral motion carried by voice vote.
The board recorded a formal roll-call vote to continue item 1 and to approve items 2 through 22. The clerk reported eight members voting aye and four members absent; the minutes reflect that items 2'2 were approved and item 1 was continued.
A bid protest for item 1 was entered into the record before the continuation. The meeting minutes show the protest was accepted into the record but provide no further detail in the public transcript about the nature of the protest or the parties involved.
The board then approved the meeting minutes from Sept. 22, 2025, and adjourned.
What happens next: referred bids will be processed by the city clerk's office and procurement staff; continued item 1 will return to a future agenda after the protest is addressed and the item is re-advertised if required.
