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Finance committee corrects police radio total, removes one janitorial vendor and approves several procurement items
Summary
Committee amended procurement packets: corrected the Motorola radio line-item to $142,981.18, removed a high-priced janitorial vendor from a $60,000 multi-vendor award, and recorded favorable recommendations to send amended items to the council.
Members of Warwick's Finance Committee moved multiple procurement items to the council floor after technical corrections and an amendment to remove a vendor.
Major Robert Hart of the Warwick Police Department presented a request to purchase portable and mobile Motorola radios, stating the equipment is compatible with the department's digital transition and will help meet CJIS security requirements. Committee members identified a numeric discrepancy in the bid packet: the binder listed $142,918.18 while the request required $142,981.18. The chair asked the clerk to prepare a packet correction (PCR 3,926) and the committee approved the item as amended.
On a separate procurement, Christy Moretti of Public Works presented a one-year, $60,000 request to award janitorial supplies across five vendors for different facility needs. Committee members raised concerns about one supplier whose unit prices were substantially higher than alternative vendors. The committee voted to remove that vendor ("Have It Made") from the recommended list and approved the award as amended (PCR 40-26), leaving WB Mason, Globe Cleaners, Arrow Paper and Leica maintenance on the list.
Both amended procurement recommendations were recorded as favorable, and the corrected police-radio amount and the vendor list changes will appear on the council docket.
Reporter's note: Figures and procurement language are drawn from the committee packet and the officials' statements in committee.
