R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-10-4 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-10 / Section 37-10-4
§ 37-10-4. Disbursement of funds.
Status: in_force

The sum appropriated in § 4 of chapter 3675 of the public laws of 1956 and all sums received by the general treasurer pursuant to § 37-10-3 shall be maintained in a special account. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums, or so much thereof as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by him or her of vouchers duly authenticated and approved by the director of administration.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-59.1 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-59.1
§ 37-2-59.1. Selection of professionals with place of business located in Rhode Island.
Status: in_force

The state of Rhode Island has a large number of architectural, engineering, and consulting firms well qualified in their fields of endeavor. In instances where contracts are entirely supported by state funds, it is in the best interest of the state pursuant to the provisions of §§ 37-2-59  37-2-69 that all other things being equal, the services of these qualified and capable professionals with offices in Rhode Island, or secondly those professionals who propose a joint venture with a Rhode Island firm, be utilized.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-45 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-45
§ 37-2-45. Supply disposition process.
Status: in_force

The chief purchasing officer shall sell or otherwise dispose of all property of the state which is not needed, or has become unsuitable for public use, or would be more suitably consistent with the public interest for some other use, as determined by the chief purchasing officer. The disposal of real property shall be subject to the approval of the state properties committee and pursuant to the provisions of chapter 7 of this title. The determination of the chief purchasing officer shall be set forth in an order and shall be reached only after review of a written request by the agency desiring to dispose of the property. The request shall describe the property and state the reasons why the agency believes disposal should be effected. All instruments, required by law to be recorded, which convey any interest in any of the real property so disposed of shall be executed and signed by the acquiring authority pursuant to the provisions of chapter 7 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-79 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-79
§ 37-2-79. Establishment of the Rhode Island Strategic Purchasing Advisory Commission.
Status: in_force

In order to provide a means of collaboration between the state, cities/towns and school committees a permanent advisory commission is established named the Rhode Island Strategic Purchasing Advisory Commission. This Advisory Commission will consist of nine (9) members including: (1) the state purchasing agent or his or her designee, who will serve as chair, (2) a designee of the board of regents of the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education, (3) a designee of the board of governors of higher education, (4) a designee of the Rhode Island School Committees Association, (5) a designee of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, (6) a designee of the Association of School Business Officials, (7) a designee of the Rhode Island Municipal Purchasing Agents Association, (8) a designee of the Rhode Island economic development corporation and, (9) a designee of the state budget officer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-11 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-23 / Section 37-23-11
§ 37-23-11. Appeals.
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, entity or corporation who has been assessed a penalty may appeal such to the director within twenty (20) days of receipt of the cease and desist order. The director of the department of labor and training shall refer said appeal to the board. The board, upon completion of any appeal held on a verified complaint, shall present to the director of labor and training, a written report of its findings and recommendations. The director may accept or reject, in whole or in part, the recommended order of the board. The order of the director is final, and a copy of the order shall be immediately served upon the person, firm, or corporation assessed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-16-8 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-16 / Section 37-16-8
§ 37-16-8. Scheduling and notice of arbitration hearing  Adjournment.
Status: in_force

Subject to the terms of the contract, if any are specified therein, the arbitrators selected as prescribed in this chapter must appoint a time and place for the hearing of the matters submitted to them, and must cause notice thereof to be given to each of the parties. They, or a majority of them, may adjourn the hearing from time to time upon the application of either party for good cause shown or upon their own motion, but not beyond the day fixed if a date in the contract, if any, for rendering their award, unless the time so fixed is extended by the written consent of the parties to the contract or their attorney, or the parties have continued with the arbitration without objection to adjournment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-1-1 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-1 / Section 37-1-1
§ 37-1-1. Acceptance by director of administration  Report to general assembly.
Status: in_force

Whenever any grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift, or assignment of money, bonds, or choses in action, or any property, real or personal, shall be made to this state, the director of administration is hereby authorized, if he or she shall deem it for the best interests of the state, to receive and accept the same so that the right and title to the same shall pass to this state; and those bonds, notes, or choses in action, or the proceeds thereof, and all other property, or thing of value, so received by the state, shall be reported by the governor to the general assembly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-7-13 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-7 / Section 37-7-13
§ 37-7-13. Surplus group homes.
Status: in_force

Any group home purchased or built by the state of Rhode Island and licensed pursuant to § 40.1-24-3, which is no longer used to house persons with disabilities and is vacant for a period of one year, must be offered for sale on the private housing market forthwith and shall thereafter remain under the jurisdiction of the zoning enforcement officer and the zoning code of that municipality in which the home is located. The zoning enforcement officer and zoning code shall govern the use thereof. The group home shall not acquire any rights of a nonconforming use. Proceeds from the sale of group homes owned by the state of Rhode Island shall be transferred to the group home facility improvement fund, pursuant to § 40.1-1-22.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-18-3 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-18 / Section 37-18-3
§ 37-18-3. Corporation established  Passage to state upon cessation of business.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of § 37-18-12, there is hereby authorized, created, and established a permanent, public corporation of the state having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of state government, to be known as the Narragansett Indian land management corporation with such powers as are set forth in this chapter for the purposes of acquiring, managing, and purchasing real property as provided in § 37-18-6(d).

(b) It is the intent of the general assembly by the passage of this chapter to vest in the corporation all powers, authority, rights, privileges, and titles which may be necessary to enable it to accomplish the purposes herein set forth.

(c) If, for any reason, the corporation shall cease entirely and continuously to conduct or be involved in any business whatsoever in furtherance of its purposes, all its duties, purposes, rights, and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state and the lands shall be held in trust for the Indians, as defined in this chapter, subject to the provisions of §§ 37-18-12 and 37-18-13.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-47 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-47
§ 37-2-47. Failure to render timely decisions.
Status: in_force

This section shall apply to a claim or controversy arising under contracts between the state and its contractors. If the claim or controversy is not resolved by mutual agreement, the chief purchasing officer or his or her designee, shall promptly issue a decision in writing. A copy of that decision shall be mailed or otherwise furnished to the contractor. If the chief purchasing officer does not issue a written decision within thirty (30) days after written request for a final decision, or within such longer period as might be established by the parties to the contract in writing, then the contractor may proceed as if an adverse decision had been received.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-12.3 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-13 / Section 37-13-12.3
§ 37-13-12.3. Compelling obedience to subpoenas.
Status: in_force

In case of failure of any person to comply with any subpoena lawfully issued, or subpoena duces tecum, or on the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of the superior court, or any judge thereof, on application by the director, to compel obedience by proceedings in the nature of those for contempt.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-18.2 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-18.2
§ 37-2-18.2. Exemption from competitive bidding.
Status: in_force

The three (3) public institutions of higher education (the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island) shall be exempt from the competitive bidding process provisions of this chapter for research or research related activity funded with federal funds or other third-party funds subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the board of governors for higher education.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-6-18 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-6 / Section 37-6-18
§ 37-6-18. Petition for assessment of damages by jury.
Status: in_force

Any owner of, or any person entitled to any estate or right in, or interested in any part of the land or other real property so taken, who cannot agree with the acquiring authority upon the price to be paid for his or her estate, right, or interest in land or other real property so taken and the appurtenant damage to the remainder, may within one year from the filing of the description and statement aforesaid, apply by petition to the superior court in the county of Providence or to the superior court for one of the counties in which the land or other real property may be situated, setting forth the taking of his or her land or his or her estate or interest therein and praying for an assessment of damages by a jury. Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall cause twenty (20) days notice of the pendency thereof to be given to the acquiring authority by serving the head thereof with a certified copy thereof and by leaving certified copies thereof at the office of the attorney general and at the office of the state properties committee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-12-10.1 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-12 / Section 37-12-10.1
§ 37-12-10.1. Contractor/subcontractor retainage.
Status: in_force

(a) No contract for construction, as defined in § 5-65-1, or for state or municipal public works projects, as defined in this title, excluding contracts under § 37-12-10, shall include retainage that exceeds five percent (5%) of any progress payment.

(b) Not later than fourteen (14) days after reaching substantial completion, as defined in § 5-65-1, the prime contractor shall submit to the project owner a notice of substantial completion, substantially in the form provided in this subsection, stating the date on which the project was substantially complete.

(c) The project owner shall accept or reject the notice of substantial completion within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the notice. The project owner shall indicate its acceptance by signing the notice in the space provided, and shall deliver the notice to the prime contractor within the same fourteen-day (14) period. If the project owner fails to deliver the notice to the prime contractor within the fourteen-day (14) period, the notice shall be deemed accepted. If the project owner rejects the notice of substantial completion, the project owner shall, within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the notice described in subsection (b), notify the prime contractor in writing of the rejection, and include in the rejection the factual and contractual basis for the rejection, and a certification that the rejection is made in good faith. A rejection of the notice shall be subject to the dispute resolution provisions of the contract for construction, which, notwithstanding any provision in the contract to the contrary, shall be commenced by the prime contractor within seven (7) days of receipt of the rejection of the project owner. The prime contractor and project owner shall prosecute the dispute resolution procedures diligently, expeditiously, and in good faith. A notice of substantial completion not rejected by the project owner within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the notice and in accordance with this subsection shall be deemed accepted by the project owner. Upon an express or deemed acceptance of a notice of substantial completion, the date of substantial completion shall be the date stated in the prime contractors notice for all purposes, and the acceptance shall be final and binding on the project owner and its successors and assignees.

(d) Not later than fourteen (14) days after the express or deemed acceptance of the notice of substantial completion or, in the case of a dispute, final and binding resolution of the dispute, the project owner shall submit to the prime contractor a written list describing all incomplete or defective work items and deliverables required of the prime contractor under the prime contractors contract for construction. The list shall be certified by the project owner as made in good faith. Not later than twenty-one (21) days after the express or deemed acceptance of the notice of substantial completion, or, in the case of a dispute, final and binding resolution of the dispute, the prime contractor shall submit to each person from whom the prime contractor is withholding retainage, a written list describing all incomplete or defective work items and deliverables required by the person under the persons contract for construction, which list may include items beyond those on the project owners list. The list shall be certified by the prime contractor as made in good faith.

(e) The project owner and prime contractor shall fulfill their obligations pursuant to subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section in good faith and in a timely manner. Except where the contract for construction shall provide for an earlier submission, following the expiration of sixty (60) days after substantial completion or, in the case of a dispute under subsection (c), final and binding resolution of the dispute, a person may submit a written application for payment of retainage in the form required by the persons contract for construction. An application for payment of retainage shall be accompanied by a written list identifying the incomplete or defective work items and deliverables on its received list that the person has completed, repaired, and delivered. The list shall be certified by the person submitting the application for payment of retainage as made in good faith. Subject to subsection (f), an application for payment of retainage shall be paid not later than thirty (30) days following submission of the application, or on the next payment cycle in accordance with the established state revolving fund (SRF) payment schedule; provided, however, that the time period for payment of an application for retainage by the person at each tier of contract below the owner of the project may be extended by seven (7) days longer than the time period applicable to the person at the tier of contract above the person.

(f) Not more than the following amounts may be withheld from the payment of retainage:

(1) For unknown or foreseeable defects that may become known in the first year after substantial completion, one-half percent (Â½%) may be held for up to one year following the date of substantial completion;

(2) For incomplete, incorrect, or missing deliverables, either the value of the deliverables as mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties to the contract for construction of the person seeking payment of retainage pursuant to the contract or if no value has been agreed upon in writing by the parties, the reasonable value of the deliverables which shall not exceed two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total adjusted contract price of the person seeking payment of retainage;

(3) One hundred fifty percent (150%) of the reasonable cost to complete or correct incomplete or defective work items; and

(4) The reasonable value of claims and any costs, expenses, and attorneys fees incurred as a result of the claims if permitted in the contract for construction of the person seeking the payment of retainage. No amount shall be withheld from the payment of retainage unless the person seeking payment has received, before the date that the payment is due, a description, in writing, of the incomplete or defective work items and incomplete, incorrect, or missing deliverables, the factual and contractual basis for the claims, and the value attributable to each incomplete or defective work item, deliverable, and claim. The writing shall be certified as made in good faith. A person may submit additional applications for payment of retainage in the form required by the persons contract for construction following completion or correction of incomplete or defective work items, the furnishing of deliverables, or the resolution of claims. The additional applications shall be paid, and amounts may be withheld from payment, in accordance with subsection (f).

(g) Retainage held by the project owner on account of the prime contractors self-performed labor, materials, and equipment shall be eligible for payment to the same extent as if the labor, materials, and equipment had been provided by a person under a contract for construction with the prime contractor.

(h) If the prime contractor has not been declared in default under the requirements of the contract for construction with the project owner and subject to this section, the project owner shall not withhold any part of the retainage of a person under a contract for construction with the prime contractor or the prime contractors proportional retainage calculated thereon for a claim that the project owner asserts against the prime contractor that is not based on the performance of the person or a default of the persons contract for construction.

(i) A contract for construction may establish the date of the month for submission of an application for payment of retainage; provided, however, that the contract may not restrict the submission to less frequently than one application per calendar month. An application submitted prior to the date established in the contract for construction shall be deemed submitted as of the date established in the contract. A rejection of an application for payment of retainage and a dispute regarding incomplete or defective work items, deliverables, or claims shall be subject to the applicable dispute resolution procedure. A provision in a contract for construction that requires a person to delay commencement of the applicable dispute resolution procedure for more than thirty (30) days after either the rejection of an application for payment of retainage or written notice of the dispute is provided, whichever first occurs, shall be void and unenforceable. The payment of retainage shall be subject to subsection (e).

(j) A communication required by this section to be in writing may be submitted in electronic form and by electronic means.

(k) A provision in a contract for construction that purports to waive, limit, or subvert this section or redefine or expand the conditions for achievement of substantial completion for payment of retainage shall be void and unenforceable.

(l) Any contract under this section, as defined by § 37-13-1, that exceeds twelve (12) months in duration shall allow those subcontractors who are substantially complete within the first third ( ) of the project to request from the prime contractor release of retainage pursuant to subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e).

(m) The Rhode Island department of transportation (RIDOT) shall be exempt from the provisions of this section and may deduct from any payments required pursuant to any construction contract an amount reasonably sufficient to secure satisfactory performance of contractual work which amount shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the contract price.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-58 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-58
§ 37-2-58. Review of threshold amounts.
Status: in_force

At least every three (3) years, the chief purchasing officer shall review the prevailing costs of labor and materials and may make recommendations to the next regular session of the general assembly for the revision of the then current threshold amounts contained in this chapter as justified by intervening changes in the cost of labor and materials.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-8 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-23 / Section 37-23-8
§ 37-23-8. Investigation and prosecution of violations.
Status: in_force

Authorized staff of the department shall enforce all provisions of law relative to the certification of the successful completion of the OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program. Whenever a complaint is made to the director that the provisions of this chapter are being violated, the director may issue an order to cease and desist from said violation. The director shall thereupon order an administrative penalty on any person, firm, entity or corporation for any violation of the provisions of this chapter, in the amount of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than nine hundred and fifty dollars ($950) per offense on each day in which a violation occurs, or the complaint may be dismissed in accordance with the recommendations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-16-24 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-16 / Section 37-16-24
§ 37-16-24. Effect of judgment.
Status: in_force

The judgment so entered has the same force and effect, in all respects as, and is subject to all the provisions of law relating to a judgment in an action. The judgment may be enforced as if it had been rendered in an action in the court in which it is entered.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-12-4 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-12 / Section 37-12-4
§ 37-12-4. Intervention by creditor in suit brought by state.
Status: in_force

Any person claiming to be a creditor under the bond may at any time intervene and become a party in any pending suit brought as aforesaid by the state on the bond, and by so intervening may have the rights to the person adjudicated in the suit.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-16-5 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-16 / Section 37-16-5
§ 37-16-5. Jurisdiction of superior court to enforce arbitration provision and awards.
Status: in_force

The entering into a contract in writing providing for arbitration shall be deemed a consent of all parties, including those enumerated in § 37-16-2, thereto to the jurisdiction of the superior court of this state to enforce the arbitration provision and any award made pursuant to that provision. A party aggrieved by the failure, neglect, or refusal of another to perform under a contract providing for arbitration, may petition the superior court, or a judge thereof, for an order directing that arbitration proceed in the manner provided for in the contract. Five (5) days notice in writing of the application shall be served upon the party in default. Service thereof shall be made in the manner specified in the contract, and if no manner specified therein, then in the manner provided by law for personal service of a summons, within or without the state, or substituted service of a summons, or upon satisfactory proof that the party aggrieved has been or will be unable with due diligence to make service in any of the foregoing manners, then notice shall be served in such manner as the court or judge may direct. A judge of the superior court shall hear the parties and upon being satisfied that there is no substantial issue as to the making of the contract or the failure to comply therewith, the court, or the judge thereof, hearing the application, shall make an order directing the parties to proceed to arbitration in accordance with the terms of the contract.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-8-10 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-8 / Section 37-8-10
§ 37-8-10. Hours State House open  Maintenance of good order.
Status: in_force

The department of administration shall fix the hours for opening and closing the State House, but the hours so fixed shall not prevent access by the public to the offices therein during the time when it is provided by law that they shall be kept open. It shall be the duty of the department to maintain good order in the State House and upon the grounds surrounding the State House. The capitol police, the bureau of police and fire of the city of Providence, and the superintendent of state police shall assign such number of officers for that purpose as the department may from time to time request.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-27-3 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-27 / Section 37-27-3
§ 37-27-3. Bid rigging prohibited.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to knowingly conspire, collude, combine, or agree with another to commit or attempt to commit bid rigging involving:

(1) A contract for the purchase of equipment, goods, services, or materials or a contract for construction or repair proposed, offered, or otherwise submitted by a government entity; or

(2) A subcontract for the purchase of equipment, goods, services, or materials or for construction or repair with a prime contractor or proposed prime contractor for a government entity.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-5-8 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-5 / Section 37-5-8
§ 37-5-8. Transfer of certain interstate route 195 property.
Status: in_force

(a) Findings. The State of Rhode Island, in accordance with that certain United States Federal Highway Administration Record of Decision entitled Record of Decision, Improvements to Interstate Route 195, Providence, Rhode Island, FHWA-RI-EIS-93-01-F, January 14, 1997 is relocating and improving certain portions of interstate route 195 traversing through portions of the city of Providence. In connection with such highway relocation, certain parcels of land within the city of Providence will become available for beneficial reuse. It is found and declared that:

(1) The relocation of interstate route 195 within the city of Providence will result in the creation of surplus parcels of land available for sale and commercial, institutional and residential development and beneficial reuse, including without limitation to support or encourage workforce development, education and training, and the growth of knowledge based jobs and industries such as research and development, life sciences, media technologies, entrepreneurship and business management, design, hospitality, software design and application, and a variety of other uses consistent with a knowledge based economy;

(2) The city of Providence comprehensive plan and various other studies, plans and reports that are a matter of public record support the use of portions of the city of Providences jewelry district and portions of the surplus land created by the relocation of interstate route 195 for development that is benefited by close proximity to universities, hospitals, and medical schools for the development with and by such institutions of facilities (including without limitation a hotel and/or conference center and academic, medical, research and development, commercial, residential, and parking facilities) to support the growth of a knowledge based economy;

(3) The sale or lease of such surplus parcels of land at fair market value, and the re-use and development of such parcels will be beneficial to the city of Providence and the state and advantageous to the public interest; and

(4) The surplus parcels of land, together with all improvements thereon, that will be created by the relocation of interstate route 195 are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the I-195 Surplus Land which land is identified in the Rhode Island Interstate 195 Relocation Surplus Land: Redevelopment and Market Analysis prepared by CKS Architecture & Urban Design dated 2009, and such term means those certain tracts or parcels of land situated in the city of Providence, county of Providence, State of Rhode Island, delineated on that certain plan of land captioned Improvements to Interstate Route 195, Providence, Rhode Island, Proposed Development Parcel Plans 1 through 10, Scale: 1 =20², Bryant Associates, Inc., Engineers-Surveyors-Construction Managers, Lincoln, RI., Maguire Group, Inc., Architects/Engineers/Planners, Providence, RI, bounded and described as follows:

(i) Area I

That certain parcel of land, with all improvements thereon, situated easterly of Interstate Route No. 95, southwesterly of Chestnut Street and northwesterly of Hoppin Street in the City of Providence, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the southeasterly street line of Pine Street at the westerly corner of land owned now or formerly by Johnson & Wales University;

Thence S 54(21² 39³ E along the northwesterly State Freeway Line established by State Highway Plat No. 1074A a distance of ninety-four and eighty-one one-hundredths (94.81) feet to a point;

Thence S 54(21² 39³ E along said State Freeway Line a distance of nineteen and twenty one-hundredths (19.20) feet to a point, the two previous courses running along land owned now or formerly by Johnson & Wales University;

Thence in a general northeasterly direction along a non-tangent curve deflecting to the left, said curve having a radius of four-hundred twenty-three and zero one-hundredths (423.00) feet, subtended by a central angle of 14(38² 19³ for an arc length of one-hundred eight and seven one-hundredths (108.07) feet, a chord bearing of N 53(54² 03³ E and a chord length of one-hundred seven and seventy-eight one-hundredths (107.78) feet to a spiral curve,

Thence in a general northeasterly direction along said spiral curve having a radius of four-hundred twenty-three and zero one-hundredths (423.00) feet, a Theta angle of 09(50² 57³ for a spiral length of one-hundred forty-five and forty-three one-hundredths (145.43) feet to a point of tangency; said spiral curve running along the northwesterly State Freeway Line established by State Highway Plat No. 1233;

Thence N 36(43² 57³ E a distance of sixty-one and ninety one-hundredths (61.90) feet to a point;

Thence N 54(17² 18³ W a distance of four and eighty-seven one-hundredths (4.87) feet to a point;

Thence N 29(26² 59³ E a distance of two-hundred ninety-five and ninety-one one-hundredths (295.91) feet to a point;

Thence N 59(31² 58³ W a distance of fifty-seven and zero one-hundredths (57.00) feet to a point,

Thence N 56(27² 36³ E a distance of one-hundred eighty-six and fifty-seven one-hundredths (186.57) feet to a point on the southwesterly street line of Chestnut Street, the three previous courses running along the northwesterly State Freeway Line established by State Highway Plat No. 900,

Thence S 59(38² 32³ E along said southwesterly street line of Chestnut Street a distance of one-hundred ninety-seven and thirty-five one-hundredths (197.35) feet to a point;

Thence in a general southwesterly direction along a curve deflecting to the left, said curve having a radius of five-hundred ninety and zero one-hundredths (590.00) feet, subtended by a central angle of 14(02² 58³ for an arc length of one-hundred forty-four and sixty-seven one-hundredths (144.67) feet, a chord bearing of S 47(40² 44³ W and a chord length of one-hundred forty-four and thirty-one one-hundredths (144.31) feet to a point;

Thence S 32(34² 31³ W a distance of eighty and ninety-two one-hundredths (80.92) feet to a point;

Thence S 55(19² 41³ E a distance of nineteen and fifty one-hundredths (19.50) feet to a point;

Thence S 35(27² 19³ W a distance of one-hundred seventy-eight and fifty-two one-hundredths (178.52) feet to a point on the southwesterly street line of Claverick Street;

Thence S 55(19² 41³ E along said southwesterly street line of Claverick Street a distance of one-hundred thirty-five and fifty-seven one-hundredths (135.57) feet to a point on the southeasterly street line of Clifford Street;

Thence S 35(26² 28³ W along said southeasterly street line of Clifford Street a distance of fifty-six and seventy one-hundredths (56.70) feet to a point;

Thence S 29(00² 35³ W along land owned now or formerly by Eighty-Six Point Street, LLC and Mad Realty Associates, partly by each, a distance of seventy-three and forty-seven (73.47) feet to a point;

Thence S 54(37² 34³ E along land owned now or formerly by Mad River Realty Associates a distance of zero and seventy-six one-hundredths (0.76²) feet to a non-tangent curve;

Thence in a general southwesterly direction along said non-tangent curve deflecting to the left, said curve having a radius of three-hundred twenty-seven and zero one-hundredths (327.00) feet, subtended by a central angle of 29 (27² 51³ for an arc length of one-hundred sixty-eight and sixteen one-hundredths (168.16) feet, having a chord bearing of S 07(49² 43³ W and a chord length of one-hundred sixty-six and thirty-one one-hundredths (166.31) feet to a point;

Thence S 54(37² 34³ E a distance of twenty-three and nine one-hundredths (23.09) feet to a point, the previous two courses running along land owned now or formerly by Claverick Realty Company;

Thence S 35(22² 26³ W a distance of twenty and fifty-three one-hundredths (20.53) feet to a non-tangent curve on the northeasterly street line of Hoppin Street;

Thence in a general southeasterly direction along said non-tangent curve deflecting to the left, said curve having a radius of three-hundred twenty-five and zero one-hundredths (325.00) feet, subtended by a central angle of 16(20² 47³ for an arc length of ninety-two and seventy-two one-hundredths (92.72) feet, having a chord bearing of S 20(09² 55³ E and a chord distance of ninety-two and forty-one one-hundredths (92.41) feet to a point;

Thence S 28(20² 18³ E a distance of fifteen and twenty-five one-hundredths (15.25) feet to a point of curvature;

Thence in a general southeasterly direction along a curve deflecting to the left, said curve having a radius of thirteen and fifty-eight one-hundredths (13.58) feet, subtended by a central angle of 116(31² 28³ for an arc length of twenty-seven and sixty-one (27.61) feet, having a chord bearing of S 86(36² 02³ E and a chord length of twenty-three and nine one-hundredths (23.09) feet to a point on the northwesterly street line of Bassett Street;

Thence S 35(22² 26³ W along said northwesterly street line of Bassett Street a distance of seventy-one and fifty-two one-hundredths (71.52) feet to a point on the southwesterly street line of Hoppin Street;

Thence S 28(19² 27³ E along said southwesterly street line of Hoppin Street a distance of three-hundred eighty-nine and forty one-hundredths (389.40) feet to a point on the northeasterly street line of Proposed East Franklin Street;

Thence N 53(39² 21³ W along said northeasterly street line of Proposed East Franklin Street a distance of one-thousand two-hundred two and fourteen one-hundredths (1202.14) feet to a point;

Thence N 35(43² 17³ E a distance of fifteen and ninety-two one-hundredths (15.92) feet to a point;

Thence N 35(43² 17³ E a distance of thirty-nine and twenty-one one-hundredths (39.21) feet to a point;

Thence S 65(00² 33³ E a distance of five and twenty-six one-hundredths (5.26) feet to a point;

Thence N 36(11² 07³ E a distance of forty-eight and sixty-eight one-hundredths (48.68) feet to a point;

Thence S 54(02² 43³ E a distance of one-hundred twenty-six and ninety-four one-hundredths feet to a point on the northwesterly street line of Pine Street, the previous four courses running along land owned now or formerly by The Housing Authority of the City of Providence;

Thence S 54(02² 43³ E a distance of forty and twelve one-hundredths (40.12) feet to a point on the southeasterly street line of Pine Street;

Thence N 35(38² 21³ E along said southeasterly street line of Pine Street a distance of seventy-four and forty-eight one hundredths (74.48) feet to the point and place of beginning;

The above described parcel contains three hundred ninety-five thousand two hundred eighty-two (395,282) square feet or 9.07 acres, more or less.

(ii) Area II

That certain parcel of land, with all improvements thereon, situated southwesterly of Richmond Street, northeasterly of Ship Street, northwesterly of Chestnut Street and southeasterly of Friendship Street in the City of Providence, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point at the intersection of the southeasterly street line of Friendship Street and the northeasterly street line of Chestnut Street;

Thence N 35(26² 25³ E along the southeasterly street line of Friendship Street a distance of two-hundred seventy and eighty-two one-hundredths (270.82) feet to a point;

Thence S 53(56² 39³ E along the State Freeway Line established by Amended State Highway Plat No. 900 a distance of forty-five and two one-hundredths (45.02) feet to a point;

Thence N 64(30² 09³ E along said State Freeway Line a distance of two-hundred eight and forty-six one-hundredths (208.46) feet to a point on the southwesterly street line of Richmond Street, the two previous courses running along land owned now or formerly by Stephen R. & Francine Beranbaum;

Thence S 53(56² 39³ E along said southwesterly street line of Richmond Street a distance of two-hundred twenty and fifty-nine one-hundredths (220.59) feet to a point;

Thence S 35(26² 57³ W along the State Freeway Line established by Amended Plat No. 900 a distance of one-hundred twenty and ninety-seven one-hundredths (120.97) feet to a point;

Thence N 55(40² 21³ W along said State Freeway Line a distance of fifteen and one one-hundredth (15.01) feet to a point

Thence S 60(41² 45³ W along said State Freeway Line a distance of ninety-seven and ninety-two one-hundredths (97.92) feet to a point;

Thence S 67(47² 39³ W along said State Freeway Line a distance of fifty and ninety-three one-hundredths (50.93) feet to a point, the previous three courses running along land owned now or formerly by Ship Street Parking Associates, LLC;

Thence N 41(01² 46³ E a distance of zero and fifty-five one-hundredths (0.55) feet to a point;

Thence N 61(40² 21³ W a distance of twenty-six and forty-nine one-hundredths (26.49) feet to a point;

Thence N 54(43² 25³ W a distance of twenty-five and thirty-two one-hundredths (25.32) feet to a point;

Thence S 35(23² 19³ W a distance of zero and sixty-two one-hundredths (0.62) feet to a point, the previous four courses running along the State Highway Line established by Plat No. 2492;

Thence N 54(36² 41³ W along the State Freeway Line established by Plat No. 900 a distance of zero and forty five one-hundredths (0.45) feet to a point;

Thence S 35(23² 19³ W along the State Highway Line established by Plat No. 2728 a distance of one-hundred one and two one-hundredths (101.02) feet to a point on the northerly street line of Ship Street;

Thence S 88(00² 16³ W a distance of fifty and forty-nine one-hundredths (50.49) feet to a point;

Thence S 88(00² 16³ W a distance of eighty-four and thirty-six one-hundredths (84.36) feet to a point, the two previous courses running along the northerly street line of Ship Street;

Thence N 59(38² 32³ W along the northeasterly street line of Chestnut Street a distance of one-hundred twenty-four and thirty one-hundredths (124.30) feet to the point and place of beginning;

The above described parcel contains one hundred five thousand seventy-six (105,076) square feet or 2.41 acres, more or less.

(iii) Area III

That certain parcel of land, with all improvements thereon, situated westerly of Dyer Street, northeasterly of Richmond Street, southeasterly of Clifford Street and southwesterly of Dorrance Street in the City of Providence, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point at the intersection of the northeasterly street line of Richmond Street and the southeasterly street line of Clifford Street;

Thence N 35(27² 30³ E along the southeasterly street line of Clifford Street a distance of one-hundred forty-seven and twenty-six one-hundredths (147.26) feet to a point;

Thence S 54(32² 30³ E a distance of fifteen and zero one-hundredths (15.00) feet to a point;

Thence N 62(01² 24³ E a distance of eighty-nine and forty-four one-hundredths (89.44) feet to a point;

Thence S 54(32² 30³ E a distance of forty and twenty one-hundredths (40.20) feet to a point;

Thence N 35(27² 30³ E a distance of one-hundred fifty-two and eighty-nine one-hundredths (152.89) feet to a point on the southwesterly street line of Eddy Street;

Thence N 61(53² 05³ E a distance of forty and fourteen one-hundredth (40.14) feet to a point on the northeasterly street line of Eddy Street, the previous six courses running along the State Freeway Line established by Amended Plat No. 900;

Thence N 28(06² 55³ W along the northeasterly street line of Eddy Street a distance of fifteen and fifty-two one-hundredths (15.52) feet to a point;

Thence N 24(40² 40³ E a distance of one-hundred thirty-six and seventy one-hundredths (136.70) feet to a point;

Thence N 54(32² 30³ W a distance of seventy-three and sixty one-hundredths (73.60) feet to a point on the southeasterly street line of Clifford Street, the two previous courses running along the State Freeway Line established by Plat No. 1385;

Thence N 35(27² 30³ E along the State Highway Line established by Amended Plat No. 900 a distance of one-hundred fifty-two and four one-hundredths (152.04) feet to a point;

Thence N 35(27² 30³ E along the State Freeway Line established by Amended Plat No. 900 a distance of thirty-nine and three one-hundredths (39.03) feet to a point;

Thence N 35(27² 30³ E along said State Freeway Line a distance of one-hundred seventy-five and seventy one-hundredths (175.70) feet to a point, the three previous courses running along the southeasterly street line of Clifford Street;

Thence S 51(30² 57³ E a distance of eighteen and thirty-seven one-hundredths (18.37) feet to a point on the westerly street line of Dyer Street;

Thence S 04(06² 53³ E a distance of twenty-three and twenty-three one-hundredths (23.23) feet to a point, the two previous courses running along the State Freeway Line established by Amended Plat No. 900;

Thence S 04(06² 53³ E along the State Highway Line established by Amended Plat No. 900 a distance of fifty-eight and eighty-eight one-hundredths (58.88) feet to a point;

Thence S 04(06² 53³ E along the State Freeway Line established by Amended Plat No. 900 a distance of seventy and seventy-two one-hundredths (70.72) feet to a point;

Thence S 04(061² 53³ E along the State Highway Line established by Amended Plat No. 900 a distance of seventy and ninety-nine one-hundredths (70.99) feet to a point;

Thence S 04(06² 53³ E along the State Freeway Line established by Amended Plat No. 900 a distance of seven-hundred eighty-eight and seventy-three one-hundredths (788.73) feet to a point on the northeasterly street line of Eddy street, the previous five courses running along the westerly street line of Dyer Street;

Thence N 28(06² 55³ W along the northeasterly street line of Eddy Street a distance of one-hundred eighty-two and eighty-four one-hundredths (182.84) feet to a point;

Thence N 07(47² 27³ W a distance of one-hundred fifteen and sixteen one-hundredths (115.16) feet to a point;

Thence S 57(36² 31³ W a distance of forty and eleven one-hundredths (40.11) feet to a point on the northeasterly street line of Eddy Street, the two previous courses running along land owned now or formerly by One Ship Street, LLC;

Thence N 28(06² 55³ W along said northeasterly street line of Eddy Street a distance of two and ninety-nine one-hundredths (2.99) feet to a point;

Thence S 61 53² 35³ W a distance of forty and nineteen one-hundredths (40.19) feet to a point on the southwesterly street line of Eddy Street;

Thence S 63(22² 30³ W a distance of forty-eight and seventy-four one-hundredths (48.74) feet to a point;

Thence S 64(11² 22³ W a distance of fifty-nine and thirty-nine one-hundredths (59.39) feet to a point, the two previous courses running along land owned now or formerly by One Ship St. LLC;

Thence N 17(07² 51³ W along land owned now or formerly by 196 Richmond Street Associates II a distance of six and twenty-six one-hundredths (6.26) feet to a point;

Thence S 37(21² 21³ W along said 196 Richmond Street Associates II land a distance of one-hundred forty-eight and sixteen one-hundredths (148.16) feet to a point on the northeasterly street line of Richmond Street, the four previous courses running along the State Freeway Line established by Amended Plat No. 900;

Thence N 53(56² 59³ W along the northeasterly street line of Richmond Street a distance of three-hundred twenty-three and eighty-three one-hundredths (323.83) feet to the point and place of beginning;

The above described parcel contains two hundred fifty-six thousand four hundred five (256,405) square feet or 5.89 acres, more or less.

(iv) Area IV

That certain parcel of land, with all improvements thereon, situated easterly of Dyer Street and southwesterly of the Providence River in the City of Providence, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point at the intersection of the northeasterly street line of Eddy Street and the easterly street line of Dyer Street;

Thence N 04(06² 53³ W along the easterly street line of Dyer Street a distance of seven-hundred forty-nine and zero one-hundredths (749.00) feet to the intersection with the southwesterly street line of Dorrance Street;

Thence S 49(33² 48³ E along said southwesterly street line of Dorrance Street a distance of one-hundred thirteen and twenty-three one-hundredths (113.23) feet to a point;

Thence N 40(26² 12³ E a distance of two-hundred twenty and forty-nine one-hundredths (220.49) feet to a point;

Thence N 21(16² 31³ W a distance of seventy-nine and seventy-four one-hundredths (79.74) feet to a point;

Thence N 51(28² 13³ W a distance of twenty-three and fifty one-hundredths (23.50) feet to a point;

Thence N 38(31² 47³ E a distance of thirty-nine and seventy-seven one-hundredths (39.77) feet to a point;

Thence N 00(58² 39³ W a distance of ninety-two and three one-hundredths (92.03) feet to a non-tangent curve;

Thence in a general southeasterly direction along said non-tangent curve deflecting to the right, said curve having a radius of one-hundred twenty and zero one-hundredths (120.00) feet, subtended by a central angle of 30(43² 53³ for an arc length of sixty-four and thirty-six one-hundredths (64.36) feet, having a chord bearing of S 38(51² 16³ E and a chord length of sixty-three and fifty-nine one-hundredths (63.59) feet to a point;

Thence S 23(29² 19³ E a distance of one-hundred four and zero one-hundredths (104.00) feet to a point;

Thence N 88(49² 02³ W a distance of sixty-four and eighty-eight one-hundredths (64.88) feet to a point on the southwesterly Harbor Line of the Providence River;

Thence S 24(02² 21³ E along said Providence River Harbor Line a distance of five-hundred sixty-eight and forty-nine one-hundredths (568.49) feet to a non-tangent curve;

Thence in a general southwesterly direction along said non-tangent curve deflecting to the right, said curve having a radius of eighty-seven and zero one-hundredths (87.00) feet, subtended by a central angle of 35(36² 29³ for an arc length of fifty-four and seven one-hundredths (54.07) feet, having a chord bearing of S 55(25² 21³ W and a chord length of fifty-three and twenty one-hundredths (53.20) feet to a point;

Thence S 73(13² 36³ W a distance of ninety-five and zero one-hundredths (95.00) feet to a point;

Thence S 16(46² 24³ E a distance of fifty-five and zero one-hundredths (55.00) feet to a point on the former southerly street line of Ship Street;

Thence S 73(13² 36³ W along said former southerly street line of Ship Street a distance of three-hundred eighty and zero one-hundredths (380.00) feet to a point;

Thence 15(11² 47³ W a distance of one-hundred seventy-seven and three one-hundredths (177.03) feet to the point and place of beginning;

The above described parcel contains two hundred ninety thousand three hundred forty-one (290,341) square feet or 6.665 acres, more or less.

(v) Area V

That certain parcel of land, with all improvements thereon, situated southeasterly of Crawford Street, southwesterly of South Water Street and South Main Street and east of the Providence River in the City of Providence, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point at the intersection of the southeasterly street line of Crawford Street and the southwesterly street line of South Water Street;

Thence S 28(33² 15³ E a distance of three-hundred seventy and ninety-nine one-hundredths (370.99) feet to a point;

Thence S 36(49² 15³ E a distance of six-hundred sixty-four and ninety-nine one-hundredths (664.99) feet to a point;

Thence S 35(04² 38³ E a distance of four-hundred twenty-six and forty-one one-hundredths (426.41) feet to a point;

Thence S 33(47² 46³ E a distance of one-hundred fifteen and twenty-one one-hundredths (115.21) feet to a point on the southeasterly street line of James Street, the four previous courses running along the southwesterly street line of South Water Street;

Thence N 55(45² 24³ E along the southerly street line of James Street a distance of twenty-three and ninety-one one-hundredths (23.91) feet to a point;

Thence S 77(20² 45³ E along land owned now or formerly by the State of Rhode Island a distance of ninety-five and eighty-seven one-hundredths (95.87) to a point;

Thence S 34(14² 36³ E a distance of forty-five and ninety one-hundredths (45.90) feet to a point;

Thence N 80(29² 31³ E a distance of thirty-nine and twenty-nine one-hundredths (39.29) feet to a point;

Thence N 55(04² 40³ E a distance of twenty-two and ninety-one one-hundredths (22.91) feet to a point on the State Freeway Line established by Plat No. 900B, the three previous courses bounded by land owned now or formerly by Dolphin House LTD and running along the State Freeway Line established by Plat No. 900;

Thence S 39(02² 00³ E a distance of one-hundred seventeen and fifty-one one-hundredths (117.51) feet to a point;

Thence S 53(16² 17³ E a distance of thirty-nine and thirty-one one-hundredths (39.31) feet to a point on the southwesterly street line of South Main Street, the two previous courses running along the State Freeway Line established by Plat No. 900B;

Thence S 51(47² 17³ E along the southwesterly street line of South Main Street a distance of two-hundred thirty-six and thirty-three one-hundredths (236.33) feet to a point;

Thence S 54(40² 07³ E a distance of four-hundred twenty-five and sixty-two one-hundredths (425.62) feet to a point on the northerly street line of Bridge Street;

Thence N 57(21² 51³ E a distance of eighty-two and seventy one hundredths (82.70) feet to a point on the northwesterly street line of Wickenden Street;

Thence S 17(13² 13³ E a distance of forty-four and thirty-seven one-hundreds (44.37) feet to a point;

Thence N 72(46² 47³ E a distance of seventy-two and zero one-hundredths (72.00) feet to a point;

Thence S 31(08² 51³ E a distance of fifty-two and eighty-five one-hundredths (52.85) feet to a point at the intersection of the southeasterly street line of Wickenden Street and the southwesterly street line of Benefit Street;

Thence S 55(53² 32³ W a distance of three-hundred thirteen and forty one-hundredths (313.40) feet to a point;

Thence S 75(42² 33³ W a distance of forty-four and eighty-three one-hundredths (44.83) feet to a point on the northwesterly street line of South Main Street, the two previous courses running along the southeasterly street line of Bridge Street;

Thence S 34(11² 30³ E along the northwesterly street line of South Main Street a distance of sixty-seven and ninety-eight one-hundredths (67.98) feet to a point;

Thence N 70(31² 58³ W a distance of forty-nine and ninety-seven one-hundredths (49.97) feet to a point;

Thence S 39(28² 14³ W a distance of fifty-two and forty-four one-hundredths (52.44) feet to a point;

Thence N 50(42² 37³ W a distance of twelve and zero one-hundredths (12.00) feet to a point;

Thence S 71(46² 00³ W a distance of one-hundred one and twelve one-hundredths (101.12) feet to a point on the northeasterly street line of South Water Street, the four previous courses running along the State Freeway Line established by Plat No. 900;

Thence N 18(33² 00³ W along the northeasterly street line of South Water Street a distance of forty-nine and five one-hundredths (49.05) feet to a point on the southwesterly street line of Bridge Street;

Thence S 86(43² 46³ W a distance of forty-five and ninety-four one-hundredths (45.94) feet to a point at the intersection of the southwesterly street line of South Water Street and the southwesterly street line of Bridge Street;

Thence S 88(50² 14³ W along the southwesterly street line of Bridge Street a distance of ninety-five and seventy-one one-hundredths (95.71) feet to a point on the southeasterly street line of Point Street;

Thence N 32(08² 16³ W along the northeasterly Harbor Line of the Providence River a distance of sixty and fourteen one-hundredths (60.14) feet to a point on the northeasterly street line of Point Street;

Thence N 32(08² 16³ W a distance of one-hundred ninety-one and forty one-hundredths (191.40) feet to a point;

Thence N 32(42² 55³ W a distance of three-hundred fifty-eight and five one-hundredths (358.05) feet to a point;

Thence N 34(20² 00³ W a distance of seven-hundred twenty and fifty-six one-hundredths (720.56) feet to a point;

Thence N 34(58² 15³ W a distance of three-hundred twenty-one and eighty-one one-hundredths (321.81) feet to a point;

Thence N 32(36² 26³ W a distance of two-hundred twenty-three and forty-seven one-hundredths (223.47) feet to a point;

Thence N 28(01² 57³ W a distance of three-hundred forty and twenty-seven one-hundredths (340.27) feet to a point;

Thence N 26(39² 33³ W a distance of one-hundred twelve and thirty-eight one-hundredths (112.38) feet to a point;

Thence N 25(26² 55³ W a distance of one-hundred forty-eight and thirty-nine one-hundredths (148.39) feet to a point on the southeasterly street line of Crawford Street, the eight previous courses running along the northeasterly Harbor Line of the Providence River;

Thence N 63(39² 29³ E along the southeasterly street line of Crawford Street a distance of twenty-three and eighty-three one-hundredths (23.83) feet to the point and place of beginning;

The above described parcel contains four hundred seventy-eight thousand two hundred thirteen (478,213) square feet or 10.98 acres, more or less.

(vi) Area VI

That certain parcel of land, with all improvements thereon, situated southeasterly of Bridge Street and Wickenden Street, northeasterly of South Main Street, southwesterly of Brook Street and northwesterly of Tockwotten Street in the City of Providence, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point at the intersection of the southwesterly street line of Benefit Street and the southeasterly street line of Bridge Street;

Thence S 28(38² 50³ E a distance of forty-seven and seventy-eight one-hundredths (47.78) feet to a point;

Thence S 34(12² 58³ E a distance of one-hundred sixty-three and two one-hundredths (163.02) feet to a point, the two previous courses running along the southwesterly street line of Benefit Street;

Thence N 55(47² 02³ E a distance of fifty and fifteen one-hundredths (50.15) feet to a point on the northeasterly street line of Benefit Street;

Thence S 34(12² 58³ E along land owned now or formerly by Church of Our Lady of the Rosary a distance of ninety and zero one-hundredths (90.00) to a point on the northwesterly street line of Alves Way;

Thence N 55(46² 46³ E along the northwesterly street line of Alves Way a distance of one-hundred fifty and thirty-six one-hundredths (150.36) feet to a point on the southwesterly street line of Traverse Street;

Thence S 34(13² 56³ E along the southwesterly street line of Traverse Street a distance of eighty and nine one-hundredths (80.09) feet to a point;

Thence N 80(05² 06³ E a distance of fifty-four and eighty-six one-hundredths (54.86) feet to a point on the northeasterly street line of Traverse Street, the two previous courses running along the State Freeway Line established by Plat No. 900;

Thence N 80(05² 06³ E along the northerly street line of George M. Cohan Boulevard a distance of two-hundred seventy-five and forty-five one-hundredths (275.45) feet to a point on the southwesterly street line of Brook Street;

Thence S 34(11² 12³ E a distance of seventy-four and eighty-six one-hundredths (74.86) feet to a point on the southerly street line of George M. Cohan Boulevard;

Thence S 44(23² 33³ W a distance of three-hundred seven and zero one-hundredths (307.00) feet to a point on the northwesterly street line of Tockwotten Street;

Thence S 55(48² 33³ W along the northwesterly street line of Tockwotten Street a distance of three-hundred fifty-one and sixty one-hundredths (351.60) feet to a point;

Thence N 34(11² 30³ W a distance of two-hundred nineteen and six one-hundredths (219.06) feet to a point;

Thence S 55(46² 46³ W a distance of thirty-four and thirty-five one-hundredths (34.35) feet to a point, the two previous courses running along land owned now or formerly by A & C Tockwotten Realty, Inc;

Thence 34(12² 51³ W a distance of fifty-seven and twenty-seven one-hundredths (57.27) feet to a point;

Thence N 72(52² 44³ W a distance of thirty-one and eighty-two one-hundredths (31.82) feet to a point on the southeasterly street line of Pike Street (Alves Way); the two previous courses running along land owned now or formerly by Cynthia A. Simmons;

Thence N 72(52² 44³ W a distance of sixty-four and twenty-two one-hundredths (64.22) feet to a point on the northwesterly street line of Pike Street (Alves Way);

Thence S 55(46² 46³ W along said Pike Street northwesterly street line a distance of fifty-five and sixty-one one-hundredths (55.61) feet to a point on the northeasterly street line of South Main Street;

Thence N 34(11² 30³ W along the northeasterly street line of South Main Street a distance of three-hundred one and seventeen one-hundredths (301.17) feet to a point on the southeasterly street line of Bridge Street;

Thence N 55(53² 32³ E along the southeasterly street line of Bridge Street a distance of three-hundred five and forty one-hundredths (305.40) feet to the point and place of beginning;

The above described parcel contains two hundred seventy-seven thousand five hundred sixty-six (277,566) square feet or 6.37 acres, more or less.

(b) Authorization. The director of the Rhode Island department of transportation is hereby directed, authorized and empowered to sell, transfer and convey, in fee simple, by lease or otherwise, in the name of and for the State of Rhode Island, to the I-195 redevelopment district commission established pursuant to chapter 42-64.14 of the general laws, any or all right, title and interest of the state in the I-195 surplus land, or portions thereof, in one or more sale or lease transactions, and in such assemblages of parcels of such land, in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as: (1) May be most advantageous to the public interest which shall mean for purposes of this section that the sale or lease of all such surplus parcels of land at fair market value, and the re-use and development of such parcels will be beneficial to the city of Providence and the state to support or encourage workforce development, education and training, and the growth of knowledge-based jobs and industries such as research and development, life sciences, media technologies, entrepreneurship and business management, design, hospitality, software design and application, and a variety of other uses consistent with a knowledge based economy; and (2) Is in conformance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the United States department of transportation federal highway administration.

(c) Sale, transfer or conveyance of parcels to higher education institutions. Findings. Two (2) parcels within the city of Providence, parcels 31 and 36 on the plan titled: Rhode Island department of transportation, improvements to interstate route 195, Providence, Rhode Island, Proposed Development Parcels, West Side, McGuire Group Inc., Date: 03-02-06 recorded, that will become available for beneficial reuse will, together with abutting property already owned by Johnson and Wales University, make up one city block bounded by Friendship, East Franklin, Pine, and Chestnut Streets. It is found and declared that: (1) Said two (2) parcels are unlikely to be attractive for development by any person or entity other than Johnson and Wales University due to their small and irregular shape and their location immediately adjacent to property owned by Johnson and Wales University; (2) The city of Providence comprehensive plan and various other studies, plans and reports that are a matter of public record support the use of said two parcels for development by Johnson and Wales University; and (3) The sale of said two (2) parcels at fair market value to Johnson and Wales University, and the use and development of such parcels by Johnson and Wales University as provided in this subsection (c) will be beneficial to the city of Providence and the state and advantageous to the public interest.

(ii) Definitions. As used in this subsection (c), unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(A) Contract for sale means the contracts for sale described in subsection (vi) of this subsection (c).

(B) Transfer parcels means two (2) parcels of real property identified as parcels 31 and 36 on the plan titled: Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Improvements to Interstate Route 195, Providence, Rhode Island, Proposed Development parcels, West Side, McGuire Group Inc., Date: 03-02-06.

(C) University means Johnson and Wales University, a Rhode Island non-profit institution of higher education.

(iii) I-195 Surplus Land. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary the transfer parcels shall be excluded from the provisions of chapter 42-64.14 of the general laws.

(iv) Authorization. The director of the Rhode Island department of transportation is hereby directed, authorized, and empowered to sell, transfer and convey in fee simple in the name of and for the State of Rhode Island, the transfer parcels identified in this subsection (c) to the university upon terms and conditions set forth in this subsection.

(v) Title and survey adjustments. The director of the Rhode Island department of transportation is authorized to and may adjust boundary lines, survey lines and property descriptions with respect to the transfer parcels to be conveyed under this subsection (c) to the extent necessary and appropriate to accurately describe and convey the transfer parcels with insurable title and to otherwise fulfill the intent of this subsection (c), provided that any such adjustments do not substantially alter the size of any transfer parcel.

(vi) Contract for sale. Provided that the University and the city of Providence shall have entered into an agreement providing for payments to the city relating to the transfer parcels, the director of the Rhode Island department of transportation is authorized, and empowered, in the name of and for the State of Rhode Island, to enter into, and shall, within two (2) months after the date of such agreement between the University and the city of Providence, enter into a contract for the sale of the transfer parcels identified in subsection (c)(ii) of this section with the University reflecting the intent of this subsection (c) and customary terms for commercial real estate transactions of this nature, and containing the following provisions:

(A) The purchase price for the transfer parcels shall be the fair market value of the transfer parcels at the time of conveyance.

(B) Promptly after taking title to a parcel, the buyer shall cause such parcel to be attractively landscaped and maintained for use as green space until such time as development of the parcel in accordance with this section begins.

(C) A requirement that within the later of: (I) Twelve (12) months after the Universitys purchase of the transfer parcels; or (II) Three (3) months after the state shall have completed installation of normal and usual infrastructure improvements to adequately service the transfer parcels (including water supply, sanitary and storm sewer connections, and provisions for all other necessary utilities) as well as the installation of paving, sidewalks, and curbing necessary to reconstitute Friendship Street, the University shall construct a new building and complete the construction within three (3) years from the commencement of said construction, on the block bounded by Friendship, East Franklin, Pine, and Chestnut Streets which shall be designed to accept retail uses on the first floor and no part of which will be used for student housing.

(D) A requirement that development of the transfer parcels by the University shall be in accordance with applicable ordinances of the city of Providence, as amended from time to time, including, but not limited to, matters of zoning and planning, by departments and agencies of the city of Providence having jurisdiction thereover.

(d) Use of proceeds. Upon the conveyance or lease of any parcel of I-195 surplus land as set forth in this section or the transfer parcels referenced in subsection (c), the received proceeds of such sale or lease shall be used by the State of Rhode Island department of transportation for the relocation of I-195 and work related thereto and otherwise in conformance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. In accordance with the findings of the I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2011 in chapter 42-64.14 of the general laws, use of the anticipated proceeds from the sale of the land is a key element of the plan of finance for completion of the I-195 relocation project, and vital to making the land usable for future development.

(e) The provisions of sections 3, 4, 5 and 9 of chapter 7 of this title, shall not be applicable to the transactions authorized by this §37-5-8 which have been or hereafter may be affected by the director of the Rhode Island department of transportation in the name of and for the State of Rhode Island under the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, no restriction shall apply to and no further approval, determination or action of any kind shall be required to effect any conveyance of any real property identified in this section by the director of the Rhode Island department of transportation in the name of and for the State of Rhode Island.

(f) Nothing herein shall be construed to limit or modify the applicability of §37-7-6 to any or all of the I-195 surplus land.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-7-15 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-7 / Section 37-7-15
§ 37-7-15. Sale of state-owned land, buildings and improvements thereon and other real property.
Status: in_force

(a) Total annual proceeds from the sale of any land and the buildings and improvements thereon, and other real property, title to which is vested in the state of Rhode Island or title to which will be vested in the state upon completion of any condemnation or other proceedings, except for the sale of group homes as referenced in § 37-7-13, shall be transferred to the information technology restricted receipt account (ITRR account) and made available for the purposes outlined in § 42-11-2.5(a), unless otherwise prohibited by federal law.

(b) Provided, however, this shall not include proceeds from the sale of any land and the buildings and improvements thereon that will be created by the relocation of interstate route 195, which is sometimes collectively referred to as the I-195 Surplus Land, which land is identified in the Rhode Island Interstate 195 Relocation Surplus Land: Redevelopment and Market Analysis prepared by CKS Architecture & Urban Design dated 2009, and such term means those certain tracts or parcels of land situated in the city of Providence, county of Providence, state of Rhode Island, delineated on that certain plan of land captioned Improvements to Interstate Route 195, Providence, Rhode Island, Proposed Development Parcel Plans 1 through 10, Scale: 1³=20², May 2010, Bryant Associates, Inc., Engineers-Surveyors-Construction Managers, Lincoln, Rhode Island, Maguire Group, Inc., Architects/Engineers/Planners, Providence, Rhode Island.

(c) Provided, however, the transfer of proceeds in subsection (a) of this section shall not include proceeds from the sale of state-owned group homes or community residences as that term is defined in § 40.1-24-1(2) and licensed by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. Proceeds from the sale of these properties will be transferred to the group home facility improvement fund, pursuant to § 40.1-1-22.

(d) Subject to the approval of the director of the department of administration, the state controller is authorized to offset any currently recorded outstanding liability on the part of developmental disability organizations (DDOs) to repay previously authorized startup capital advances against the proceeds from the sale of group homes within a fiscal year prior to any sale proceeds being deposited into the information technology investment fund.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-7-6.1 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-7 / Section 37-7-6.1
§ 37-7-6.1. Conveyances and grants to fire districts.
Status: in_force

(a) Every fire district shall have the power and authority to purchase and/or receive gratuitously any tangible personal property state surplus property made available for sale or gift by the state.

(b) Any state chartered fire district whose electors have been authorized to assess and collect taxes may apply to any appropriate department, board, bureau, or other agency of this state for a grant of money to be expended on equipment or other property used in connection with and for the work of extinguishing fires and suppressing fire hazards. The department, board, bureau, or agency shall not require as a condition to awarding the grant that the fire district have the approval of its town or city council for the expenditure.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-73 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-73
§ 37-2-73. Purchasing of pest control services  Effect of an order by the director of environmental management.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of an order from the director of environmental management pursuant to § 23-25-28(a)(1), the purchasing agent shall take such steps as are necessary to insure that the named business or commercial applicator shall not be eligible to receive state contracts for pest control services for the duration of the period enumerated in the directors order.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-12-1 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-12 / Section 37-12-1
§ 37-12-1. Contractors required to give bond  Terms and conditions.
Status: in_force

Every person (which word for the purposes of this chapter shall include a copartnership, a number of persons engaged in a joint enterprise, or a corporation), before being awarded a contract by the department of transportation or by the department of administration, as the case may be, and every person awarded such a contract as a general contractor or construction or project manager or prime contractor for the construction, improvement, completion, or repair of any public road or portion thereof or of any bridge in which the contract price shall be in excess of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), or for a contract for the construction, improvement, completion, or repair of any public building, or portion thereof, shall be required to furnish to the respective department a bond of that person to the state, with good and sufficient surety or sureties (hereafter in this chapter referred to as surety), acceptable to the respective department, in a sum not less than fifty percent (50%) and not more than one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, conditioned that the contractor, principal in the bond, the persons executors, administrators, or successors, shall in all things, well and truly keep and perform the covenants, conditions, and agreements in the contract, and in any alterations thereof made as therein provided, on the persons part to be kept and performed, at the time and in the manner therein specified, and in all respects according to their true intent and meaning, and shall indemnify and save harmless the state, the respective department, and all of its officers, agents, and employees, as therein stipulated, and shall also promptly pay for all such labor performed or furnished, together with penalties assessed pursuant to § 37-13-14.1(b), and for all such materials and equipment furnished (which, as to equipment, shall mean payment of the reasonable rental value, as determined by the respective department, of its use during the period of its use), as shall be used in the carrying on of the work covered by the contract, or shall see that they are promptly paid for, whether or not the labor is directly performed for or furnished to the contractor or is even directly performed upon the work covered by the contract, and whether or not the materials are furnished to the contractor or become component parts of the work, and whether or not the equipment is furnished to the contractor or even directly used upon the work. The bond shall contain the provisions that it is subject to all such rights and powers of the respective department and such other provisions as are set forth in the contract and the plans, specifications, and proposal incorporated by reference in the contract, and that no extension of the time of performance of the contract or delay in the completion of the work thereunder or any alterations thereof, made as therein provided, shall invalidate the bond or release the liability of the surety thereunder. However, upon application and for good cause, the chief purchasing officer of the state may waive the bonding requirement for a state of Rhode Island office of diversity, equity and opportunity certified minority business enterprise (MBE) or women-owned business enterprise (WBE) prime contractor or subcontractor on a public works project for up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-18-4 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-18 / Section 37-18-4
§ 37-18-4. Purposes.
Status: in_force

The corporation is authorized, created and established for the following purposes:

To manage and hold the real property acquired pursuant to the provisions of §§37-18-6(d) and 37-18-7 for the benefit of the descendants of those individuals of Indian ancestry set forth in the list established pursuant to P.L. 1880, ch. 800, §4.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-7 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-7
§ 37-2-7. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The words defined in this section have the meanings set forth below whenever they appear in this chapter, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires a different meaning or a different definition is prescribed for a particular section, group of sections, or provision:

(1) Business means any corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint venture, or any other legal entity through which business is conducted.

(2) Change order means a written authorization signed by the purchasing agent directing or allowing the contractor to proceed with changes, alterations, or modifications to the terms, conditions, or scope of work on a previously awarded contract.

(3) Chief purchasing officer shall mean: (i) For a state agency, the director of the department of administration, and (ii) For a public agency, the executive director or the chief operational officer of the agency.

(4) Construction means the process of building, altering, repairing, improving, or demolishing any public structures or building, or other public improvements of any kind to any public real property. It does not include the routine maintenance or repair of existing structures, buildings, or real property performed by salaried employees of the state of Rhode Island in the usual course of their jobs.

(5) Contract means all types of agreements, including grants and orders, for the purchase or disposal of supplies, services, construction, or any other item. It includes awards; contracts of a fixed-price, cost, cost-plus-a-fixed-fee, or incentive type; contracts providing for the issuance of job or task orders; leases; letter contracts; purchase orders; and construction management contracts. It also includes supplemental agreements with respect to any of the foregoing. Contract does not include labor contracts with employees of state agencies.

(6) Contract amendment means any written alteration in the specifications, delivery point, rate of delivery, contract period, price, quantity, or other contract provisions of any existing contract, whether accomplished by unilateral action in accordance with a contract provision, or by mutual action of the parties to the contract. It includes bilateral actions, such as supplemental agreements, and unilateral actions, such as change orders, administrative changes, notices of termination, and notices of the exercise of a contract option.

(7) Contractor means any person having a contract with a governmental body.

(8) Data means recorded information, regardless of form or characteristic.

(9) Designee means a duly authorized representative of a person holding a superior position.

(10) Employee means an individual drawing a salary from a state governmental entity.

(11) State governmental entity means any entity created as a legislative body or a public or state agency by the general assembly or constitution of this state, except for municipal, regional, or county governmental entities.

(12) May means permissive.

(13) Negotiation means contracting by either the method set forth in § 37-2-19, 37-2-20, or 37-2-21.

(14) Person means any business, individual, organization, or group of individuals.

(15) Procurement means the purchasing, buying, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining of any supplies, services, or construction. It also includes all functions that pertain to the obtaining of any supply, service, or construction item, including a description of requirements, selection and solicitation of sources, preparation, and award of contract, and all phases of contract administration.

(16) Public agency shall mean the Rhode Island industrial recreational building authority, the Rhode Island commerce corporation, the Rhode Island industrial facilities corporation, the Rhode Island refunding bond authority, the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation, the Rhode Island public transit authority, the Rhode Island student loan authority, the Howard development corporation, the water resources board corporate, the Rhode Island health and education building corporation, the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority, the Blackstone Valley district commission, the Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission, the Rhode Island telecommunications authority, the convention center authority, the Channel 36 foundation, the Rhode Island lottery commission their successors and assigns, any other body corporate and politic which has been or will be created or established within this state excepting cities and towns, the university of Rhode Island board of trustees for all purchases that are funded by restricted, sponsored, or auxiliary monies, and the council on postsecondary education for all purchases that are funded by restricted, sponsored, or auxiliary monies.

(17) Purchase request or purchase requisition means that document whereby a using agency requests that a contract be entered into to obtain goods and/or services for a specified need, and may include, but is not limited to, the technical description of the requested item, delivery requirements, transportation mode request, criteria for evaluation of proposals, and/or preparation of suggested sources of supply, and information supplied for the making of any written determination and finding required by § 37-2-6.

(18) Purchasing agency means any state governmental entity which is authorized by this chapter, its implementing regulations, or by way of delegation from the chief purchasing officer to contract on its own behalf rather than through the central contracting authority of the chief purchasing officer.

(19) Purchasing agent means any person authorized by a governmental entity in accordance with procedures prescribed by regulations, to enter into and administer contracts and make written determinations and findings with respect to contracts. The term also includes an authorized representative acting within the limits of authority. Purchasing agent also means the person appointed in accordance with § 37-2-1.

(20) Services means the rendering, by a contractor, of its time and effort rather than the furnishing of a specific end product, other than reports that are merely incidental to the required performance of services. Services does not include labor contracts with employees of state agencies.

(21) Shall means imperative.

(22) State means the state of Rhode Island and any of its departments or agencies and public agencies.

(23) Supplemental agreement means any contract modification which is accomplished by the mutual action of the parties.

(24) Supplies means all property, including, but not limited to, leases of real property, printing, and insurance, except land or permanent interest in land.

(25) Using agency means any state governmental entity which utilizes any supplies, services, or construction purchased under this chapter.

(26) As used in § 37-2-59, architect or engineer services means those professional services within the scope of practice of architecture, professional engineering, or registered land surveying pertaining to construction, as defined by the laws of this state. Consultant means any person with whom the state and/or a public agency has a contract which contract provides for the person to give direction or information as regards a particular area of knowledge in which the person is a specialist and/or has expertise.

(27) For purposes of §§ 37-2-62  37-2-70, directors means those members of a public agency appointed pursuant to a statute who comprise the governing authority of the board, commission, authority, and/or corporation.

(28) State agency means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, or other governmental entity of the executive or judicial branch of this state not otherwise established as a body corporate and politic, and includes, without limitation, the council on postsecondary education except for purchases which are funded by restricted, sponsored, or auxiliary moneys, the university of Rhode Island board of trustees except for all purchases which are funded by restricted, sponsored, or auxiliary monies, and the council on elementary and secondary education.

(29) Governmental entity means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, legislative body, agency, or government corporation of the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of state, federal, and/or local governments.

(30) Construction management at-risk or construction management at-risk services or construction management at-risk delivery method is a construction method wherein a construction manager at-risk provides a range of preconstruction services and construction management services which may include cost estimation and consultation regarding the design of the building project, the preparation and coordination of bid packages, scheduling, cost control, and value engineering, acting as the general contractor during the construction, detailing the trade contractor scope of work, holding the trade contracts and other contracts, evaluating trade contractors and subcontractors, and providing management and construction services, all at a guaranteed maximum price, which shall represent the maximum amount to be paid by the using agency for the building project, including the cost of work, the general conditions, and the fee payable to the construction management at-risk firm.

(31) Construction manager at-risk or construction management at-risk firm is a person or business experienced in construction that has the ability to evaluate and to implement drawings and specifications as they affect time, cost and quality of construction and the ability to coordinate and deliver the construction of the project within a guaranteed maximum price, which shall represent the maximum amount to be paid by the using agency for the building project, including the cost of the work, the general conditions, and the fee payable to the construction management at-risk firm. The construction manager at-risk provides consultation services during the preconstruction and construction phases of the project. The project engineer, architect, or owners program manager may not serve as the construction manager at-risk.

(32) Owners program manager shall be an entity engaged to provide project management services on behalf of a state agency for the construction and supervision of the construction of a building project. The owners program manager acts as the owners agent in all aspects of the construction project, including, but not limited to, architectural programming, planning, design, construction, and the selection and procurement of an appropriate construction delivery method. The owners program manager shall have at least seven (7) years experience in the construction and supervision of construction of buildings of similar size and complexity. The owners program manager shall not have been employed during the preceding year by the design firm, the construction firm, and/or the subcontractors associated with the project.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-30 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-30
§ 37-2-30. Cost reimbursement contracts.
Status: in_force

(a) No contract providing for the reimbursement of the contractors cost plus a fixed fee, hereinafter referred to as a cost reimbursement contract, may be made under § 37-2-19, 37-2-20, or 37-2-21 unless it is determined, in writing, by the chief purchasing officer that the contract is likely to be less costly to the state than any other type of contract, or that it is impracticable to obtain supplies or services of the kind or quality required except under a cost reimbursement contract.

(b) Each contractor under a cost reimbursement type contract shall obtain consent, as provided for in the contract, before entering into:

(1) A cost reimbursement type subcontract; or

(2) Any other type of subcontract involving more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or ten percent (10%) of the estimated cost of the prime contract.

(c) All cost reimbursement type contracts shall contain a provision that only costs recognized as allowable, in accordance with cost principles set forth in regulations issued pursuant to § 37-2-42, will be reimbursable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-15-6 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-15 / Section 37-15-6
§ 37-15-6. Littering prohibited.
Status: in_force

No person shall throw, drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter upon any public property in the state or in the waters of this state or upon private property in this state owned by him or her except:

(1) When the property is designated by the state or by any of its agencies or political subdivisions for the disposal of solid waste or litter, and the person is authorized to use the property for that purpose; or

(2) Into a litter receptacle in a manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried away by the elements.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-18-14 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-18 / Section 37-18-14
§ 37-18-14. Transfer of state land to the Indian tribes.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon presentation of federal recognition to the Narragansett Indian land management corporation and the secretary of state, the governor is authorized, empowered, and directed to transfer, assign, and convey to the Narragansett Tribe of Indians in fee simple all the right, title, and interest of the state in and to the following approximately nine hundred (900) acres of real estate located in the town;

(1) The Indian Cedar Swamp management area;

(2) Indian Burial Hill; and

(3) The state land around Deep Pond.

(b) Provided, however, that the state shall retain control of and public access shall be guaranteed to an adequate fishing area within the said state land around Deep Pond, and provided, further, that the governor is only authorized, empowered, and directed to transfer, assign, and convey to the Narragansett Tribe of Indians the real estate which is located around Deep Pond upon the governors making a finding that the required and appropriate federal approval of the transfer has been obtained so that the transfer will not affect, in any adverse manner, any benefits received by the state under the Pittman Robertson Act, 16 U.S.C. § 669 et seq. and the Dingell Johnson Act, 16 U.S.C. § 777 et seq.

(c) Upon the same findings and determinations outlined above, the governor is authorized, empowered, and directed to transfer, assign, and convey to the Narragansett Tribe of Indians and its assigns a mutually acceptable exclusive (except as to lateral crossing) right and easement to pass by foot and vehicle over a forty-five foot (45²) wide strip of state land located within the town between Kings Factory Road and Watchaug Pond, and to use an area at the end of the strip sufficiently large for the parking of automobiles and the launching of boats.

(d) The authority herein granted to the governor shall be in addition to any other authority conferred upon him or her by law. The real estate conveyed by the state to the Narragansett Tribe of Indians pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be subject to the civil and criminal laws of the state of Rhode Island and the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, except as otherwise provided herein, and shall be held in perpetuity for conservation purposes and shall not be improved or developed by the Narragansett Tribe of Indians.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-5-1 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-5 / Section 37-5-1
§ 37-5-1. Roads subject to supervision of department.
Status: in_force

The department and director of transportation shall enforce the provisions of chapters 8 and 10 of title 24, all other provisions of the general laws and public laws relating to the care and maintenance of highways, roads, freeways, and bridges by the state, including the construction, reconstruction, care, and maintenance of park roads and parkways previously performed by the department of agriculture and conservation, and roads and driveways on the grounds of the university of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island college, the several state institutions, and other state property, unless otherwise provided by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-11 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-13 / Section 37-13-11
§ 37-13-11. Posting of prevailing wage rates.
Status: in_force

Each contractor or provider awarded a contract for public works or school transportation services with a contract price in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), and each subcontractor who performs work on those public works, shall post in conspicuous places on the project, where covered workers are employed, posters that contain the current, prevailing rate of wages and the current, prevailing rate of payments to the funds required to be paid for each craft or type of worker employed to execute the contract as set forth in §§ 37-13-6 and 37-13-7, and the rights and remedies of any employee described in § 37-13-17 for nonpayment of any wages earned pursuant to this chapter. Posters shall be furnished to contractors and subcontractors by the director of labor and training, who shall determine the size and context thereof from time to time, at the time a contract is awarded. A contractor or subcontractor who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall pay to the director of labor and training one hundred dollars ($100) for each calendar day of noncompliance as determined by him or her. Contracts set forth in this section shall not be awarded by the state, any city, town, or any agency thereof until the director of labor and training has prepared and delivered the posters to the division of purchases, if the state or any agency thereof is the proper authority, or to the city, town, or an agency thereof, if it is the proper authority, and the contractor to whom the contract is to be awarded.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-4-4 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-4 / Section 37-4-4
§ 37-4-4. Purchase of equipment.
Status: in_force

Within the limitation of the amounts available in the automotive equipment fund, the director of administration may from time to time provide for the replacement of outworn automotive equipment, and/or the purchase of new or used automobiles, trucks, and other equipment in the state auto pool.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-27.1 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-27.1
§ 37-2-27.1. Procurement of construction manager at-risk services  Written determination.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to procuring construction manager at-risk services, the chief purchasing officer must sign a written determination documenting the following:

(1) That in accordance with the factors set forth in subsection (c) below, the general contractor method of construction management as provided under §37-2-18 is not practicable for the construction of the project or will not result in the best value for the state;

(2) That the using agency has clearly identified in writing why the use of construction management at-risk method of construction management as defined under §37-2-7(30) is appropriate for the building project;

(3) That the building project has an estimated construction value of five million dollars ($5,000,000) or more;

(4) That the using agency has in place written procedures to ensure fairness in competition, evaluation, and reporting of results at every stage in the procurement process;

(5) That the using agency has the capacity, a detailed plan, and procedures in place to effectively procure and manage construction management at-risk services for the project and has procured the services of a qualified owners program manager for the project, as set forth in §37-2-7(32); and

(6) That the using agency has a detailed, written plan with clearly identified procedures to monitor and approve all reimbursable costs for the project.

The chief purchasing officer shall file copies of the written determination with the president of the senate, the speaker of the house, the senate fiscal advisor and the house fiscal advisor no later than three (3) business days after executing the written determination.

(b) Except for subsection (d) of this section, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, including any provision exempting any entity from the requirements of this chapter, the chief executive officer of a public corporation as defined in §35-20-5(4), or the chief executive officer of a public agency as defined in §37-2-7(16), prior to procuring construction manager at-risk services, shall sign a written determination documenting the following:

(1) That in accordance with the factors set forth in subsection (c) below, the general contractor method of construction management is not practicable for the construction of the project or will not result in the best value for the public corporation or the public agency;

(2) Why the use of construction management at-risk method of construction management is appropriate for the building project;

(3) That the building project has an estimated construction value of five million dollars ($5,000,000) or more;

(4) That the public corporation or public agency has in place written procedures to ensure fairness in competition, evaluation, and reporting of results at every stage in the procurement process;

(5) That the public corporation or public agency has the capacity, a detailed plan, and procedures in place to effectively procure and manage construction management at-risk services for the project and has procured the services of a qualified owners program manager for the project as set forth in §37-2-7(32); and

(6) That there is a detailed, written plan with clearly identified procedures to monitor and approve all reimbursable costs for the project.

The chief executive officer shall file copies of the written determination with the president of the senate, the speaker of the house, the senate fiscal advisor, and the house fiscal advisor no later than three (3) business days after executing the written determination.

(c) When evaluating the procurement of construction manager at-risk services, the factors that may be considered in determining whether the general contractor method of construction management is not practicable or will not result in the best value for the state, public corporation, or public agency shall include:

(1) Whether specifications can be prepared that permit award on the basis of either the lowest bid or the lowest-evaluated bid price;

(2) Whether the available sources, the time and place of performance, and other relevant circumstances exist as are appropriate for the use of competitive sealed bidding;

(3) The complexity of the project, including the existing or proposed infrastructure or structures, required demolition or abatement, adjacency to other structures or abutters, site constraints, building systems, uniqueness of design elements, or environmental implications;

(4) The size, scope, and estimated cost of the project;

(5) The adequacy of available documentation regarding the existing site, buildings, or structures; abutter infrastructure, buildings, or structures; or other documentation of as-built conditions;

(6) Phasing or logistical challenges arising out of the need to maintain existing occupancy, continue existing operations, provide phased occupancy, or achieve more favorable project financing terms;

(7) The anticipated impact of fast-tracked design and construction on project cost or schedule;

(8) Potential to achieve optimal minority or woman business enterprise or other subcontractor or vendor participation required in accordance with any applicable state or federal laws;

(9) The amount and type of financing available for the project, including whether the budget is fixed and the source of funding, for example, general or special appropriation, federal assistance monies, general obligation bonds or revenue bonds;

(10) The administration or implementation of procedures required to comply with applicable regulations or statutes; and

(11) Mitigating the potential claims against the state arising from the inherent risks associated with factors noted in subdivisions (3) through (10) of this subsection.

(d) The provisions of §§37-2-27.1 through 37-2-27.5 shall not apply to highway or heavy construction projects that are procured by either the Rhode Island department of transportation, a public corporation, a public agency, or any city or town in Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-6-11 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-6 / Section 37-6-11
§ 37-6-11. Acquisition of outstanding interests limiting or encumbering title.
Status: in_force

Whenever estates, rights, interests, easements, and privileges in lands or other real property can be acquired at prices reasonable in the judgment of the state properties committee, the acquiring authority is authorized and empowered to acquire the estates, rights, interests, easements, and privileges by purchase. The state controller, upon the passage of title to the state, is authorized and directed, upon receipt by him or her of proper and duly authenticated vouchers, to draw his or her order upon the general treasurer for the payment of the purchase price therefor out of the amount appropriated to the acquiring authority.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-6-8 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-6 / Section 37-6-8
§ 37-6-8. Approval and filing of conveyances to state.
Status: in_force

Every instrument conveying an interest in land or other real property to the state shall, prior to acceptance, be approved by the acquiring authority, and as to substance, by the director of administration, and as to form, by the attorney general, and a copy of each instrument of conveyance shall be filed with the general treasurer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-18-15 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-18 / Section 37-18-15
§ 37-18-15. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment shall have been rendered.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-12-6 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-12 / Section 37-12-6
§ 37-12-6. Intervention in suit brought by creditor  Consolidation of suits.
Status: in_force

When a suit has been so brought on the bond by a person claiming to be a creditor under the bond and is pending, any other person claiming to be a creditor under the bond may intervene and become a party in the first suit thus brought and pending and by so intervening may have the rights of the other person adjudicated in the suit. If two (2) or more of the suits be filed in the court on the same day, the one in which the larger sum shall be claimed shall be regarded as the earlier suit. All suits brought upon the bond as provided in this chapter shall be consolidated together by the court and heard as one suit.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-15-11 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-15 / Section 37-15-11
§ 37-15-11. Responsibility for removal of litter.
Status: in_force

The owners and operators of public places shall be responsible for the removal of litter from litter receptacles.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-76.1 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-76.1
§ 37-2-76.1. Additional definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of § 37-2-76:

(1) Office paper products means any paper used by the state for the purpose of writing, printing, copying, and/or typing, including, but not limited to, computer, bond, xerographic, forms and/or duplicator paper, envelopes, business cards, index cards, and writing pads, either white or colored.

(2) Post-consumer content means those materials generated by a business or consumer which have served their intended end uses and which have been separated or diverted from solid waste. Printers waste, lathe wastes, and other wastes generated during production of an end product and undistributed finished products are not post-consumer content.

(3) Preconsumer content means any material generated during any steps in the production of an end product, but does not include any waste material or by product that can be reused or has been normally reused within the same plant or another plant of the same parent company.

(4) Recycled product shall mean a product containing preconsumer content and post-consumer content.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-15-14 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-15 / Section 37-15-14
§ 37-15-14. Application procedure.
Status: in_force

(a) A person eligible to receive a grant, loan, or contract under this chapter, and the departments regulations adopted pursuant thereto, may make an application for the loan, grant, or contract in such form as may be required by the department.

(b) The department shall grant or loan funds, and contract for services from the litter control account to an eligible person who has submitted an application for funds upon determining that the plan submitted by the person is qualified and suitable for purposes of the program.

(c) The department shall require periodic reports to be filed by grant recipients. The department shall review, evaluate, and follow up on any actions taken by grant recipients to ensure that the purposes of this chapter are being achieved.

(d) The department shall require that grant recipients post a recycling and redemption rate schedule for public inspection.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-8-12 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-8 / Section 37-8-12
§ 37-8-12. Illumination of State House.
Status: in_force

The department is hereby authorized and directed to maintain flood lights on the State House, so arranged as to illuminate the dome, which shall be illuminated nightly. The department is further authorized, in its discretion, to install other flood lights so arranged as to illuminate such other parts of the exterior of the building as it may determine, the lights to be used at such times as the department may deem fit and proper.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-7-2 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-7 / Section 37-7-2
§ 37-7-2. Use or sale of products of state owned land.
Status: in_force

Whenever any clay, gravel, sand, rock, earth, mineral, or other natural resource obtained from the soil or water of state owned real property, or any outgrowth, harvest, crop, agricultural, fishery, or forestry product, or any other produce found in, produced from, or grown in the soil or water of state owned real property, or any other yield or issue of state owned real property, shall become available to the acquiring authority and shall not be required for use by it, the acquiring authority shall forthwith notify the state purchasing agent who may requisition the same or any part thereof for use by any other department, board, bureau, commission, or agency of the state, or may sell the products or any part thereof to the highest bidder at public sale after giving public notice thereof by having the notice posted in some suitable public place for at least two (2) full business days before the sale, or at a private sale for not less than its appraisal value, or may, with the approval of the state properties committee, dispose of the products in such other manner and upon such terms and conditions as may in his or her judgment be most advantageous to the public interest.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-12-8 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-12 / Section 37-12-8
§ 37-12-8. Certified copies of documents.
Status: in_force

Any person claiming to be a creditor under the bond and having filed a claim with the respective department, in accordance with the requirements of § 37-12-2, shall have the right, at any time when the person could under this chapter file a suit or intervene in a pending suit, to require the respective department to furnish to the person certified copies of the contract, proposal, plans specifications, and bond.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-8-1.3 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-8 / Section 37-8-1.3
§ 37-8-1.3. Woonsocket courthouse.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of administration is hereby authorized and empowered to convey the courthouse in Woonsocket formerly used by the seventh division of the district court to the city of Woonsocket. The consideration for the sale shall be one dollar ($1.00). The city of Woonsocket shall be responsible for all costs associated with the conveyance.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-82 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-82
§ 37-2-82. Utilization of North American Contractor Certification companies.
Status: in_force

(a) All public works renovation projects that exceed an aggregate amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000), and all new construction projects that exceed an aggregate amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000), that include glazing work, shall have glazing work performed by North American Contractor Certification (NACC) certified companies and initially, on and after July 1, 2024, shall have one architectural glass and metal technician (AGMT) certified worker employed by the company or contractor. On and after January 1, 2025, each crew performing work that meets the criteria of this section shall have one AGMT certified worker on site. On and after January 1, 2026, for each crew performing work that meets the criteria of this section, twenty-five percent (25%) of that crew shall be comprised of AGMT certified individuals on site. On and after January 1, 2027, for each crew performing work that meets the criteria of the section, fifty percent (50%) of that crew shall be comprised of AGMT certified individuals on site.

(b) As used herein, the term glazing work includes, but is not limited to, replacement and installation of windows, curtain walls, interior glass partitions, glass handrails, aluminum entrances, skylights, store fronts, and general installation of architectural glass and metal.

(c)(1) The department of labor and training shall enforce the provisions of this section. If the director, or designee, determines that a violation of these provisions has occurred, the director, or designee, shall order a hearing at a time and place to be specified, and shall give notice, together with a copy of the complaint or the purpose thereof, or a statement of the facts disclosed upon investigation, which notice shall be served personally or by mail on any person, business, corporation, or entity of any kind affected thereby.

(2) The person, business, corporation, or entity shall have an opportunity to be heard in respect to the matters complained of at the time and place specified in the notice.

(3) The hearing shall be conducted by the director, or designee. The hearing officer in the hearing shall be deemed to have jurisdiction and dispositive authority to hear and adjudicate the matter, and shall have the right to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and examine witnesses. The enforcement of a subpoena issued under this section shall be regulated by civil practice law and the rules of civil procedure. The hearing shall be expeditiously conducted and upon such hearing the hearing officer shall determine the issues raised and shall make a determination and enter an order within thirty (30) days of the close of the hearing, and forthwith serve a copy of the order, with a notice of the filing, upon the parties to the proceeding, personally or by mail.

(4) The order shall dismiss the complaint or determine that a violation of the provisions of this section occurred. The order shall represent a final action by the department of labor and training.

(d) Any contractor or subcontractor determined to have violated the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) and not greater than three thousand dollars ($3,000), and shall be subject to the revocation of any relevant professional or occupational license, if the violation is deemed to have been intentional or egregious.

(e) This section is applicable to all public works projects that fit the other criteria as provided in this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-16-13 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-16 / Section 37-16-13
§ 37-16-13. Validity of awards.
Status: in_force

An award shall be valid and enforceable according to its terms and under the provisions of this chapter, without previous adjudication of the existence of a contract to arbitrate, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of this section:

(1) A party who has participated in any of the proceedings before the arbitrator or arbitrators may object to the confirmation of the award only on one or more of the grounds hereinafter specified (provided that he or she did not continue with the arbitration with notice of the facts or defects upon which his or her objection is based) because of a failure to comply with § 37-16-8 or with § 37-16-10 or because of the improper manner of the selection of the arbitrators.

(2) A party who has not participated in any of the proceedings had before the arbitrator or arbitrators and who has not made or been served with an application to compel arbitration under § 37-16-5 may also put in issue the making of the contract or the failure to comply therewith, either by a motion for a stay of the arbitration or in opposition to the confirmation of the award. If a notice shall have been personally served upon that party of an intention to conduct the arbitration pursuant to the provisions of a contract specified in the notice, then the issues specified in this subdivision may be raised only by a motion for a stay of the arbitration, notice of which motion must be served within ten (10) days after the service of the notice of intention to arbitrate. The notice must state in substance that unless within ten (10) days after its service, the party served therewith shall serve a notice of motion to stay the arbitration, he or she shall thereafter be barred from putting in issue the making of the contract or the failure to comply therewith. The arbitration hearing shall be adjourned upon service of the notice pending the determination of the motion. Where the opposing party, either on a motion for a stay or in opposition to the confirmation of an award, sets forth evidentiary facts raising a substantial issue as to the making of the contract or the failure to comply therewith, an immediate trial of the same shall be had. In the event that the party is unsuccessful he or she may, nevertheless, participate in the arbitration if the same is still being carried on.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-16-26 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-16 / Section 37-16-26
§ 37-16-26. Satisfaction of award.
Status: in_force

(a) An award which requires the payment of a sum of money by a city, town, the state, or any body described in § 37-16-2 created or organized by or through the authority of any of them, shall be satisfied to the extent of payment of that sum by payment thereof to the party to whom the award was made by the treasurer or officer exercising the duties of a treasurer thereof from its general funds.

(b) An award which requires the payment of a sum of money to a city, a town, or the state or any body described in § 37-16-2 created or organized by or through the authority of any of them shall be satisfied to the extent of payment of that sum by payment thereof to its treasurer or officer exercising the duties of a treasurer thereof who shall deposit the same in its general funds.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-26-3 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-26 / Section 37-26-3
§ 37-26-3. Wage and supplement/benefit requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Every call for bids for every contract for building services in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to which a state purchasing entity is a party shall contain a provision stating the standard compensation to be paid to building service employees which shall be made in accordance with § 37-26-2. Every call for bids shall also specify the number of hours to be worked, and bidders shall submit pricing on a standard pricing sheet, to be created by the director of labor and training. The contract shall provide for adjustments of the standard compensation during the term of the contract.

(b) All contractors and their subcontractors, who have been awarded contracts for building services by a state purchasing entity in which public funds are used and of which the contract price shall be in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), shall pay their building service employees the standard compensation and comply with the provisions set forth in this chapter. This requirement shall apply regardless of whether the amount is payable at the time of the signing of the contract or at a later date. Except that notwithstanding any language to the contrary in this section or chapter the requirement to pay standard benefits shall not apply until the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2023.

(c) Every contract within the scope of this chapter shall contain the further provision that in the event it is found by the director of labor and training that any employee employed by the contractor or any subcontractor performing building services covered by the contract has been or is being paid compensation less than the compensation required by the contract to be paid as aforesaid, the awarding party may terminate the contract. The awarding party shall complete the work by contract or otherwise and the contractor and his or her sureties shall be liable to the awarding party for any excess costs the state suffers.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-17 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-17
§ 37-2-17. Method of source selection.
Status: in_force

Except for purchases solicited pursuant to the provisions for small purchases set forth in § 37-2-22, all state contracts and purchases shall be solicited through utilization of the Rhode Island Vendor Information Program (RIVIP) as set forth in § 37-2-17.1. Except as otherwise authorized by law, all state contracts shall be awarded by:

(1) Competitive sealed offers, pursuant to § 37-2-18;

(2) Competitive negotiation, pursuant to §§ 37-2-19 and 37-2-20;

(3) Noncompetitive negotiation, pursuant to § 37-2-21;

(4) Small purchase procedures, pursuant to § 37-2-22; or

(5) Reverse auctions, pursuant to § 37-2-18.1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-18 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-18
§ 37-2-18. Competitive sealed bidding.
Status: in_force

(a) Contracts exceeding the amount provided by § 37-2-22 shall be awarded by competitive sealed bidding unless it is determined in writing that this method is not practicable or that the best value for the state may be obtained by using an electronic reverse auction as set forth in § 37-2-18.1. Factors to be considered in determining whether competitive sealed bidding is practicable shall include whether:

(1) Specifications can be prepared that permit award on the basis of either the lowest bid price or the lowest evaluated bid price; and

(2) The available sources, the time and place of performance, and other relevant circumstances as are appropriate for the use of competitive sealed bidding.

(b) The invitation for bids shall state whether the award shall be made on the basis of the lowest bid price or the lowest evaluated or responsive bid price. If the latter basis is used, the objective measurable criteria to be utilized shall be set forth in the invitation for bids, if available. All documents submitted in response to the bid proposal are public pursuant to chapter 38-2 upon opening of the bids. The invitation for bids shall state that each bidder must submit a copy of their bid proposal to be available for public inspection upon the opening of the bids. The burden to identify and withhold from the public copy that is released at the bid opening any trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other information the bidder deems not subject to public disclosure pursuant to chapter 38-2, the Access to Public Records Act, shall rest with the bidder submitting the bid proposal.

(c) Unless the invitations for bid are accessible under the provisions as provided in § 37-2-17.1, public notice of the invitation for bids shall be given a sufficient time prior to the date set forth therein for the opening of bids. Public notice may include publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the state as determined by the purchasing agent not less than seven (7) days nor more than twenty-eight (28) days before the date set for the opening of the bids. The purchasing agent may make a written determination that the twenty-eight (28) day limitation needs to be waived. The written determination shall state the reason why the twenty-eight (28) day limitation is being waived and shall state the number of days, giving a minimum and maximum, before the date set for the opening of bids when public notice is to be given.

(d) Bids shall be opened and read aloud publicly at the time and place designated in the invitation for bids. Each bid, together with the name of the bidder, shall be recorded and an abstract made available for public inspection.

(e) The chief purchasing officer shall adopt and file regulations governing the bidding of highway and bridge construction projects in the state not later than December 31, 2011.

(f) Immediately subsequent to the opening of the bids, the copies of bid documents submitted pursuant to subsection 37-2-18(b) shall be made available for inspection by the public. Any objection to any bid on the grounds that it is nonresponsive to the invitation for bids must be filed with the purchasing agent within five (5) business days of the opening of the bids. The purchasing agent shall issue a written determination as to whether the subject bid is nonresponsive addressing each assertion in the objection and shall provide a copy of the determination to the objector and all those who submitted bids at least seven (7) business days prior to the award of the contract. If a bid is nonresponsive to the requirements in the invitation to bid, the bid is invalid and the purchasing agent shall reject the bid. The purchasing agent shall have no discretion to waive any requirements in the invitation to bid which are identified as mandatory. Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with or invalidate the results of the due diligence conducted by the division of purchasing to determine whether bids are responsive and responsible.

(g) Subsequent to the awarding of the bid, all documents pertinent to the awarding of the bid that were not made public pursuant to subsection 37-2-18(e) shall be made available and open to public inspection, pursuant to chapter 38-2, the Access to Public Records Act, and retained in the bid file. The copy of the bid proposal provided pursuant to subsection 37-2-18(b) shall be retained until the bid is awarded.

(h) The contract shall be awarded with reasonable promptness by written notice to the responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is either the lowest bid price, lowest evaluated, or responsive bid price.

(i) Correction or withdrawal of bids may be allowed only to the extent permitted by regulations issued by the chief purchasing officer.

(j) As of January 1, 2011, this section shall apply to contracts greater than one million dollars ($1,000,000); on January 1, 2012 for all contracts greater than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000); on January 1, 2013 for all contracts greater than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); and on January 1, 2014 for all contracts awarded pursuant to this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-24-4 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-24 / Section 37-24-4
§ 37-24-4. Green building standards.
Status: in_force

(a) All public major facility projects of the state, public agencies, municipalities and political subdivisions shall be designed and constructed to at least the LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES, as provided herein, certified or an equivalent high-performance green building standard. This provision applies to public major facility projects or other public improvements of any kind to any public facility that have not entered the design phase prior to July 1, 2023, for LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development and for SITES.

(b) All public major facility projects of a public school facility, where the project receives any funding from the state, shall be designed and constructed to at least the LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES, as provided herein, certified standard, or the Northeast Collaborative for High-Performance Schools Protocol, Version 1.1 or above. This provision applies to public major facility projects or other public improvements by the state or a public school district to any public school facility that have not entered the design phase prior to July 1, 2023, for LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and for SITES.

(c) A public major facility project does not have to meet the LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES certified standard or an equivalent high-performance green building standard if:

(1) There is no appropriate LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES standard or other high-performance green building standard for that type of building or renovation project or other public improvements of any kind to any public facility. In such case, the department will set green building standards that are appropriate to the project.

(2) There is no practical way to apply the LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES standard or other high-performance green building standard to a particular building or renovation project or other public improvements of any kind to any public facility. In such case, the department will set green building standards that are appropriate to the project.

(d) [Deleted by P.L. 2022, ch. 204, § 1 and P.L. 2022, ch. 205, § 1.]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-26-2 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-26 / Section 37-26-2
§ 37-26-2. Investigation and determination of standard compensation  Posting of rates.
Status: in_force

The director of labor and training shall investigate and determine the standard compensation to be paid as set forth in § 37-26-3 and post the rates on the director of labor and trainings website. In making a determination, the director may adopt and use such appropriate and applicable prevailing wage determinations as have been made by the Secretary of Labor of the United States of America in accordance with the Service Contract Act (41 U.S.C. § 351 et seq.), as well as relevant collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) and previous state purchasing entity contracts.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-6 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-13 / Section 37-13-6
§ 37-13-6. Ascertainment of prevailing rate of wages and other payments  Specification of rate in call for bids and in contract.
Status: in_force

Before awarding any contract for public works or school transportation services to be done, the proper authority shall ascertain from the director of labor and training the general prevailing rate of the regular, holiday, and overtime wages paid and the general prevailing payments on behalf of employees only, to lawful welfare, pension, vacation, apprentice training, and educational funds (payments to the funds must constitute an ordinary business expense deduction for federal income tax purposes by contractors) in the city, town, village, or other appropriate political subdivision of the state in which the work is to be performed, for each craft, mechanic, teamster, laborer, or type of worker needed to execute the contract for the public works or school transportation services. The proper authority shall, also, specify in the call for bids for the contract and in the contract itself the general prevailing rate of the regular, holiday, and overtime wages paid and the payments on behalf of employees only, to the welfare, pension, vacation, apprentice training, and education funds existing in the locality for each craft, mechanic, teamster, laborer, or type of worker needed to execute the contract or work.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-11-2 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-11 / Section 37-11-2
§ 37-11-2. Restoration and replacement of property out of insurance proceeds.
Status: in_force

Whenever state property is damaged or destroyed, the officer, board, division, department, or commission having charge of the state property shall promptly report the loss to the director of administration. The director of administration shall forthwith make an investigation for the purpose of determining whether or not the restoration or replacement of any of the property is necessary or desirable. The restoration or replacement as the director of administration shall deem necessary or desirable shall be paid for out of the recoveries from the insurance hereinbefore authorized. An appropriation is hereby made of so much of the recoveries as shall be required to pay the costs of the restoration and replacement ordered by the director. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment out of the insurance recoveries of such sums as may from time to time be required to pay for any restoration or replacement, upon receipt by the controller of proper vouchers approved by the director of administration.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-8 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-8
§ 37-2-8. Rhode Island foodstuffs.
Status: in_force

When foodstuffs of good quality grown or produced in Rhode Island by Rhode Island farmers are available, the purchasing agent is directed to purchase those foodstuffs at the prevailing market prices when any of those foodstuffs are required by the state institutions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-8-6 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-8 / Section 37-8-6
§ 37-8-6. State House defined  Former state houses  Use of legislative chambers.
Status: in_force

Wherever in the statutes of this state the words State House are used they shall be construed to mean the building upon the lot bounded by Gaspee, Francis, and Smith Streets in the city of Providence. The building in the city of Newport heretofore used for the purpose of a state house shall hereafter be called the Newport County courthouse. The building in Providence heretofore used for the purpose of a state house shall hereafter be called the sixth judicial district courthouse. The senate chamber and representatives hall of the State House shall not be used for any other purpose than for meetings of the two houses of the general assembly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-18-5 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-18 / Section 37-18-5
§ 37-18-5. Board of directors  Annual report  Oath  Officers  Quorum and required vote  Meetings and records.
Status: in_force

(a) All the powers of the corporation shall be vested in the board of directors of the corporation. An annual report shall be compiled in accordance with chapter 36 of title 42 and shall also be submitted to the general assembly not later than February 15.

(b) The corporation shall consist of nine (9) directors, five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the Indian corporation, two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the governor (one of whom shall be the director of the department of environmental management or its successor agency or department and who shall serve as nonvoting director and who shall not serve as chairperson), one of whom shall be appointed jointly by the speaker of the house of representatives, and by the president of the senate, and one of whom shall be appointed by the town council. Two (2) of the directors appointed by the Indian corporation and the director appointed by the town council shall be appointed initially to four (4) year terms. Two (2) of the directors appointed by the Indian corporation and the director appointed jointly by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall be appointed initially to five (5) year terms. One of the directors appointed by the Indian corporation and the two (2) directors appointed by the governor shall be appointed initially to six (6) year terms. After the initial appointment terms have expired, successor terms for directors shall be for a period of three (3) years, the intention being that one-third ( ) of the board of directors shall be appointed annually. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be appointed only for the remainder of that unexpired term. All members of the board shall be eligible for reappointment.

(c) Each member of the board of directors, before entering upon his or her duties, shall take an oath to administer the duties of his or her office faithfully and impartially, and the oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. No member of the board shall benefit directly or indirectly from any project undertaken by the corporation, other than in his or her capacity as a descendant of an individual listed in P.L. 1880, ch. 800, § 4. The oath shall state:

(c) I, (naming the person), so solemnly affirm that I will faithfully and impartially discharge my duties as a member of the board of directors of the Narragansett Indian land management corporation according to the best of my abilities, and that I will support the Constitution and laws of this state, and the Constitution of the United States, and I do solemnly promise that I will observe and strictly obey the bylaws, rules, and regulations set down by this commission and do further declare that I entertain no ill will toward any member of this commission. This affirmation I make and give upon the peril of the penalty of perjury.

(d) The board of directors may elect such officers as may be required to conduct the corporations business.

(e) Five (5) members of the board of directors of the corporation shall constitute a quorum, and a vote of five (5) members of the board of directors shall be necessary for any action taken by the corporation. No vacancy in the membership of the board of directors shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and perform the duties of the corporation.

(f) Any action taken by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each such resolution shall take effect immediately. All meetings shall be open to the public, and all records shall be a matter of public record except that if a majority of the board by public vote determines that it would be in the best interest of the corporation to hold an executive session in private, then the board is authorized to transact only the following business at the closed meeting, and the records of the meeting shall not become public record until the transaction discussed has, in the opinion of the directors, been completed:

(1) Any discussions of the job performance, character, physical or mental health of a person or persons, provided that the person or persons affected may require that the discussion be held at an open meeting;

(2) Any discussions or consideration related to the acquisition of real property wherein public information would be detrimental to the interest of the corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-28 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-28
§ 37-2-28. Cost or pricing data.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor shall submit cost or pricing data and shall certify that, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the cost or pricing data submitted was accurate, complete, and current as of a mutually determined specified date prior to the date of:

(1) The pricing of any negotiated contract where the total contract price is expected to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); or

(2) The pricing of any change order or contract modification which is expected to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or such lesser amount in either instance as may be prescribed by the purchasing agent and approved by the budget office.

(b) Any contract, change, or modification thereto, under which a certificate is required, shall contain a provision that the price to the state, including profit or fee, shall be adjusted to exclude any significant sums by which the purchasing agent finds that the price was increased because the contractor furnished cost or pricing data, as of the date agreed upon between the parties, was inaccurate, incomplete, or not current.

(c) The requirements of this section need not be applied to contracts where the price negotiated is based on adequate price competition, established catalogue or market prices of commercial items sold in substantial quantities to the general public, prices set by law or regulation, or in exceptional cases where it is determined, in writing, by the chief purchasing officer that the requirements of this section may be waived, and the reasons for that waiver are stated in writing.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-8-9 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-8 / Section 37-8-9
§ 37-8-9. Governors portraits.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall cause a portrait to be painted of each governor of the state as soon after the governor is inducted into office and also a portrait of any former governor of the state who may be living and whose portrait is not hung in the state house. Whenever any portrait is finished, the secretary of state shall deliver the portrait to the department of administration to be hung in the State House and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her order upon the general treasurer for a sum sufficient to pay for any portrait out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated upon receipt of vouchers approved by the secretary of state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-6 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-23 / Section 37-23-6
§ 37-23-6. Work for which OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program is required.
Status: in_force

No person, firm, entity, or corporation shall enter into, engage in, solicit, advertise, bid for, or work on municipal and/or state construction projects with a total project cost of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more unless that person, firm, entity or corporation has an OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program for their on-site employees.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-8-6.2 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-8 / Section 37-8-6.2
§ 37-8-6.2. State House restoration and preservation account.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created within the general fund a restricted receipts account known as the State House restoration and preservation account. The purpose of the account shall be to accept donations from the State House restoration society, which shall be used exclusively for the restoration, preservation, betterment, and benefit of the Rhode Island State House located on Smith Street in Providence, Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-6-1.1 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-6 / Section 37-6-1.1
§ 37-6-1.1. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the committee shall approve and submit an annual report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the secretary of state, of its activities during that fiscal year. The report shall provide an operating statement, summarizing meetings or hearings held, including meeting minutes, subjects addressed, decisions rendered, applications considered and their disposition, rules or regulations promulgated, studies conducted, policies and plans developed, approved, or modified, and programs administered or initiated; a consolidated financial statement of all funds received and expended including the source of the funds, a listing of any staff supported by these funds, and a summary of any clerical, administrative or technical support received; a summary of performance during the previous fiscal year, including accomplishments, shortcomings and remedies; a synopsis of hearings, complaints, suspensions, or other legal matters related to the authority of the counsel; a summary of any training courses held pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; a briefing on anticipated activities in the upcoming fiscal year, and findings and recommendations for improvements. The report shall be posted electronically on the websites of the general assembly and the secretary of state pursuant to the provisions of § 42-20-8.2. The director of the department of administration shall be responsible for the enforcement of this provision.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-13 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-13
§ 37-2-13. Procurement regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) Within sixty (60) days after July 1, 1989, the chief purchasing officer shall promulgate the initial state purchasing regulations in accordance with current policies and procedures. The initial regulations may be promulgated on an interim basis and shall be promulgated on a final basis in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42.

(b) All additions, deletions, or other modifications of the final purchasing regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be promulgated by the chief purchasing officer in accordance with any applicable provisions of this chapter and chapter 35 of title 42.

(c) The chief purchasing officer shall not delegate his or her power to issue the state purchasing regulations under subsections (a) and (b) of this section to any other person or agency and no state purchasing regulations shall be issued except as approved by the chief purchasing officer.

(d) No state purchasing regulation shall change in any way a contract commitment by the state nor of a contractor to the state which was in existence on the effective date of the regulation.

(e) The provisions of state purchasing regulations promulgated as authorized herein shall be considered to be incorporated by operation of law in all state contracts.

(f) Contract provisions and contracts entered into in violation of regulations shall be void ab initio.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-74 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-74
§ 37-2-74. Printing, binding, advertising, and election expenses.
Status: in_force

All printing, binding, advertising, and election expenses in connection with all primaries and elections, advertising Rhode Island, and all legislative printing, including the printing of the public laws and acts and resolves, shall be purchased by the secretary of state and in respect to those purchases, the department of state shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter which relate to the function of purchasing.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-2 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-2
§ 37-2-2. General provisions.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:

(1) Simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing purchasing by the state of Rhode Island and its local public agencies;

(2) Permit the continued development of purchasing policies and practices;

(3) Make as consistent as possible the purchasing laws among the various states;

(4) Provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement;

(5) Ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of the state;

(6) Provide increased economy in state and public agency procurement activities by fostering effective competition;

(7) Provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality, integrity and highest ethical standards; and

(8) Ensure that a public agency, acting through its existing internal purchasing function, adheres to the general principles, policies and practices enumerated herein.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-37 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-37
§ 37-2-37. Report of procurement actions taken under §§ 37-2-21 and 37-2-22.
Status: in_force

(a) A summary shall be compiled annually by the purchasing agent, within ninety (90) days following the close of the fiscal year, of contracts made under §§ 37-2-21 and 37-2-22 during that preceding fiscal year. The summary shall:

(1) Name each contractor; and

(2) State the amount and type of each contract.

(b) All documentation of contracts made under §§ 37-2-21 and 37-2-22 shall be retained for a period of five (5) years and made available for public inspection.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-16-20 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-16 / Section 37-16-20
§ 37-16-20. Court order modifying or correcting award.
Status: in_force

In any of the following cases, the court must make an order modifying or correcting the award, upon the application of any party to the contract by the terms of which the arbitration was held.

(1) Where there was an evident miscalculation of figures or an evident mistake in the description of any persons, thing, or property referred to in the award.

(2) Where the arbitrator or arbitrators have awarded upon a matter not submitted to them, not affecting the merits of the decision upon the matter submitted.

(3) Where the award is imperfect in a matter of form not affecting the merits of the controversy, and, if it had been a masters report the defect could have been amended or disregarded by the court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-23-3 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-23 / Section 37-23-3
§ 37-23-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) On-site Employee may be regarded as any private person or entity bound by a contractual agreement to provide goods or services to a contractor/developer who must physically enter the place where work is being performed or business being conducted; provided, however, this chapter shall not apply to sales representatives, vendors, or to any person, entity or corporation who delivers building materials and supplies or customized products to a construction site.

(b) Violator(s) may include, but not be limited to, construction workers, contractors, project developers, site managers, and/or any other individual(s) working on a jobsite.

(c) Division shall mean the division of professional regulation within the department of labor and training.

(d) Board shall mean the board of safety awareness.

(e) Department shall mean Department of Labor and Training.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-27.5 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-27.5
§ 37-2-27.5. Procurement of construction manager at-risk services  Public records.
Status: in_force

(a) All documents related to a construction project delivered through a construction manager at-risk, including, but not limited to, design documents, construction documents, bid documents, financial documents and contract documents, shall be considered public records and be made available for public inspection in accordance with chapter 38-2, entitled the Access to Public Records Act. Information may only be withheld from public inspection if the construction manager at-risk firm or the relevant subcontractor specifically states in writing a description of the data or materials to be protected and the reasons why protection is necessary, and if the chief purchasing officer determines through a written determination that the records are not public pursuant to chapter 38-2 access to public records law. The burden to identify trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other information not subject to public disclosure pursuant to chapter 38-2 shall rest with the construction manager at-risk or the relevant subcontractor. Any person or entity denied the right to inspect records may appeal the denial in accordance with chapter 38-2, the Access to Public Records law.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, including any provision exempting any entity from the requirements of this chapter, all public corporations as defined in subdivision 35-20-5(4) and quasi-public agencies, shall be subject to and shall comply with the terms of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-16 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-13 / Section 37-13-16
§ 37-13-16. Termination of work on failure to pay agreed wages  Completion of work.
Status: in_force

(a) Every public works contract within the scope of this chapter shall contain the further provision that in the event it is found by the director of labor and training that any employee employed by the contractor or any subcontractor directly on the site of the work covered by the contract has been or is being paid a rate of wages less than the rate of wages required by the contract to be paid as aforesaid, the awarding party may, by written notice to the contractor or subcontractor, terminate his or her right as the case may be, to proceed with the work, or the part of the work as to which there has been a failure to pay the required wages, and shall prosecute the work to completion by contract or otherwise, and the contractor and his or her sureties shall be liable to the awarding party for any excess costs occasioned the awarding authority thereby.

(b) Every school transportation service contract within the scope of this chapter shall contain the further provision that in the event it is found by the director of labor and training that any employee employed by the provider to provide services within the area covered by the contract has been or is being paid a rate of wages less than the rate of wages required by the contract to be paid as aforesaid, the awarding party may, by written notice to the vendor, terminate the vendors right as the case may be, to proceed with the contract.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-6-23.1 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-6 / Section 37-6-23.1
§ 37-6-23.1. Procedure where no claim filed or owner unknown or under disability.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after the expiration of one year following the filing of the description, plat, and statement as provided in § 37-6-14, and after notice by publication as prescribed by § 37-6-16, no petition for an assessment of damages has been filed in the superior court pursuant to § 37-6-18 or otherwise, the acquiring authority may petition the superior court for one of the counties in which the land or other real property is situated for a determination of the fair value of the land or other real property so taken and of appurtenant damages to any remainder, or for the value of any estate, right, or interest therein. After such notice as the court shall order, the court shall proceed to hear the matter and shall enter a decision for the amount or amounts to be awarded and costs. Upon entry of judgment, the acquiring authority shall forthwith deposit the sum so awarded in the registry of the court in a special account to accumulate for the benefit of the person entitled thereto. The acquiring authority making the deposit shall take the receipt of the clerk of the superior court therefor which shall operate as a release and discharge to the acquiring authority for all claims for damages resulting from the taking. When any person entitled to money so deposited shall satisfy the superior court of his or her right to receive the money, the court shall cause the money to be paid over to him or her with all accumulations thereon.

(b) If the owner of or person entitled to any estate, right, or interest in any part of the land so taken shall be found to be a person unascertained, or not in being, or a person whose whereabouts are unknown, or a minor or other person not capable in law to act in his or her own behalf, or a person in military service, or if the owner or person shall default in answering the petition, the superior court before which the proceeding is pending shall appoint an attorney at law duly admitted to practice in this state as a guardian ad litem or other representative for the person, and the guardian or representative shall appear, represent, and be heard in behalf of the person. Before entering judgment, the court shall fix the fee to be paid to each guardian or representative so appointed and the fees for any appraisers engaged by him or her. These amount of expenses to be allowed him or her, which fees and expenses shall be considered charges against and shall be deducted from the sum deposited in the registry for the benefit of the person, and the receipt therefor of the guardian or representative so appointed shall be a sufficient discharge to the clerk of court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-16-2 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-16 / Section 37-16-2
§ 37-16-2. Contract provision for arbitration.
Status: in_force

(a) A provision in a written contract executed on or after January 1, 1962, for the construction, alteration, repair, or painting of any public building, sewer, highway, bridge, water treatment or disposal projects one party to which is the state, a city, a town, or an authority, a board, a public corporation, or any similar body created by statute or ordinance or any committee, agency, or subdivision of any of them, to settle by arbitration any dispute or claim arising out of or concerning the performance or interpretation of the contract shall be valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon grounds existing in law or equity for the revocation of the contract.

(b)(1) Every contract for the construction, alteration, repair, painting, or demolition of any public building, sewer, water treatment or disposal project, highway, or bridge one party to which is the state, a city, a town, or an authority, a board, a public corporation, or any similar body created by statute or ordinance or any committee, agency, or subdivision of any of them which has a contract price of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more and which is executed on or after July 1, 1967, shall contain a provision for arbitration of disputes and claims arising out of or concerning the performance or interpretation of the contract as follows:

(2) All claims, disputes, and other matters in question arising out of or relating to this contract or the performance or interpretation thereof shall be submitted to arbitration. Arbitration shall be commenced by a demand in writing made by one party to the contract upon the other within a reasonable time after the dispute, claim, or other matter in question arose but in no event after payment in full of the contract price has been made and accepted. The written demand shall contain a statement of the question to be arbitrated and a detailed statement of each item or matter in dispute and the name of the arbitrator appointed by that party. The other party to the contract within ten (10) days of the receipt of the written demand shall appoint an arbitrator and give notice in writing thereof to the party who commenced arbitration. The two (2) arbitrators appointed by the parties shall within ten (10) days of the date of the appointment of the second arbitrator select a third arbitrator who shall be designated as chairperson and who immediately shall give written notice to the parties of his or her appointment. The third arbitrator shall select a time, date, and place for hearing and give each party five (5) days notice in writing thereof. The date for hearing shall not be more than fifteen (15) days after the date of appointment of the third arbitrator. The award shall be made promptly by the arbitrators and, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or specified by law, no later than thirty (30) days from the date of closing the hearing, or, if oral hearings have been waived, from the date of the transmittal of the final statements and proofs to the arbitrators. The award shall be in writing and shall be signed by a majority of the arbitrators. It shall be executed in the manner required by law. The arbitrator shall provide a written explanation of the reasoning for the award. In the event the party of whom arbitration is demanded shall fail to appoint his or her arbitrator within the time specified or the two (2) arbitrators appointed by the parties are unable to agree on an appointment of the third arbitrator within the time specified, either party may petition the presiding justice of the superior court to appoint a single arbitrator who shall hear the parties and make an award as provided herein. The petitioner shall give five (5) days notice in writing to the other party before filing his or her petition.

(c) Any dispute involving claims less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and associated with construction of a highway or bridge as referred to in subsection (b) shall be submitted to arbitration. Any dispute involving claims of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more and associated with construction of a highway or bridge as referred to in subsection (b) shall only be arbitrated with the consent of the parties. If the parties fail to consent to arbitration and the state of Rhode Island is a party to the dispute, then the claim will proceed in accordance with § 37-13.1-1.

(d) For the purposes of this section, the term claims shall not mean the aggregate amount sought under the contract or in the arbitration, but shall refer specifically to each item or matter in dispute for which additional compensation is sought or for each item for which a credit is sought.

(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b) of this section, if any contract except for highway and bridge contracts provides for an arbitration procedure, and a method of appointment of an arbitrator or arbitrators, that method shall be followed instead of the method provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(f) This section shall apply to all written contracts executed on or after January 1, 1986.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-4 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-4
§ 37-2-4. Applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall apply to every expenditure of public funds by any state governmental entity except as otherwise provided by law, by this state, or a public agency under any contract or like business agreement, excepting only those contracts or like business agreements where the state purchases goods or services from its political subdivisions or other governmental entities. It shall also apply to the disposal of state supplies. Nothing in this chapter or in the regulations promulgated hereunder shall prevent any state governmental entity from complying with the terms and conditions of any grant, gift, bequest, or cooperative agreement except where such terms and conditions may conflict with requirements of law, including, but not limited to, the provisions of this chapter regarding competitive procurement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-31 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-31
§ 37-2-31. Use of other types of contracts.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of §§ 37-2-29 and 37-2-30, any type of contract which will promote the best interests of the state may be used.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-27.3 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-27.3
§ 37-2-27.3. Procurement of construction manager at-risk services  Technical review committee.
Status: in_force

(a) When procuring construction manager at-risk services for a using agency, other than a public corporation or a public agency, a technical review committee shall be appointed by the chief purchasing officer to evaluate the statements of qualifications, performance data, and cost proposals submitted and any other relevant information. The technical review committee shall be comprised of five (5) members with one member from the division of legal services at the department of administration; one member from the department of administration with experience in the construction of capital projects; one member from the division of purchases; and no more than two (2) members from the using agency. The using agencys owners program manager shall advise and assist the technical review committee as necessary. The members of a technical review committee of a public corporation or a public agency shall be determined in accordance with their own policies and procedures.

(b) Prior to opening the cost or pricing data, the technical review committee shall prequalify at least two (2) firms as professionally and technically qualified. If unable to prequalify two (2) firms, then the technical review committee may either re-advertise the request for proposals or may recommend to the chief purchasing officer that the general contractor method of construction management be utilized on the project. If the technical review committee is unable to prequalify at least two (2) firms after the second advertising of the request for proposals for construction manager at-risk services, then the chief purchasing officer shall require the using agency to utilize the general contractor method of construction management for the project.

(c) The department of administrations division of capital projects, in conjunction with the division of purchases, shall assist the using agency in drafting the request for proposals used to procure the construction manager at-risk services, provided that such assistance is not mandatory for a public corporation or a public agency which may develop the request for proposals without such assistance.

(1) If federal restrictions do not prohibit the consideration of cost in the selection process, then the request for proposals shall require that the proposals submitted itemize the following:

(i) The fee for pre-construction services;

(ii) The fee for construction services with the profit and overhead separately itemized; and

(iii) The estimated cost of the general conditions.

(2) The request for proposals shall include a standardized contract for construction manager at-risk services in a form acceptable to the chief purchasing officer. Firms responding to the request for proposals shall submit proposed changes to the contract language in writing as part of their proposal. The technical review committee shall consider the favorability to the state of any proposed changes to the standardized contract as a criteria for evaluating and ranking the firms.

(3) The technical review subcommittee may conduct written or oral negotiations concerning proposed changes to the standardized contract with all offerors determined in writing to be reasonably susceptible to being selected for award. Any negotiations conducted must be clearly memorialized through the detailed documentation of the decisions made and the reasons for those decisions.

(4) The technical review committee shall submit its written recommendations of eligible construction management at-risk firms to the chief purchasing officer.

(5) The chief purchasing officer shall issue a written determination selecting a construction management at-risk firm for the project that includes findings that all the terms of the proposed contract are fair and reasonable to the state.

(6) The construction management at-risk firm selected for the project may not be reimbursed or paid for any services provided prior to the execution of the contract by the chief purchasing officer, a representative of the using agency, and a representative of the construction manager at-risk firm and the issuance of a purchase order.

(d) The chief purchasing officer shall negotiate the guaranteed, maximum price as an amendment to the contract executed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section when the design documents are no less than sixty percent (60%) complete. The guaranteed, maximum price shall represent the maximum amount to be paid by the using agency for the building project, including the cost of the work, the general conditions, and the fee payable to the construction management at-risk firm.

(1) The guaranteed maximum price shall itemize:

(i) The amount of any construction manager at-risk contingency;

(ii) The amount of the general conditions;

(iii) Any fees, including fees incurred prior to the guaranteed maximum price;

(iv) Each allowance with a statement of its basis;

(v) A breakdown of costs by trade;

(vi) The dates for substantial and final completion upon which the guaranteed, maximum price is based;

(vii) A schedule of applicable alternates and the unit prices; and

(viii) The drawings, specifications, and other information on which the price is based.

(2) The chief purchasing officer shall issue a written determination that all the terms of the guaranteed, maximum price amendment are fair and reasonable to the state.

(3) The project may not proceed to the construction phase without the execution of the guaranteed, maximum-price amendment to the contract by the chief purchasing officer, a representative of the using agency, and a representative of the construction management at-risk firm and issuance of an approved change order; provided, nevertheless, the chief purchasing officer may authorize the commencement of preliminary investigatory, site, or other construction if the chief purchasing officer issues a written determination that such preliminary construction is advantageous to, and in the best interest of, the state, public corporation, or public agency, and the remaining requirements for the commencement of construction set forth above are satisfied as it relates to the proposed preliminary construction.

(4) If the chief purchasing officer is unable to obtain a guaranteed, maximum-price amendment that is fair and reasonable to the state or if the construction management at-risk firm is unable to provide all necessary bonds within ten (10) days of the execution of the amendment, then the chief purchasing officer may terminate the construction management at-risk contract and:

(i) Negotiate a new construction management at-risk contract and guaranteed, maximum-price agreement with the next-most qualified construction management at-risk firm as determined by the technical review committee; or

(ii) Order that the project shall be completed through the utilization of the general contractor method of construction management.

(e) No provision of this section is intended to require a party to breach a contract disclosed to the using agency and executed prior to the award of the construction management at-risk contract.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-18-2 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-18 / Section 37-18-2
§ 37-18-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) Corporation means the Narragansett Indian land management corporation established by § 37-18-3.

(b) Federal recognition means the formal acknowledgement of the existence of an American Indian tribe pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1707 and 25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 83.

(c) Improvement means land preparation and provision of public improvements such as streets, sewers, and water lines needed for commercial and residential development.

(d) Indian means those descendants of the individuals named on the list established pursuant to the Acts of 1880, ch. 800, § 4.

(e) Indian corporation means the Rhode Island non-business corporation known as the Narragansett Tribe of Indians.

(f) Land use plan means the plan established by the division of statewide planning and accepted by the town and the corporation.

(g) Secretary of the interior means the secretary of the United States department of the interior.

(h) State means the state of Rhode Island.

(i) Town means the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-61 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-61
§ 37-2-61. Solicitation.
Status: in_force

(a) A solicitation shall be prepared which describes the states and/or public agencys requirements and sets forth the evaluation criteria. It shall be distributed to interested persons.

(b) For services reasonably estimated to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the committee may require an informational conference be held which describes the criteria to be used in evaluating the statement of qualification, performance data, and selection of firms. Criteria shall include, but are not limited to:

(1) Competence to perform the services as reflected by technical training and education; general experience; experience in providing the required services; and the qualifications and competence of persons who would be assigned to perform the services;

(2) Ability to perform the services as reflected by workload and the availability of adequate personnel, equipment, and facilities to perform the services expeditiously;

(3) Past performance as reflected by the evaluation of private persons and officials of other governmental entities that have retained the services of the firm with respect to such factors as control of costs, quality of work, and an ability to meet deadlines; and

(4) The proposed approach to the project, where applicable.

(c) The scope of work shall be discussed and further defined at the bidders conference, including on-site visits, if appropriate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-36 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-36
§ 37-2-36. Reporting of suspected collusive bidding or negotiations.
Status: in_force

(a) When for any reason collusion is suspected among any bidders or offerors, a written notice of the facts giving rise to the suspicion shall be transmitted to the attorney general.

(b) All documents involved in any procurement in which collusion is suspected shall be retained until the attorney general gives notice that they may be released, and all those documents shall be made available to the attorney general or his or her designee upon request.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-65 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-65
§ 37-2-65. Public announcement of needed architectural, engineering or consultant services  Public agency.
Status: in_force

The purchasing officer of the public agency shall give public notice of the need for architectural, engineering, or consultant services which are reasonably estimated to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). The public notice shall be published sufficiently in advance of the date when responses must be received in order that interested parties have an adequate opportunity to submit a statement of qualifications and performance data. The notice shall contain a brief statement of the services required, describe the project, and specify how a solicitation containing specific information on the project may be obtained. The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and in such other publications as in the judgment of the committee shall be desirable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-9-3 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-9 / Section 37-9-3
§ 37-9-3. Agreements for use.
Status: in_force

The director of administration is hereby vested with the authority to enter into contracts and agreements for the use of the state auditorium.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-16-18 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-16 / Section 37-16-18
§ 37-16-18. Court order vacating award.
Status: in_force

In any of the following cases, the court must make an order vacating the award, upon the application of any party to the controversy which was arbitrated.

(1) When the award was procured by fraud.

(2) Where the arbitrator or arbitrators exceeded their powers, or so imperfectly executed them, that a mutual, final, and definite award upon the subject matter submitted was not made.

(3) If there was no valid contract, and the objection has been raised under the conditions set forth in § 37-16-13.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-6-14 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-6 / Section 37-6-14
§ 37-6-14. Filing of condemnation papers  Vesting of title  Availability of state treasury funds.
Status: reserved

Within six (6) months after the state properties committee has authorized condemnation proceedings, the acquiring authority shall file in the office of the recorder of deeds or town clerk in the city or town where the land or other real property to be acquired is situated, a description of the land or other real property, a plat thereof, a statement that the land or other real property is taken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and the nature of the title to be acquired, whether the title be a fee simple or less than perpetual in duration, or subject to any easements or rights of way, or subject to any reserved or outstanding interests or rights, or subject to any encumbrances. The description, plat, and statement shall be signed by the head of the acquiring authority and upon the filing of the description, plat, and statement the title of such land or other real property as set forth in the statement shall vest in the state of Rhode Island. All funds at any time in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated shall thereupon be available for the payment of the value of the land or other real property so taken and of appurtenant damage to any remainder with lawful interest thereon.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-10-5 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-10 / Section 37-10-5
§ 37-10-5. Title to land.
Status: in_force

No construction or contract for construction of the building shall be entered into until title to the land is gratuitously conveyed to the state of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-26-6 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-26 / Section 37-26-6
§ 37-26-6. Recordkeeping.
Status: in_force

(a) Every contractor with a contract price in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for building services, and each subcontractor who or that performs work on those building services, shall keep an accurate record showing the name, occupation, and actual compensation paid to each worker employed by the contractor or subcontractor in connection with the contract or work. The director and the directors authorized representatives shall have the right to enter any place of employment at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of inspecting the wage records and seeing that all provisions of this chapter are complied with.

(b) Every service contractor and subcontractor awarded a contract for building services, as defined by this chapter, shall furnish a certified copy of the payroll records of the contractors or subcontractors employees employed on the contract to the state purchasing entity on a monthly basis for all work completed in the preceding month on a uniform form prescribed by the director of labor and training.

(c) The state purchasing entity, contractor, and subcontractors shall provide any and all payroll records of labor and training within ten (10) days of their request by the director or designee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-7 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-13 / Section 37-13-7
§ 37-13-7. Specification in contract of amount and frequency of payment of wages.
Status: in_force

(a) Every call for bids for every contract in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), to which the state of Rhode Island or any political subdivision thereof or any public agency or quasi-public agency is a party, for the transportation of public and private school pupils pursuant to §§ 16-21-1 and 16-21.1-8, or for construction, alteration, and/or repair, including painting and decorating, of public buildings or public works of the state of Rhode Island or any political subdivision thereof, or any public agency or quasi-public agency and that requires or involves the employment of employees, shall contain a provision stating the minimum wages to be paid various types of employees which shall be based upon the wages that will be determined by the director of labor and training to be prevailing for the corresponding types of employees employed on projects of a character similar to the contract work in the city, town, village, or other appropriate political subdivision of the state of Rhode Island in which the work is to be performed. Every contract shall contain a stipulation that the contractor or his or her subcontractor shall pay all the employees employed directly upon the site of the work, unconditionally and not less often than once a week, and without subsequent deduction or rebate on any account, the full amounts accrued at time of payment computed at wage rates not less than those stated in the call for bids, regardless of any contractual relationships that may be alleged to exist between the contractor or subcontractor and the employees, and that the scale of wages to be paid shall be posted by the contractor in a prominent and easily accessible place at the site of the work; and the further stipulation that there may be withheld from the contractor so much of the accrued payments as may be considered necessary to pay to the employees employed by the contractor, or any subcontractor on the work, the difference between the rates of wages required by the contract to be paid the employees on the work and the rates of wages received by the employees and not refunded to the contractor, subcontractors, or their agents.

(b) The terms wages, scale of wages, wage rates, minimum wages, and prevailing wages shall include:

(1) The basic hourly rate of pay; and

(2) The amount of:

(i) The rate of contribution made by a contractor or subcontractor to a trustee or to a third person pursuant to a fund, plan, or program; and

(ii) The rate of costs to the contractor, subcontractor, vendor, or provider that may be reasonably anticipated in providing benefits to employees pursuant to an enforceable commitment to carry out a financially responsible plan or program that was communicated in writing to the employees affected, for medical or hospital care, pensions on retirement or death, compensation for injuries or illness resulting from occupational activity, or insurance to provide any of the foregoing, for unemployment benefits, life insurance, disability and sickness insurance, or accident insurance, for vacation and holiday pay, for defraying costs of apprenticeship or other similar programs, or for other bona fide fringe benefits, but only where the contractor or subcontractor is not required by other federal, state, or local law to provide any of the benefits; provided, that the obligation of a contractor or subcontractor to make payment in accordance with the prevailing wage determinations of the director of labor and training insofar as this chapter of this title and other acts incorporating this chapter of this title by reference are concerned may be discharged by the making of payments in cash, by the making of contributions of a type referred to in subsection (b)(2), or by the assumption of an enforceable commitment to bear the costs of a plan or program of a type referred to in this subdivision, or any combination thereof, where the aggregate of any payments, contributions, and costs is not less than the rate of pay described in subsection (b)(1) plus the amount referred to in subsection (b)(2).

(A) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, regulation, agreement, or practice to the contrary, commencing on July 1, 2024, a contractor or subcontractor is not permitted to make a payment of the cash equivalent of any applicable healthcare benefit, as predetermined per each classification by the director of labor and training, directly to the employee in lieu of actually purchasing the healthcare benefit for said employee for the applicable time period. The contractor or subcontractor shall actually purchase the healthcare benefit for the employee for the covered period of time from a licensed third-party healthcare provider. Provided, however, exempt from the provisions of this subsection (b)(2)(ii)(A) shall be:

(I) Any employee currently receiving a healthcare benefit because of their relationship as a child, spouse, or domestic partner of a covered person or any employee who is the recipient of healthcare coverage in connection with active military service or through Veterans Affairs; and

(II) Any employee who is employed on a short-term basis, which, for purposes of this section, shall mean a period of ninety (90) days or less.

(B) The contractor or subcontractor shall provide a proof of purchase of the healthcare benefit to the employee and the employees bargaining agent, if applicable. Proof of purchase means documents substantially similar to declaration pages in an insurance policy indicating the entity providing the healthcare benefit coverage or insurance therefor; the identity of the individual covered; the type and amount of coverage; and the coverage period.

(C) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, regulation, agreement, or practice to the contrary, commencing on July 1, 2025, unless employed ninety (90) days or less, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be permitted to make a payment of the cash equivalent of any applicable retirement or pension benefit, as predetermined per each classification by the director of the department of labor and training, directly to the employee in lieu of actually purchasing the retirement and/or pension benefit for said employee. The department of labor and training may require any contractor or subcontractor to provide proof that it is providing this benefit to its eligible employees.

(D) Any contractor or subcontractor who or that fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be required to pay a civil penalty to the director of labor and training in an amount of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not greater than three thousand dollars ($3,000) per violation. Penalties shall be recoverable in a civil action pursuant to this section by the director of labor and training.

(E) The director of labor and training is authorized to obtain injunctive relief against continuing violations of the provisions of this section.

(F) Any employee or bargaining agent who has been aggrieved by the failure of a contractor or subcontractor to actually purchase the healthcare benefit for employees and provide the employee and/or their bargaining agent with proof of purchase under this section may pursue a private right of action under the terms of § 37-13-17.

(c) The term employees, as used in this section, shall include:

(1) Employees of contractors or subcontractors performing jobs on various types of public works including mechanics, apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs, and laborers engaged in the transportation of gravel or fill to the site of public works, the removal and/or delivery of gravel or fill or ready-mix concrete, sand, bituminous stone, or asphalt flowable fill from the site of public works, or the transportation or removal of gravel or fill from one location to another on the site of public works, and the employment of the employees shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b); and

(2) Persons employed by a provider contracted for the purpose of transporting public and private school pupils pursuant to §§ 16-21-1 and 16-21.1-8 shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. For the purposes of this subsection the term employee includes school bus drivers, aides, and monitors who are directly providing transportation services; the term employee does not include mechanics, dispatchers, or other personnel employed by the vendor whose duties are normally performed at a fixed location.

(d) The terms public agency and quasi-public agency shall include, but not be limited to: the Rhode Island industrial recreational building authority, the Rhode Island commerce corporation, the Rhode Island airport corporation, the Rhode Island industrial facilities corporation, the Rhode Island refunding bond authority, the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation, the Rhode Island public transit authority, the Rhode Island student loan authority, the water resources board corporate, the Rhode Island health and education building corporation, the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority, the Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission, the Rhode Island telecommunications authority, the convention center authority, the council on postsecondary education, the council on elementary and secondary education, the capital center commission, the housing resources commission, the Quonset Point-Davisville management corporation, the Rhode Island childrens crusade for higher education, the Rhode Island depositors economic protection corporation, the Rhode Island lottery commission, the Rhode Island partnership for science and technology, the Rhode Island public building authority, and the Rhode Island underground storage tank board.

(e) If any one or more subsections of this section shall for any reason be adjudged unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remaining subsections.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-27-2 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-27 / Section 37-27-2
§ 37-27-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) Bid rigging means an intentional and concerted activity of two (2) or more persons to predetermine the winning bidder of a contract proposed, offered, or otherwise submitted for competitive bidding by a government entity including, but not limited to, a contract proposed, offered, or otherwise submitted for competitive bidding in violation of processes set forth pursuant to law, regulation, or ordinance, including, but not limited to, procurement processes established pursuant to chapter 2 of this title or chapter 55 of title 45, or regulations promulgated thereto:

(i) Bid rigging includes, but is not limited to, any one or more of the following:

(A) Price fixing;

(B) Submitting identical bids;

(C) Rotating bids;

(D) Sharing profits with a contractor who does not submit the low bid;

(E) Submitting prearranged bids, agreed-upon higher or lower bids, or other complementary bids;

(F) Dividing up territories to restrict competition; and/or

(G) Not submitting a bid;

(ii) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, it is not unlawful for the same person to simultaneously submit bids for the same work, or a portion thereof, as a proposed prime contractor and subcontractor.

(2) Debarment means the exclusion from all state procurements and termination of existing or outstanding contracts.

(3) Government entity means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, legislative body, agency, or government corporation of the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of state, and/or local governments including, but not limited to, those entities defined in § 37-2-7 relating to state governmental entities, public agencies, state agencies, and governmental entities.

(4) Person means an individual or a firm, association, organization, business trust, company, corporation, joint venture, partnership, proprietorship, or other business entity, whether or not for profit, and any government or public entity.

(5) Prime contractor means any person who has entered into a public contract.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-6-23 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-6 / Section 37-6-23
§ 37-6-23. Calculation of interest and payment of judgment.
Status: in_force

(a) If a petition for assessment of damages is filed, then the property owner shall be entitled to interest on the fair market value of the property taken by the acquiring authority from the date it is condemned to the day that judgment enters. Interest thereon shall be calculated on the fair market value of the property which exceeds the amount offered by the acquiring authority pending final disposition of the court proceedings. Upon a recovery of final judgment, an execution shall be issued therefor and shall be forthwith paid by the general treasurer out of any funds appropriated and available therefor. Interest on any judgment shall be computed daily to the date of payment and shall be compounded annually. Interest shall be calculated as follows:

(1) Where the period for which interest is owed does not exceed one year, interest shall be calculated for such period form the date of taking at an annual rate equal to the weekly average one year constant maturity Treasury yield, as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, for the calendar week preceding the date of the taking.

(2) Where the period for which interest is owed is more than one year, interest for the first year shall be calculated in accordance with subdivision (1) of this section and interest for each additional year shall be calculated on the combined amount of the principal and accrued interest at an annual rate equal to the weekly average one year constant maturity Treasury yield, as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, for the calendar week preceding the beginning of each additional year.

(b) In the event the one year constant maturity Treasury yield is converted to a different standard reference base or otherwise revised, the determination of interest shall be made with the use of such converted or revised standard reference base. In the event the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ceases to publish a converted or revised rate, interest shall be calculated at a rate published by the United States Treasury Department, or other comparable entity, that establishes a rate reflecting or best approximating the market conditions for one year investments at the time of the taking and each additional year that interest is owed pursuant to subdivision (2) above.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-72 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-72
§ 37-2-72. Professional services  Medical and dental consultant services.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a state governmental entity procures the services of an individual consulting physician or dentist, it shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the chief purchasing officer the following:

(1) The need for the services, including the scope of the services to be performed;

(2) That no medical or dental personnel employed by the state on a full-time basis is available to perform the services;

(3) That funding is available, indicating from which sources the funding is to be provided; and

(4) That medical or dental consultants to be engaged meet the following minimum requirements:

(i) Appropriate professional license or certification; and

(ii) Competence to perform the services as reflected by formal training and education, general experience, and experience in providing the required services.

(b) Medical or dental services which are not provided by individual consulting physicians and dentists shall be obtained through competitive solicitation procedures where service providers shall demonstrate that they possess appropriate professional licenses or certifications and competence to perform the services  as reflected by formal training and education, general experience and experience in providing the required services.

(c) Nothing herein shall prevent the issuance of a public solicitation of requests for qualifications or the conduct of pricing negotiations prior to contract award. All requests for qualifications shall be solicited through utilization of the Rhode Island vendor information program (RIVIP) as set forth in § 37-2-17.1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-27 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-2 / Section 37-2-27
§ 37-2-27. Prequalification  Construction management.
Status: in_force

A person who bids on a construction management contract shall provide the following information, which information shall constitute the prequalifications for a construction management contract.

(1) Firm history.

(i) Name of the firm.

(ii) Location of principal and branch offices.

(iii) Length of time in business.

(iv) Firm ownership structure.

(v) Annual construction management volume for each of the past five (5) years including number of projects and total construction volume.

(2) Personnel.

(i) Total number of the firms personnel, other than secretarial/clerical, by professional or skill group.

(ii) Outside firms which will be used to provide such services as estimating, value engineering analysis, scheduling, or computer services.

(3) Experience.

(i) Projects which the firm has constructed during the past five (5) years, including, those where the firm has served as construction manager including the project name and address, year completed, type of project, construction cost and reference.

(4) Project staffing.

(i) The firms proposed management staff for the project including an organizational chart identifying the firms key staff members and showing how each staff member interacts with other staff members assigned to the project.

(ii) Detailed resume for each key staff member which summarizes education, professional registration, professional society membership, construction experience, and construction management project experience.

(5) Services.

(i) Scope of preconstruction phase services, including how those services are provided, with specific attention to the first budget estimate, methods of cost control, scheduling, value engineering, and the method of reporting project status and schedule position.

(ii) Scope of construction phase services and how those services are to be provided.

(iii) The firms method of working with the project architects, engineers, consultants, and other planning team members.

(iv) The firms method of coordinating the efforts of the various trade contractors.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-9-6 — RI Code / Title 37 / Chapter 37-9 / Section 37-9-6
§ 37-9-6. Disposition of income.
Status: in_force

All income and receipts derived from whatever source and arising out of the use of the auditorium shall be deposited as general revenues.