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RI Gen L § 37-13-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-13 - Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors|Section 37-13-16 - Termination of work on failure to pay agreed wages - Completion of work.

§ 37-13-16. Termination of work on failure to pay agreed wages — Completion of work.(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.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 237, § 3; P.L. 1981, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 130, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 292, § 3, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 293, § 3, effective July 9, 2021.
RI Gen L § 37-13.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-13.1 - Actions Against the State on Highway and Public Works Contracts|Section 37-13.1-2 - Actions by contractor on behalf of subcontractor.

§ 37-13.1-2. Actions by contractor on behalf of subcontractor.(a) Any person, firm or corporation awarded the contract, subsequent to July 1, 2006, with the state of Rhode Island, acting through any of its departments, commissions or other agencies, for the design, construction, repair or alteration of any state highway or bridge, may, on behalf of a subcontractor of any tier under the contractor, bring an action against the state of Rhode Island regarding a claim arising out of or relating to labor, materials, or services provided by the subcontractor to the contractor pursuant to a contract between the subcontractor and the contractor for the same project that is the subject of the contract between the contractor and the state of Rhode Island.(b) In any action brought by a contractor against the state of Rhode Island under subsection (a) of this section, so long as the contractor retains liability to the subcontractor related to the subject matter of the claim, it shall not be a defense that: (i) the costs and damages at issue were incurred by a subcontractor and that subcontractor has not been paid for these costs and damages; or (ii) the contractor's obligation to pay costs and damages to the subcontractor is conditional upon a recovery against the state of Rhode Island; or (iii) the contractor has not acknowledged or admitted the contractor's liability to the subcontractor.(c) In any action brought by a contractor against the state of Rhode Island under subsection (a) of this section, the action is subject to all legal and equitable defenses of the state of Rhode Island against the contractor.(d) This section applies to all such actions brought in Superior Court under § 37-13.1-1 and to claims arbitrated pursuant to § 37-16-1, et seq.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 468, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14-1 - 37-14-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14 - Public Buildings Authority|Section 37-14-1 - 37-14-25 - Repealed.

§ 37-14-1 — 37-14-25. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 163, §§ 1-17, 19, 20, 22; P.L. 1963, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 77, §§ 1-8; P.L. 1978, ch. 254, §§ 1-11; P.L. 1979, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 326, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 85, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 293, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 121, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 15, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 2, § 3, effective July 1, 1997. For present comparable provisions, see § 35-8.1-8.1 et seq.
RI Gen L § 37-14.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.1 - Minority Business Enterprise|Section 37-14.1-1 - Purpose.

§ 37-14.1-1. Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to carry out the state's policy of supporting the fullest possible participation of firms owned and controlled by minorities and women (MBE's) in state funded and state directed public construction programs and projects and in state purchases of goods and services. This includes assisting MBE's throughout the life of contracts in which they participate.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 493, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 523, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.1 - Minority Business Enterprise|Section 37-14.1-2 - Applicability.

§ 37-14.1-2. Applicability.This chapter shall apply to any and all state purchasing, including, but not limited to, the procurement of goods, services, construction projects, or contracts funded in whole or in part by state funds, or funds which, in accordance with a federal grant or otherwise, the state expends or administers or in which the state is a signatory to the construction contract.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 493, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 523, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.1 - Minority Business Enterprise|Section 37-14.1-3 - Definitions.

§ 37-14.1-3. Definitions.(a) "Affirmative action" means taking specific steps to eliminate discrimination and its effects, to ensure nondiscriminatory results and practices in the future, and to involve minority business enterprises fully in contracts and programs funded by the state.(b) "Compliance" means the condition existing when a contractor has met and implemented the requirements of this chapter.(c) "Contract" means a mutually binding legal relationship or any modification thereof obligating the seller to furnish supplies or services, including construction, and the buyer to pay for them. For purposes of this chapter, a lease is a contract.(d) "Contractor" means one who participates, through a contract or subcontract, in any procurement or program covered by this chapter and includes lessees and material suppliers.(e) "Minority" means a person who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is:(1) Black (a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa);(2) Hispanic (a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race);(3) Portuguese (a person of Portuguese, Brazilian, or other Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race);(4) Asian American (a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands);(5) American Indian and Alaskan Native (a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America); or(6) Members of other groups or other individuals found to be economically and socially disadvantaged by the Small Business Administration under § 8(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 637(a).(f) "Minority business enterprise" or "MBE" means a small business concern, as defined pursuant to § 3 of the federal Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. § 632, and implementing regulations, which is owned and controlled by one or more minorities or women. For the purposes of this chapter, owned and controlled means a business:(1) Which is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more minorities or women or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more minorities or women; and(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more such individuals.(g) "MBE coordinator" means the official designated to have overall responsibility for promotion of minority business enterprise in his or her departmental element.(h) "Noncompliance" means the condition existing when a recipient or contractor has failed to implement the requirements of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 493, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 523, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.1 - Minority Business Enterprise|Section 37-14.1-4 - Policy.

§ 37-14.1-4. Policy.It is the policy of the state of Rhode Island that minority business enterprises (MBE's) shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of procurements and projects outlined in § 37-14.1-2.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 493, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 523, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.1 - Minority Business Enterprise|Section 37-14.1-5 - Discrimination prohibited.

§ 37-14.1-5. Discrimination prohibited.No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise discriminated against in connection with the award and performance of any project covered by this chapter on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 493, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.1 - Minority Business Enterprise|Section 37-14.1-6 - Minority business enterprise participation.

§ 37-14.1-6. Minority business enterprise participation.(a) Minority business enterprises shall be included in all procurements and construction projects under this chapter and shall be awarded a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the dollar value of the entire procurement or project. The director of the department of administration is further authorized to establish by rules and regulation the certification process and formulas for giving minority business enterprises a preference in contract and subcontract awards.(b) Any minority business enterprise currently certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration as an 8(a) firm governed by 13 C.F.R. part 124 shall be deemed to be certified by the department of administration as a minority business enterprise and shall only be required to submit evidence of federal certification of good standing.(c) The provisions of chapter 14.1 of title 37 shall not be waived, including, but not limited to, during a declared state of emergency. History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 493, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 523, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 37, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 57, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 336, § 1, effective July 15, 2021.
RI Gen L § 37-14.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.1 - Minority Business Enterprise|Section 37-14.1-7 - Establishment of criteria and guidelines.

§ 37-14.1-7. Establishment of criteria and guidelines.The director of the department of administration shall establish, by rule and regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42, standards which shall determine whether a construction project is covered by this chapter, compliance formulas, procedures for implementation, and procedures for enforcement which are not inconsistent with 49 CFR 23 of the federal regulations. As to Rhode Island department of transportation contracts, the director of administration may delegate this authority to the director of transportation.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 493, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 550, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.1 - Minority Business Enterprise|Section 37-14.1-8 - Sanctions.

§ 37-14.1-8. Sanctions.(a) The director of the department of administration shall have the power to impose sanctions upon contractors not in compliance with this chapter and shall include but not be limited to:(1) Suspension of payments;(2) Termination of the contract;(3) Recovery by the state of ten percent (10%) of the contract award price as liquidated damages; and(4) Denial of right to participate in future projects for up to three (3) years.(b) As to Rhode Island department of transportation contracts, the director of the department of administration may delegate this authority to the director of transportation.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 493, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 551, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.2 - The Micro Businesses Act|Section 37-14.2-1 - Short title.

§ 37-14.2-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Micro Businesses Act."History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 500, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-14.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.2 - The Micro Businesses Act|Section 37-14.2-2 - Purpose.

§ 37-14.2-2. Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to carry out the state's policy of supporting the fullest possible participation of micro businesses in the economic activity in the state of Rhode Island, including, but not limited to, state-directed public construction programs and projects and in-state purchases of goods and services. The purpose of this chapter includes assisting micro businesses throughout the life of any contracts with the state of Rhode Island or its agencies.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 500, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-14.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.2 - The Micro Businesses Act|Section 37-14.2-3 - Definitions.

§ 37-14.2-3. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context shall clearly indicate another or different meaning or intent:(1) "Contract" means a mutually binding legal relationship, or any modification thereof, obligating the seller to furnish supplies or services, including construction, and the buyer to pay for them. As used in this chapter, a lease is a contract.(2) "Contractor" means one who participates, through a contract or subcontract, in any procurement or program covered by this chapter and includes lessees and material suppliers.(3) "Micro business" means a Rhode Island-based business entity, regardless of whether it is in the form of a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, general partnership, or sole proprietorship, that has a total of ten (10) or fewer members, owners, and employees and has gross sales totaling five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or less.(4) "MB coordinator" means the official designated to have overall responsibility for promoting, coordinating, documenting, and implementing efforts related to micro businesses.(5) "Registered" means those micro businesses that have provided their business name, address, owner-contact information, number of employees, and annual gross sales to the department of administration.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 500, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-14.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.2 - The Micro Businesses Act|Section 37-14.2-4 - Compilation and reporting of data on micro businesses.

§ 37-14.2-4. Compilation and reporting of data on micro businesses.(a) The department of administration shall compile and maintain data on the existence of registered micro businesses to facilitate the achievement of the purpose of this chapter. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this statute [July 20, 2016], the department of administration shall submit a report to the governor and general assembly that describes the methodology being used to compile such data and to report annual utilization of registered, micro businesses in state-directed public construction programs and projects and in-state purchases of goods and services. The report shall be made public contemporaneously with its submission to the governor and general assembly.(b) The department of administration shall maintain a micro business registration database that shall include the business name, address, owner-contact information, number of employees, and annual gross sales. Such registration of micro businesses with the department of administration shall be on a voluntary basis, and does not supersede any mandated, business-registration requirements with the secretary of state or other general offices, as well as with any city or town as applicable.(c) On or before January 1, 2017, and on or before the first day of January in all years thereafter, the department of administration shall submit a report to the governor and general assembly consisting of data concerning the registration of micro businesses in the state. The data shall include, but not be limited to: the number of registered micro businesses; the distribution of registered, micro businesses among the thirty-nine (39) cities or towns in the state; the number of registered, micro businesses that are also Rhode Island-certified minority business enterprises; and the number of registered, micro businesses that are also Rhode Island-certified women business enterprises.(d) At the request of the director of the department of administration, the secretary of state, or all other general officers of the state, all agencies of the state and all cities and towns shall make reasonable modifications to their record keeping procedures to facilitate the compilation of data concerning the existence of micro businesses in Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 500, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-14.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.3 - Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises|Section 37-14.3-1 - Purpose.

§ 37-14.3-1. Purpose.The purposes of this chapter are to honor veterans of the United States armed services for their service and to assist them by increasing opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses to participate in state agency contracts and subcontracts, and to carry out the state's policy of supporting the fullest possible participation of firms owned and controlled by certified veterans in state-funded and state-directed public works projects and in-state purchases of goods and services. This includes assisting such businesses throughout the life of contracts in which they participate.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 136, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.3 - Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises|Section 37-14.3-2 - Applicability.

§ 37-14.3-2. Applicability.This chapter shall apply to any and all state procurements, including, but not limited to, the procurement of goods, services, public works projects, or contracts funded in whole or in part by state funds, or funds which, in accordance with a federal grant or otherwise, the state expends or administers or in which the state is a signatory to the construction contract.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 136, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.3 - Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises|Section 37-14.3-3 - Definitions.

§ 37-14.3-3. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:(1) "Compliance" means the condition existing when a contractor has met and implemented the requirements of this chapter.(2) "Contract" means a mutually binding legal relationship or any modification thereof obligating the seller to furnish supplies or services, including construction, and the buyer to pay for them. For purposes of this chapter, a lease is a contract.(3) "Contractor" means one who participates, through a contract or subcontract, in any procurement or program covered by this chapter and includes lessees and material suppliers.(4) "Economically disadvantaged" means that the veteran's personal net worth is not in excess of the economic disadvantaged criteria as established in 49 C.F.R. part 26.(5) "Noncompliance" means the condition existing when a recipient or contractor has failed to implement the requirements of this chapter.(6) "Small business concern" means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated; not dominant in the field of operations in which it is bidding on state government contracts; and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 C.F.R. part 121.(7) "Veteran" means a person who served on active duty with the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Reservists or members of the National Guard called to federal active duty (for other than training) or disabled from a disease or injury incurred or aggravated in the line of duty or while in training status also qualify as a veteran pursuant to 38 C.F.R. part 74.(8) "Veteran-owned small business enterprise" means a small business concern, not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of which is owned and controlled by one or more economically disadvantaged veterans, and may include a business owned by a surviving spouse or permanent caregiver of a veteran as provided by 38 C.F.R. part 74.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 136, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.3 - Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises|Section 37-14.3-4 - Veteran-owned small business enterprise participation.

§ 37-14.3-4. Veteran-owned small business enterprise participation.(a) The state's annual goal for veteran-owned small business enterprises to participate in state procurements shall be no less than three percent (3%) of the total value of all contracts available to businesses in each fiscal year. The director of the department of administration is authorized and directed to establish by rules and regulations formulas for giving veteran-owned small business enterprises a preference in all procurements and public works projects and in contract and subcontract awards.(b) The director of the department of administration is further authorized to establish, by rules and regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42, compliance formulas, procedures for implementation, and procedures for enforcement.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 136, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-14.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-14.3 - Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises|Section 37-14.3-5 - Establishment of criteria, guidelines and certification.

§ 37-14.3-5. Establishment of criteria, guidelines and certification.The director of the department of administration shall, in consultation with the office of veterans services, establish, by rules and regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42, criteria to certify veteran-owned small business enterprises and maintain and update publicly accessible lists of veteran-owned small business enterprises that are certified by the department.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 136, § 1.