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RI Gen L § 37-2-65 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-65 - Public announcement of needed architectural, engineering or consultant services - Public agency.

§ 37-2-65. Public announcement of needed architectural, engineering or consultant services — Public agency.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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-66 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-66 - Solicitation - Public agency.

§ 37-2-66. Solicitation — Public agency.(a) A solicitation shall be prepared which describes the 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 is 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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2-67 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-67 - Evaluation of qualifications and performance data.

§ 37-2-67. Evaluation of qualifications and performance data.(a) The chief purchasing officer shall evaluate:(1) Statements that may be submitted in response to the solicitation of architectural or engineering services; and(2) Statements of qualifications and performance data, if their submission was required.(b) All statements and statements of qualifications and performance data shall be evaluated in light of the criteria set forth in the solicitation for architectural, engineering, or consultant services.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-68 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-68 - Final selection - Public agency - Directors.

§ 37-2-68. Final selection — Public agency — Directors.(a) The chief purchasing officer shall select no more than (3) firms (or two (2) if only two (2) apply) evaluated as being professionally and technically qualified. The firms selected, if still interested in providing the services, shall make a representative available to the directors of the public agency at such time and place as they shall determine, to provide such further information as they may require.(b) The directors of the public agency shall negotiate with the highest qualified firm for a contract for architectural, engineering, or consultant services for the public agency at compensation which the directors determine to be fair and reasonable to the public agency. In making the determination, the directors shall take into account the professional competence of the offerors, the technical merits of the offerors, and the price for which the services are to be rendered. The directors of the public agency shall be responsible for the final selection of the providers of architectural, engineering, or consultant services.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-69 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-69 - Provision of architectural, engineering, or consultant services not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.

§ 37-2-69. Provision of architectural, engineering, or consultant services not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.(a) State agencies. (1) For every state project requiring architectural or engineering services, the fees for which are not reasonably expected to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the state agency shall forward to the chief purchasing officer a request for those services through the state purchasing office.(2) For every state agency project requiring consultant services, the fees for which are not reasonably expected to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the state agency shall forward to the chief purchasing officer a request for such services through the state purchasing office with a proposed scope of work and, if possible, the names of three recommended qualified contractors, along with a written evaluation of the qualifications of each potential contractor.(3) The purchasing agent shall request offers from potential contractors in writing and shall notify potential contractors that any contract resulting from such solicitation shall not exceed a total value of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), including change orders.(4) The chief purchasing officer shall be responsible for the final selection of a qualified architectural, engineering, or consultant firm for the project and shall so inform the purchasing agent. The chief purchasing officer shall use the criteria set forth in § 37-2-61 in making that determination. The determination shall be justified in writing.(b) Public agencies. For every public agency project requiring architectural, engineering, or consultant services, the fees for which are not reasonably expected to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the public agency chief operating officer shall be responsible for the final selection of a qualified architectural, engineering, or consultant firm for the project. The public agency chief operating officer shall notify the board of directors of the public agency of that selection.The public agency chief operating officer shall use the criteria set forth in § 37-2-66 in making the determination. That determination shall be justified in writing.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2-71 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-71 - Repealed.

§ 37-2-71. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1999, ch. 367, § 4, effective July 2, 1999.
RI Gen L § 37-2-72 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-72 - Professional services - Medical and dental consultant services.

§ 37-2-72. Professional services — Medical and dental consultant services.(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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2-73 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-73 - Purchasing of pest control services - Effect of an order by the director of environmental management.

§ 37-2-73. Purchasing of pest control services — Effect of an order by the director of environmental management.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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-74 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-74 - Printing, binding, advertising, and election expenses.

§ 37-2-74. Printing, binding, advertising, and election expenses.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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 224, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-75 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-75 - Prohibition against the use of lead based paints.

§ 37-2-75. Prohibition against the use of lead based paints.When purchasing paint products or contracting or subcontracting for painting, construction, improvement, completion, or repair of any public building, any public road, any public bridge, or any public construction, all governmental bodies and public agencies, as defined by §§ 37-2-7(11) and 37-2-7(16), shall be prohibited from the use of lead based paint.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 382, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-76 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-76 - State purchase of recycled products.

§ 37-2-76. State purchase of recycled products.(a) The state shall, through its purchasing policy and practice, affirmatively promote the use of recycled products. The department of administration in conjunction with the department of environmental management shall, through regulations, establish a time table requiring increased utilization by the state of recycled products. In January of each year, the department of administration shall report to the general assembly the state's progress in utilizing recycled products materials and supplies for the preceding twelve (12) months.(b) With respect to office paper products, at least fifty percent (50%) of the expenditure for office paper products purchased by the state of Rhode Island, its agencies, and departments, shall be recycled paper products by fiscal year 1995.(c) The department of administration in conjunction with the department of environmental management shall annually establish comprehensive technical specifications based on research by the department of environmental management for the recycled products, materials, and supplies to be purchased by the state under this section. These specifications shall include the minimum performance and quality attributes as well as minimum preconsumer and post-consumer content.(d) The director of the department of administration, acting as chief purchasing officer of the state, shall direct that all subsequent purchases of the subject recycled products, materials, and supplies by the state, its agencies, and departments shall meet the source certification of pre-consumer and/or post-consumer content standards established under subsection (c) of this section.(e) Subsequent discovery by the state, its agencies, or departments that products delivered by vendors to the state as "recycled products" do not satisfy the specifications of "recycled" content stated in the award, shall be grounds for the return of all discrepant goods, refunding of all money paid, termination of all outstanding contracts and orders, and at the discretion of the chief purchasing officer suspension of the vendor's involvement in state procurement for a period of up to twenty-four (24) months.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 402, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-76.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-76.1 - Additional definitions.

§ 37-2-76.1. Additional definitions.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.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 402, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-77 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-77 - International Trade Agreements - Procurement rules - General Assembly approval.

§ 37-2-77. International Trade Agreements — Procurement rules — General Assembly approval.(a) As used in this section, "International Trade Agreement" means a trade agreement between the federal government and a foreign country to which the state, at the request of the federal government, is a party. International Trade Agreement does not include a trade agreement between the state and a foreign country to which the federal government is not a party.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, state officials, including the governor, may not:(1) Commit the state to the government procurement rules of an "International Trade Agreement"; or(2) Give consent to the federal government to commit the state to the government procurement rules of an International Trade Agreement.(c) The governor may commit the state or give consent to the federal government to commit the state to the government procurement rules of an International Trade Agreement only if the general assembly enacts legislation that explicitly authorizes the governor to commit the state or give consent to the federal government to commit the state to the government procurement rules of a specific International Trade Agreement.(d) Any consent that a state official, including the governor, has given for the state to be committed by the government procurement rules of any International Trade Agreement on or before the effective date of this section [June 23, 2006] is declared invalid and the state is not committed by the government procurement rules of any International Trade Agreement for which a state official, including the governor, has given consent for the state to be committed to on or before the effective date of this section [June 23, 2006].History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 171, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 647, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2-78 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-78 - Severability.

§ 37-2-78. Severability.If any part or provision of this chapter or the application of any part or provision to any person, entity, or circumstances is judged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part of or provision of or application directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment has been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this law or its application to other persons, entities, or circumstances.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 171, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 647, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2-79 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-79 - Establishment of the Rhode Island Strategic Purchasing Advisory Commission.

§ 37-2-79. Establishment of the Rhode Island Strategic Purchasing Advisory Commission.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.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 22.
RI Gen L § 37-2-80 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-80 - Selection of vendors and services with place of business located in Rhode Island.

§ 37-2-80. Selection of vendors and services with place of business located in Rhode Island.The State of Rhode Island has a large number of well-qualified vendors and service-oriented businesses. In instances where contracts are entirely supported by state funds and two (2) or more vendors or service providers are judged to be equal on all other factors, the chief purchasing officer shall select a vendor or service provider whose headquarters or primary place of business is located within the state or secondly select those entities that propose a joint venture with a vendor or service provider whose headquarters or primary place of business is within the state.This section shall not apply to contracts that are financed in part or in their entirety by the federal government, including, but not limited to, contracts supported by the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 250, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.1 - Domestic Steel|Section 37-2.1-1 - Short title.

§ 37-2.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Steel Products Procurement Act."History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 299, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.1 - Domestic Steel|Section 37-2.1-2 - Purpose.

§ 37-2.1-2. Purpose.(a) This chapter shall be deemed to be an exercise of the police powers of the state for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the state.(b) It is hereby determined by the general assembly of Rhode Island and declared as a matter of legislative findings that:(1) The United States is one of the leading countries in the production and use of steel and its allied products;(2) The use of steel products constitutes a major industry of the United States and, as such, provides the jobs and family incomes of millions of people in the United States;(3) The taxes paid to Rhode Island and the United States by employers and employees engaged in the production and sale of steel products are one of the largest single sources of public revenues in this country;(4) It has for many years been the policy of the state to aid and support the development and expansion of industry in the United States in order to foster the economic well-being of the state and its people; and(5) The economy, general welfare, and national security of the United States are inseparably related to the preservation and development of the steel industry in the United States.(c) The general assembly therefore declares it to be the policy of the state that all public officers and agencies should, at all times, aid and promote the development of the steel industry of the United States in order to stimulate and improve the economic well-being of the state and its people.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 299, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.1 - Domestic Steel|Section 37-2.1-3 - Purchase of steel and steel products.

§ 37-2.1-3. Purchase of steel and steel products.(a) Every public agency shall require that every contract document for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance of public works contain a provision that if any steel products are to be used or supplied in the performance of the contract only steel products as herein defined shall be used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontracts thereunder.(b) This section shall not apply in any case where the head of the public agency, in writing, determines that steel products as herein defined are not produced in or readily available in the United States or that the steel products shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the costs of any other steel products obtainable nationally or internationally.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 299, § 1.