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RI Gen L § 36-16.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-16.1 - State Contractors with Private Employers Providing Service Personnel|Section 36-16.1-1 - State employment contracts with private employers - Prohibitions.

§ 36-16.1-1. State employment contracts with private employers — Prohibitions.No agreement or contract with a private employer to provide personnel to the state or the Rhode Island public transit authority to perform services at a state owned or operated facility, or a facility owned or operated by the Rhode Island public transit authority which at the time of enactment of this statute were being performed by state employees, or employees of the Rhode Island public transit authority shall be entered into or given by the state or the Rhode Island public transit authority unless the contract or agreement contains a stipulation requiring prescribed rates of wages as determined by the director of the department of labor and training. The rates of wages to be paid the various classes of service employees in the performance of the contract or any subcontract thereunder shall be based upon the prevailing rates for employment in the state or if the contract is entered into by the Rhode Island public transit authority, the prevailing rates for Rhode Island public transit authority employees. The rates of wages to be paid the various classes of service employees in the performance of the contract or any subcontract thereunder shall be based upon the prevailing rates for employment in the state. The rates of wages shall be furnished by the director in a schedule containing the classification of jobs and rate of wages to be paid for each job. It shall include payments to health, welfare, and retirement plans, or, if no such plan is in effect between the employees and the private employer, the amount of payments shall be paid directly to the employees; provided; however, that where limited period positions are utilized to replace persons on leave of absence, employees in the limited period positions shall not be covered by this section.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 326, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 122, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-16.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-16.1 - State Contractors with Private Employers Providing Service Personnel|Section 36-16.1-2 - Void contracts.

§ 36-16.1-2. Void contracts.Any agreement or contract which is made contrary to or in violation of the provisions of § 36-16.1-1 shall be null and void, shall have no force and effect, and no payment thereunder shall be made by the state or the Rhode Island public transit authority.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 326, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 122, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-16.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-16.1 - State Contractors with Private Employers Providing Service Personnel|Section 36-16.1-3 - Prison labor.

§ 36-16.1-3. Prison labor.The provisions of §§ 36-16.1-1 and 36-16.1-2 shall not apply to the use of inmate labor which is provided to any state department and is performed at a state owned or operated facility.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 24, § 2.
RI Gen L § 36-16.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-16.2 - Quasi Public Corporations - Longevity|Section 36-16.2-1 - Longevity payments - Quasi public employees.

§ 36-16.2-1. Longevity payments — Quasi public employees.(a) Beginning on July 1, 2011, notwithstanding any rule, regulation, or provision of the public laws or general laws to the contrary, there shall be no further longevity increases for employees of the quasi-public corporations; provided, however, for employees with longevity provisions pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement in effect on June 1, 2011, longevity increases shall cease beginning on July 1, 2011, or beginning upon the expiration of the applicable collective bargaining agreement, whichever occurs later. To the extent an employee has previously accrued longevity payments, the amount of the longevity payment earned by the employee for the last pay period in June, 2011 shall be added to the employee's base salary as of June 30, 2011, or in the case of an employee with longevity provisions pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement in effect on June 1, 2011, the amount of the longevity payment earned by the employee for the latter of the last pay period in June or the last pay period prior to the expiration of the applicable collective bargaining agreement shall be added to the employee's base salary as of June 30, 2011 or upon the expiration of the applicable collective bargaining agreement, whichever occurs later.(b) For purposes of this section "quasi-public corporation" means a body corporate and politic acting as a public corporation, which has been organized pursuant to law and granted certain powers, rights and privileges by the general laws, while exhibiting a distinct legal existence from the state, and not constituting a department of the state government, in order to perform a governmental function.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 8, § 6.
RI Gen L § 37-1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-1 - Acceptance of Gifts|Section 37-1-1 - Acceptance by director of administration - Report to general assembly.

§ 37-1-1. Acceptance by director of administration — Report to general assembly.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.History of Section.P.L. 1909, ch. 448, § 1; P.L. 1910, ch. 527, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 20, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 6, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 37-1-1; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 22, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-1 - Purchasing agent - Appointment - Duties.

§ 37-2-1. Purchasing agent — Appointment — Duties.Within the department of administration there shall be a purchasing agent who shall be appointed by the chief purchasing officer with the approval of the governor, and who shall now and hereafter be in the classified service of the state. The purchasing agent shall exercise the powers and duties as set forth in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-2 - General provisions.

§ 37-2-2. General provisions.(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) Insure 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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-3 - Supplemental general principles of law - Obligation of good faith.

§ 37-2-3. Supplemental general principles of law — Obligation of good faith.(a) Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the Uniform Commercial Code, Title 6A, the law merchant, and the law of contracts, including, but not limited to, agency, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, and bankruptcy, shall supplement these provisions.(b) Every contract or duty under this chapter shall impose upon both parts the obligation of good faith in its performance and/or enforcement. "Good faith" shall mean honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-4 - Applicability.

§ 37-2-4. Applicability.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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-5 - Severability - Construction against implicit repealer.

§ 37-2-5. Severability — Construction against implicit repealer.(a) If any provision of this chapter or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.(b) Since this chapter is a general act intended to provide model coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-6 - Determinations.

§ 37-2-6. Determinations.Every determination required by this chapter shall be in writing and based upon written findings of fact by the public official making the determination. These determinations and written findings shall be retained in an official contract file in the office of the chief purchasing office, the using agency, or public agency administering the contract.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-8 - Rhode Island foodstuffs.

§ 37-2-8. Rhode Island foodstuffs.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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-9.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-9.1 - Bidder registration fee.

§ 37-2-9.1. Bidder registration fee.The chief purchasing officer may adopt regulations to establish an annual fee, of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be paid by all potential bidders requesting to subscribe to solicitation mailings for public bids for specific types of supplies, services, and construction during a fiscal year, and may waive that fee for Rhode Island firms. Additionally, the chief purchasing agent officer may delegate to the purchasing agent the authority to waive that fee for an individual solicitation and to include unregistered bidders in the solicitation in the interest of expanding competition. Nothing herein shall prevent any interested party from submitting a bid in response to any solicitation of which they become aware.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-10 - Distribution of procurement activities.

§ 37-2-10. Distribution of procurement activities.The chief purchasing officer may provide for the distribution of the department's procurement activities and functions among the various divisions within the department.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-11 - Authority and duties of the purchasing agent.

§ 37-2-11. Authority and duties of the purchasing agent.The purchasing agent shall have the following authority and responsibilities:(1) To serve as the central procurement and contracting agency of the state;(2) To recommend regulations, rules, and procedures to the chief purchasing officer; and(3) To purchase or otherwise acquire, or, with the approval of the chief purchasing officer, to delegate the purchase and acquisition of all supplies, services, and construction for the state.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-12 - Centralization of the procurement authority.

§ 37-2-12. Centralization of the procurement authority.(a) All rights, powers, duties, and authority relating to the procurement of supplies, services, and construction, and the management, control, warehousing, sale, and disposal of supplies, services, and construction now vested in or exercised by any state agency under the several statutes relating thereto are hereby transferred to the chief purchasing officer as provided in this chapter, subject to the provisions of § 37-2-54. A public agency does not have to utilize the centralized purchasing of the state but the public agency, through its existing internal purchasing function, shall adhere to the general principles, policies and practices set forth in this chapter.(b) The chief purchasing officer, as defined in § 37-2-7(3)(i), may establish, charge, and collect from state contractors, listed on master-price agreements, a statewide contract administrative fee not to exceed one percent (1%) of the total value of the annual spend against a contract awarded to a state contractor. All statewide contract administrative fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account within the general fund designated as the "division of purchases administrative-fee account" and shall be used for the purposes of implementing technology for the submission and processing of bids, online vendor registration, bid notification, and other costs related to state procurement. On or before January 15, 2019, and annually thereafter on or before January 15, the chief purchasing officer or designee shall file a report with the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate detailing:(i) The total amount of funds collected and deposited into the division of purchases administrative-fee account for the most recently completed fiscal year;(ii) The account balance as of the date of the report;(iii) An itemization of all expenditures and other uses of said funds from said account for the most recently completed fiscal year; and(iv) An annual evaluation as to the appropriateness of the amount of the contract administrative fee on master-price agreements.(c) 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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 7, § 11.
RI Gen L § 37-2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-13 - Procurement regulations.

§ 37-2-13. Procurement regulations.(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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-14 - Relationship with user agencies.

§ 37-2-14. Relationship with user agencies.The purchasing agent shall maintain a close and cooperative relationship with the using agencies of the state. Any using agency may at any time make recommendations concerning procurement to the purchasing agent.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-15 - Source selection and contract formation - Statutory provisions.

§ 37-2-15. Source selection and contract formation — Statutory provisions.As used in this chapter unless the context in which they are used clearly requires a different meaning:(1) "Cost-reimbursement contract" shall mean a contract under which the state reimburses the contractor for those contract costs, within a stated ceiling, which are allowable and allocable in accordance with cost principles (as provided in § 37-2-43), and a fixed fee, if any.(2) "Established catalogue price" shall mean the price included in the most current catalogue, price list, schedule, or other form that:(i) Is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or vendor of an item;(ii) Is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers;(iii) States prices at which sales are currently or were last made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general buying public for that item; and(iv) States prices which are obtained from the most recent industry wide publications and informational journals if any.(3) "Evaluated bid price" shall mean the dollar amount of a bid, after bid price adjustments are made pursuant to objective measurable criteria, set forth in the invitation for bids, which affect the economy and effectiveness in the operation or use of the product, such as reliability, maintainability, useful life, and residual value.(4) "Invitation for bids" shall mean all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting bids in accordance with the procedures set forth in §§ 37-2-18 and 37-2-18.1.(5) "Request for proposals" shall mean all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting proposals in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.(6) "Responsible bidder or offeror" shall mean a qualified bidder or offeror who has the capability in all respects, including financial responsibility, to perform fully the contract requirements, and the integrity and reliability which will assure good faith performance.(7) "Responsive bidder or offeror" shall mean a person who has submitted a bid or offer which conforms in all material respects to the invitation for bids or proposals, so that all bidders or offerors may stand on equal footing with respect to the method and timeliness of submission and as to the substance of any resulting contract.(8) "Request for qualifications" shall mean all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting qualifications of offerors prior to or during the solicitation of bids or proposals.(9) "Reverse Auction" shall mean a bid competition where the lowest responsive and responsible bidder wins the auction.(10) "Auctioneer" shall mean a business or organization that conducts an electronic reverse auction.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 296, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-16 - [Reserved.]

§ 37-2-16. [Reserved.]
RI Gen L § 37-2-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2 - State Purchases|Section 37-2-17 - Method of source selection.

§ 37-2-17. Method of source selection.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.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 526, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 279, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 296, § 1.