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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-12. - Illumination of State House.

§ 37-8-12. Illumination of State House.
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.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 35, § 10; P.L. 1931, ch. 1719, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 105, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-13. - Offices of department — Annual report.

§ 37-8-13. Offices of department — Annual report.
The department shall have an office in the State House or in the state office building, and shall annually in the month of January make a report to the general assembly of its doings for the preceding calendar year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1902, ch. 1051, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 37, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 35, § 8; P.L. 1931, ch. 1719, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 105, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-14. - Legislators’ parking lot.

§ 37-8-14. Legislators’ parking lot.
The department of administration shall provide suitable parking facilities for all legislators, whereby each member of the legislature shall be assigned a parking area. The department shall appoint a member of the capitol police to be on duty in the legislative parking lot, during all sessions of the general assembly.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 131, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-15. - Access for people with disabilities.

§ 37-8-15. Access for people with disabilities.
The design of all public buildings to be constructed, leased, or rented by the state or any municipality of the state must be in compliance with all the standards promulgated by the Rhode Island State Building Code, chapter 27.3 of title 23, which make buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
History of Section.
P.L. 1964, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 95, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 150, § 13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-16. - Walkie-talkies portable communications for capitol police.

§ 37-8-16. Walkie-talkies portable communications for capitol police.
All members of the capitol police who are assigned to the state house shall be supplied and have on their person a portable communications device while on their tour of duty.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 316, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-17. - Repealed.

§ 37-8-17. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 79, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1993, ch. 49, § 1, effective June 29, 1993. For present comparable provisions, see § 37-8-19.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-17.1. - Energy efficient resources.

§ 37-8-17.1. Energy efficient resources.
(a)
In addition to the requirements set forth in § 37-8-19, the director of the department of administration, in consultation with the state energy office, shall establish, maintain, and implement a system of rebate incentives for the installation of energy efficient sources in state owned and leased buildings offered by the various public utilities providing those resources to the state.
(b)
Any public building that is owned by the state or any department, office, board, commission, or agency thereof, including state-supported institutions of higher education shall purchase or generate sixteen percent (16%) of their electricity from renewable energy resources by January 1, 2020, in accordance with the following schedule:
By 2010, four and one-half percent (4.5%) of electricity used shall be from renewable energy resources, with an additional one percent (1%) of electricity purchased or generated in each of the following years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; and an additional one and one-half percent (1.5%) of electricity purchased or generated in each of the following years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, from renewable energy resources.
(c)
On or before June 1, 2009 the office of Energy Resources shall file a report with the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives detailing the progress of the program to include, but not be limited to, suggestions for achieving the stated goals for renewable energy resources.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 142, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 421, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-17.2. - Repealed.

§ 37-8-17.2. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 124, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 8, § 1, effective June 30, 2008.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-18. - Department of administration garage.

§ 37-8-18. Department of administration garage.
All fees and charges collected from users of the parking garage located in the department of administration building shall be deposited as general revenues.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 44, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 111.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-19. - Energy use in public buildings.

§ 37-8-19. Energy use in public buildings.
(a)
The director of the department of administration shall publish and maintain standards and guidelines for energy conservation and energy cost savings in new, renovated, and newly leased public buildings. The standards shall be, at a minimum, in compliance with the Rhode Island State Building Code, chapter 27.3 of title 23 and will exceed and supplement that code where it is determined to be cost effective to do so.
(b)
The standards shall address, at a minimum, lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, building envelope, site orientation, use of passive solar energy, use of energy management systems, use of dual fuel burning capabilities, and use of any available financial subsidies or grants for energy conservation. The objective of the standards and guidelines will be to implement cost effective building design, to achieve energy efficiency, and to minimize the overall cost of constructing, renovating, operating, and maintaining public buildings.
(c)
All new, renovated, and newly leased public buildings shall be designed in compliance with the standards and guidelines which may be changed and updated periodically by the director.
(d)
Architects and engineers hired by the state will be required to comply with these standards and will also be required to meet with the statewide energy conservation officer and state building code commissioner, or their designees, commencing with the design phase to review the standards and guidelines and to determine how to incorporate them into the project design. A written authorization must be obtained from the statewide energy conservation officer before plans and specifications can be approved for a building permit by the building code commissioner.
(e)
The official in charge of supervising the design and construction of public buildings at each of the following state agencies shall have the opportunity to comment on all standards, guidelines, and any periodic changes to them before they become finalized by the director:
(1)
The university of Rhode Island, Rhode Island college, the department of MHRH, the community college of Rhode Island, the division of central services, the governor’s energy office, and the state building code commission.
(f)
“Public building” for the purpose of this section shall mean any building owned by the state of Rhode Island or any building leased by the state of Rhode Island with a term of two (2) years or longer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 49, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 142, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings › Section 37-8-20. - Motorcycle designated parking at public buildings.

§ 37-8-20. Motorcycle designated parking at public buildings.
(a)
In order to encourage and/or accommodate motorcycle parking and to assure, whenever possible, that designated parking spaces for motorcycles are provided in parking areas adjacent to, or within sight of, state, city, and town buildings, every state department or state agency and every agency or institution maintained by a Rhode Island city or town is required to prepare a motorcycle parking plan. Provided, however, airports within the state are not required to comply with this requirement.
(b)
Motorcycle parking plans shall initially be prepared prior to November 1, 2012, and shall be promptly posted on the applicable website of the state, city, or town. In the event that a new state, city, or town building is constructed, a motorcycle parking plan shall be in effect within thirty (30) days that the building is open to the public.
(c)
Each motorcycle parking plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions:
(1)
Wherever possible, designated parking spaces for motorcycles shall be provided in parking areas that are adjacent to, or within sight of, state, city, and town buildings;
(2)
The number and placement of designated motorcycle parking spaces shall be determined as a result of motorcycle utilization by employees of state, city, and town buildings, and with input from motorcycle owners;
(3)
Designated motorcycle parking places must be set aside and made available annually to state employees during the months of April through November, beginning on April 1, 2013; and
(4)
Signage designating motorcycle parking spaces shall be in place by April of each year.
(d)
Motorcycle parking plans may be revised as situations warrant, but must be reviewed at least once every five (5) years and revised, as necessary.
(e)
The unauthorized use of a designated motorcycle parking space will result in a fine against the registered owner of the offending vehicle in the amount of eighty-five dollars ($85.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 2012, ch. 192, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 201, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-8.1 - Public Facilities Asset Protection [Repealed.] › Section 37-8.1-1 - — 37-8.1-3. Repealed.

§ 37-8.1-1 — 37-8.1-3. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 287, art. 5, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 309, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 37-8.1-4; Repealed by P.L. 1999, ch. 31, art. 21, § 4, effective July 1, 1999.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium › Section 37-9-1. - Repealed.

§ 37-9-1. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 2908, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-1; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 1, effective June 30, 1990.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium › Section 37-9-2. - Policies for use of auditorium.

§ 37-9-2. Policies for use of auditorium.
The director of administration is hereby authorized and empowered to determine and administer the policies of use which shall apply to the state auditorium in the Veterans’ Memorial Building, at Providence, Rhode Island; to determine the patterns and standards of performance, entertainment, instruction, and other modes and purposes of use of the facilities of the state auditorium; and to determine prices, charges, schedules, contract terms, and conditions as well as any and all other matters brought about by the public and private use, presentation, and rental thereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-3; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-2; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium › Section 37-9-3. - Agreements for use.

§ 37-9-3. Agreements for use.
The director of administration is hereby vested with the authority to enter into contracts and agreements for the use of the state auditorium.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-4; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-3; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium › Section 37-9-4. - Selection of staff.

§ 37-9-4. Selection of staff.
The director of administration shall select any clerical and other staff necessary to the administration of duties of the state auditorium.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-5; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-4; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium › Section 37-9-5. - Repealed.

§ 37-9-5. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-6; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-5; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 1, effective June 30, 1990.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium › Section 37-9-6. - Disposition of income.

§ 37-9-6. Disposition of income.
All income and receipts derived from whatever source and arising out of the use of the auditorium shall be deposited as general revenues.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 7; G.L. 1956, §§ 37-9-6, 37-9-7; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 112.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium › Section 37-9-7. - Maintenance.

§ 37-9-7. Maintenance.
The physical maintenance and management of the auditorium shall remain and be vested in the department of administration.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, §§ 37-9-7, 37-9-8; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States’ Exposition Building › Section 37-10-1. - Building authorized.

§ 37-10-1. Building authorized.
The state of Rhode Island is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, operate, and maintain a Rhode Island building at the eastern states’ exposition at West Springfield, in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to be designated and constructed for the purpose of exhibiting the resources, products, and general development of the state of Rhode Island, and for advertising its agricultural, industrial, recreational, and educational possibilities.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States’ Exposition Building › Section 37-10-2. - Repealed.

§ 37-10-2. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-2; Repealed by P.L. 1979, ch. 351, § 3. The legislative authority for the eastern states’ exposition commission was to have ceased as of June 30, 1979 by P.L. 1978, ch. 387, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States’ Exposition Building › Section 37-10-3. - Acceptance and deposit of contributions.

§ 37-10-3. Acceptance and deposit of contributions.
(a)
The director of the department of environmental management shall act as an agent of the state for the purpose of receiving, by means of public subscription, gifts, and bequests, and shall deposit all money so received in any bank or banks in this state in which the funds of the state may be lawfully kept, in a special account to be known as the “eastern states’ exposition fund.”
(b)
When the director of the department of environmental management shall have obtained by public subscription as aforesaid the sum of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), he or she shall certify that fact to the director of administration and shall deliver unto the general treasurer such money as he or she shall have received, as herein provided and as heretofore received pursuant to the provisions of chapter 2053 of the public laws of 1948.
(c)
In the event that the money received by the director of the department of environmental management which, when added to the sum appropriated pursuant to § 4 of chapter 3675 of the public laws of 1956, shall be insufficient to cover the total cost of constructing, equipping, landscaping, and site improvement for the Rhode Island building at the eastern states’ exposition, as indicated in a firm budget for the same to be prepared by the director of administration, the director of the department of environmental management shall continue to act for the purpose of receiving the additional money or gifts in kind as are needed to complete the same. No construction or contract for construction of the building shall be entered into until the additional money or gifts in kind have been received, credited, and delivered as aforesaid.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-3; P.L. 1979, ch. 351, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States’ Exposition Building › Section 37-10-4. - Disbursement of funds.

§ 37-10-4. Disbursement of funds.
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.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States’ Exposition Building › Section 37-10-5. - Title to land.

§ 37-10-5. Title to land.
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.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States’ Exposition Building › Section 37-10-6. - Construction, operation and maintenance of building.

§ 37-10-6. Construction, operation and maintenance of building.
The building shall be constructed under the direction of the director of administration. The operation and maintenance of the building shall be under the supervision of the director of administration.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, §§ 6, 7; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States’ Exposition Building › Section 37-10-7. - Use of building — Appropriation.

§ 37-10-7. Use of building — Appropriation.
(a)
The director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation, with the advice of the director of the department of environmental management, may rent the building or parts of the building for exhibition and other rental purposes to those persons who will promote the general development of the state by advertising the agricultural, industrial, recreational, and educational possibilities of the state. All rents or rates shall be paid to and receipted for by the general treasurer for use by the state. The operation and maintenance of the exhibitions and other rental purposes shall be under the supervision of the director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation.
(b)
The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the operation and maintenance of the building, for the operation and maintenance of the exhibitions, and for other purposes of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-7; P.L. 1959, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 351, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-11 - Insurance of State Property › Section 37-11-1. - Agreements for comprehensive coverage.

§ 37-11-1. Agreements for comprehensive coverage.
The director of administration, with the approval of the governor, is hereby authorized and directed to enter into agreements with one or more insurance companies for comprehensive insurance coverage on state property to protect the state against loss from fire and other risks.
History of Section.
P.L. 1948, ch. 2090, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-11-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-11 - Insurance of State Property › Section 37-11-2. - Restoration and replacement of property out of insurance proceeds.

§ 37-11-2. Restoration and replacement of property out of insurance proceeds.
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.
History of Section.
P.L. 1948, ch. 2090, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-11-2; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 9, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12 - Contractors’ Bonds › Section 37-12-2. - Rights of persons furnishing labor and materials.

§ 37-12-2. Rights of persons furnishing labor and materials.
Every person who shall have performed labor and every person who shall have furnished or supplied labor, material, or equipment in the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract, in respect of which a payment bond is furnished under § 37-12-1, and who has not been paid in full therefor before the expiration of a period of ninety (90) days after the day on which the last of the labor was performed or furnished by him or her, or material or equipment furnished or supplied by him or her for which a claim is made, shall have the right to sue on the payment bond for the amount, or the balance thereof, unpaid at the time of institution of the suit and to prosecute the action to final execution and judgment for the sum or sums justly due him or her; provided, however, that any person having direct contractual relationship with a subcontractor but no contractual relationship express or implied with the contractor furnishing the payment bond shall have a right of action upon the payment bond upon giving written notice to the contractor within ninety (90) days from the date on which the person furnished or performed the last of the labor, or furnished or supplied the last of the material or equipment for which the claim is made, stating with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the party to whom the labor was furnished or performed or the material or equipment was furnished or supplied. The notice shall be served by mailing the same by certified mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the contractor at any place he or she maintains an office, conducts his or her business, or his or her residence.
History of Section.
P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 2; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-2; P.L. 1973, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 148, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12 - Contractors’ Bonds › Section 37-12-3. - Remedies of creditors and state — Priority of claims.

§ 37-12-3. Remedies of creditors and state — Priority of claims.
The remedy on the bond shall be by a civil action brought in the superior court for the counties of Providence and Bristol and in any suit brought on the bond the rights of the state shall be prior to those of all creditors. These rights shall include penalties, assessed under § 37-13-14.1(b) for nonpayment or late payment of wages due. The rights of persons who shall have performed labor as aforesaid shall be prior to the rights of all other creditors, and there shall be no priorities among laborers or among other creditors under the bond. The state, either after having recovered a judgment against the contractor on the contract or without having recovered a judgment, may bring a suit on the bond against the contractor and surety on the bond, and may join as parties defendant in the suit any persons claiming to have rights under the bond as creditors; and, if it has not brought such a suit, it may at any time before a final and conclusive decree, intervene and become a party in any suit brought, as hereafter provided in this chapter, by any person claiming to be a creditor under the bond.
History of Section.
P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-3; P.L. 2016, ch. 537, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12 - Contractors’ Bonds › Section 37-12-4. - Intervention by creditor in suit brought by state.

§ 37-12-4. Intervention by creditor in suit brought by state.
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.
History of Section.
P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 4; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-4; P.L. 1973, ch. 216, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12 - Contractors’ Bonds › Section 37-12-5. - Time limitation on creditors’ actions.

§ 37-12-5. Time limitation on creditors’ actions.
No suit instituted under § 37-12-2 shall be commenced after the expiration of two (2) years, or under the maximum time limit as contained within any labor or material payment bond required under § 37-12-1, whichever period is longer, after the day on which the last of the labor was furnished or performed or material or equipment was furnished or supplied by any person claiming under the section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 5; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-5; P.L. 1973, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 148, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12 - Contractors’ Bonds › Section 37-12-6. - Intervention in suit brought by creditor — Consolidation of suits.

§ 37-12-6. Intervention in suit brought by creditor — Consolidation of suits.
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.
History of Section.
P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 6; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-6; P.L. 1973, ch. 216, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12 - Contractors’ Bonds › Section 37-12-7. - Notice of pendency of suit.

§ 37-12-7. Notice of pendency of suit.
In any suit brought under the provisions of this chapter such personal notice of the pendency of the suit as the court may order shall be given to all such known creditors and persons claiming to be creditors under the bond as shall not have entered their appearances in the suit and, in addition to the notice, notice of the pendency of the suit shall be given by publication in some newspaper published in this state of general circulation in the city or town or every city or town in which the work covered by the contract was carried on, once a week for three (3) successive weeks, in such form as the court may order. The court, however, may dispense with the notices if satisfied that sufficient notices shall have been given in some other suit brought under the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12 - Contractors’ Bonds › Section 37-12-8. - Certified copies of documents.

§ 37-12-8. Certified copies of documents.
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.
History of Section.
P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 7; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12 - Contractors’ Bonds › Section 37-12-9. - Payment into court by surety — Discharge.

§ 37-12-9. Payment into court by surety — Discharge.
The surety on the bond may pay into the registry of the court, for distribution among those who may be or become entitled thereto under the decree of the court, the penal sum named in the bond less any amount which the surety may have paid to the state in satisfaction of the liability of the surety to the state under the bond, and then shall be entitled to be discharged from all further liability under the bond.
History of Section.
P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12 - Contractors’ Bonds › Section 37-12-10. - Retainers relating to contracts for public works, sewer, or water main construction.

§ 37-12-10. Retainers relating to contracts for public works, sewer, or water main construction.
(a)
Upon substantial completion of the work required by a contract aggregating in amount less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair, or improvement of sewers and water mains, or any public works project defined in § 37-13-1, the awarding authority may deduct from its payment a retention to secure satisfactory performance of the contractual work not exceeding five percent (5%) of the contract price.
(b)
There shall also be deducted and retained from the contract price an additional sum sufficient to pay the estimated cost of municipal police traffic control on any public works project. Municipalities shall directly pay the officers working traffic details and shall bill and be reimbursed by the withholding authority for which the contract is being performed every thirty (30) days until the project is complete.
(c)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to projects located within the town of Warren, the withholding authority shall hold an amount from the contract price that shall be reasonably sufficient to pay the estimated cost of municipal police traffic control. The withholding authority shall pay to the town of Warren within seventy-two (72) hours of written demand the actual costs of police traffic control associated with said project on an ongoing basis.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 377, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 368, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 378, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 276, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 288, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 170, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12 - Contractors’ Bonds › Section 37-12-11. - Substitution of securities for retained earnings.

§ 37-12-11. Substitution of securities for retained earnings.
(a)
Where any public works contract as defined by § 37-13-1 provides for the retention of earned estimates by the state of Rhode Island, the contractor may, from time to time, withdraw the whole or any portion of the amount retained for payments to the contractor pursuant to the terms of the contract, upon depositing with the general treasurer either;
(1)
United States treasury bonds, United States treasury notes, United States treasury certificates of indebtedness, or United States treasury bills;
(2)
Bonds or notes of the state of Rhode Island; or
(3)
Bonds of any political subdivision in the state of Rhode Island.
(b)
No amount shall be withdrawn in excess of the market value of the securities at the time of deposit or of the par value of the securities, whichever is lower. The general treasurer shall, on a regular basis, collect all interest or income on the obligations so deposited and shall pay the interest or income, when and as collected, to the contractor who deposited the obligations. If the deposit is in the form of coupon bonds, the general treasurer shall deliver each coupon as it matures to the contractor. Any amount deducted by the state, or by any public department or official thereof, pursuant to the terms of the contract, from the retained payments otherwise due the contractor, shall be deducted, first from that portion of the retained payments for which no security has been substituted, then from the proceeds of any deposited security. In the latter case, the contractor shall be entitled to receive interest, coupons, or income only from those securities which remain after the amount has been deducted. The securities so deposited shall be properly endorsed by the contractor in such manner so as to enable the general treasurer to carry out the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1968, ch. 140, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12.1 - Substitution of Security for Retained Earnings of Architects and Engineers › Section 37-12.1-1. - Definitions.

§ 37-12.1-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows:
(a)
“Designers” means any person, firm, or corporation duly authorized pursuant to the laws of this state to engage in the practice of architecture and/or engineering within this state.
(b)
“Public works contract” means a contract to perform design or planning services by a designer with the state, any agency, or governmental subdivisions thereof.
(c)
“Retained earnings” means any money or earned estimates withheld from a designer pursuant to the terms of a public works contract.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 161, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12.1 - Substitution of Security for Retained Earnings of Architects and Engineers › Section 37-12.1-2. - Substitution of security for retained earnings by designers.

§ 37-12.1-2. Substitution of security for retained earnings by designers.
(a)
Where any public works contract provides for the holding of retained earnings from a designer, the designer may from time to time withdraw the whole or any portion of the amount retained upon either depositing with the general treasurer:
(1)
United States treasury bonds, United States treasury notes, United States treasury certificates of indebtedness, or United States treasury bills;
(2)
Bonds or notes of the state of Rhode Island; or
(3)
Bonds of any political subdivision of the state of Rhode Island.
(b)
With respect to the deposit of securities, the general treasurer shall, on a regular basis, collect all interest or income on the securities so deposited and shall pay the interest or income when and as collected to the designer depositing the securities. If the security is in the form of coupon bonds, the general treasurer shall deliver each coupon as it matures to the designer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 161, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12.1 - Substitution of Security for Retained Earnings of Architects and Engineers › Section 37-12.1-3. - Deduction from retained earnings.

§ 37-12.1-3. Deduction from retained earnings.
In the event that pursuant to the terms of the public works contract it is necessary to deduct any sum from retained earnings, the state or governmental unit or agency thereof shall first apply the deduction against sums not withdrawn and thereafter from the proceeds of the sale of any securities deposited or from the income earned on those securities, whichever is applicable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 161, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12.1 - Substitution of Security for Retained Earnings of Architects and Engineers › Section 37-12.1-4. - Endorsement on securities.

§ 37-12.1-4. Endorsement on securities.
All securities deposited with the general treasurer pursuant to this chapter shall be properly endorsed by the designer in such manner as to enable the general treasurer to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 161, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-12.1 - Substitution of Security for Retained Earnings of Architects and Engineers › Section 37-12.1-5. - Applicability.

§ 37-12.1-5. Applicability.
This chapter shall apply to all retained earnings held pursuant to any public works contract as of June 16, 1991.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 161, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-13 - Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors › Section 37-13-1. - Definitions.

§ 37-13-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
“Public works” means any public work consisting of grading, clearing, demolition, improvement, completion, repair, alteration, or construction of any public road or any bridge, or portion thereof, or any public building, or portion thereof, or any heavy construction, or any public works projects of any nature or kind whatsoever.
(2)
“School transportation services” means those transportation and related services provided for the transportation of public and private students pursuant to §§ 16-21-1 and 16-21.1-8.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 290, § 2; P.L. 1955, ch. 3580, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-13-1; P.L. 1965, ch. 77, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 292, § 3, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 293, § 3, effective July 9, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-13 - Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors › Section 37-13-2. - “Contractor” defined — Information required.

§ 37-13-2. “Contractor” defined — Information required.
The term “contractor” as used in this chapter shall mean the bidder whose bid has been accepted by an authorized agency or awarding authority as the bidder possessing the skills, ability, and integrity necessary to the faithful performance of the contract or work, and who shall certify that he or she is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed on the contract or work. Essential information in regard to qualifications shall be submitted in such form to the awarding authority and the director of labor and training as the director of labor and training shall require. The authorized agency or awarding authority shall reserve the right to reject all bids, if it be in the public interest to do so.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 290, § 14; P.L. 1955, ch. 3580, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-13-2; P.L. 1965, ch. 77, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-13 - Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors › Section 37-13-3. - Contractors subject to provisions — Weekly payment of employees.

§ 37-13-3. Contractors subject to provisions — Weekly payment of employees.
All contractors, who have been awarded contracts for public works by an awarding agency or authority of the state or of any city, town, committee, or by any person or persons therein, in which state or municipal funds are used and of which the contract price shall be in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), whether payable at the time of the signing of the contract or at a later date, and their subcontractors, on those public works shall pay their employees at weekly intervals and shall comply with the provisions set forth in §§ 37-13-4 — 37-13-14 and § 37-13-16.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2361, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 290, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3580, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-13-3; P.L. 1965, ch. 77, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 117, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-13 - Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors › Section 37-13-3.1. - State public works contract apprenticeship requirements.

§ 37-13-3.1. State public works contract apprenticeship requirements.
Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, all general contractors and subcontractors who perform work on any public works contract awarded by the state after passage of this act and valued at one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more shall employ apprentices required for the performance of the awarded contract. The number of apprentices shall comply with the apprentice-to-journeyman ratio for each trade approved by the apprenticeship council of the department of labor and training. To the extent that any of the provisions contained in this section conflict with the requirements for federal aid contracts, federal law and regulations shall control.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts for school transportation services.
History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 14; P.L. 2014, ch. 20, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 292, § 3, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 293, § 3, effective July 9, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-13 - Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors › Section 37-13-3.2. - Entities subject to provisions — Weekly payment of employees.

§ 37-13-3.2. Entities subject to provisions — Weekly payment of employees.
All persons, firms, corporations, or other entities who or that have been awarded school transportation service contracts by an awarding agency or authority of the state or of any city, town, committee, or by any person or persons therein, in which state or municipal funds are used and of which the contract price shall be in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), whether payable at the time of the signing of the contract or at a later date, and their subcontractors, engaged as part of the service contract, shall pay their employees at weekly intervals and shall comply with the provisions set forth in §§ 37-13-6 through 37-13-13.1, 37-13-14.1, and 37-13-16.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 292, § 4, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 293, § 4, effective July 9, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-13 - Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors › Section 37-13-4. - Provisions applicable to public works contracts — Lists of subcontractors.

§ 37-13-4. Provisions applicable to public works contracts — Lists of subcontractors.
All public works shall be done by contract, subject to the same provisions of law relating thereto and to the letting thereof, which are applicable to similar contracts of the awarding authority or authorized agency, hereinafter called the “proper authority”, in the general location where the work is to be performed and which are not contrary to the provisions of §§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-14 and § 37-13-16. Each contractor after the award of a contract for public works shall submit to the proper authority a list of his or her subcontractors of any part or all of the work. The list shall be submitted in such manner or form as the proper authority shall uniformly require from contractors in all public works.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2361, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 290, §§ 1, 3; P.L. 1955, ch. 3580, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-13-4; P.L. 1965, ch. 77, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-13 - Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors › Section 37-13-5. - Payment for trucking or materials furnished — Withholding of sums due.

§ 37-13-5. Payment for trucking or materials furnished — Withholding of sums due.
A contractor or subcontractor on public works authorized by a proper authority shall pay any obligation or charge for trucking and material which have been furnished for the use of the contractor or subcontractor, in connection with the public works being performed by him or her, within ninety (90) days after the obligation or charge is incurred or the trucking service has been performed or the material has been delivered to the site of the work, whichever is later. When it is brought to the notice of the proper authority in a city or town, or the proper authority in the state having supervision of the contract, that the obligation or charge has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, the proper authority may deduct and hold for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days, from sums of money due to the contractor or subcontractor, the equivalent amount of such sums certified by a trucker or materialman creditor as due him or her, as provided in this section, and which the proper authority determines is reasonable for trucking performed or materials furnished for the public works.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2361, §§ 2, 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 290, §§ 2, 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 290, § 4; P.L. 1955, ch. 3580, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-13-5; P.L. 1965, ch. 77, § 1.