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Rhode Island

Title 37 Public Property and Works · Chapter 2 State Purchases
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§ 37-2-1. Purchasing agent — Appointment — Duties.
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§ 37-2-2. General provisions.
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§ 37-2-3. Supplemental general principles of law — Obligation of good faith.
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§ 37-2-4. Applicability.
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§ 37-2-5. Severability — Construction against implicit repealer.
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§ 37-2-6. Determinations.
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§ 37-2-7. Definitions.
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§ 37-2-8. Rhode Island foodstuffs.
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§ 37-2-9. Authority and duties of the chief purchasing officer.
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§ 37-2-9.1. [Repealed.]
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§ 37-2-10. Distribution of procurement activities.
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§ 37-2-11. Authority and duties of the purchasing agent.
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§ 37-2-12. Centralization of the procurement authority. [Effective until January 1, 2026.]
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§ 37-2-13. Procurement regulations.
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§ 37-2-13.1. Procurement regulations — Request for proposal.
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§ 37-2-14. Relationship with user agencies.
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§ 37-2-15. Source selection and contract formation — Statutory provisions.
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§ 37-2-16. [Reserved.]
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§ 37-2-17. Method of source selection.
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§ 37-2-17.1. Rhode Island vendor information program (RIVIP).
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§ 37-2-17.2. Utilization of department of administration Rhode Island vendor information program (RIVIP).
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§ 37-2-18. Competitive sealed bidding.
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§ 37-2-18.1. Reverse auctions.
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§ 37-2-18.2. Exemption from competitive bidding.
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§ 37-2-19. Competitive negotiation.
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§ 37-2-20. Negotiations after unsuccessful competitive sealed bidding.
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§ 37-2-21. Noncompetitive procurements.
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§ 37-2-22. Small purchases.
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§ 37-2-23. Cancellation of invitation for bids and requests for proposals.
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§ 37-2-24. Responsibilities of bidders and offerors.
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§ 37-2-25. Prequalification of contractors — General.
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§ 37-2-25.1. Prequalification of vendors for electronic reverse auctions.
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§ 37-2-26. Prequalification of contractors — Roads — Department of transportation.
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§ 37-2-27. Prequalification — Construction management.
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§ 37-2-27.1. Procurement of construction manager at-risk services — Written determination.
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§ 37-2-27.2. Procurement of construction manager at-risk services — Owner’s program manager.
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§ 37-2-27.3. Procurement of construction manager at-risk services — Technical review committee.
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§ 37-2-27.4. Procurement of construction manager at-risk services — Bidding of subcontracts.
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§ 37-2-27.5. Procurement of construction manager at-risk services — Public records.
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§ 37-2-28. Cost or pricing data.
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§ 37-2-29. Cost plus a percentage of cost.
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§ 37-2-30. Cost reimbursement contracts.
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§ 37-2-31. Use of other types of contracts.
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§ 37-2-32. Approval of accounting system.
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§ 37-2-33. Multi-year contracts.
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§ 37-2-34. Right to inspect facilities — Right to audit.
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§ 37-2-35. Finality of determinations.
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§ 37-2-36. Reporting of suspected collusive bidding or negotiations.
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§ 37-2-37. Report of procurement actions taken under §§ 37-2-21 and 37-2-22.
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§ 37-2-38. Issuance of specifications.
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§ 37-2-38.1. Certification by building commissioner.
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§ 37-2-39. Responsibility for selection of methods of construction contracting management.
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§ 37-2-40. Bid security.
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§ 37-2-41. Contractors’ bonds.
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§ 37-2-42. Price adjustments.
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§ 37-2-43. Contract clauses and their administration.
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§ 37-2-44. Cost and pricing principles — Regulations required.
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§ 37-2-45. Supply disposition process.
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§ 37-2-46. Authority to resolve contract and breach of contract controversies.
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§ 37-2-47. Failure to render timely decisions.
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§ 37-2-48. Arbitration.
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§ 37-2-49. Disputes and appeals procedure.
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§ 37-2-50. Settlement of dispute.
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§ 37-2-51. Decision presumed to be correct.
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§ 37-2-52. Authority to resolve protests.
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§ 37-2-53. Written determination for continuation of the procurement.
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§ 37-2-54. Chief purchasing officer — Purchases.
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§ 37-2-55. Imprest fund.
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§ 37-2-56. Purchasing for municipalities and regional school districts.
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§ 37-2-56.1. Repealed.
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§ 37-2-57. Repealed.
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§ 37-2-58. Review of threshold amounts.
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§ 37-2-59. Professional services — Architectural, engineering, and consultant services — Committee.
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§ 37-2-59.1. Selection of professionals with place of business located in Rhode Island.
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§ 37-2-60. Public announcement of needed architectural, engineering, and consultant services.
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§ 37-2-61. Solicitation.
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§ 37-2-62. Evaluation of qualifications and performance data.
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§ 37-2-63. Selection of firms for discussion with chief purchasing officer — Final selection.
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§ 37-2-64. Professional services — Architectural and engineering services — Public agency.
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§ 37-2-65. Public announcement of needed architectural, engineering or consultant services — Public agency.
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§ 37-2-66. Solicitation — Public agency.
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§ 37-2-67. Evaluation of qualifications and performance data.
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§ 37-2-68. Final selection — Public agency — Directors.
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§ 37-2-69. Provision of architectural, engineering, or consultant services not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
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§ 37-2-70. Professional services — Legal.
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§ 37-2-71. Repealed.
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§ 37-2-72. Professional services — Medical and dental consultant services.
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§ 37-2-73. Purchasing of pest control services — Effect of an order by the director of environmental management.
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§ 37-2-74. Printing, binding, advertising, and election expenses.
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§ 37-2-75. Prohibition against the use of lead based paints.
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§ 37-2-76. State purchase of recycled products.
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§ 37-2-76.1. Additional definitions.
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§ 37-2-77. International Trade Agreements — Procurement rules — General Assembly approval.
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§ 37-2-78. Severability.
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§ 37-2-79. Establishment of the Rhode Island Strategic Purchasing Advisory Commission.
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§ 37-2-80. Selection of vendors and services with place of business located in Rhode Island.
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§ 37-2-81. Authority to conduct state and national background checks for vendors with access to federal tax information.
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§ 37-2-82. Utilization of North American Contractor Certification companies.
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