Section 220-RICR-30-00-13.22 - Vendor ObligationsA. In addition to the specific requirements imposed by the State in the Contract, a Vendor engaged in providing goods or services to the State shall generally have the following standard responsibilities: 1. Perform services in accordance with applicable standards of professional skill and care or as otherwise provided in the solicitation or Contract. When applicable law requires that services be performed by licensed professionals, Vendor shall provide those services through the performance of qualified persons or entities duly licensed to practice their professions.2. To furnish adequate protection from damage for all work and to repair damage of any kind, for which it or its workmen are responsible, to the building or equipment, to its own work, or to the work of other Vendors.3. To clear and remove all debris and rubbish resulting from its work from time to time, as directed or required, at completion of the work to leave the premises in a neat, unobstructed condition, broom clean, and in satisfactory order and repair.4. To store equipment, supplies, and material at the project site only upon approval by the State, and at its own risk.5. To perform all work so as to cause the least disruption and inconvenience to the State, and with proper consideration for the rights of other Vendors and workers.6. To acquaint themselves with conditions to be found at the project site, and to assume responsibility for the appropriate dispatching of equipment and supervision of its employees during the conduct of the work.7. To supervise Vendor employees and subcontractors and to ensure that its employees are instructed with respect to special rules, regulations, policies, and procedures in effect for any State facility or project site, and that its employees comply with such rules, regulations, policies and procedures.8. To perform background checks of Vendor employees, subcontractors and agents as required by the State.9. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMPLIANCE, HANDICAPPED ACCESS AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION - Contractors of the State are required to demonstrate the same commitment to equal opportunity as prevails under federal contracts controlled by Federal Executive Orders 11246, 11625, 11375 and 11830, and R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 28-5.1. Affirmative action plans shall be submitted by the contractor for review by the State Equal Opportunity Office. A contractor's failure to abide by the rules, regulations, contract terms and compliance reporting provisions as established shall be grounds for forfeiture and penalties as shall be established, including but not limited to suspension.10. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENT - Vendors who do business with the State and their employees shall abide by the State's drug-free workplace policy. Specifically, Vendor agrees as follows: a. Vendor employees and agents are required to refrain from the abuse of alcohol and/or illegal and/or prescription drugs and must report to work in a fit condition to perform their duties or be subject to disciplinary action by the Vendor.b. All Vendor employees, while on State business, on or off the workplace, are prohibited from purchasing, transferring, using, or possessing illegal drugs or from abusing alcohol or prescription drugs in any way that is illegal.c. Vendors will take appropriate disciplinary action with all violators of this policy who are currently employed. Vendors will not knowingly consider for employment anyone who is known to currently abuse alcohol and/or illegal and/or prescription drugs.11. In the best interest of the State, the State Purchasing Agent reserves the right to remove or have a Vendor immediately remove any Vendor employee, subcontractor or agent of the Vendor working on a State Contract based on a good faith belief that the individual is not acting in an appropriate, professional and/or in a commercially reasonable manner.12. To comply with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-34 (Right to inspect facilities - Right to Audit) as necessary.220 R.I. Code R. 220-RICR-30-00-13.22
Adopted effective 1/1/2019