Chapter 37-2 - STATE PURCHASES

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