Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 45-55 – Award of Municipal Contracts


§ 45-55-1	Legislative findings
§ 45-55-2	Method of source selection
§ 45-55-3	Purchasing agent – Appointment – Duties
§ 45-55-4	Definitions
§ 45-55-5	Competitive sealed bidding
§ 45-55-5.1	Business exempt
§ 45-55-5.2	Town of North Smithfield – Exemption
§ 45-55-6	Competitive negotiation
§ 45-55-7	Negotiations after unsuccessful competitive sealed bidding
§ 45-55-8	Sole source procurement and emergency procurements
§ 45-55-8.1	Qualification-based selection of architects and engineers
§ 45-55-8.2	Qualification-based selection of program managers, construction managers, or construction managers at risk
§ 45-55-9	Small purchases
§ 45-55-10	Cancellation of invitation for bids and requests for proposals
§ 45-55-11	Responsibilities of bidders and offerors
§ 45-55-12	Prequalification of contractors – General
§ 45-55-13	Exclusion of state mandated costs
§ 45-55-13.1	Exclusion of multi-cities or towns insurance corporations and cooperative risk management programs
§ 45-55-13.2	Exclusion of multi-cities or towns energy aggregation programs
§ 45-55-13.3	Exclusion of multi-school district combined purchasing consortia
§ 45-55-14	Staff consultants
§ 45-55-15	Severability
§ 45-55-16	Prohibition against the use of lead based paints
§ 45-55-17	Penalties

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Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9