§ 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

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 45-55 - Award of Municipal Contracts

  • 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