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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- S 0073 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000574 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO PUBIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators Kallman, McKenney, Burke, and Sosnowski |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: February 01, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: Senate Finance |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Section 37-2-22 of the General Laws in Chapter 37-2 entitled "State 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Purchases" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 37-2-22. Small purchases. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a) Procurements, not to exceed an aggregate amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | construction and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for all other purchases may be made in accordance 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | with small purchase regulations promulgated by the chief purchasing officer. Procurement 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | requirements shall not be artificially divided so as to constitute a small purchase under this section. 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (b) Any municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, increase the minimum bid for small 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | purchases to ten thousand dollars ($10,000). 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 10 |
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| 37 | 37 | | LC000574 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 38 | 38 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 39 | 39 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 40 | 40 | | OF |
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| 41 | 41 | | A N A C T |
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| 42 | 42 | | RELATING TO PUBIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES |
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| 43 | 43 | | *** |
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| 44 | 44 | | This act would allow a municipality, by ordinance or resolution, to increase the minimum 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | bid for small purchases to ten thousand dollars ($10,000). 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | LC000574 |
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