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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5022 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000317 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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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 TOWNS AN D CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Abney, Cortvriend, Azzinaro, Alzate, and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Newberry |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: January 10, 2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Finance |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Section 45-55-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-55 entitled "Award of 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Municipal Contracts" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 45-55-9. Small purchases. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Procurements, not to exceed an aggregate amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for construction and five thousand dollars ($5,000) ten 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | thousand dollars ($10,000) for all other purchases may be made in accordance with small purchase 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | regulations promulgated by the municipality. These amounts shall be increased or decreased 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | annually hereafter at the same rate as the Boston Regional Consumer Price Index. Procurement 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | requirements shall not be artificially divided so as to constitute a small purchase under this section. 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | A municipality may further reduce the aggregate purchase amount, as provided for in this section 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | by ordinance. 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on December 31, 2025. 12 |
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| 40 | 40 | | LC000317 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 42 | 42 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 43 | 43 | | OF |
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| 44 | 44 | | A N A C T |
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| 45 | 45 | | RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS |
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| 46 | 46 | | *** |
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| 47 | 47 | | This act would increase the maximum state and municipal small purchase limits from ten 1 |
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| 48 | 48 | | thousand dollars ($10,000) to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for construction projects and 2 |
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| 49 | 49 | | from five thousand dollars ($5,000) to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for all other state and 3 |
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| 50 | 50 | | municipal purchases. 4 |
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| 51 | 51 | | This act would take effect on December 31, 2025. 5 |
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