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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - STATE PURCHASES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, and Sheehan | |
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Date Introduced: March 06, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Finance | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 37-2-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 37-2 entitled "State |
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Purchases" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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37-2-12. Centralization of the procurement authority. -- All rights, powers, duties, and |
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authority relating to the procurement of supplies, services, and construction, and the management, |
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control, warehousing, sale, and disposal of supplies, services, and construction now vested in or |
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exercised by any state agency under the several statutes relating thereto are hereby transferred to |
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the chief purchasing officer as provided in this chapter, subject to the provisions of section 37-2- |
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54. A public agency does not have to utilize the centralized purchasing of the state but the public |
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agency, through its existing internal purchasing function, shall adhere to the general principles, |
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policies and practices set forth in this chapter. The Rhode Island department of transportation |
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shall report to the chief purchasing officer all contract amendments that have a value greater than |
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ten percent (10%) of the original contract price, no later than three (3) days after execution of the |
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contract amendment. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would require the department of transportation to report all contract amendments |
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valued greater than ten percent (10%) of the original contract price to the chief purchasing officer |
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no later than three (3) days after executing the contract amendment. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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