The East Providence City Council held a special meeting on March 19, 2025, presided over by Council President Bob Rodrik. Council members Lawson, Fogerty, and Rigo were also present. The sole purpose of the meeting was to address a resolution that had been omitted from the previous night's agenda: authorizing the award of a structural steel contract for the new East Providence Community Center. The City Solicitor presented the resolution, explaining the urgency was due to potential future tariffs on steel, which could increase the price. The council discussed the recommendation from the project's general contractor, Bentley Companies, to award the contract to the low bidder, Allied Steel Buildings. The contract amount was stated as $731.65, with an additional $100,000 contingency fund established in case tariffs are imposed before the steel is delivered. Councilman Lawson made a motion to approve the resolution, which was seconded by Councilman Fogerty. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Immediately following the vote, the council voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting.
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1:42Good evening. I'll call uh tonight's session to order. March 19th, 2025 of the East Providence uh city council. And I'll just call the uh role of the council tonight. Uh Councilman Lawson is present. I'm here. Councilman Fogerty present. Council vice president Rigo. Yeah. And myself. Uh Bob Rodrik's present. Uh city solicitor is is present today. If we just rise for a pledge.
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2:34Thank you all. This is just a a housekeeping matter. Uh basically my fault. I neglected to have an item on our agenda for last night and we we just had to get together and get this get this process going. So basically it is um Mr. Solicitor without Yep. Go ahead.
2:58This is a resolution authorizing the award of a structural steel contract for the East Province Community Center uh sponsored by Council President Rodri.
3:05This was uh recommended to us by uh Bentley Companies who's going to be the general um the general contractor uh for our uh for that project. Um the the reason for this is because of um uh the price of structural steel as you have read in the paper may be may or may not be subject to a c uh tariffs in the future. And in order to get the best
3:27price after sending out the bid, uh he uh the recommendation uh was to go with the low bidder at that time. And it in the amount of uh $731,65 from Allied Steel Buildings and um to build into that uh $100,000 contingency in case uh we there is a tariff. Obviously, the tariff goes into effect at the time of the delivery uh of the steel. But um based upon those recommendations um the resolution would
3:55authorize the mayor to enter into a contract uh or authorize the mayor to authorize Bentley to enter into a contract for that structural steel. Make a motion to approve. Second. A motion to approve by Councilman Lawson. Seconded by Councilman Fogerty was it? And both of us also vice president Rigo and uh all in favor? I I there anybody opposed?
4:19The eyes have it. We did have representatives here. Motion to adjurnn.
4:22Just to let the public know, there were representatives here to answer questions, but we've already vetted this. Motion to adjurnn. Is there a second? Second. Second. All in favor? I I. Any opposed? The eyes have it. Thank you. All meeting is adjourned. Thank you. I had mine. already had one.