Providence's Board of Contract and Supply will consider a $1,604,575 purchase of self-contained breathing apparatus for the Fire Department and a $647,926.96 purchase of a police boat for Washington Bridge construction security work when it meets at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in Committee B at City Hall. The board's agenda says every item is scheduled for discussion and possible vote or other action.
Both purchases would go through Sourcewell contracts. The board's records for the six public-safety items below total $2,441,409.51 by our arithmetic.
Fire Department
The breathing-apparatus item asks approval to piggyback Sourcewell contract #011824 with Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., for Scott equipment, for no more than $1,604,575 in fiscal 2027. The request, dated Oct. 27, says using the contract lets the city "realize substantial cost savings while expediting the procurement and delivery" of the equipment.
Two smaller fire items are on the agenda. One is an $18,432 purchase of a Safety Cloud digital alerting service from HAAS Alert, which the request calls the sole provider of the service the department needs for a consistent collision mitigation system across its fleet. The other, filed under the Fire Department, is two Ford Explorers for no more than $98,570.45 through a Greater Boston Police Council contract with McGovern MHQ, Inc.
Police Department
The boat request, dated Nov. 3, is for one SAFE 27 Full Cabin Vessel from SAFE Boats International, LLC, through Sourcewell contract #092525. The request says the department uses a marine vessel daily for security and support operations tied to the Washington Bridge construction project, including maritime patrols, security monitoring and protection of construction activities and infrastructure.
A second item is Change Order #1 with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for $46,032.08, which would raise the contract's total to no more than $1,171,331.08 for Feb. 1, 2027, through June 30, 2031, pending budget approvals. The request lists $16,823.78 for fiscal 2027 and $9,736.10 in each of fiscal 2028, 2029 and 2030. It says the upgrade provides unlimited storage in the Evidence.com platform and pays for spotlights, batteries and chargers for the department's existing Skydio drone system.
The third police item is a $25,873.02 Eagle 3 Dual radar speed-detection system from Kustom Signals, Inc., bought through a Houston-Galveston Area Council contract. The request says it would let the department monitor vehicle speeds, collect traffic data and identify areas where speeding may warrant enforcement.
The agenda also lists a police purchase of Geissele Super Duty Mod 1-L armorer's equipment as a bid item. The record posted on the meeting page shows no amount for it.
