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R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-52 (2026)

Authority to resolve protests

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(a) The chief purchasing officer or his or her designee shall have authority to determine protests and other controversies of actual or prospective bidders or offerors in connection with the solicitation or selection for award of a contract.

(b) Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, or contractor who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or selection for award of a contract may file a protest with the chief purchasing officer. A protest or notice of other controversy must be filed promptly and in any event within two (2) calendar weeks after the aggrieved person knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto. All protests or notices of other controversies must be in writing.

(c) The chief purchasing officer shall promptly issue a decision in writing. A copy of that decision shall be mailed or otherwise furnished to the aggrieved party and shall state the reasons for the action taken.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2001–2016 · leading case: Byrne & Jones Enter., Inc. d/b/a Byrne & Jones Constr. v. Monroe City R-1 Sch. Dist., 493 S.W.3d 847 (Mo. 2016).
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Byrne & Jones Enter., Inc. d/b/a Byrne & Jones Constr. v. Monroe City R-1 Sch. Dist., 493 S.W.3d 847 (Mo. 2016). · cites it 2× “1 (g) (providing for appeal within 15 days of the mailing date of a final decision); R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-52 (providing “[a]ny actual or prospective bidder, offeror, or contractor who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or selection of an award” to file a written…”
Associated Builders & Contractors of Rhode Island, Inc. v. Dep't of Admin., 787 A.2d 1179 (R.I. 2002). · cites it 2× “” Section 37-2-52(b). (Emphasis added.) In the case at bar, pursuant to § 37-2-40(b), the solicitation required all bidders to submit 5 percent of the bid price as bid security.”
Bradford Assocs. v. Rhode Island Div. of Purchases, 772 A.2d 485 (R.I. 2001). “Accordingly, § 42-35-15, the provision for judicial review of contested cases, does not apply to suspension decisions, and any exercise of jurisdiction predicated on this section by the Superior Court is invalid.”
A.F. Lusi Constr., Inc. v. Rhode Island Convention Ctr. Auth., 934 A.2d 791 (R.I. 2007). · cites it 2× “Although G.L.1956 § 37-2-52(a) of the State Purchases Act requires aggrieved bidders to first file a protest with the chief purchasing officer, because we conclude that the State Purchases Act does not apply to defendant’s procurement of construction contracts, we need not…”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-52(a) — 1 case
A.F. Lusi Constr., Inc. v. Rhode Island Convention Ctr. Auth., 934 A.2d 791 (R.I. 2007). “Although G.L.1956 § 37-2-52(a) of the State Purchases Act requires aggrieved bidders to first file a protest with the chief purchasing officer, because we conclude that the State Purchases Act does not apply to defendant’s procurement of construction contracts, we need not…”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-52(b) — 1 case
Associated Builders & Contractors of Rhode Island, Inc. v. Dep't of Admin., 787 A.2d 1179 (R.I. 2002). “” Section 37-2-52(b). (Emphasis added.) In the case at bar, pursuant to § 37-2-40(b), the solicitation required all bidders to submit 5 percent of the bid price as bid security.”
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