(a) The chief purchasing officer is directed to institute an electronic vendor information program which shall enable all invitations for bid and requests for a proposal to be accessed electronically by all potential vendors. This program is to be readily accessible through public access stations located at the following locations:
- (1) One Capitol Hill, Providence, Rhode Island;
- (2) City hall, town hall or public library of each of the thirty-nine (39) cities and towns in the state.
- (b) Further, the vendor information program shall be accessible to potential vendors through means of computer modem.
- (c) The chief purchasing officer may contract with auctioneers as defined in § 37-2-15(10) to conduct electronic reverse auctions, provided that notification of the opportunity to participate in the auction is posted on the RIVIP in accordance with the requirements of § 37-2-25.1.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 137, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 279, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 296, § 1.