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Thank goodness the milkweed seeds are safe. A package shipped November 28 had no updates since the 29th. Today it was scanned in Anchorage! Funny how it was suddenly found the day after I filed an insurance claim.
Asking around to refinance mortgage. Their first move is always to slip in the closing costs to the life of the loan. I’m not calling to add $10K financed over 30 years. I’m trying to squish the loan ASAP.
Rhode Island taxation.l example. Now, when bidding for a contract. The contractor simply inflates the cost of the project by .03%?
Dear Registered Vendor:
In 2025, the Rhode Island General Assembly amended the “State Purchases Act” via R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-12(b) to authorize the Chief Purchasing Officer to establish, charge and collect from State contractors a contract administrative fee not to exceed one-third of one percent (0.33%) of the total value of the annual spend against a contract awarded to a State contractor, effective January 1, 2026. All contract administrative fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into a restricted receipt account which shall be used for the purposes of implementing, maintaining, or operating technology for the submission and processing of bids, online vendor registration, bid notification, and other costs related to State procurement, including staffing.
In accordance with this legislation, the 0.33% contract administrative fee is applicable to all Contracts/Purchase Orders issued by the State of Rhode Island except for those services whose fees are otherwise set in statute or exempt from competitive procurement pursuant to applicable provisions of 220-RICR-30-00-9 and/or 220-RICR-30- 00-10. Therefore, effective January 1, 2026, all eligible contracts shall be assessed the 0.33% contract administrative fee.