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Rhode Island's Official Home Page
www.ri.gov
This is a good starting point for finding state government resources, including the governor's office, executive agencies, state courts, the Legislature, state officials and municipalities. Also provides links to tax forms; business information; employment resources; professional licensing; online citizen and business services, including business registration.
Board of Examination and Registration of Architects
www.bdp.state.ri.us/arch/
Lists registered architects, firms, board members; provides application package; fee schedule; information about intern development program; continuing education information; archival newsletters. Contains statutes, board rules.
Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects
www.bdp.state.ri.us/larch/
Lists registered landscape architects, firms and board members; contains statutes, rules and regulations; application forms.
Contractors' Registration Board
www.crb.ri.gov/default.php
Provides registration information, instructions and application for contractors and roofers; statements of claim and appeal forms. Can search database by contractor's or roofer's last name and obtain license status, number of claims and violations; view unregistered contractor's list. Provides full text of laws concerning contractors, home inspectors and roofers; administrative regulations and construction standards that can be searched by browsing the table of contents or by clicking on an applicable part of a blueprint of a house. Can view board meeting schedule and minutes. Building officials can log in to access claim and violations database.
Corporations Division
www.corps.state.ri.us/corporations.htm
Includes corporations database searchable by name, ID number, agent, officer or purpose statement; downloadable forms and fee schedules; notary database searchable by last name, ID number, address or expiration date and is updated daily; new corporate listings added weekly; UCC forms and fees; corporation and UCC laws; trademark forms and statutes.
Department of Business Regulation
www.dbr.state.ri.us
Insurance Division contains rules and regulations; property and casualty bulletins; resources for insurance agents and companies; forms and publications.
Department of Environmental Management
www.dem.ri.gov/
Compliance and Inspection provides enforcement action summaries, inspection guidelines and dam safety reports. Office of Water Resources provides information about private well installation permits; information on Individual Sewage Disposal System (ISDS) permits; septic system check-up manual; list of licensed septic system installers and designers; licensing information and documents. Includes wastewater treatment facility data; information and permit applications for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities, for design and construction of wetlands projects, for design and construction of water supply systems. Provides information on financial assistance programs for water supply, wastewater projects. Lists registered well drillers and pump installers. Office of Waste Management has information and documents on site clean-up programs and permitting for the design, construction and operation of waste processing facilities; hazardous waste compliance workbook; information and applications for local planning and development grants; financial assistance programs for Brownfields clean-up and development. Office of Air Resources contains permit forms; pre-construction permit listings and forms; boiler and generator installation fact sheet.
Department of Health
www.health.ri.gov
Asbestos Control Program provides statutes, rules, regulations; licensing requirements and applications; abatement plan requirements; project forms; real estate disclosure information. Lead Poisoning Prevention Program lists lead hazard reduction contractors, inspectors, remodelers/renovators; provides paint removal regulations; contact information for local lead programs; real estate notification and disclosure rule; pre-renovation and education rule, statutes. Offers Building Vulnerability Assessment Tool to help building owners/managers identify air-handling system vulnerabilities in office buildings, hospitals, schools, apartment complexes, hotels, shopping malls, other places of assembly. Office of Drinking Water Quality provides Revolving Loan Fund application, project priority list, completed project list; private well testing information; public pool and spa regulations. Office of Occupational and Radiological Health provides information about OSHA consultation program. Office of Environmental Risk Assessment provides information about Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance.
Department of Labor and Training
www.dlt.state.ri.us
Provides online filing tool, forms, statutes, terms, statistics, FAQs for temporary disability insurance and unemployment insurance programs; new hire reporting tool for employers. Apprenticeship Program provides list of occupations; information for employers and job seekers. Links to state and regional job banks; job fair listings. Labor Market Information includes wage, employment, unemployment and industry data; business tax guide; posting requirements; wage information; employment bulletin; employer handbook. Labor Relations Board contains petition forms and decisions. Board of Review contains online appeal forms and database of past cases. Employer Service Unit contains employer posters, job fair listings, directory of representatives. Occupational Safety Division provides hazardous substances right-to-know law, poster, information. Labor Standards Division contains labor laws, forms, posters. Prevailing Wage Division contains rules and regulations; contractor bond laws; forms; poster; FAQs; Davis Bacon prevailing wage link.
Department of Transportation (RIDOT)
www.dot.state.ri.us
Contracting lists bidding opportunities and RFPs; provides schedule of current and upcoming construction projects; bid tabulations since 1998; M/W/DBE directory. Engineering contains "Blue Book" of standard specifications for road and bridge design; work-item-specific and project-specific specs; standard details; physical alteration permit manual and applications; design policy memos; Project Development and Tracking Web site.
Developmental Disabilities Council
www.riddc.org
Contains guidelines for conducting accessibility surveys in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
Division of Motor Vehicle Services
www.dmv.state.ri.us
Provides online Driver's Manual, Commercial Driver's License Manual; office locations and telephone directory; online registration renewal tool; title and registration forms.
Division of Professional Regulation
www.dlt.ri.gov/profregs/
Lists occupational boards, with board members and meeting schedules. Provides contact information by field/discipline; application forms; professional regulation statutes. Lists providers of mandatory electrical continuing education.
Division of Purchases
www.purchasing.state.ri.us
Offers free online registration to obtain a vendor number and password for division's database; Quick Start Guide to it. Bid solicitations and RFPs in database can be searched by number, including both active and awarded bids/RFPs, and then sorted by keywords and opening date range. Provides municipality bid notices searchable by city and criteria. Can search bid solicitations for quasi-public agencies, special funds and Board of Governors for Higher Education by agency and criteria. Contains Master Price Agreement index and documents; M/W/DBE program information; vendor guide; list of state approvals required for specific projects; purchasing glossary; standard forms; prevailing wage links.
Division of Taxation
www.tax.state.ri.us
Provides information on e-filing, filing state corporate taxes; filing calendar; declaratory rulings; downloadable tax forms; Rhode Island Tax News; full text of regulations; links to other states' tax forms. Lists top tax delinquents and tax liens.
Division of Workers' Compensation
www.dlt.ri.gov/wc/
Provides claim, compliance, coverage and medical forms and instructions; injury reports and statistics; cost summary, average days lost and average indemnity reports; information for employers and workers; statutes, rules and regulations.
Economic Development Corporation
www.riedc.com
Business Services provides program descriptions, eligibility guidelines, loan terms and amounts; gives overview of the application process for the Urban Enterprise Equity Fund, revenue bond, direct loan, tax credit and mortgage insurance programs. Describes small business assistance and workforce development programs; lists available commercial and industrial sites. Provides information about international trade and export assistance programs; export FAQs; International Trade Resource Directory; Export-Import Directory. RI DataBank provides community profiles; research and information services, including publications, economic census, economic trends; lists Rhode Island Top 50 employers and major employers; provides labor and occupational data; occupational and industry wage levels. Contains information on taxes, incentives and loans; city and municipal tax information, including municipal tax rates and local business incentives; details of state infrastructure; business start-up guide.
Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review
www.fsc.ri.gov
Contains fire safety codes, regulations, rehabilitation code, interpretations, decisions, schedule of hearings.
Health and Educational Building Corporation
www.rihebc.com
Provides financing and financial assistance information.
Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
www.preservation.ri.gov/
Provides project review regulations, information about local historic district zoning and about financial assistance and tax credits for commercial rehabilitation and preservation of historic buildings. Preservation Library contains bibliography of publications on the technical aspects of historic building preservation and restoration.
Interstate Industrialized Buildings Commission
www.interstateibc.org
Created by the states of Minnesota, Rhode Island and New Jersey upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for Industrialized/Modular Buildings model legislation. Includes forms, rules, regulations, formal technical opinions and interpretations, bulletins. Contains manufacturer directory; production figures; table of contents for model legislation; list of commissioners and members of Rules Development Committe.
Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency
www.ricwfa.com/index.php
Provides information about Clean Water and Drinking Water state revolving funds; Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund; Facility Plan and Community Septic System loan programs.
Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation
www.rihousing.com
Contains general information about financing options available for the construction or rehabilitation of affordable multifamily housing; includes Neighborhood Revitalization Grant Program RFP.
Rhode Island Licensed Occupations
www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/jobseeker/license.htm
Provides personal and educational requirements for licensing; overview of the application process; licensing agency address, contact information and fees for all licensed, certified and registered occupations.
Rhode Island Minority Business Enterprise
www.mbe.ri.gov/
Contains directory of state M/W/DBE firms, certification and recertification applications, and rules and regulations.
Rhode Island New Reporting Directory
www.rinewhire.com
Registered employers can report new hires online; includes new-hire reporting overview, guide for employers and laws.
State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
www.bdp.state.ri.us/peng/
Lists registered professional engineers, firms and board members. Contains statutes, rules and regulations; Code of Ethics; application forms.
State Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors
www.bdp.state.ri.us/pls/
Lists registered land surveyors, firms, land surveyors in training, board members. Contains statutes, Code of Ethics; application forms; continuing education course listings, regulations, reporting form.
State Building Code
www3.sec.state.ri.us/resources_for/
library/frequently/bookmarks/buildingcodes/
Contains full text of the State Building Code.
State Energy Office
www.riseo.ri.gov
Provides information about adoption of state energy codes; Appliance Management, Energy Star, Rebuild America programs; Renewable Energy Incentives; Revolving Loan Fund for energy conservation activities; financial incentives for small commercial/industrial applicants to install high efficiency heating equipment.
T.F. Green Airport
www.pvd-ri.com/
Procurement under About Us lists invitations for bid and requests for proposals for T.F. Green Airport and five state-owned general aviation airports. Includes forms, regulations, DBE plan.
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