Rhode Island Department of Administration

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Rhode Island Department of Administration (RIDOA)
Seal of Rhode Island.svg
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Rhode Island
Headquarters1 Capitol Hill Providence, Rhode Island [1]
Agency executives
  • Michael DiBiase, Director
  • Mark A. Dingley, Deputy Director
  • Allison Rogers, Policy Director
Website http://www.doa.ri.gov

The Rhode Island Department of Administration, RIDOA, is a department level agency of the Government of Rhode Island. [2]

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Functions and responsibilities

The RIDOA's responsibilities include the development and administration of the $7.5 billion State budget; determining and maintaining standard specifications for purchases, contracts, bids and awards for State purchases; maintenance and upkeep and procurement of State facilities; administration of the statewide planning program and overall personnel administration and management of State departments and agencies and the negotiation of State employee union contracts. [3]

The department, headed by the Director of Administration, has seventeen programmatic functions. The functions include Legal Services, Accounts and Control, Purchasing, Auditing, Human Resources, Budgeting, Facilities Management, Personnel Appeal Board, Information Technology, Capital Projects and Property Management, General Appropriations, Energy Resources, Library and Information Services, Planning, Debt Service Payments and Internal Services Programs. [4] [5]

Divisions run by the Department

The Rhode Island Department of Administration is separated into nine divisions and offices: [6]

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  2. "Home". admin.ri.gov.
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  4. "Home". admin.ri.gov.
  5. "Department of Administration Divisions | RI Department of Administration".
  6. "Department of Administration Divisions | RI Department of Administration".