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HOUSE BILL 1048
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives H. Sommers, Jacobsen, Belcher and Prince.
Read first time January 17, 1991. Referred to Committee on Capital Facilities & Financing.
AN ACT Relating to public works projects; and amending RCW 28B.10.350.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 28B.10.350 and 1985 c 152 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
When the cost to The Evergreen State College, any regional university, or state
university of any building, construction, renovation, remodeling, or demolition
other than maintenance or repairs will equal or exceed the sum of ((twenty-five))
one hundred thousand dollars, complete plans and specifications for such
work shall be prepared and such work shall be put out for public bids and the
contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder if in accordance
with the bid specifications: PROVIDED, That the amount of the cost
requiring work to be put out for public bids be adjusted on an annual basis
according to the cost of living index: PROVIDED FURTHER, That when the
estimated cost of such building, construction, renovation, remodeling, or
demolition equals or exceeds the sum of ((twenty-five)) one hundred
thousand dollars, such project shall be deemed a public works and "the
prevailing rate of wage," under chapter 39.12 RCW shall be applicable
thereto: PROVIDED FURTHER, That when such building, construction, renovation,
remodeling, or demolition involves one trade or craft area and the estimated
cost exceeds ten thousand dollars, complete plans and specifications for such work
shall be prepared and such work shall be put out for public bids, and the
contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder if in accordance
with the bid specifications. This subsection shall not apply when a contract
is awarded by the small works procedure authorized in RCW 28B.10.355.
(2) The Evergreen State College, any regional university, or state university may require a project to be put to public bid even when it is not required to do so under subsection (1) of this section.
(3)
Where the estimated cost to The Evergreen State College, any regional
university, or state university of any building, construction, renovation,
remodeling, or demolition is less than twenty-five thousand dollars or the
contract is awarded by the small works procedure authorized in RCW 28B.10.355,
the publication requirements of RCW 39.04.020 ((and 39.04.090)) shall be
inapplicable.
(4) In the event of any emergency when the public interest or property of The Evergreen State College, regional university, or state university would suffer material injury or damage by delay, the president of such college or university may declare the existence of such an emergency and reciting the facts constituting the same may waive the requirements of this section with reference to any contract in order to correct the condition causing the emergency: PROVIDED, That an "emergency," for the purposes of this section, means a condition likely to result in immediate physical injury to persons or to property of such college or university in the absence of prompt remedial action or a condition which immediately impairs the institution's ability to perform its educational obligations.