FINAL BILL REPORT

SHB 1633

                                  C 233 L 88

BYHouse Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Appelwick and Sanders)

Exempting contracts for neighborhood improvement projects from bidding and prevailing wage requirements.

House Committe on Local Government

Senate Committee on Economic Development & Labor

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Various local governments are authorized to provide park and recreation facilities, including cities, towns, counties, metropolitan park districts, park and recreation districts, and park and recreation service areas.

Many local governments are required to award contracts for public works projects through an open, competitive, sealed bidding procedure, if the value of the project exceeds a certain value.

SUMMARY:

Counties, cities, towns, metropolitan park districts, school districts, park and recreation districts, and park and recreation service areas are authorized to contract with service groups to make various park and recreation improvements, or to maintain such facilities, without conforming with competitive bidding requirements if the value of the improvements or maintenance is at least three times the value of any consideration that is paid.  Volunteers may be used.

Annual contractual payments for such projects cannot exceed the greater of $25,000 or $2 per resident of the local government.

These local governments can ratify an agreement concerning this type of neighborhood project that was made on or after January 1, 1988.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 97   0

      Senate    49     0 (Senate amended)

      House 95   0 (House concurred)

EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1988