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                            SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1245

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Heavey, Cole, R. King, Winsley, Jones, Prentice, O'Brien, R. Meyers and Ebersole).

Read first time February 19, 1991.  Requiring compliance of public works with chapter 39.12 RCW.

     AN ACT Relating to public contracts; amending RCW 43.82.015; adding a new section to chapter 39.04 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 43.82.015 and 1987 c 321 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

     State agencies shall not cause a facility of new construction to be built by a private party through a contract to rent, lease, or purchase ((at least eighty)) fifty percent or more of such facility for occupation by a state agency unless the agreement requires the contractor or developer to comply with the prevailing wage provisions of chapter 39.12 RCW.  ((This section shall not apply to any construction project for which a call for competitive bids was made before July 26, 1987.))  If a state agency causes any part of a facility to be altered, repaired, or improved, except for ordinary maintenance, through a contract to rent, lease, or purchase that part of the facility for occupation by a state agency, the agreement shall require the contractor or developer to comply with the prevailing wage provisions of chapter 39.12 RCW with respect to the alterations, repairs, or improvements.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 39.04 RCW to read as follows:

     Municipalities shall not cause a facility of new construction to be built by a private party through a contract to rent, lease, or purchase fifty percent or more of such facility for occupation by a municipality unless the agreement requires the contractor or developer to comply with the prevailing wage provisions of chapter 39.12 RCW.  If a municipality causes any part of a facility to be altered, repaired, or improved, except for ordinary maintenance, through a contract to rent, lease, or purchase that part of the facility for occupation by the municipality, the agreement shall require the contractor or developer to comply with the prevailing wage provisions of chapter 39.12 RCW with respect to the alterations, repairs, or improvements.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.      This act shall not apply to any construction project for which a call for competitive bids was made before the effective date of this act.