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HOUSE BILL 1713
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives Heavey, Fuhrman, Cole, Betrozoff and Jacobsen.
Read first time February 6, 1991. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to department of transportation contracts for the repair or improvement of ferries; and adding a new section to chapter 47.60 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 47.60 RCW to read as follows:
The department of transportation shall comply with the following rules whenever it contracts for the repair or improvement of a ferry vessel if the consideration to be furnished by the department is greater than two hundred thousand dollars:
(1) A vessel survey shall be conducted prior to the preparation of bid documents and contract specifications.
(2) The department shall retain the services of a person with a license in naval architecture and marine engineering and with a specialty in contract performance evaluation who shall serve as the department's performance evaluator with respect to the contract.
(3) The performance evaluator shall prepare all improvement and repair specifications and drawings in the contract. Where possible, the performance evaluator shall write contingencies for the department's inclusion in bidding documents and the contract, which contingencies shall provide for unit prices for emergent work.
(4) The performance evaluator shall serve as "owner's representative" on each contract and shall be responsible for administration of the contract, inspection of work performed, test trials, and the state's acceptance of the vessel as meeting contract requirements.
(5) The contract may not contain any provision authorizing oral change orders. However, the contract shall contain provisions for temporary written authorization to proceed with a change. Under the contract, such a temporary authorization may not last longer than seventy-two hours, at which time the order will cease unless the parties have made the order permanent by amending the contract. Compensation for work performed under a temporary order shall be at rates specified in the contract.