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                          HOUSE BILL 1434

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Hankins, Casada, Mastin, Honeyford, Radcliff, Dyer, Grant, Blanton, Brumsickle, Delvin, L. Thomas and Chandler

 

Read first time 01/25/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

Increasing the limit for public utility districts to use alternative bid procedures.



    AN ACT Relating to public utility districts bid procedures; and amending RCW 54.04.082.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 54.04.082 and 1993 c 198 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:

    For the awarding of a contract to purchase any item, or items of the same kind of materials, equipment, or supplies in an amount exceeding five thousand dollars, but less than ((fifteen)) twenty-five thousand dollars, exclusive of sales tax, the commission may, in lieu of the procedure described in RCW 54.04.070 and 54.04.080 requiring public notice to invite sealed proposals for such materials, equipment, or supplies, pursuant to commission resolution use the process provided in RCW 39.04.190.  Waiver of the deposit or bid bond required under RCW 54.04.080 may be authorized by the commission in securing such bid quotations.

 


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