CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2664
Chapter
257, Laws of 1996
54th
Legislature
1996
Regular Session
COMPETITIVE
NEGOTIATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING
AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FOR MUNICIPALITIES
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 6/6/96
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Passed by the House February 6, 1996
Yeas 97 Nays 0
 CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker
of the
House
of Representatives
Passed by
the Senate March 1, 1996
Yeas 47 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
I, Timothy
A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL
2664 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the
dates hereon set forth.
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JOEL
PRITCHARD
President
of the Senate
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 TIMOTHY
A. MARTIN
Chief
Clerk
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Approved
March 29, 1996 Place Style On Codes above, and
Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March
29, 1996 - 4:40 p.m.
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MIKE
LOWRY
Governor
of the State of Washington
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Secretary
of State
State
of Washington
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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2664
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Passed Legislature -
1996 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th
Legislature 1996 Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/02/96.
Authorizing
municipalities to utilize competitive negotiations in the acquisition of
electronic data processing or telecommunication systems.
AN ACT Relating to
competitive negotiations; and adding a new section to chapter 39.04 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec.
1. A new section is added
to chapter 39.04 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The legislature
finds that the unique aspects of electronic data processing and
telecommunications systems and the importance of these systems for effective
administration warrant separate acquisition authority for electronic data
processing and telecommunication systems. It is the intent of the legislature
that municipalities utilize an acquisition method for electronic data
processing and telecommunication systems that is both competitive and
compatible with the needs of the municipalities.
(2) A municipality may
acquire electronic data processing or telecommunication equipment, software, or
services through competitive negotiation rather than through competitive
bidding.
(3) "Competitive
negotiation," for the purposes of this section, shall include, as a
minimum, the following requirements:
(a) A request for
proposal shall be prepared and submitted to an adequate number of qualified
sources, as determined by the municipality in its discretion, to permit
reasonable competition consistent with the requirements of the procurement.
Notice of the request for the proposal must be published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the municipality at least thirteen days before the last
date upon which proposals will be received. The request for proposal shall
identify significant evaluation factors, including price, and their relative
importance.
(b) The municipality
shall provide reasonable procedures for technical evaluation of the proposals
received, identification of qualified sources, and selection for awarding the
contract.
(c) The award shall be
made to the qualified bidder whose proposal is most advantageous to the
municipality with price and other factors considered. The municipality may
reject any and all proposals for good cause and request new proposals.
Passed
the House February 6, 1996.
Passed
the Senate March 1, 1996.
Approved by the Governor March 29, 1996.
Filed in
Office of Secretary of State March 29, 1996.