FINAL BILL REPORT

                  SSB 5782

                           FULL VETO

                     As Passed Legislature

Brief Description:  Changing bidding for water‑sewer districts.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Haugen, Rasmussen and Fraser).

Senate Committee on Government Operations

House Committee on Government Administration

Background:  The bidding statutes for water-sewer districts provide, in part, that all work estimated to cost more than $5,000 must be awarded by contract and that any purchase of materials, supplies or equipment estimated to exceed $10,000 must be by contract.  In addition, purchases of materials, supplies or equipment estimated to cost from $5,000 to less than $50,000 must be made by small works roster or as specified in the water-sewer district chapter for competitive bidding.  Purchases of materials, supplies or equipment estimated to cost $50,000 or more must be made by competitive bidding.

Summary:  The water-sewer district=s ability to use the small works roster for projects estimated to cost in excess of $10,000 to less than $50,000 is clarified.  AProject@ is defined to include labor, materials, supplies and equipment.  The prohibition on letting contracts for more than cost is removed.  Purchases of materials, supplies and equipment exceeding $10,000 but less than $50,000 are made under the small works roster statute for purchases or by competitive bidding.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate 48 0

House     94 3