CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5185

 

 

                    Chapter 15, Laws of 1999

 

 

                        56th Legislature

                      1999 Regular Session

 

 

HIGHWAY WORK DONE BY STATE FORCES

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/25/99

Passed by the Senate February 12, 1999

  YEAS 45   NAYS 2

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House April 6, 1999

  YEAS 91   NAYS 1

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5185 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

            TONY M. COOK

                            Secretary

 

 

 

              FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

 

Approved April 15, 1999 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.   

                                FILED          

 

 

           April 15, 1999 - 3:47 p.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                 Secretary of State

                 State of Washington


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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5185

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             Passed Legislature - 1999 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Benton, T. Sheldon, Finkbeiner, Goings, Gardner, Prentice, Sellar and Winsley)

 

Read first time 02/04/1999.

Adjusting limits for highway work by state forces.   


    AN ACT Relating to highway work done by state forces; and amending RCW 47.28.030.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 47.28.030 and 1984 c 194 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    A state highway shall be constructed, altered, repaired, or improved, and improvements located on property acquired for right of way purposes may be repaired or renovated pending the use of such right of way for highway purposes, by contract or state forces.  The work or portions thereof may be done by state forces when the estimated costs thereof is less than ((thirty)) fifty thousand dollars and effective July 1, 2005, sixty thousand dollars:  PROVIDED, That when delay of performance of such work would jeopardize a state highway or constitute a danger to the traveling public, the work may be done by state forces when the estimated cost thereof is less than ((fifty)) eighty thousand dollars and effective July 1, 2005, one hundred thousand dollars.  When the department of transportation determines to do the work by state forces, it shall enter a statement upon its records to that effect, stating the reasons therefor.  To enable a larger number of small businesses, and minority, and women contractors to effectively compete for ((highway)) department of transportation contracts, the department may adopt rules providing for bids and award of contracts for the performance of work, or furnishing equipment, materials, supplies, or operating services whenever any work is to be performed and the engineer's estimate indicates the cost of the work would not exceed ((fifty)) eighty thousand dollars and effective July 1, 2005, one hundred thousand dollars.  The rules adopted under this section:

    (1) Shall provide for competitive bids to the extent that competitive sources are available except when delay of performance would jeopardize life or property or inconvenience the traveling public; and

    (2) Need not require the furnishing of a bid deposit nor a performance bond, but if a performance bond is not required then progress payments to the contractor may be required to be made based on submittal of paid invoices to substantiate proof that disbursements have been made to laborers, materialmen, mechanics, and subcontractors from the previous partial payment; and

    (3) May establish prequalification standards and procedures as an alternative to those set forth in RCW 47.28.070, but the prequalification standards and procedures under RCW 47.28.070 shall always be sufficient.

    The department of transportation shall comply with such goals and rules as may be adopted by the office of minority and women's business enterprises to implement chapter 39.19 RCW with respect to contracts entered into under this chapter.  The department may adopt such rules as may be necessary to comply with the rules adopted by the office of minority and women's business enterprises under chapter 39.19 RCW.


    Passed the Senate February 12, 1999.

    Passed the House April 6, 1999.

Approved by the Governor April 15, 1999.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 15, 1999.