Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research	BILL ANALYSIS
Local Government & Housing Committee

HB 2527

Brief Description:  Revising certain day labor limits to account for inflation.

Sponsors:  Representatives Sullivan, Dunshee, Edwards, DeBolt, Reardon, Kirby, Cooper, Crouse, Mielke, Miloscia, Chase and Wood.

Brief Summary of Bill

$Increases the day labor limit for first class cities, second class cities, and towns.

Hearing Date:  1/31/02

Staff:  Scott MacColl (786‑7106).

Background:

First class cities may have public works performed by city employees in any annual or biennial budget equal to a dollar value not exceeding 10 percent of the public works construction budget over the budget period.  All other public works contracts must be done by contract pursuant to public notice and call for competitive bids.

In addition to the ten percent limitation on public works contracts, first class cities with at least 150,000 population are prohibited from having city employees perform a project in excess of fifty thousand dollars if more than a single craft or trade is involved, or twenty five thousand dollars if only a single craft or trade is involved.

In addition to the ten percent limitation on public works contracts, first class cities with less than 150,000 population are prohibited from having city employees perform public works projects in excess of thirty-five thousand dollars if more than a single craft or trade is involved, or twenty thousand if only a single craft or trade is involved.

Second class cities or towns may have public works performed by contract or day labor without going to bid for projects estimated at no more than thirty thousand dollars if more than one craft or trade is involved, or twenty thousand dollars if only one craft or trade is involved.

Summary of Bill:

The day labor limit for first class cities with over 150,000 population is raised to seventy thousand dollars if more than one trade or craft is involved, and thirty-five thousand dollars if only one trade or craft is involved.  As of January 1, 2010, the limits are raised to ninety thousand, and forty-five thousand, respectively.

The day labor limit for first class cities with under 150,000 population is raised to fifty thousand dollars if more than one trade or craft is involved, and thirty thousand dollars if only one trade or craft is involved.  As of January 1, 2010, the limits are raised to sixty-five thousand, and forty thousand, respectively.

Second class cities and town day labor limits are raised to forty-five thousand dollars if more than one trade or craft is involved, and thirty thousand dollars if only one trade or craft is involved.  As of January 1, 2010, the limits are raised to sixty thousand dollars, and forty thousand dollars, respectively.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not Requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.