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                          HOUSE BILL 2100

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Dunshee, Mulliken and Berkey

Read first time 02/14/2001.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Increasing bid limits for PUDs using the alternative bid procedure under RCW 39.04.190.

    AN ACT Relating to increasing bid limits for the alternative bid procedure under RCW 39.04.190; and amending RCW 54.04.082.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 54.04.082 and 1995 c 354 s 1 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)) fifteen thousand dollars, but less than ((thirty-five)) one hundred 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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