HB 2969 -
By Representative Armstrong
NOT ADOPTED 02/26/2010
On page 6, after line 25 of the amendment, insert the following:
"(3) The department may use the state printing plant only to
provide public printing work or supplies to state agencies,
institutions of higher education, and other institutions of state
government."
On page 7, line 25 of the amendment, after "Whenever" strike "in
the judgment of the ((public printer)) department" and insert "((in the
judgment of the public printer))"
On page 7, at the beginning of line 29 of the amendment, strike "department" and insert "any agency"
On page 8, beginning on line 3 of the amendment, after "(2)" strike
all material through "(3)" on line 10, and insert "((In event any work
or supplies are secured on behalf of the state under this section the
state printing plant shall be entitled to add up to five percent to the
cost thereof to cover the handling of the orders which shall be added
to the bills and charged to the respective authorities ordering the
work or supplies. The five percent handling charge shall not apply to
contracts with institutions of higher education.))"
(3)
On page 8, after line 14 of the amendment, insert the following:
"Sec. 14 RCW 43.78.130 and 1999 c 365 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
All printing, binding, and stationery work done for any state
agency((, county, city, town, port district, or school district)) or
institution of higher education in this state shall be done within the
state, and all proposals, requests, or invitations to submit bids,
prices, or contracts thereon, and all contracts for such work, shall so
stipulate: PROVIDED, That whenever it is established that any such
work cannot be executed within the state, or that the lowest charge for
which it can be procured within the state, exceeds the charge usually
and customarily made to private individuals and corporations for work
of similar character and quality, or that all bids for the work or any
part thereof are excessive and not reasonably competitive, the officers
of any such public corporation may have the work done outside the
state."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively, correct any internal references accordingly, and correct the title.
On page 12, line 9 of the amendment, after "That," insert "except for office printers and printer services as defined in RCW 43.105.020,"
EFFECT: (1) Removes the authority for the public printer to add
a five percent markup to printing work or supplies.
(2) Specifies that any agency may obtain printing work or supplies
from private sources if it is more economical than using the state
printing plant.
(3) Specifies that the state printing plant only may be used to
provide public printing work or supplies to state agencies,
institutions of higher education, or other institutions of state
government.
(4) Exempts office printers and printer services from the list of
products and services that state agencies are prohibited from acquiring
or disposing of without receiving a delegation of authority from the
information services board to do so.