BILL REQ. #:  S-3425.1 

Read first time 01/15/14.   Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

     AN ACT Relating to small public works projects for fire departments and regional fire authorities; and amending RCW 52.14.110.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 52.14.110 and 2009 c 229 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     Insofar as practicable, purchases and any public works by the district shall be based on competitive bids. A formal sealed bid procedure shall be used as standard procedure for purchases and contracts for purchases executed by the board of commissioners. Formal sealed bidding shall not be required for:
     (1) The purchase of any materials, supplies, or equipment if the cost will not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars. However, whenever the estimated cost does not exceed fifty thousand dollars, the commissioners may by resolution use the process provided in RCW 39.04.190 to award contracts;
     (2)(a) Contracting for work to be done involving the construction or improvement of a fire station or other buildings where the estimated cost will not exceed the sum of twenty thousand dollars, which includes the costs of labor, material, and equipment;
     (b) In any fiscal year, for work under the cost threshold in (a) of this subsection a fire department or regional fire authority may use fire service personnel, either employed or volunteer, to perform such projects without competitive bid;
     (3) Contracts using the small works roster process under RCW 39.04.155; and
     (4) Any contract for purchases or public work pursuant to RCW 39.04.280 if an exemption contained within that section applies to the purchase or public work.