Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research | BILL ANALYSIS |
Labor & Workplace Standards Committee |
HB 1673
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Brief Description: Adding training on public works and prevailing wage requirements to responsible bidder criteria.
Sponsors: Representatives Doglio, Sells, Gregerson, Ormsby, Macri, Goodman, Frame, Stonier, McBride, Cody, Senn, Ortiz-Self and Pollet.
Brief Summary of Bill |
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Hearing Date: 2/2/17
Staff: Joan Elgee (786-7106).
Background:
Bidders for public works contracts must meet responsibility criteria to be qualified for a contract. To be a responsible bidder, the bidder must:
be a registered contractor;
have a current state Unified Business Identifier number;
have, if applicable, industrial insurance coverage for employees, an Employment Security Department number, and a state excise tax registration number;
not be disqualified from bidding due to violations on a previous contract including: not being registered, not obtaining the state Unified Business Identifier number for a subcontractor, or prevailing wage violations; and
if the project is subject to apprenticeship utilization requirements, not have been found out of compliance with certain apprenticeship requirements.
Contractors must verify responsibility criteria for each first-tier subcontractor and subcontractors must verify the criteria for each of their subcontractors.
In general terms, "public works" is all work, construction, alteration, repair or improvement that is executed at the cost of the state or any other local public agency. Prevailing wages must be paid on all public works. The prevailing wage is the hourly wage, usual benefits, and overtime paid in the largest city in each county to the majority of individuals in the same trade or occupation.
Contractor training classes offered by the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) include training on prevailing wages.
Summary of Bill:
To qualify as a responsible bidder, contractors and subcontractors must attend training from the Department or a training program approved by the Department relating to the requirements associated with public works and prevailing wage.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Effective Date: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.