2161-S AMH YOUN REDF 044

SHB 2161 - H AMD 773

By Representative Young

WITHDRAWN 04/25/2019

On page 1, beginning on line 5, strike all of section 1 and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. In 2015, as part of the connecting Washington legislation, chapter 14, laws of 2015 enacted reforms in ferry vessel procurement to control costs and increase accountability, with specific direction to open the procurement to competition if limiting bidders to Washington shipyards results in high bids. In compliance with the 2015 legislation, the department is authorized to issue a new request for proposals to competitively bid the design and construction of the next series of up to five additional 144-auto ferries."

Correct the title.

EFFECT: Strikes the authority for the Washington State Department of Transportation to modify an existing option contract executed prior to July 6, 2015, to allow for the purchase of up to five additional 144-auto ferries.

Authorizes WSDOT to issue a new request for proposals to competitively bid the design and construction of five additional 144-auto ferries.

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