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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 166

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Sayan, Sommers, Belcher, Prince and Jacobsen

Read first time 1/23/85 and referred to Committee on Higher Education.

AN ACT Relating to public university and college construction bids; and amending RCW 28B.10.350.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 258, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 12, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 28B.10.350 are each amended to read as follows:

          When the cost to The Evergreen State College, any regional university, or state university of any building, construction, renovation, ((remodeling,)) or demolition other than ((ordinary)) maintenance or ((equipment)) repairs will equal or exceed the sum of ((seventeen)) fifty thousand ((five hundred)) dollars, complete plans and specifications for such work shall be prepared and such work shall be put out for public bids and the contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder if in accordance with the bid specifications:  PROVIDED, That when the estimated cost of such building, construction, renovation, ((remodeling,)) or demolition equals or exceeds the sum of ((seventeen)) fifty thousand ((five hundred)) dollars, such project shall be deemed a public works and "the prevailing rate of wage," under chapter 39.12 RCW shall be applicable thereto:  PROVIDED FURTHER, That when such building, construction, renovation, ((remodeling,)) or demolition involves one trade or craft area and the estimated cost exceeds ((ten)) twenty-five thousand dollars, complete plans and specifications for such work shall be prepared and such work shall be put out for public bids, and the contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder if in accordance with the bid specifications: PROVIDED FURTHER, That any project regardless of dollar amount may be put to public bid.

          Where the estimated cost to The Evergreen State College, any regional university, or state university of any building,  construction, renovation, ((remodeling,)) or demolition is less than ((seventeen)) fifty thousand ((five hundred)) dollars,  the publication requirements of RCW 39.04.020 and 39.04.090 shall be inapplicable.

          In the event of any emergency when the public interest or property of The Evergreen State College, regional university, or state university would suffer material injury or damage by delay, the president of such college or university may declare the existence of such an emergency and reciting the facts constituting the same may waive the requirements of this section with reference to any contract in order to correct the condition causing the emergency:  PROVIDED, That an "emergency," for the purposes of this section, means a condition likely to result in immediate physical injury to persons or to property of such college or university in the absence of prompt remedial action or a condition which immediately impairs the institution's ability to perform its educational obligations.