S-296 _______________________________________________
SENATE BILL NO. 3009
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State of Washington 49th Legislature 1985 Regular Session
By Senators Rasmussen and Peterson
Prefiled with Secretary of the Senate 12/24/84. Read first time 1/15/85 and referred to Committee on Government Operations.
AN ACT Relating to public works; and amending RCW 35.22.620 and 43.17.200.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 1, chapter 56, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 89, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 35.22.620 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Any
public work or improvement of a first class city shall be done by contract
pursuant to public notice and call for competitive bids, whenever the estimated
cost of such work or improvement, including the cost of materials, supplies, ((and))
equipment, and artwork will exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars:
PROVIDED, That whenever this public work or improvement is for construction of
water mains, such sum shall be fifteen thousand dollars. When any emergency
shall require the immediate execution of such public work, upon the finding of
the existence of such emergency by the authority having power to direct such
public work to be done and duly entered of record, publication of description
and estimate may be made within seven days after the commencement of the work.
(2) In addition to the procedures of subsection (1) of this section, a first class city may use a small works roster and award contracts under this subsection for contracts of thirty thousand dollars or less.
(a) The city may maintain a small works roster comprised of all contractors who have requested to be on the roster and are, where required by law, properly licensed or registered to perform such work in this state.
(b) Whenever work is done by contract, the estimated cost of which is thirty thousand dollars or less, and the city uses the small works roster, the city shall invite proposals from all appropriate contractors on the small works roster; PROVIDED, That whenever possible, the city shall invite at least one proposal from a minority contractor who shall otherwise qualify under this section. Such invitation shall include an estimate of the scope and nature of the work to be performed, and materials and equipment to be furnished.
(c) When awarding such a contract for work, the estimated cost of which is thirty thousand dollars or less, the city shall award the contract to the contractor submitting the lowest responsible bid.
Sec. 2. Section 2, chapter 176, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. as amended by section 4, chapter 204, Laws of 1983 and RCW 43.17.200 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) All state agencies including all state departments, boards, councils, commissions, and quasi public corporations shall allocate, as a nondeductible item, out of any moneys appropriated for the original construction of any public building, an amount of one-half of one percent of the appropriation to be expended by the Washington state arts commission for the acquisition of works of art. The works of art may be placed on public lands, integral to or attached to a public building or structure, detached within or outside a public building or structure, part of a portable exhibition or collection, part of a temporary exhibition, or loaned or exhibited in other public facilities. In addition to the cost of the works of art the one-half of one percent of the appropriation as provided herein shall be used to provide for the administration of the visual arts program by the Washington state arts commission and all costs for installation of the works of art. For the purpose of this section building shall not include highway construction sheds, warehouses or other buildings of a temporary nature.
(2) Artwork purchased with funds obtained under this section is subject to the competitive bidding procedure in RCW 35.22.620.