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                                          SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1423

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Ferguson, Haugen and May)

Read first time 2/5/88.

AN ACT Relating to contracts by port districts; adding a new section to chapter 53.08 RCW; and repealing RCW 53.08.120.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 53.08 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) All material required by a port district may be procured in the open market or by contract and all work ordered may be done by contract or day labor.  All such contracts for work shall be let at public bidding upon notice published in a newspaper in the district at least ten days before the letting, calling for sealed bids upon the work, plans and specifications for which shall then be on file in the office of the commission for public inspection.  The same notice may call for bids on such work based upon plans and specifications submitted by the bidder.

          (2) A port district shall maintain a small works roster which shall be composed of all contractors who have requested to be on the roster and are, if required by law, properly licensed or registered to perform such work in the state of Washington.  Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, any contract for work, the estimated cost of which is less than one hundred thousand dollars, may be awarded to a contractor on the small works roster.  However, at least five separate appropriate contractors from the small works roster shall be invited to submit proposals on any individual contract and, whenever possible, the managing official shall invite at least one proposal from a minority contractor who otherwise qualifies under this section.  The invitation shall include an estimate of the scope and nature of the work to be performed, and materials and equipment to be furnished.

          (3) When awarding a contract for work to a contractor on the small works roster, the managing official shall give weight to the contractor submitting the lowest and best proposal and, if it would not violate the public interest, the contracts shall be distributed equally among contractors, including minority contractors, on the small works roster.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  Section 2, chapter 348, Laws of 1955, section 1, chapter 47, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess., section 1, chapter 92, Laws of 1982 and RCW 53.08.120 are each repealed.