2863-S AMH SCHM FABR 02

SHB 2863 - H AMDS 1039 ADOPTED 02/15/94

By Representative Schmidt and others

     On page 1, line 5, after "finds" strike all material through "immediately." on line 15 and insert "and declares that:

     A 1991 legislative study, conducted by Booz.Allen, Hamilton and M. Rosenblatt and Son, examining the Washington State Ferries' management of its vessel refurbishment and construction program, resulted in recommendations for improvements and changes in the vessel refurbishment and construction program.  These legislatively adopted recommendations encourage and support input by Washington State Ferries' engineers in the development of refurbishment and new construction project requirements.

     The recommendations of the Booz.Allen study have been applied to the construction of the Jumbo Class Mark II ferries through the appointment of a Jumbo Class Mark II Steering Committee comprised of current state ferry engineers responsible for the design, operation, and maintenance of state ferry vessels.

     The Steering Committee, in carrying out the recommendations of the Booz. Allen study, has determined that the procedure for the procurement of equipment, parts, and supplies for the Jumbo Class Mark II ferry vessels authorized by RCW 47.60.770 through 47.60.778, must take into consideration, in addition to life-cycle cost criteria, criteria that are essential to the operation of a public mass transportation system responsive to the needs of Washington State Ferries' users, and that assess the reliability, maintainability, and performance of equipment, parts, and supplies to be installed in the Jumbo Mark II ferries.

     The construction of the new Jumbo Class Mark II ferry vessels authorized by RCW 47.60.770 through 47.60.778 is critical to the welfare of the state and any delay in the immediate construction of the ferries will result in severe hardship and economic loss to the state and its citizens.  Recognizing these findings, it is the intent of the legislature that the vessel construction should not be delayed further because of the acquisition of a propulsion system, or any component of it, for the ferries, and to authorize the department of transportation to acquire all components of a complete propulsion system as soon as possible so that planned construction of the Jumbo Class Mark II ferry vessels can proceed immediately.

     The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the use, by the department, of supplemental, alternative contracting procedures for the procurement of a propulsion system, and the components thereof, for the Jumbo Class Mark II ferries; and to prescribe appropriate requirements and criteria to ensure that contracting procedures for such procurement serve the public interest."

     On page 3, line 10, after "(6)" strike the remainder of the subsection and insert the following:

     "The criteria to select the most advantageous diesel engine under subsection (5) (b) (ii) shall consist of life-cycle cost factors weighted at thirty percent; and operational factors weighted as follows:  reliability at twenty-five percent, maintainability at twenty-five percent, and engine performance at twenty percent.  For purposes of this subsection, the cost factors shall consist of the costs for engine acquisition and warranty, spare parts acquisition and inventory, fuel efficiency and lubricating oil consumption, and commonality.  The reliability factors shall consist of the length of service and reliability record in comparable uses, user verifications of manufacturer's reliability claims, and mean time between overhauls.  The maintainability factors shall consist of spare parts availability, the usual time anticipated to perform typical repair functions, the quality of engine maintenance documentation, and the quality of factory training programs for ferry system maintenance staff.  The performance factors shall consist of engine compatibility with ship design, load change responsiveness, and air quality of exhaust and engine room emissions."