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SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 5185
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Passed
Legislature - 1999 Regular Session
State
of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 02/04/1999.
Adjusting limits for highway work by state forces.
AN
ACT Relating to highway work done by state forces; and amending RCW 47.28.030.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
47.28.030 and 1984 c 194 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
A
state highway shall be constructed, altered, repaired, or improved, and
improvements located on property acquired for right of way purposes may be
repaired or renovated pending the use of such right of way for highway
purposes, by contract or state forces. The work or portions thereof may be
done by state forces when the estimated costs thereof is less than ((thirty))
fifty thousand dollars and effective July 1, 2005, sixty thousand
dollars: PROVIDED, That when delay of performance of such work would jeopardize
a state highway or constitute a danger to the traveling public, the work may be
done by state forces when the estimated cost thereof is less than ((fifty))
eighty thousand dollars and effective July 1, 2005, one hundred
thousand dollars. When the department of transportation determines to do
the work by state forces, it shall enter a statement upon its records to that
effect, stating the reasons therefor. To enable a larger number of small
businesses, and minority, and women contractors to effectively compete for ((highway))
department of transportation contracts, the department may adopt rules
providing for bids and award of contracts for the performance of work, or
furnishing equipment, materials, supplies, or operating services whenever any
work is to be performed and the engineer's estimate indicates the cost of the
work would not exceed ((fifty)) eighty thousand dollars and
effective July 1, 2005, one hundred thousand dollars. The rules adopted
under this section:
(1)
Shall provide for competitive bids to the extent that competitive sources are
available except when delay of performance would jeopardize life or property or
inconvenience the traveling public; and
(2)
Need not require the furnishing of a bid deposit nor a performance bond, but if
a performance bond is not required then progress payments to the contractor may
be required to be made based on submittal of paid invoices to substantiate
proof that disbursements have been made to laborers, materialmen, mechanics,
and subcontractors from the previous partial payment; and
(3)
May establish prequalification standards and procedures as an alternative to
those set forth in RCW 47.28.070, but the prequalification standards and
procedures under RCW 47.28.070 shall always be sufficient.
The
department of transportation shall comply with such goals and rules as may be
adopted by the office of minority and women's business enterprises to implement
chapter 39.19 RCW with respect to contracts entered into under this chapter.
The department may adopt such rules as may be necessary to comply with the
rules adopted by the office of minority and women's business enterprises under
chapter 39.19 RCW.
Passed the Senate February 12, 1999.
Passed the House April 6, 1999.
Approved by the Governor
April 15, 1999.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State April 15, 1999.
