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SENATE
BILL 5061
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Passed
Legislature ‑ 2001 Regular Session
State
of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/10/2001. Referred to Committee on State & Local Government.
Awarding contracts for building engineering systems.
AN
ACT Relating to awarding contracts for building engineering systems; and adding
a new section to chapter 39.04 RCW.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. A
new section is added to chapter 39.04 RCW to read as follows:
(1)
A state agency or local government may award contracts of any value for the
design, fabrication, and installation of building engineering systems by: (a)
Using a competitive bidding process or request for proposals process where
bidders are required to provide final specifications and a bid price for the
design, fabrication, and installation of building engineering systems, with the
final specifications being approved by an appropriate design, engineering,
and/or public regulatory body; or (b) using a competitive bidding process where
bidders are required to provide final specifications for the final design,
fabrication, and installation of building engineering systems as part of a
larger project with the final specifications for the building engineering
systems portion of the project being approved by an appropriate design,
engineering, and/or public regulatory body. The provisions of chapter 39.80
RCW do not apply to the design of building engineering systems that are
included as part of a contract described under this section.
(2)
The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the
context clearly requires otherwise.
(a)
"Building engineering systems" means those systems where contracts
for the systems customarily have been awarded with a requirement that the
contractor provide final approved specifications, including fire alarm systems,
building sprinkler systems, pneumatic tube systems, extensions of heating,
ventilation, or air conditioning control systems, chlorination and chemical
feed systems, emergency generator systems, building signage systems, pile
foundations, and curtain wall systems.
(b)
"Local government" means any county, city, town, school district, or
other special district, municipal corporation, or quasi-municipal corporation.
(c)
"State agency" means the department of general administration, the
state parks and recreation commission, the department of fish and wildlife, the
department of natural resources, any institution of higher education as defined
under RCW 28B.10.016, and any other state agency delegated authority by the
department of general administration to engage in building, renovation,
remodeling, alteration, improvement, or repair activities.
Passed the Senate March 12, 2001.
Passed the House April 4, 2001.
Approved by the Governor
April 16, 2001.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State April 16, 2001.
