HB 1153 - DIGEST

     Declares that a "job order contract" means a contract between a public body and a registered or licensed contractor in which the contractor agrees to a fixed period, indefinite quantity delivery order contract which provides for the use of negotiated, definitive work orders for public works as defined in RCW 39.04.010.

     Authorizes public bodies to use a job order contract for public works projects when:

     (1) A public body has made a determination that the use of job order contracts will benefit the public by providing an effective means of reducing the total lead-time and cost for public works projects or repair required at public facilities through the use of unit price books and work orders by eliminating time-consuming, costly aspects of the traditional public works process, which require separate contracting actions for each small project;

     (2) The work order to be issued for a particular project does not exceed two hundred thousand dollars;

     (3) Less than twenty percent of the dollar value of the work order consists of items of work not contained in the unit price book; and

     (4) At least eighty percent of the job order contract must be subcontracted to entities other than the job order contractor.