BILL REQ. #: H-1817.1
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
Read first time 02/21/2003. Referred to Committee on State Government.
AN ACT Relating to the fairness of public works bidding; and adding new sections 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:
When a municipality receives a written protest from a bidder for a
public works project which is the subject of competitive bids, the
municipality shall not execute a contract for the project with anyone
other than the protesting bidder, without first providing at least five
days' written notice of the municipality's intent to execute a contract
for the project. Intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays
are not counted in determining the minimum five-day notice period.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 39.04 RCW
to read as follows:
A low bidder on a public works project who claims error and fails
to enter into a contract is prohibited from bidding on the same project
if a second or subsequent call for bids is made for the project.