RCW 39.04.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Award” means the formal decision by the state or municipality notifying a responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid of the state’s or municipality’s acceptance of the bid and intent to enter into a contract with […]
RCW 39.04.015 Adjustment to bid price—Conditions. Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 39.04.010, a state contracting authority is authorized to negotiate an adjustment to a bid price, based upon agreed changes to the contract plans and specifications, with a low responsive bidder under the following conditions: (1) All bids for a state public works project involving […]
RCW 39.04.020 Plans and specifications—Estimates—Publication—Emergencies. Whenever the state or any municipality shall determine that any public work is necessary to be done, it shall cause plans, specifications, or both thereof and an estimate of the cost of such work to be made and filed in the office of the director, supervisor, commissioner, trustee, board, or […]
RCW 39.04.040 Work to be executed according to plans—Supplemental plans. Whenever plans and specifications shall have been filed the work to be done shall be executed in accordance with such plans and specifications unless supplemental plans and specifications of the alterations to be made therein shall be made and filed in the office where the […]
RCW 39.04.050 Contents of original estimates. Original estimates shall show in detail the estimated cost of the work; the estimated quantities of each class of work; the estimated unit cost for each class; the estimated total cost for each class; the time limit, allowed for the completion of the work and the estimated dates of […]
RCW 39.04.060 Supplemental estimates. Supplemental estimates shall show the estimated increase or decrease in the total quantities of each class, in the unit cost of each class, in the total cost for each class and in the total cost of the work as shown by the original estimate, together with any change in the time […]
RCW 39.04.070 Account and record of cost. Whenever the state or any municipality shall execute any public work by any means or method other than by contract or small works roster, it shall cause to be kept and preserved a full, true and accurate account and record of the costs of executing such work in […]
RCW 39.04.080 Certified copy to be filed—Engineers’ certificate. A true copy of such account or record, duly certified by the officer or officers having by law authority to direct such work to be done, to be a full, true, and accurate account of the costs of executing such work shall be filed in the office […]
RCW 39.04.100 Records open to public inspection—Certified copies. All plans, specifications, estimates, and copies of accounts or records and all certificates attached thereto shall, when filed, become public records and shall at all reasonable times be subject to public inspection. Certified copies of any estimate, account or record shall be furnished by the officer having […]
RCW 39.04.105 Competitive bidding—Written protests—Notice of contract execution. (1) Within two business days of the bid opening on a public works project that is the subject of competitive bids, the municipality must provide, if requested by a bidder, copies of the bids the municipality received for the project. The municipality shall then allow at least […]
RCW 39.04.107 Competitive bidding—Bidder claiming error. 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. [ 2003 c 300 § 2.]
RCW 39.04.110 Penalty for false entries. Any director, supervisor, officer or employee of the state and any commissioner, trustee, supervisor, officer or employee of any municipality who shall knowingly make any false entry in any account or record required by this chapter or who shall knowingly certify to any false statement in any certificate required […]
RCW 39.04.120 Change orders due to environmental protection requirements—Costs—Dispute resolution. If the successful bidder must undertake additional work for public construction projects issued by the state of Washington, its authorities or agencies, or a political subdivision of the state due to the enactment of new environmental protection requirements or the amendment of existing environmental protection […]
RCW 39.04.130 Application of RCW 39.04.120. RCW 39.04.120 shall take effect in ninety days but shall not apply to any contract awarded pursuant to an invitation for bids issued on or before the date it takes effect, or to any persons or bonds in respect of any such contract. [ 1973 1st ex.s. c 62 […]
RCW 39.04.133 State capital improvement or construction projects—Product standards. (1) The state’s preferences for the purchase and use of recycled content products shall be included as a factor in the design and development of state capital improvement projects. (2) If a construction project receives state public funding, the product standards, as provided in RCW 43.19A.020, […]
RCW 39.04.135 Demolition projects—Recycling or reuse of materials. Material from demolition projects shall be recycled or reused whenever practicable. [ 1996 c 198 § 6.]
RCW 39.04.155 Small works roster contract procedures—Limited public works process—Definitions. (1) This section provides uniform small works roster provisions to award contracts for construction, building, renovation, remodeling, alteration, repair, or improvement of real property that may be used by state agencies and by any local government that is expressly authorized to use these provisions. These […]
RCW 39.04.156 Small works roster manual—Notification to local governments. The *department of community, trade, and economic development, in cooperation with the municipal research and services center, shall prepare a small works roster manual and periodically notify the different types of local government authorized to use a small works roster process about this authority. [ 2000 […]
RCW 39.04.160 Contracts subject to requirements established under office of minority and women’s business enterprises. All contracts entered into under this chapter by the state on or after September 1, 1983, are subject to the requirements established under chapter 39.19 RCW. [ 1983 c 120 § 11.] NOTES: Effective date—Applicability—Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1983 c 120: […]
RCW 39.04.162 Awards of procurement contracts to veteran-owned businesses. All procurement contracts entered into under this chapter on or after June 10, 2010, are subject to the requirements established under RCW 43.60A.200. [ 2010 c 5 § 8.] NOTES: Purpose—Construction—2010 c 5: See notes following RCW 43.60A.010.
