H-1737.1
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1967
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By House Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Zahn, Griffey, and Nance)
READ FIRST TIME 02/28/25.
AN ACT Relating to modifying bonding requirements in the design portion of design-build public works projects; and amending RCW 39.10.330 and 39.08.030 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 39.10.330 and 2023 c 395 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Contracts for design-build services shall be awarded through a competitive process using public solicitation of proposals for design-build services. At a minimum, the public body shall publish at least once in a legal newspaper of general circulation published in, or as near as possible to, that part of the county in which the public work will be done, a notice of its request for qualifications from proposers for design-build services, and the availability and location of the request for proposal documents. The public body is encouraged to post the design-build opportunity in additional areas, such as websites for business associations or the office of minority and women's business enterprises, to further publicize the opportunity for qualified design-build teams. The request for qualifications documents shall include: