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Purchasing and Bidding: Reference Sources
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Statutes
Cities
- 35.22.620 (1st Class City) Public works or improvements --Limitations on work by public employees- Small works roster--Purchase of reused or recycled materials or products.
- 35.23.352 (2nd Class City or Town) Public works--Contracts--Bids--Small works roster--Purchasing requirements, recycled or reused materials or products.
- 35A.40.200 (Code City) General law relating to public works and contracts.
- 35A.40.210 (Code City) Public work contracts or purchases-Procedures.
Counties
- 36.32.235 Competitive bids--Purchasing department-- Counties with a population of one million or more--Public works procedures--Exceptions.
- 36.32.240 Competitive bids--Purchasing department-- Counties with a population of less than one million.
- 36.32.245 Competitive bids--Requirements--Advertisements--Exceptions--Recycled materials.
- 36.32.250 Competitive bids--Contract procedure-Contracts under ten thousand dollars--Small works roster process.
- 36.32.253 Competitive bids--Leases of personal property.
- 36.32.256 Competitive bids--Multiple awards for road maintenance materials.
- 36.32.260 Competitive bids--Purchasing agent.
- 36.32.265 Competitive bids--Inapplicability to certain agreements relating to water pollution control, solid waste handling facilities.
- 36.32.270 Competitive bids--Exemptions.
Other Local Government Units
- See the Purchasing and Bidding Chart for Local Agencies in Washington State (
34kb) for basic purchasing statute references.
General
- Ch. 39.04 Public works.
- Ch. 39.06 Public works-Registration, licensing, of contractors.
- Ch. 39.08 Contractor's bond.
- Ch. 39.12 Prevailing wages on public works.
- Ch. 39.19 Office of minority and women's business enterprises.
- Ch. 39.28 Emergency public works.
- Ch. 39.30 Contracts- Indebtedness limitations-Competitive bidding violations.
- RCW 39.30.060 Subcontractor Identification
- Ch. 39.34 Interlocal cooperation act.
- Ch. 39.35 Energy conservation in design of public facilities.
- Ch. 39.76 Interest on unpaid public contracts.
- 42.23.030 Interest in contracts prohibited-- Exceptions.
- 50.24.130 Contractor's and principal's liability for contributions-Exceptions.
- Ch. 60.28 Lien for Labor, Materials, Taxes on Public Works.
- 82.04.050 "Sale at retail," "retail sale."
Administrative Regulations
- Ch. 296-127 - Prevailing Wage
- 458-20-170 - Constructing and repairing of new or existing buildings or other structures upon real property
- 458-20-17001 - Government contracting--Construction, installations, or improvements to government real property
- 458-20-171 - Building, repairing or improving streets, roads, etc., which are owned by a municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state or by the United States and which are used primarily for foot or vehicular traffic
Attorney General Opinions
Recent Attorney General Opinions of Interest to City, Town, and County Officials Attorney General of Washington Opinions
Selected MRSC Library Holdings
Note the following publications from the MRSC Library:Purchasing in General
- Municipal Purchasing: 1996 Edition, published by the Colorado Municipal League.
- Public Purchasing: A Checklist for the Local Government Manager, ICMA, 1998, by Donald Harney, Purchasing Agent, Arlington City/County, Virginia
- Bidding, Contracts, Public Works and Purchasing - Index to the proceedings of WSAMA Meetings Fall 1984 - Spring 1998, Prepared January 2002.
- Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
- Manual of Public Bidding Law in Washington, WSBA, CLE, 1997 (#700B)
- 1995 Public Procurement and Private Construction Midyear , WSBA, CLE, 1995 (#533B)
- Public Works in the New Millennium: 1997 Public Procurement and Private Construction Midyear , WSBA, CLE, 1997 (#733B)
- Keeping Current: 1999 Public Procurement and Private Construction Midyear , WSBA, CLE, 1999 (#933B)
- Management Of Public Works Construction Projects, James L. Martin, PE, APWA 1999
- Construction Issues for Public Agencies: Construction Law Workshop, Triad Law Group, October 1999
- Public Contracting in Washington: Course Manual, Federal Publications, 1994
- Conference on Washington Construction Law, Law Seminars International, September 1999
- Construction Contracting for Public Entities in Washington, Lorman Education Services, May 1999
Links
Local Agency Sites in Washington State
- City of Bellevue
- City of Bellingham
- City of Everett
- City of Federal Way
- City of Kennewick
- City of Kent
- City of Kirkland
- City of Lynnwood
- City of Redmond
- City of Richland
- City of Seattle
- City of Spokane
- City of Tacoma
- City of Vancouver
- City of Yakima
- Clark County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Pierce County
- Skagit County
- Snohomish County
- Whatcom County
- Yakima County
- Port of Everett
- Port of Seattle
Washington State Sites
- Department of Labor and Industries
- Department of Revenue
- State Auditors Office
- Employment Security Department
- Office of State Procurement
National Local and State Government Sites
- Raleigh, NC
- Portland, OR
- San Francisco, CA
- Chesapeake, VA
- Arlington, VA
- Arlington, TX
- Austin, TX
- Knoxville, TN
- Lubbock, TX
- Sacramento, CA
- Tempe, AZ
- Multnomah County, OR
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Providence, RI
- St. Paul & Ramsey County, MN
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Lincoln City/County, NE
- Milwaukee, WI
- Pittsburgh, PA
- San Diego, CA
- State of Illinois
Sites with Purchasing Manuals Online
- City of Yakima
Association and Commercial Sites
- National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NGIP)
- Rocky Mountain Fleet Managers Association
- U.S. Communities Purchasing & Finance
- Governing.com
- Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
- DemandStar (Onvia)
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