(1) The following
provisions must be included in any agreement to which the state
is a party:
(a) For any project that proposes terms for stand-alone
maintenance or asset management services for a public facility,
those services must be provided in a manner consistent with any
collective bargaining agreements, the personnel system reform act
(chapter 41.80 RCW), and civil service laws that are in effect
for the public facility;
(b) Transportation projects that are selected for
development under this chapter must be identified in the
Washington transportation plan or be identified by the authority
as being a priority need for the state;
(c) If there is a tolling component to the project, then it
must be specified that tolling technology used in the project
must be consistent with tolling technology standards adopted by
the department for transportation-related projects;
(d) Provisions for bonding, financial guarantees, deposits,
or the posting of other security to secure the payment of
laborers, subcontractors, and suppliers who perform work or
provide materials as part of the project;
(e) All projects must be financed in a manner consistent
with RCW 47.29.060. This chapter is null and void if this
subsection or RCW 47.29.060 fails to become law or is held
invalid by a court of final jurisdiction.
(2) Agreements between the state and private sector partners
entered into under this section must specifically include the
following contractual elements:
(a) The point in the project at which public and private
sector partners will enter the project and which partners will
assume responsibility for specific project elements;
(b) How the partners will share management of the risks of
the project;
(c) How the partners will share the costs of development of
the project;
(d) How the partners will allocate financial responsibility
for cost overruns;
(e) The penalties for nonperformance;
(f) The incentives for performance;
(g) The accounting and auditing standards to be used to
evaluate work on the project;
(h) For any project that reverts to public ownership, the
responsibility for reconstruction or renovations that are
required in order for a facility to meet all applicable
government standards upon reversion of the facility to the state;
and
(i) Provisions for patrolling and law enforcement on
transportation projects that are public facilities.
[2005 c 317 § 14.]