Washington State Model Design and Construction Management Manual

To Bid or Not to Bid - That Always Seems to be the Question

Contents

• Purchasing and Bidding Introduction
  • Definitions
  • Exemptions
  • Auctions
• Intergovernmental Purchases and 'Piggybacking'
• Purchasing Procedures, Policies, and Manuals
  • Need for Written Procedures and Policies
  • Municipal Purchasing
  • Purchasing Manuals
• Services
  • Equipment, Materials and Supplies
• Public Works Contracts
  • Competitively Bid Works Contracts
  • Construction Contract Management
• Sales and Use Tax Issues
• Retainage and Bonding Issues
• Prevailing Wage Issues
• Small Public Works Roster
  • Small Public Works Contracts
  • Limited Public Works Process
• Reference Documents, City/County Codes, and Models
• Sample Documents
  • Agreements and Contracts
  • RFP's