Index to the Proceedings of the Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys Meetings
Fall 1984 - Spring 1999

Updated January 2002

Bidding, Contracts, Public Works and Purchasing
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION - Constitutional Limits on Race -- Conscious WMBE and Affirmative Action Programs, by Randy Gainer, Assistant City Attorney of Seattle. Information Bulletin No. 454 (1988), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 30-July 1, 1988, pp. 83-86.

BIDS AND BIDDING - Selected Problem Areas in Public Bidding, by Richard N. Little, Jr., Assistant City Attorney of Bellingham. Information Bulletin No. 488 (1994), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 5-7, 1994, pp. 6-1 - 6-9.

BIDS AND BIDDING - Bidding in Washington, by Mark 0. Erickson, City Attorney of Olympia. Information Bulletin No. 458 (1989), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 2628, 1988, pp. 127-136.

BIDS AND BIDDING - Disclosing Proprietary Information Obtained in Competitive Bidding, by Rocco N. Treppiedi, Assistant City Attorney of Spokane. WSAMA Proceedings, November 9-10, 1984, pp. 206-210. Information Bulletin No. 432, Legal Notes (1985), pp. 206-210.

BIDS AND BIDDING - Escrow Bid Documentation, by William G. Boland, Assistant Attorney General, State of Washington. Information Bulletin No. 451 (1988), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 22-24, 1987, pp. 121-137.

CITY ATTORNEY - Representing Municipal Corporations on Capital Projects -Litigation and Dispute Resolution Strategies and Tactics, by Bruce P. Babbitt, Attorney, Ferguson & Burdell, Seattle. WSAMA Proceedings, November 8-9, 1985, pp. 1-26. Information Bulletin No. 437, Legal Notes (1986), pp. 1-26.

CONTRACTS - Caselaw Update - Contracts and Public Works, by Rodney S. Eng, Director, Contracts Section, Seattle City Attorney's Office. Information Bulletin No. 488 (1994), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 5-7, 1994, pp. 1-1 - 1-7. 1 CONTRACTS - Caution Areas in Public Contracting and Contract Drafting, by Robert L. Gunter, Attorney, Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis & Holman, Seattle. Information Bulletin No. 446 (1988), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 18-19, 1987 pp. 89-114.

CONTRACTS - Construction Contract Indemnification: Is There Life After Tort Reform? by Bruce E. Jones, City Attorney of Everett. Information Bulletin No. 451 (1988), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 22-24, 1987, (1988), pp. 138-145.

CONTRACTS - Escrow Bid Documentation, by William G. Boland, Assistant Attorney General, State of Washington. Information Bulletin No. 451 (1988), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 22-24, 1987, pp. 121-137.

CONTRACTS - Public Works and Contracting, by Charles M. Greenberg, Triad Law Group. Information Bulletin No.496 (1996), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 2-4, 1996, pp. 7-1 - 7-8

CONTRACTS - Suggested Steps in the Closeout and Initial Claims Assessment of Problematic Public Works Projects, by Robert L. Gunter, Attorney, Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis & Holman, Seattle. Information Bulletin No. 451 (1988), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 22-24, 1987, pp. 146-160.

CONTRACTS - Update on Race- and Sex-Conscious Public Programs in Light of Richmond v. Croson Co. and Milliken v. Bradle , by Randy Gainer, Assistant City Attorney of Seattle. Information Bulletin No. 462 (1989), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 15-16, 1989, pp. 110-143.

CONTRACTS - Washington Municipal Construction Contracting Issues : What's New and What's Not, by Roger A. Myklebust. Information Bulletin No. 500 (1998), Legal Notes, Proceedings of April 29- May 1, 1998, pp. 7-1 - 7-28.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS - Contracting Out of Governmental Services, by James M. Vache, Associate Professor, Gonzaga University School of Law and Milton G. Rowland, Attorney, Paine, Hamblen, Coffin & Brooke, Spokane. WSAMA, Proceedings, June 20-21, 1985, pp. 26-34. Information Bulletin No. 435, Legal Notes (1985), pp. 2634.

LEGISLATION - Significant New Legislation Affecting Cities and Towns, by Robert F. Hauth, General Counsel, Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington. Information Bulletin No. 446 (1988), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 18-19, 1987, pp. 124-132.

LEGISLATION - Significant New Legislation Affecting Cities and Towns, by Robert F. Hauth, General Counsel, Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington. Information Bulletin No. 442 (1986), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 26-27, 1986, pp. 130-137 1

LEGISLATION - Summary of 1991 Legislation of Interest to WSAMA, by Mark 0. Erickson, City Attorney, Olympia. Information Bulletin No. 473 (1992), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 19-21, 1991, pp. 1-13

LEGISLATION - Synopsis of 1992 Legislative Enactments, by Mark 0. Erickson, City Attorney, City of Olympia. Information Bulletin No. 477 (1992), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 18-19, 1991, pp. 1-1 - 1-21.

LEGISLATION - Synopsis of 1993 Legislative Enactments, by Mark 0. Erickson, City Attorney of Olympia. Information Bulletin No. 481 (1993), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 24-25, 1993, pp. 1-1 - 1-22.

LEGISLATURE- Synopsis of 1994 Legislative Enactments, by Mark 0. Erickson, City Attorney, City of Olympia. Information Bulletin No. 486 (1994), Legal Notes, Proceedings of April 27-29, 1994, pp. 1-1 - 1-32

LEGISLATURE- Synopsis of 1995 Legislative Enactments, by Mark 0. Erickson, City Attorney, City of Olympia. Information Bulletin No. 489 (1995), Legal Notes, Proceedings of April 26-28, 1995, pp. 1-1 - 1-12.

LEGISLATION- Synopsis of 1996 Legislative Enactments, by Mark 0. Erickson, City Attorney, City of Olympia. Information Bulletin No. 494 (1996), Legal Notes, Proceedings of May 8-10, 1996, pp. 1 -1 - 1-12.

LEGISLATION- Synopsis of 1997 Legislative Enactments, by Mark 0. Erickson, City Attorney, City of. Olympia. Information Bulletin No.497 (1997), Legal Notes, Proceedings of April 23- 25, 1997 pp. 1-1 - 1-6, 1-1 a - 1-7a.

PUBLIC WORKS - A 15-Minute Primer on the Construction and Use of Performance Bonds, by Susan Rae Sampson, Attorney, Sampson Wilson & Combs. Information Bulletin No. 462 (1989), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 15-16, 1989, pp. 170-174

PUBLIC WORKS - Application of Prevailing Wage Law to Private Projects, by Richard N. Little, Jr., Assistant City Attorney of Bellingham. Information Bulletin No. 469 (1991), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 24-26, 1990, pp. 29-34.

PUBLIC WORKS - Caselaw Update - Contracts and Public Works, by Rodney S. Eng, Director, Contracts Section, Seattle City Attorney's Office. Information Bulletin No. 488 (1994), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 5-7, 1994, pp. 1-1 - 1-7

PUBLIC WORKS - Changed Site Conditions in a Public Works Project, by Richard N. Little, Jr., Assistant City Attorney of Bellingham. Information Bulletin No. 476 (1992), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 9-11, 1991, pp. 103-115.

PUBLIC WORKS - Municipal/Surety Relations -- Performance and Payment Problems, by Robert G. Beaurnier, Jr., Assistant City Attorney of Spokane. WSAMA Proceedings, November 8-9, 1985, pp. 27-41. Information Bulletin No. 437, Legal Notes (1986), pp. 27-41.

PUBLIC WORKS - Negligent Public Works Inspection and the Bonding Company, by William L. Cameron, City Attorney of Kennewick. Information Bulletin No. 444 (1987), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 12-15, 1986, pp. 224-234.

PUBLIC WORKS - Prevailing Wage on Public Works Act Chapter 39.12 RCW, by Jeff B. Kray, Assistant Attorney General, Labor and Industries Division. Information Bulletin No. 502, Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 7-9, 1998, pp. 7a-1 - 7a-39.

PUBLIC WORKS - Prevailing Wage Rate Issues - Some Counterpoints, by George Karavitis, Senior Assistant City Attorney, City of Tacoma. Information Bulletin No. 502, Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 7-9, 1998, pp. 7b-1 - 7b-24.

PUBLIC WORKS - Public Works and Construction Law Issues: What's New and What's not, by Roger A. Myklebust & Ryan Swanson. Information Bulletin No.508 (2000), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 4-6, 2000, pp. 8-1 - 8-54.

PUBLIC WORKS - Public Works and Contracting, by Charles M. Greenberg, Triad Law Group. Information Bulletin No.496 (1996), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 2-4, 1996, pp. 7-1 - 7-8.

PUBLIC WORKS - Representing Municipal Corporations on Capital Projects --Litigation and Dispute Resolution Strategies and Tactics, by Bruce P. Babbitt, Attorney, Ferguson & Burdell, Seattle. WSAMA Proceedings, November 8-9, 1985, pp. 1-26. Information Bulletin No. 437, Legal Notes (1986), pp. 1-26.

PUBLIC WORKS - Suggested Steps in the Closeout and Initial Claims Assessment of Problematic Public Works Projects, by Robert L. Gunter, Attorney, Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis & Holman, Seattle. Information Bulletin No. 451 (1988), Legal Notes, Proceedings of October 22-24, 1987, pp. 146-160.

PUBLIC WORKS - Update on Race- and Sex-Conscious Public Programs in Light of Richmond v. Croson Co. and Milliken v. Bradle , by Randy Gainer, Assistant City Attorney of Seattle. Information Bulletin No. 462 (1989), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 15-16, 1989, pp. 110-143.

PURCHASING - WMBE Requirements After Coral Construction, by Jack G. Johnson, Chief Civil Attorney, Seattle Law Department. Information Bulletin No. 477 (1992), Legal Notes, Proceedings of June 18-19, 1991, pp. 8-1 - 8-4.