WashingtonPublic agencies may use roster rules for construction contracts
State agencies and authorized local governments may use roster rules to award qualifying real-property construction contracts within a schedule of price limits.
What it does
State agencies and authorized local governments may use roster rules to award qualifying public construction contracts. The price limit follows a schedule that reaches $650,000 in 2030.
Argument forThe roster process may give public agencies another way to award qualifying construction contracts within the listed price limits.
Argument againstUsing roster rules for projects within these limits may mean fewer public construction contracts go through other award procedures.
More detail
State agencies and authorized local governments may use the small works roster process for qualifying construction contracts within the listed price limits. The rules cover construction and other work on real property. Local governments must be expressly authorized to use the process, and the estimated cost excludes sales tax. The roster process may be used instead of other procedures for awarding these contracts. The limit is $350,000 through December 31, 2026; $530,000 from January 1 through June 30, 2027; $560,000 from July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028; $590,000 from July 1, 2028, through June 30, 2029; $620,000 from July 1, 2029, through June 30, 2030; and $650,000 beginning July 1, 2030.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 18Effective date 6/11/2026.Latest
- Mar 18Chapter 97, 2026 Laws.Major
- Mar 18Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 10Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 9President signed.Passed Senate
- Mar 6Speaker signed.Passed House
- Mar 5Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 27Placed on second reading consent calendar.Minor
- Feb 25Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Feb 24SGTE - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Feb 24Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- Feb 20Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 16First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.Minor
- Feb 12Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 121st substitute bill substituted (CB 26).Major
- Feb 11Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Feb 4CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
- Feb 4Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 4:00 PM.
- Jan 29Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 13First reading, referred to Capital Budget.Introduced
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