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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1174

HB 1174: Cities/lowest resp. bidder

Clarifying the contracting procedures for cities.

Summary

  • Allows code cities, second class cities, and towns to award a bid to a bidder that was within 5 percent of the lowest bid and the bidder meets other requirements related to successfully delivering a similar project to the city within the past five years.
  • Requires a city or town that awards a project to a bidder under the new allowable lowest bidder criteria to make an annual report to the Department of Commerce that includes the total number of bids awarded to minority or women contractors.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1174), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2019
  2. Out of committeeFeb 8, 2019
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Walsh (R-19)
Introduced
January 16, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 21, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5225
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1174, SHB 1174

AN ACT Relating to clarifying the contracting procedures for cities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Walsh (R-19)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Brian Blake D-19Sharon Wylie D-49

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1174)
  2. House Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1174)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1174)
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1174)
  8. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1174 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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