Executive Session for 5 CPARB Bills

The House State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee of the Washington State Legislature will hold an Executive Session on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. to consider five bills recommended to the Legislature by the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB).

The bills, with the Senate companion bill in parenthesis, are:

• HB 1195 - Regarding payment of undisputed claims (SB 5399)
• HB 1196 - Increasing the dollar limit for Small Works Roster projects
• HB 1197 - Regarding alternative public works contracting procedures (SB 5397)
• HB 1199 - Housekeeping bill on public works retainage (SB 5396)
  
• HB 1200 - Allowing municipalities to negotiate adjustments in public works bids (SB 5398)

The sixth bill recommended by CPARB is HB 1198 regarding changing public works bid limits. This bill is not currently slated for the Executive Session.