Mason County PUD Denied Approval to Use GC/CM

The Mason County Public Utility District No. 3 presented their application to the State of Washington's Project Review Committee on February 26, 2009 to use the General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM) project delivery process for their maintenance and operations center.

The Project Review Committee rejected the application on two grounds. First, the PUD did not sufficiently demonstrate that the project would provide a substantial financial benefit over the typical design-bid-build process. Second, the PUD and their consultant, Olympic Associates, did not demonstrate a sufficient commitment of time of qualified staff with GC/CM experience. Click here to read the denial letter by the Project Review Committee.

The PUD has re-applied for approval, something that will be considered at the March 26, 2009 meeting of the Project Review Committee. Click here to read both the original and revised applications from the PUD.

Under chapter 39.10 RCW, the Project Review Committee is required to approve applications of public agencies to use GC/CM or Design-Build, or to certify that a public agency is an experienced public agency and approved to utilize either GC/CM and/or Design-Build for individual projects without going back to the Project Review Committee.

Also at the February 26, 2009 meeting, the Project Review Committee approved the application of the City of Tacoma as an experienced public owner for both GC/CM and Design-Build.