Legislative Committee Recommends Continuation of Alternative Public Works Procedures

The Washington State Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) issued a preliminary report on September 19, 2012 recommending that the Legislature should reauthorize the use of three alternative public works contracting procedures (Design-Build, GC/CM, and Job Order Contracting) before the existing law in RCW 39.10 expires next year.

JLARC and CPARB:  JLARC's review and report is part of the process required by state law for reauthorizing RCW 39.10.  In addition, the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB) has appointed a Reauthorization Committee that is considering various proposals to recommend to CPARB and the Legislature.


Oregon work group:  Oregon has established a Public Construction Contracting Work Group that is evaluating potential changes to their state law regarding CM/GC as a public works project delivery method. CM/CG (Oregon) and GC/CM (Washington) are terms that describe the more generic method known as Construction Manager at Risk.

More information:  Click here to read JLARC's report.   Click here for more information about CPARB's Reauthorization Committee.

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