Bidder Responsibility Criteria - APWA Workshop

Workshop: Bidder Responsibility Criteria Tools for Public Works Contracts

When: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

Where: Tacoma Convention Center

Co-Sponsored by:

• Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC)
  
• APWA Construction Management Committee
• APWA Contract Administration Subcommittee
• Utility Contractor Association of Washington
• APWA Division 1 Subcommittee

For more information and to register, visit the APWA website.

Speakers:

• Michael E. Purdy, University of Washington Contracts Manager
• Mike Myette, Utility Contractors Association of Washington
• John Parnass, Davis, Wright, Tremaine, LLP

Morning session topics:

• How RCW 39.04.350 Came to Be
• Bidder Responsibility vs. Bid Responsiveness
• Mandatory Bidder Responsibility Criteria
• Mandatory Subcontractor Criteria
• Optional Supplemental Bidder Responsibility Criteria
• Amended APWA General Special Provisions (GSPs)

Afternoon session will include writing Supplemental Bidder Responsibility Criteria for mock projects