Off-Site Prefabrication Bill Codified Into State Law

Engrossed House Bill 2805, which was approved by the Washington State Legislature in the spring of 2010, and is effective for contracts entered into on September 1, 2010 or later, has been codified into the Revised Code of Washington as RCW 39.04.370.

To read more information on this new law and its impact on public agencies, contractors, and subcontractor, visit my previous blog entries on the subject:

• August 31, 2010 - New law takes effect September 1, 2010

• August 17, 2010 - Agencies and projects exempt from EHB 2805

• August 11, 2010 - L&I issues Q&A

• July 27, 2010 - Contract language available from State General Administration Department

• May 16, 2010 - Basic explanation of the law

The Department of Labor and Industries has revised their Questions and Answers document to correctly reflect that "local transportation public works projects" are exempt from the new law instead of how the first version of their Q&A characterized the exemption ("local transportation agencies").