The 2005 Legislature created the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB) under ESHB 1830 (RCW 39.10) to review alternative public works contracting procedures and provide guidance to state policymakers on ways to further enhance the quality, efficiency and accountability of public works contracting methods. CPARB and many stakeholders contributed to significant changes to RCW 39.10 that the 2007 Legislature enacted.

Governor's Boards & Commissions - CPARB Info

Legislation of Interest

Weekly Legislative Activity on Bills of Interest:  2021

• Final Legislative Activity
• SB 5032  as signed by the Governor
• Summary of Changes to RCW 39.10 - Updated

Please email ALL submissions to CPARB@des.wa.gov

Next Meeting:  October 14, 2021 

Location:  via Zoom   JOIN ZOOM Meeting

URL: https://des-wa.zoom.us/j/99617020756?pwd=Z2toQ0djc0xyekNQTjdBRUhOZktzdz09

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Agenda - Draft

• Meeting Minutes from September 9, 2021 - Draft
• Budget Report
• Budget Information

Pre-Reads:

• Engagement Guidelines
  • Themes from 9/9/21
  • Notes from 9/9/21
  • Padlet from 9/9/21
• Committee Reports:
  • Project Review Committee
    • Chair Report

Board Meeting Dates for 2021

• December 9, 2021

Approved Meeting Dates for 2022

• February 10, 2022
• April 14, 2022
• May 12, 2022
• June 9, 2022; Special Meeting
• September 8, 2022
• October 13, 2022
• December 8, 2022

Board Member Contact List

(also see Member Information & Bios in the gray side bar)

Current CPARB Committees

• Board Development Committee
• Business Equity\Diverse Business Inclusion Committee
• Education\Outreach Workgroup
• GC/CM Committee
• JOC Evaluation Committee
• Local Government Public Works Study Committee
• Project Review Committee (PRC has their own separate webpage)
• Subcontractor Bid Listing Policy Evaluation Committee

CPARB Committee Meetings Coming Up

• BE\DBI Committee - 10/22/2021
• Board Development Committee - 12/10/2021
• GC/CM Committee - 10/27/2021
• JOC Evaluation Committee - 10/21/2021
• Project Review Committee - 12/2/2021
  (Please see PRC Homepage for more information)

CPARB Recruitment

• Architects
• Cities
• General Contractor

PRC Recruitment

• Recruitment Plan
• Recruitment Notice - Also included on the PRC Homepage
  • (1) Construction Trades Labor (currently vacant)
  • (1) Design Industry - Architect (Expires 2/28/2022)
  • (2) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (currently vacant)
  • (1) Owner-Cities (Expires 2/28/2022)
  • (1) Owner-Transportation (currently vacant)
  • (1) Private Sector (Expires 2/28/2022)

• Daily Journal of Commerce, and
• Spokesman-Review

Bylaws, Guidelines & Reports

Through extensive stakeholder involvement with committees, CPARB has:

• Recommended 24 public works bills  to the Legislature that address quality, efficiency, and accountability of traditional and alternative public works contracting, of which 14 passed into new law:

• Major and minor improvements to alternative public works contracting, RCW 39.10:
  • Design-Build (DB), including allowing “progressive design-build” selection with price factors without designs submitted
  • General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM), including allowing an alternative selection process for mechanical and electrical subcontractors, adding heavy civil project procedures, and addressing protests
  • Job Order Contracting (JOC), including increasing work order limit to $350k, increasing annual limits to $6M for King Co. and DES, and adding public bodies that can use the process
• Responsible bidder criteria (added mandatory criteria into law and provided guidelines for using Supplemental bidder responsibility criteria) RCW 39.04.350
• Timely processing & payment of undisputed claims (change orders) RCW 39.04.360
• Increasing Small Works Roster project dollar limits & added provisions for small business

• Performed studies and publish reports for the Legislature and Other's Use.
• Discussed various improvements including: Diverse Business Inclusion, Small Business Opportunities, Responsibility/Eligibility, Job Order Contracting, Reauthorization, Heavy Civil GC/CM, and Life Cycle Cost Analysis & Energy Efficiency, Integrated project delivery and Best Value methods, ECCM/MCCM Best Practices

Sunset Reviews by JLARC: 2013 & 2021 (expiration years, so sunset review typically takes place ~ 1 year before.)

Web updates and questions can be sent to CPARB@des.wa.gov