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.

Information Sheet

Governor's Boards & Commissions - CPARB Info

Legislation of Interest

Legislative Activity on Bills of Interest

• February 12
• February 15
• February 20
• February 27
• March 6
• March 8

Concerning Public Works Contracting Procedures
  aka DB & JOC Contracting Prodedure Revision of RCW 39.10

• HB 1295
• SB 5656

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

Current Meeting Information

May 9, 2019

Location: Presentation Room
1500 Jefferson Street SE
Olympia 98504

• February 14, 2019 - Pending

• May 9, 2019
• September 12, 2019
• October 10, 2019
• Wednesday, December 11, 2019

CPARB Recruitment

The Board has a number of positions that will be opening up summer 2019.  If you are interested in applying or reapplying for one of the following positions, please go to the Governor's Boards & Commissions page to apply online as soon as possible.

• Architects
• Construction Trades Labor
• Engineers
• General Contractors
• Insurance\Surety\Industry - Pending
• Private Industry (2 positions)
• Specialty Contractors

The following positions are appointed outside of the Governor's Office and must be appointed by the designated entity:

• Hospital Districts - Appointed by Assoc. WA Public Hospital Districts 
• House of Representatives (R) - Appointed by the Speaker of the House

PRC Recruitment

• Recruitment Plan
• Recruitment Notice

• Daily Journal of Commerce, and
• Spokane Review
  (See Above for Applications to be reviewed May 9, 2019)

Current Committees

• Project Review Committee (PRC has their own seperate webpage)
• Data Collection Implementation Committee
• JOC Evaluation Committee
• Design-Build Statute Review Committee
• Board Development Committee
• Education\Outreach Workgroup
• (JLARC) Reauthoriazation Committee
• Business Equity\Diverse Business Inclusion Committee

Member Information

Bylaws, Guidelines & Reports

Through extensive stakeholder involvement with committees, CPARB has:

• Recommended 21 public works bills (2 pending approval 2019) to the Legislature that address quality, efficiency, and accountability of traditional and alternative public works contracting, of which 12 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: 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 this.)

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