Forms/Reference Documents
Public works bidding
DES has launched a new bidding portal (Bonfire) that allows you to submit bids and proposals to DES online. In the Bonfire portal, select "register now" in the upper right-hand corner.
Register now on Bonfire portal
Updated COVID proclamation recission
Effective immediately, in response to Governor Inslee’s rescission of the COVID-19 declaration of emergency and all other remaining COVID-19 proclamations, the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) is ending the following COVID-19 requirements:
- Covid-19 Vaccination Declaration
- Covid-19 Vaccination Verification Plans
Continue to follow remaining safety regulations from the Department of Labor and Industries and the Department of Health. Be aware that facilities managed or occupied by other organizations may continue to have COVID-19 related restrictions or requirements.
Read the governor’s message for complete details.
Diversity tracking in B2Gnow!
DES is utilizing a web-based system for tracking the participation of Small Businesses and Minority, Women, and Veteran-Owned Businesses on our public works projects. This system is required and is intended to help us track prime contractor, design firm, subcontractor, subconsultant and supplier payments.
Access B2Gnow
For first time visitors, you will need to create a login. System instructions can be found on the "Information for Vendors" link.
Facility professional services (FPS)
Facility professional services offers expertise on a wide range of facility issues and public works project management on behalf of public organizations throughout Washington. It consists of three programs:
- Engineering & Architectural Services (E&AS)
- Planning & Project Delivery (PPD)
- Energy Program
View our policies and procedures.
PWR - public works request form
Consultant selection
- A/E fee guidelines and schedule
- A/E reference file - consultant search
- A/E conditions of agreement
- Conditions of the agreement, attachment A
- Conditions of the agreement - summary of changes
- A/E fee calculator
- A/E invoice - % fee - updated March 21, 2024
- A/E invoice - fixed fee - updated March 21, 2024
- A/E invoice instructions
- A/E Consultant Selection Form (on-call, small, and large projects)
- A/E Consultant Selection Form (design-build projects)
- A/E Consultant Selection Form (GC/CM projects)
- Consultant diverse business inclusion plan
- Federal SF330 form
- Instructions for architects and engineers
- Pre-agreement conference checklist
Design
- Division 01 - DBB
- Alternative wood LEED point compliance form
- Constructability review guidelines - updated Feb. 18, 2020
- Green building & LEED submittal forms
- Metering and measurement report template
- Predesign manual (OFM) - 2023-25 OFM capital budget instructions
- updated July 14, 2022
Capitol Campus and DES-managed facilities
Bidding
Construction manual by solicitation type
Construction contractors only (Bonfire)
- Bidding terms and conditions (bid form) - updated March 11, 2024
- Advertisement for bids - updated Nov. 29, 2023
- Construction manual (general conditions and instructions to bidders) - effective Oct. 2, 2023
Small works roster (SWR)
- Bid form - effective Feb. 28, 2024
- Request for bids (advertisement) - effective March 6, 2024
- Construction manual - effective Sept. 12, 2023
Design-build (DB), general contractor/construction manager (GC/CM), job order contracting (JOC)
- Construction manual - effective Sept. 12, 2023
Other bidding documents
- Apprentice utilization plan
- Bid range calculator
- Subcontractor list form A (HVAC, plumbing & electrical)
- updated March 30, 2021 - Subcontractor list form B (structural steel install & rebar install)
- updated March 30, 2021 - Certificate of insurance
- Liquidated damages checklist
- Plan centers
- Pre-bid walk-through agenda template
- Responsibility criteria under $1M
- Responsibility criteria over $1M
Construction
- Dig permit authorization application
- Field authorization (FA) form - updated Oct. 23, 2020
- Change order proposal (COP) - updated Jan. 21, 2021
- Contractor invoice form - with formulas (locked) - updated March 21, 2024
- Contractor invoice form - with formula (unlocked) - updated March 21, 2024
- Instructions school district/higher ed for reporting apprentice utilization to DES
- Invoice instructions - contractors - posted July 1, 2016
- Prevailing wage rates (Dept. Labor & Industries)
- Statement of apprentice and journeyman participation
- JOC work order template - updated Aug. 17, 2022
- Request for information (RFI) - updated Nov. 18, 2022
- Substitution request form (SRF) - updated Aug. 1, 2022
- Notice of nonconformance form - updated Aug. 1, 2022
- Request for equitable adjustment in contract time form - Nov. 18, 2022
- Pre-construction checklist - updated Jan. 21, 2022
Closeout
- Final acceptance checklist - updated April 25, 2022
- Substantial completion checklist and certification - updated July 1, 2019
Energy
ESPC
- ESCO invoice instructions
- ESCO invoice instructions - attachment A
- Invoicing FAQs
- Energy field authorization/change order proposal forms
- Energy invoice - fixed fee - professional services
- Energy invoice form - blank - construction services
- Energy services construction (ESCO) completion checklist
- Energy completion notice
- Apprentice utilization plan
ELCCA
- Energy life cycle cost guidelines
- Evaluation life cycle cost analysis tool (ELCCAT)
- Public facilities energy characteristics form
Reference documents
Contact us
Engineering and Architectural Services
Phone 360-902-7272
Email EASMail@des.wa.gov