CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2191

                    Chapter 15, Laws of 1994

                        53rd Legislature

                      1994 Regular Session

MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES‑-BIDDING PROCEDURE REVISIONS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/9/94

Passed by the House February 8, 1994   Yeas 90   Nays 0 BRIAN EBERSOLE Speaker of the       House of Representatives Passed by the Senate February 26, 1994   Yeas 45   Nays 3

CERTIFICATE I, Marilyn Showalter, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2191 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

JOEL PRITCHARD President of the Senate

MARILYN SHOWALTER                           Chief Clerk

Approved March 21, 1994 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                     March 21, 1994 - 11:17 a.m.

MIKE LOWRY Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2191

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             Passed Legislature - 1994 Regular Session

State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By House Committee on Trade, Economic Development & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Ogden, Schoesler, Sheahan, Roland, Carlson, Rayburn and Wineberry; by request of Washington State University)

Read first time 01/31/94.

Regulating bidding procedures concerning minority and women-owned businesses.

    AN ACT Relating to bidding procedures concerning minority and women-owned businesses; and amending RCW 39.19.070.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 39.19.070 and 1987 c 328 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    It is the intent of this chapter that the goals established under this chapter for participation by minority and women-owned and controlled businesses be achievable.  If necessary to accomplish this intent, contracts ((shall)) may be awarded to the next lowest responsible bidder in turn, or all bids may be rejected and new bids obtained, if the lowest responsible bidder does not meet the goals established for a particular contract under this chapter.  The dollar value of the total contract used for the calculation of the specific contract goal may be increased or decreased to reflect executed change orders.  An apparent low-bidder must be in compliance with the contract provisions required under this chapter as a condition precedent to the granting of a notice of award by any state agency or educational institution.

    Passed the House February 8, 1994.

    Passed the Senate February 26, 1994.

Approved by the Governor March 21, 1994.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 21, 1994.