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

• 5/10/2021  Final Activity
• 5/3/2021  Final Activity
• 4/26/2021 Final Activity - Updated 4/29/2021
• 4/19/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings
• 4/12/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings - Updated 4/15/2021
• 4/5/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings - Updated 4/8/2021
• 3/29/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings - Updated 3/31/2021
• 3/22/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings
• 3/15/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings - Updated 3/18/2021
• 3/8/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings - Updated 3/10/2021
• 3/1/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings - Updated 3/4/2021
• 2/22/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings - Updated 2/24/2021
• 2/15/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings - Updated 2/18/2021
• 2/8/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings
• 2/1/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings
• 1/25/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings
• 1/11/2021 Bill Activity & Hearings

CPARB's Reauthorization & Statute improvements to Alternative Public Work Contracting

• SB 5032  (Passed the Senate)
• Summary of Changes
• Floor Amendment - New 4/6/2021
• Adopted Engrossed Amendment - New 4/8/2021

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

Next Meeting:  May 13, 2021  8:00 am - 3:00 pm

• Agenda - Draft
• Minutes from 2/11/2021 - Draft
• Minutes from 3/30/2021 - Draft
• Board Priorities & Committees
• Letter to the Board from Chair Keith
• Letter from Vice Chair Thompson
• Budget

Committee Reports: 
(Reports not linked are a placeholder for that Committee)

• Project Review Committee
  • Chair Report
• Local Government Public Works Study (SB 5418) Committee
  • Public Works Study Report - MRSC - Updated
• Business Equity\Diverse Business Inclusion Committee
• JOC Evaluation Committee Report
• GC/CM Committee (no pre-read)
• Board Development Committee (no pre-read)
• Data Collection Implementation Committee (no pre-read)

Project Review Committee Appointments:

• (1) Construction Trades Labor (currently vacant)
• (2) General Contractor (currently expires 6/30/2021)
  • LOI - Quinn Dolan
  • LOI - Marvin Doster
  • LOI - Hans Hansen
  • LOI - Brian Holecek
  • LOI - Tim Thomas
  • LOI - Brian Urban
• (1) General Owner (currently expires 6/30/2021)
  • LOI - Linneth Riley Hall
• (1) Owner-General Public (currently expires 6/30/2021)
  • LOI - Art McCluskey
• (2) Owner-Higher Education (currently expire on 9/30/2021 & 10/31/2021)
  • LOI - Alexis Blue
• (1) Owner-School Districts (currently expires 6/30/2021)
  • LOI - Taine Wilton

Board Meeting Dates for 2021

• June 9, 2021 - SPECIAL Meeting to Elect New Board Leadership
• September 9, 2021
• October 14, 2021
• December 9, 2021

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
• Data Collection Implementation 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)
• Reauthoriazation Committee
• Subcontractor Bid Listing Policy Evaluation Committee

CPARB Committee Meetings Coming Up

• BE\DBI Committee - 5/28/2021
• GC/CM Committee - 5/26/2021 @ 1:00 pm
• JOC Evaluation Committee - 5/20/2021 @ 2:00 pm
• Project Review Committee - 5/27/2021
• (Please see PRC Homepage for more information)

CPARB Recruitment

• Architects
• Cities
• Construction Trades\Labor
• General Contractor
• Higher Education
• Insurance/Surety/Industry
• Specialty Contractors

PRC Recruitment

• Recruitment Plan
• Recruitment Notice - Also included on the PRC Homepage

• Daily Journal of Commerce, and
• Spokesman-Review

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