The Joel M. Pritchard building has significant functional, health and life safety hazards that must be addressed, which are detailed in the 2017 State Capitol Development Study and earlier phases of the LCM Predesign Study. Examples include:

• More than 60 percent of the building is vacant because it was constructed for book storage and does not meet standards for use as office space.
• The building’s proximity to a steep, unstable slope and its inadequate lateral resistance system increase risk of failure during a seismic event.

Needs with the Pritchard Building will be addressed as part of Legislative Campus Modernization (LCM).

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Latest updates

• The public comment period for the Pritchard draft environmental review closed June 12. DES is reviewing submitted comments and preparing responses.
  • Pritchard SEPA environmental checklist
  • Pritchard SEPA threshold determination of non-significance
• We are now publishing the LCM weekly update to keep campus tenants, visitors and local residents up to date on planned LCM construction work and how it impacts the campus.
• BNBuilders has been selected as GC/CM for the Pritchard and O'Brien Project.
• DLR Group of Seattle was selected as AE for the Pritchard and O'Brien Project.
• Project is currently in the Schematic Design (SD) phase. This should be complete in April 2023.
• Pritchard Building Rehabilitation/Expansion Validation Study was completed in March 2022. View the study here.

LCM public meetings

Find information about upcoming LCM public meetings and presentations and notes from past meeting here.