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A MOTION extending the waiver of requirements for competitive bidding and solicitation requirements for contracts relating to the significant civil emergency caused by heavy rain, strong winds, river flooding, and increased landslide and burn scar debris flow risk.

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                     WHEREAS, the King County executive on December 8, 2025, issued a proclamation of emergency declaring that heavy rain, potential for widespread significant river flooding, minor coastal flooding, urban and small stream flooding, increased risk for landslides and burn scar debris flows, and high winds conditions demand that King County take extraordinary measures for the immediate preservation of public health, safety, and order, and the prevention of damage to public property (and restoration of such property to a condition of usefulness, as such property may have been damaged), and to relieve loss, hardship, and suffering, and

                     WHEREAS, in accordance with the authority granted the executive upon issuing the proclamation of emergency, the executive ordered that the public advertising and competitive procurement requirements of state law and K.C.C. chapter 2.93, all applicable executive policies and procedures and K.C.C. chapter 12.19, are waived relating to county contracts for purchases or leases of: tangible personal property; public works as defined by RCW 39.04.010; and services, including professional or technical services, and

                     WHEREAS, under K.C.C. 2.93.080 and K.C.C.12.52.030.C., the waiver of competitive procurement requirements of state and county law stays in effect until the waiver expires, which shall be twenty-one calendar days after the waiver's issuance, unless terminated sooner by order of the executive or action of the council by motion. However, the council, by motion, may extend a waiver beyond the twenty-one-day period, and

                     WHEREAS, an extension of the waiver from the competitive procurement requirements is necessary due to the risk of another significant weather system and urgent recovery activities that continue, requiring an urgent need to quickly procure the services and equipment needed to respond to this continuing emergency;

                     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:

                     The waiver from competitive bidding and solicitation requirements of state and county law as ordered in the December 8, 2025 proclamation of emergency issued by the executive is extended until either the executive terminates the proclamation of the emergency or the council by motion terminates the waiver.