Drafter
Clerk 10/25/2017
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to exceptions to formal sealed bids and proposals when awarding a contract, lease or purchase of tangible personal property, technical services and services; and amending Ordinance 12138, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C 2.93.050.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. In 2016, the state of Washington amended RCW 39.04.190 to increase the dollar thresholds under which local governments may dispense with the requirements of advertisement and formal sealed bidding when making certain stated purchases.
B. It is in the county's interest to formally adopt the increased dollar thresholds authorized by state law and codify the informal process used to award contracts, leases or purchases, as described in K.C.C. 2.93.050.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 12138, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.93.050 are hereby amended to read as follows:
((In accordance with Titles 36 and 39 RCW and this chapter, the executive is granted authority to award any contract, lease or purchase of tangible personal property and technical or other services, at the informal purchase threshold, without advertisement and without formal, sealed bids or proposals. The executive shall be responsible for securing quotations or proposals from prospective contractors where required to assure establishment of a competitive price. This section does not apply to architectural, engineering, professional, or public works contracts.)) A. In accordance with RCW 36.32.235, 36.32.245, 39.04.190 and 39.04.200 and this chapter, in lieu of advertisement and requiring a formal, sealed bid or proposal, the executive may award any contract, lease or purchase of tangible personal property, technical services or services, except professional services and public works, valued between ten thousand dollars and fifty thousand dollars in accordance with subsections B. through D. of this section.
B. In accordance with state law, ...

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