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Clerk 02/04/2002
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A MOTION authorizing and directing the King County executive to enter into agreement for the provision of project management services between the University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center and King County, relating to the Harborview Medical Center's bond program.
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WHEREAS, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive acute care facility, Level 1 trauma and regional burn center owned by King County, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to chapter 36.62 RCW, King County has established a board of trustees for the purpose of overseeing the operation and management of Harborview Medical Center, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an agreement between board of trustees and the University of Washington dated December 19, 1995, the university operates and manages Harborview Medical Center, and
WHEREAS, Harborview Medical Center provides teaching, research and clinical care for a mission population, including but not limited to the indigent, sick, injured or infirm in King County, Washington, and
WHEREAS, the board of trustees has proposed and King County has reviewed and approved a long-range capital improvement program for the period of 2001-2010, and
WHEREAS, the voters in 2000 authorized King County to make seismic, health and public safety improvements at Harborview hospital including demolition of unsound buildings, construction of new buildings and renovation and upgrading of existing facilities, and
WHEREAS, the project includes a program to design and construct certain public health and safety improvements for the Harborview Medical Center campus, including but not limited to seismic upgrades, renovations and construction of new buildings for patient care, research, teaching and administration, as well as new facilities for the King County medical examiner, funded by bonds and Harborview Medical Center funds, and
WHEREAS, the University of Washington has experience in constructing and managing hospitals and medical facili...
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