Baby Steps but Progress Nonetheless

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The House and Senate continued their hard work to move bills through the final stages of the legislative process.

The House passed SB 6401 with a vote of 98-0. Senate Bill 6401 establishes an alternative selection process for selecting mechanical or electrical subcontractors for general contractor/construction manager projects. Evergreen has supported Senate Bill 6401 from the beginning which offers an alternative approach and more options for the College is this area.

The House amended the bill to require the public solicitation of proposals for a mechanical or electrical contractor be provided to the Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises; and includes the firm’s plan for outreach to minority and women-owned businesses as an evaluation factor for selection of the subcontractor.

Senate Bill 6401 now must go back to the Senate for concurrence.

The Senate passed House Bill 2575 with a vote of 28-19. HB 2575 expands the membership of the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB) to

24 members to include representation from local public owners and regional transit authorities. The Evergreen State College works with CPARB in our capital project efforts.  Evergreen supports this change to the Board.

House Bill 2575 now goes to the Governor for her signature.