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Committee considers expanded public-private partnership authority and alternative project delivery methods for WSDOT
Summary
Senate Bill 5,773 would broaden WSDOT—s authority to use public-private partnerships, require WSDOT to develop rules and a best-value process for P3s, and expand allowable alternative project delivery methods such as progressive design-build and GCCM.
The Senate Transportation Committee heard engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5,773, which would repeal and replace much of the current Transportation Innovative Partnership (TIP) framework and expand alternative procurement and delivery methods that WSDOT may use, including progressive design-build (PDB) and the general contractor/construction manager (GCCM) procedures.
The bill shifts responsibility for review, selection, and execution of P3 projects from the Transportation Commission to WSDOT, while the legislature would retain toll imposition authority and the commission would keep toll-rate setting for toll projects. WSDOT would be required to report proposed policies and guidelines for P3 projects to the transportation committees by Sept. 1, 2026, but those rules could not take effect until Jan. 1, 2027. WSDOT must consult with…
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