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Bill would expand WSDOT authority to use progressive contracting methods, with CPARB checks for early GCCM projects
Summary
House Bill 19-70 would authorize the Washington State Department of Transportation to use progressive design-build and GCCM delivery methods more broadly for state highway construction projects and would exempt WSDOT from repeated CPARB certification — with CPARB review required for the first three GCCM projects delivered after July 1, 2025.
House Bill 19-70 would broaden the contracting procedures WSDOT may use for state highway construction projects, authorizing the department to use progressive design-build (PDB) and general contractor–construction manager (GCCM) procedures and exempting WSDOT from repeated CPARB (Capital Projects Advisory Review Board) certification requirements — subject to initial oversight for GCCM.
Brandon Popovac, committee staff, told lawmakers that WSDOT already may use the design-build (DB) procurement for many public-works projects and can seek CPARB certification to use PDB or GCCM without project-by-project…
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