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Senate hears bill to expand alternative delivery models for transportation projects, including P3s and progressive design‑build
Summary
Senate Bill 5773 would replace the existing TIP program with a new P3 framework that assigns WSDOT authority to evaluate, solicit and select public‑private partnership projects below $500 million (higher values require legislative approval), reduce CPARB certification hurdles for WSDOT on certain delivery methods, and study alliance contracting.
Senate Bill 5773, which would create a revised framework for public‑private partnerships and broaden WSDOT’s authority to use alternative project delivery methods, was discussed in the Feb. 25 hearing.
Staff summarized the bill in three parts: (1) repeal and replace the Transportation Innovative Partnership (TIP) program with a new P3 law framework that assigns review, selection and procurement responsibilities to WSDOT rather than the Transportation Commission and that requires WSDOT rulemaking and consultation…
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