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Bill would require named subcontractors to hold licenses at time bids are submitted for large public works
Summary
House Bill 1633 would require prime contractors to name subcontractors who already hold the required plumbing, electrical or HVAC licenses when submitting bids for public works projects over $1 million and would remove licensing inability as a reason to substitute; WSDOT estimated a $2 million biennial fiscal impact.
House Bill 1633 would change the subcontractor listing rules for large public works contracts by requiring that subcontractors named in bids for plumbing, electrical and HVAC work be licensed at the time they are named. The proposal also would prevent a prime contractor from substituting a listed subcontractor on the basis that the subcontractor could not obtain the required license.
Rob Hatfield, staff to the Capital Budget Committee, briefed…
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