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Committee hears bill to speed PUD procurement for energy projects
Summary
A bill to raise public-works thresholds and expand procurement options for consumer-owned utilities (PUDs) drew support from utility associations and unions, who said the changes would speed projects and help address equipment shortages; staff said fiscal impacts to local governments are indeterminate.
The Washington State Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee on Tuesday heard Senate Bill 6076, legislation that would temporarily raise procurement dollar thresholds for public utility districts (PUDs) and streamline certain competitive-bidding rules for energy-generation, storage and transmission projects through Jan. 1, 2045.
Kim Cushing, staff to the committee, told members the bill has two main parts: it increases the dollar caps that allow PUDs to perform public-works projects without formal contracts and expands the use of preapproved vendor lists for purchases tied to specified energy projects. The measure would also permit…
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