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Committee hears proposal to raise WSDOT contracting thresholds to account for inflation and boost state workforce capacity
Summary
Senate Bill 6170 would raise the dollar thresholds for state forces and emergency contracting (from $60K to $100K normal, and $100K to $160K emergency) to give WSDOT more flexibility; labor and DOT witnesses supported the change while committee members discussed indexing for inflation and equity safeguards.
The Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony on SB 6170 to increase statutory dollar thresholds for state highway construction and emergency contracting.
Committee staff explained the bill would raise the normal value limit for work done by state forces from $60,000 to $100,000 and the emergency limit from $100,000 to $160,000; the current limits were last adjusted in 2005. The proposal would also increase the maximum contract value…
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