Washington Administrative Code

In accordance with RCW 36.81.130, the annual program shall also include the amounts to be expended for maintenance but details of the proposed expenditures shall not be made. This requirement shall be deemed satisfied by submission of a maintenance management work plan and budget…

A copy of the adopted annual program and appropriate resolution shall be forwarded to the county road administration board within thirty days of its adoption but not later than December 31st of each year.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. WSR 99-01-021, § 136-16-040, filed …

The adopted annual program may not be changed, revised or increased except by unanimous vote of the members of the legislative authority who are present when the vote is taken. Such modifications shall be by resolution of the legislative authority and shall list each changed, rev…

At any time prior to April 1st of the year following the annual program year, the county engineer shall submit an annual construction report to the county road administration board in accordance with forms and instructions provided by the county road administration board. The con…

RCW 36.79.060 provides that the county road administration board shall administer the rural arterial program (RAP) established by chapter 36.79 RCW. This chapter describes the manner in which counties may request RATA funds for specific rural arterial projects and the manner in w…

The RAP biennial program cycle consists of the following basic steps:(1) The CRABoard establishes a funding period if it determines that sufficient future RATA funds are available to provide for new RAP projects. This determination takes place during the CRABoard's regularly sche…

By March 1st of each even-numbered year prior to a funding period, each eligible county shall, for each project for which it seeks RATA funds estimated to be available in the next project program period, submit a preliminary prospectus to the county road administration board. The…

After all preliminary prospectuses are received, the county road administration board will schedule and conduct an on-site field review of each project. During the field review, conducted jointly with the county engineer or his/her designee (unless waived by the county engineer),…

By September 1st of each even-numbered year prior to a funding period, each eligible county shall submit a final prospectus for each project for which it seeks RATA funds. Each final prospectus shall be submitted on forms provided by the county road administration board and shall…

County road administration board staff will review all final prospectuses and ensure that:(1) All necessary information is included;(2) The project is from the pool of preliminary prospectuses;(3) The project is eligible for RATA funding;(4) The project schedule indicates that pr…

(1) At its last regular meeting before the beginning of each biennium, the county road administration board will select projects and allocate anticipated RATA funds to projects in each region. The preliminary priority arrays as developed in WAC 136-161-060 will be updated to excl…

For any project program period, no county shall receive a RATA fund allocation greater than the following maximum project RATA contribution, or percentage of the forecasted regional apportionment amount:(1) PSR: No maximum project RATA contribution; 40 percent limit on percentage…

RATA funds requested and allowed to a project are limited to the match requirements established by county road administration board policy following 36. 79.120 RCW. The match requirements will be applied to the total eligible project development costs, which include preliminary e…

A county with an approved RAP project may use any other funds available for such project including federal, other state, private, and local funds. The minimum match of RATA funds allocated to the project shall be set by county road administration board policy following RCW 36.79.…

(1) Counties may request advancing RATA funds for partially funded projects. Such a request by a county shall demonstrate the ability to proceed with the project ahead of the regular funding schedule, and shall acknowledge that advancing RATA funds will correspondingly reduce the…

RCW 36.79.140 provides for the authorization of rural arterial trust account funds for projects of an emergent nature. This chapter describes the manner in which counties may request funding for such emergent projects and the manner in which the county road administration board w…

Projects of an emergent nature may be funded through the rural arterial program as authorized by chapter 36.79 RCW. An emergent project is defined as a project whose need the county was unable to anticipate at the time the six-year program of the county was developed. Emergency w…

All projects for which rural arterial program funding is being requested under this chapter are subject to the following:(1) The requesting county has the sole burden of making a clear and conclusive showing that the project is emergent as described in this chapter; and(2) The re…

Counties may request consideration and action by the county road administration board at any time, however, the county road administration board will address all such requests at its next regular quarterly meeting. A county may request, and the county road administration board ch…

RCW 36.79.150 provides for increasing the amount of RATA funds allocated to a project. This chapter describes the manner in which counties may request an increase in the amount of RATA funds allocated to a project and the manner in which the county road administration board will …

(1) When a county submits its final prospectus as described in WAC 136-161-050, the county road administration board presumes that the amount of RATA funds requested, plus any non-RATA funds that may be designated for the project, are sufficient to fully, and in a timely manner, …

(1) In deciding whether to grant a request for a RATA allocation increase submitted under the provisions of WAC 136-165-020, the county road administration board will consider the following factors:(a) Whether the county, at the time of preparing its final project prospectus, con…

A county's increased RATA funds for a project program period shall correspondingly reduce the limit of RATA funds that may be allocated to the county in the next project program period; provided that the county road administration board may grant a county's request to decrease su…

All changes in approved RATA allocations and other county road administration board actions taken under the provisions of this chapter shall be reflected by amending the CRAB/county contract. Failure of a county to sign and return an amended CRAB/county contract within forty-five…

RCW 36.79.060 authorizes the county road administration board to adopt rules relating to the allocation of funds in the rural arterial trust account (RATA). This chapter describes the manner in which the county road administration board will administer project withdrawals, early …

At any time after the submittal of a final prospectus and prior to the time the first RATA reimbursement has been sent to the county, a county may withdraw a RATA funded project. Withdrawal may occur either before or after the county road administration board has allocated RATA f…

(1) If a county terminates an uncompleted RATA funded project for which RATA reimbursement has been made, for other than an unanticipated scope change, and is prepared to repay the RATA for all RATA funds received, the county shall, by means of a letter signed by the chair of the…

To encourage timely development and construction of approved projects, all projects for which RATA funds have been allocated must meet certain project development milestones. Failure to meet the milestones will result in action by the county road administration board to withdraw …

RCW 36.79.060 authorizes the county road administration board to adopt rules to implement the rural arterial program (RAP). This chapter describes the individual project contract between the county road administration board and a county (CRAB/county contract) to be used to admini…

The county road administration board shall, within ten days of its RAP project approval meeting, notify each county having an approved project of such approval and of the amount of RATA funds allocated to each approved project. The county road administration board shall offer a c…

(1) The CRAB/county contract shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions:(a) The contract shall be valid and binding, and the county shall be entitled to receive RATA funding in accordance with the vouchering/payment process as described in chapter 136-180 WAC,…

In those cases when a county desires to combine two or more adjacent RATA funded projects into a single contract, the county, prior to advertising for the construction contract, or prior to commencing construction should any of the projects be scheduled for completion by county f…

In those cases when a county desires to bundle two or more RATA funded projects into a single construction contract, the county, prior to advertising for the construction contract, or prior to commencing construction should any of the projects be scheduled for completion by count…

In those cases when a county desires to combine a RATA funded project with one or more adjacent non-RATA funded projects, the county, prior to advertising for the construction contract, or prior to commencing construction should any of the projects be scheduled for completion by …

(1) A county may split a single rural arterial trust account funded project into multiple adjacent project segments only upon written request and approval by the director of the county road administration board.(2) The county must submit the request prior to advertising for any c…

Chapter 36.77 RCW provides for the construction and improvement of county roads by contract, by construction by county forces or by a combination of construction by county forces and contract. The purpose of this standard of good practice is to assure that all construction by cou…

For purposes of implementing statutory requirements relative to construction by county forces, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Construction - The building of a new road facility or improvement of an existing facility to a higher geometric or structural standard.(2) Cons…

Every proposed construction by county forces road project shall be a part of the county's annual construction program as defined in RCW 36.81.130 and WAC 136-16-020. Additions to the program, and/or substitutions in the program, may be made by unanimous action of the county legis…

Projects that consist of electrical and traffic control work are subject to the specific construction by county forces limits as set forth in RCW 36.77.065.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.78 RCW. WSR 09-23-044, § 136-18-035, filed 11/9/09, effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority…

All construction by county forces project cost records shall be kept in the manner prescribed by the BARS manual. Records of quantities shall be kept in a manner consistent with original project estimates. The project records shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the follow…

The preconstruction publication required by RCW 36.77.070 may be made at any time subsequent to the adoption of the annual road construction program by the county legislative authority, but no later than the commencement of construction by county forces on the project or projects…

The executive director of the county road administration board shall have authority to investigate cases of apparent violations of construction by county forces limits and prepare a listing of all such projects for which actual expenditures have exceeded the statutory constructio…

At its second regular meeting of each calendar year, the county road administration board shall determine if any county has unreasonably exceeded its statutory construction by county forces limit for the preceding calendar year, as indicated in RCW 36.77.065. In determining what …

Determination by the county road administration board that a violation of RCW 36.77.065 has occurred shall be cause for issuance of a conditional certificate of good practice by the board as specified in WAC 136-04-060 on behalf of the county in which the violation occurred. The …

RCW 36.79.160 provides that counties shall submit vouchers for payment of the RATA share of the cost of work completed on each RAP project. This chapter describes the manner in which the county road administration board will implement the provisions related to payment of vouchers…

The county road administration board shall prepare and distribute to all counties with approved RAP projects, voucher forms for use in requesting progress payments and final payment for each approved RAP project.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. WSR 99-01-021, § 136-180-02…

The county constructing each RAP project may submit vouchers monthly as the work progresses and shall submit a final voucher after completion of each RAP project for the payment of the RATA share of the project cost. Each voucher shall include total project costs to date, includi…

Upon approval of each RAP project voucher by the chair of the county road administration board or his/her designee, it shall be transmitted to the state treasurer.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.78 RCW. WSR 13-16-105, § 136-180-040, filed 8/7/13, effective 9/7/13. Statutory Auth…

Bridges of many kinds are an integral part of every county road system. The safety and adequacy of these bridges is of vital importance to the traveling public. A program of regular periodic inspection and reporting is necessary to fully inform each county legislative authority r…

Each county engineer shall have available in his or her office a complete inventory of all National Bridge Inventory (NBI) bridges on the county road system. The inventory shall list the location of each bridge by the state road log number and appropriate milepost, and shall incl…