Title 36 — Title 36 COUNTIES
97 chapters · 1,831 sections in this title.
RCW 36.77.010 Maps, plans, and specifications.
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Whenever it is ordered by resolution of the board that any county road shall be laid out and established and altered, widened, or otherwise constructed or improved, the county road engineer employed by the county shall prepare such maps, plans, and specifications as shall be nece…
RCW 36.77.020 Approval—Call for bids.
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Upon approval of such maps, plans, and specifications and the filing thereof the board shall, if it determines that the work shall be done by contract, advertise a call for bids upon such construction work by publication in the official county paper and also one trade paper of ge…
RCW 36.77.030 Opening of bids—Deposit.
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At the time and place fixed in the call for bids, such bids as have been submitted shall be publicly opened and read. No bid may be considered unless it is accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a surety bond, cash, cashier's check, or certified check in an amount equal to f…
RCW 36.77.040 Award of contract—Bond—Low bidder claiming error.
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The board shall proceed to award the contract to the lowest and best bidder but may reject any or all bids if in its opinion good cause exists therefor. The board shall require from the successful bidder a contractor's bond in the amount and with the conditions imposed by law. Sh…
RCW 36.77.065 County forces construction projects or programs—Amounts—Violations.
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The board may cause any county road to be constructed or improved by use of county forces as provided in this section.(1) As used in this section:(a) "County forces" means regular employees of a county; and(b) "Road construction project costs" means the aggregate total of those c…
RCW 36.77.070 Publication of information on county forces projects—Penalty—Prosecution.
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If the board determines that any construction should be performed by county forces, and the estimated cost of the work exceeds ten thousand dollars, it shall cause to be published in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county, a brief description of the work to…
RCW 36.77.075 County roads—Small works roster.
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In lieu of the procedure for awarding contracts that is provided in RCW 36.77.020 through 36.77.040, a county may award contracts for public works projects on county roads using the small works roster process under RCW 39.04.151 through 39.04.154.[ 2023 c 395 s 26; 2000 c 138 s 2…