All local improvements, the funds for the making of which are derived in whole or in part from assessments upon property specially benefited shall be made by contract on competitive bids whenever the estimated cost of such improvement including the cost of materials, supplies, labor, and equipment will exceed the sum of five thousand dollars. The city, town, or public corporation may reject any and all bids. The city, town, or public corporation itself may make the local improvements if all the bids received exceed by ten percent preliminary cost estimates prepared by an independent consulting engineer or registered professional engineer retained for that purpose by the city, town, or public corporation.
RCW 35.43.190
Work—By contract or by city or public corporation.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 6 Wash. App. 338 - Citizens for Underground Equality v. City of Seattle (1972)
Most recently applied in 6 Wash. App. 338 - Citizens for Underground Equality v. City of Seattle (January 1972)
1987 c 242 s 3; 1971 ex.s. c 116 s 6; 1965 c 7 s 35.43.190
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.