May 21, 2019
Progressive Design-Build Legislation Takes Effect July 2019
In a move likely to further accelerate the growing use of various types of design-build contracting across Washington’s public sector, Governor Inslee has signed legislation that for the first time officially authorizes public bodies to award public works contracts on a “progressive design-build” basis. The legislation builds on a set of statutory amendments enacted in 2013 that began the process of making design-build contracting more accessible to a wider range of public bodies.