39.04.105 - Competitive bidding -- Written protests -- Notice of contract execution. - Washington Statutes

Competitive bidding — Written protests — Notice of contract execution.

When a municipality receives a written protest from a bidder for a public works project which is the subject of competitive bids, the municipality shall not execute a contract for the project with anyone other than the protesting bidder without first providing at least two full business days' written notice of the municipality's intent to execute a contract for the project; provided that the protesting bidder submits notice in writing of its protest no later than two full business days following bid opening. Intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are not counted.

[2003 c 300 § 1.]