Drafter
Clerk 03/17/2025
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AN ORDINANCE related to establishing responsibility criteria for contracts for public works, tangible personal property, and services; and amending Ordinance 12138, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.93.120 and Ordinance 12138, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.93.190.
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PREAMBLE:
King County has a deep interest in the condition of workers employed by county suppliers and supports fair wages and fair benefits for those workers.
King County endorses small business and women and minority-owned business development.
Furthermore, King County supports organized labor policies and participation by labor unions and their signatory contractors in the administration of county business.
King County strives to protect the public's interest, and to fulfill the public trust, by engaging in business with bidders or proposers that are committed to, and consistently engage in, fair and responsible business practices evidenced by their record of compliance with applicable statutes, payment of fair wages and benefits to employees, as well as by their experience and reputation.
To that end, King County utilizes best practices to ensure, consistent with the features of each contract, that it awards contracts to responsible bidders.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 12138, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.93.120 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Contracts for architect and engineering services shall be solicited in accordance with chapter 39.80 RCW.
B. Contracts for professional services, other than architectural or engineering, shall be solicited using the procedures in chapter 39.80 RCW, with price as an additional element of consideration.
C. Public works contracts shall be solicited and awarded in accordance with the authority granted by state law, as in Titles 36 and 39 RCW and any additional requirements prescribed by county ordinance or executive policy.
D. Contracts for the lease...
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