Legislative - Current Issues

The following Bills were passed by Legislature and signed by the Governor:

HB 2805: Three year effort by Building Trades to pass a bill to gather information on the amount of off-site prefabrication work that is going out-of-state. Requires any contractor who contracts for off-site, prefabricated, nonstandard, project specific items to submit the "contract value" of the items (including labor and materials) to LNI on their affidavit of wages paid. LNI must transmit the data to CPARB "for review."

SB 6401: A CPARB bill designed to allow a GC/CM project to bring the mechanical and electrical contractors on board early as MC/CM and EC/CM, but only with approval of the public owner and only if the MC/CM or EC/CM portion of the project is at least $3 million.

Call or email Ed Kommers at (206) 612-7304/ ekommers@mcaww.net if you have questions on these or other bills. 
 


CPARB:
Ed Kommers represents the subcontracting & mechanical industry on the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB), a type of oversight committee for public works. The Board's monthly meetings make progress toward implementing changes in public works construction that will ensure the effective spending of taxpayer money and the efficient use of our members' resources.

Goals of CPARB:
Develop and recommend criteria for alternative contracting procedures, General Contractor qualifications, and policies to enhance the quality of capital projects.
1. Make recommendations regarding Alternative Public Works (GC/CM and Design/Build).
2. Evaluate potential other alternative methods including "competitive negotiation."

PRC: Project Review Committee:
Appointed by CPARB to approve projects and certify owners in the GCCM and Design Build delivery methods. MCAWW’s PRC representative is Mike Shinn, owner of Shinn Mechanical.