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WA Rev Code § 47.60.806 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.60 - Puget Sound Ferry and Toll Bridge System.|47.60.806 - Bonds—1992 issue—Payment of principal and interest from pledged excise taxes.

RCW 47.60.806 Bonds—1992 issue—Payment of principal and interest from pledged excise taxes.Bonds issued under the authority of RCW 47.60.800 through 47.60.808 shall distinctly state that they are a general obligation of the state of Washington, shall pledge the full faith and credit of the state to the payment of the principal thereof and the interest thereon, and shall contain an unconditional promise to pay such principal and interest as the same shall become due. The principal and interest shall be first payable in the manner provided in RCW 47.60.800 through 47.60.808 from the proceeds of the state excise taxes on motor vehicle and special fuels imposed by chapters *82.36 and 82.38 RCW and distributed to the state pursuant to RCW 46.68.130 and shall never constitute a charge against any allocations of such funds to counties, cities, and towns unless and until the amount of the motor vehicle fund arising from the excise taxes on motor vehicle and special fuels and available for state highway purposes proves insufficient to meet the requirements for bond retirement or interest on any such bonds. Proceeds of such excise taxes are hereby pledged to the payment of any bonds and the interest thereon issued under the authority of RCW 47.60.800 through 47.60.808, and the legislature agrees to continue to impose these excise taxes on motor vehicle and special fuels in amounts sufficient to pay, when due, the principal and interest on all bonds issued under the authority of RCW 47.60.800 through 47.60.808.[ 1995 c 274 § 19; 1992 c 158 § 4.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: Chapter 82.36 RCW was repealed in its entirety by 2013 c 225 § 501, effective July 1, 2016.
WA Rev Code § 47.60.808 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.60 - Puget Sound Ferry and Toll Bridge System.|47.60.808 - Bonds—1992 issue—Payment from ferry bond retirement fund.

RCW 47.60.808 Bonds—1992 issue—Payment from ferry bond retirement fund.Both principal and interest on the bonds issued for the purposes of RCW 47.60.800 through 47.60.808 shall be payable from the ferry bond retirement fund authorized in RCW 47.60.600. Whenever, pursuant to RCW 47.60.800 and 47.60.806, the state treasurer transfers funds from the motor vehicle fund to the ferry bond retirement fund, the state treasurer may at the same time reimburse the motor vehicle fund in an identical amount from the Puget Sound capital construction account.[ 1992 c 158 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 47.60.810 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.60 - Puget Sound Ferry and Toll Bridge System.|47.60.810 - Design-build ferries—Independent owner's representative—Phases defined—Department may modify certain existing option contracts.

RCW 47.60.810 Design-build ferries—Independent owner's representative—Phases defined—Department may modify certain existing option contracts.(1) The department shall use a modified request for proposals process when purchasing new auto ferries, except for new 144-auto ferries purchased through an option on a contract executed before July 6, 2015, whereby the prevailing shipbuilder and the department engage in a design and build partnership for the design and construction of the auto ferries. The process consists of the three phases described in subsection (3) of this section.(2) Throughout the three phases described in subsection (3) of this section, the department shall employ an independent owner's representative to serve as a third-party intermediary between the department and the proposers, and subsequently the successful proposer. However, this representative shall serve only during the development and construction of the first vessel constructed as part of a new class of vessels developed after July 6, 2015. The independent owner's representative shall:(a) Serve as the department's primary advocate and communicator with the proposers and successful proposer;(b) Perform project quality oversight;(c) Manage any change order requests;(d) Ensure that the contract is adhered to and the department's best interests are considered in all decisions; and(e) Possess knowledge of and experience with inland waterways, Puget Sound vessel operations, the propulsion system of the new vessels, and Washington state ferries operations.(3) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout RCW 47.60.812 through 47.60.822.(a) "Phase one" means the evaluation and selection of proposers to participate in development of technical proposals in phase two.(b) "Phase two" means the preparation of technical proposals by the selected proposers in consultation with the department.(c) "Phase three" means the submittal and evaluation of bids, the award of the contract to the successful proposer, and the design and construction of the auto ferries.(4) The department may modify an existing option contract executed prior to July 6, 2015, to allow for the purchase of up to five additional 144-auto ferries, for a total of nine 144-auto ferries. The department must execute a new modification to an existing option contract for each of the additional five ferries.[ 2019 c 431 § 1; 2015 3rd sp.s. c 14 § 3; 2001 c 226 § 4.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 3rd sp.s. c 14: See note following RCW 47.60.005.Findings—Purpose—2001 c 226: See note following RCW 47.20.780.
WA Rev Code § 47.60.812 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.60 - Puget Sound Ferry and Toll Bridge System.|47.60.812 - Design-build ferries—Notice of request for proposals.

RCW 47.60.812 Design-build ferries—Notice of request for proposals.To commence the request for proposals process, the department shall publish a notice of its intent once a week for at least two consecutive weeks in at least one trade paper and one other paper, both of general circulation in the state. The notice must contain, but is not limited to, the following information:(1) The number of auto ferries to be procured, the auto and passenger capacities, the delivery dates, and the estimated price range for the contract;(2) A statement that a modified request for proposals design and build partnership will be used in the procurement process;(3) A short summary of the requirements for prequalification of proposers including a statement that prequalification is a prerequisite to submittal of a proposal in phase one; and(4) An address and telephone number that may be used to obtain a prequalification questionnaire and the request for proposals.[ 2001 c 226 § 5.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—2001 c 226: See note following RCW 47.20.780.
WA Rev Code § 47.60.815 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.60 - Puget Sound Ferry and Toll Bridge System.|47.60.815 - Design-build ferries—Cost-benefit analysis—Engineer's estimate—Subsequent request for proposals, when required.

RCW 47.60.815 Design-build ferries—Cost-benefit analysis—Engineer's estimate—Subsequent request for proposals, when required.(1) The Washington state institute for public policy must conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the state's ferry vessel procurement practices. This analysis must (a) compare in-state construction to construction at shipyards across the United States, (b) identify barriers to receiving three or more in-state bids to a request for proposals, and (c) recommend policies to encourage three or more in-state bidders to respond to a request for proposals. This analysis must be provided to the governor, the transportation committees of the legislature, and the department by December 1, 2016.(2) In developing its engineer's estimate to procure a ferry vessel, the department must identify significant project cost drivers, including materials, labor, overhead, delivery, and profit.(3) After July 1, 2017, if all responses to the initial request for proposals under RCW 47.60.814 are greater than five percent above the department's engineer's estimate for the project, the department must reject all proposals and issue a subsequent request for proposal that is not subject to RCW 47.60.814(1)(r).[ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 14 § 5.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 3rd sp.s. c 14: See note following RCW 47.60.005.
WA Rev Code § 47.60.816 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.60 - Puget Sound Ferry and Toll Bridge System.|47.60.816 - Design-build ferries—Phase one.

RCW 47.60.816 Design-build ferries—Phase one.Phase one of the request for proposals process consists of evaluation and selection of prequalified proposers to participate in subsequent development of technical proposals in phase two, as follows:(1) The department shall issue a request for proposals to interested parties.(2) The request for proposals must require that each proposer prequalify for the contract under chapter 468-310 WAC, except that the department may adopt rules for the financial prequalification of proposers for this specific contract only. The department shall modify the financial prequalification rules in chapter 468-310 WAC in order to maximize competition among financially capable and otherwise qualified proposers. In adopting these rules, the department shall consider factors including, without limitation: (a) Shipyard resources in Washington state; (b) the cost to design and construct multiple vessels under a single contract without options; and (c) the sequenced delivery schedule for the vessels.(3) The department may use some, or all, of the nonfinancial prequalification factors as part of the evaluation factors in phase one to enable the department to select a limited number of best qualified proposers to participate in development of technical proposals in phase two.(4) The department shall evaluate submitted proposals in accordance with the selection criteria established in the request for proposals. Selection criteria may include, but are not limited to, the following:(a) Shipyard facilities;(b) Organization components;(c) Design capability;(d) Build strategy;(e) Experience and past performance;(f) Ability to meet vessel delivery dates;(g) Projected workload; and(h) Expertise of project team and other key personnel.(5) Upon concluding its evaluation of proposals, the department shall select the best qualified proposers in accordance with the request for proposals. The selected proposers must participate in development of technical proposals. Selection must be made in accordance with the selection criteria stated in the request for proposals. All proposers must be ranked in order of preference as derived from the same selection criteria.[ 2001 c 226 § 7.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—2001 c 226: See note following RCW 47.20.780.
WA Rev Code § 47.60.818 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.60 - Puget Sound Ferry and Toll Bridge System.|47.60.818 - Design-build ferries—Phase two.

RCW 47.60.818 Design-build ferries—Phase two.Phase two of the request for proposals process consists of preparation of technical proposals in consultation with the department, as follows:(1) The development of technical proposals in compliance with the detailed instructions provided in the request for proposals, including the outline specifications, and any addenda to them. Technical proposals must include the following:(a) Design and specifications sufficient to fully depict the ferries' characteristics and identify installed equipment;(b) Drawings showing arrangements of equipment and details necessary for the proposer to develop a firm, fixed price bid;(c) Project schedule including vessel delivery dates; and(d) Other appropriate items.(2) The department shall conduct periodic reviews with each of the selected proposers to consider and critique their designs, drawings, and specifications. These reviews must be held to ensure that technical proposals meet the department's requirements and are responsive to the critiques conducted by the department during the development of technical proposals.(3) If, as a result of the periodic technical reviews or otherwise, the department determines that it is in the best interests of the department to modify any element of the request for proposals, including the outline specifications, it shall do so by written addenda to the request for proposals.(4) Proposers must submit final technical proposals for approval that include design, drawings, and specifications at a sufficient level of detail to fully depict the ferries' characteristics and identify installed equipment, and to enable a proposer to deliver a firm, fixed price bid to the department. The department shall reject final technical proposals that modify, fail to conform to, or are not fully responsive to and in compliance with the requirements of the request for proposals, including the outline specifications, as amended by addenda.[ 2001 c 226 § 8.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—2001 c 226: See note following RCW 47.20.780.
WA Rev Code § 47.60.822 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.60 - Puget Sound Ferry and Toll Bridge System.|47.60.822 - Design-build ferries—Notice to proposers not selected—Appeal.

RCW 47.60.822 Design-build ferries—Notice to proposers not selected—Appeal.(1) The department shall immediately notify those proposers that are not selected to participate in development of technical proposals in phase one and those proposers who submit unsuccessful bids in phase three.(2) The department's decision is conclusive unless an aggrieved proposer files an appeal with the superior court of Thurston county within five days after receiving notice of the department's award decision. The court shall hear any such appeal on the department's administrative record for the project. The court may affirm the decision of the department, or it may reverse or remand the administrative decision if it determines the action of the department was arbitrary and capricious.[ 2001 c 226 § 10.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—2001 c 226: See note following RCW 47.20.780.
WA Rev Code § 47.60.830 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.60 - Puget Sound Ferry and Toll Bridge System.|47.60.830 - Ferry system operation—Fuel purchasing strategies—Report.

RCW 47.60.830 Ferry system operation—Fuel purchasing strategies—Report.In performing the function of operating its ferry system, the department may, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose and after consultation with the department of enterprise services, explore and implement strategies designed to reduce the overall cost of fuel and mitigate the impact of market fluctuations and pressure on both short-term and long-term fuel costs. These strategies may include, but are not limited to, futures contracts, hedging, swap transactions, option contracts, costless collars, and long-term storage. The department shall periodically submit a report to the transportation committees of the legislature and the department of enterprise services on the status of any such implemented strategies, including cost mitigation results, a description of each contract established to mitigate fuel costs, the amounts of fuel covered by the contracts, the cost mitigation results, and any related recommendations. The first report must be submitted within one year of implementation.[ 2015 c 225 § 101; 2008 c 126 § 4.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—2008 c 126: See note following RCW 35.58.262.
WA Rev Code § 47.60.835 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.60 - Puget Sound Ferry and Toll Bridge System.|47.60.835 - Small business enterprise enforceable goals program.

RCW 47.60.835 Small business enterprise enforceable goals program.(1) To increase small business participation in ferry vessel procurement, the Washington state department of transportation's office of equal opportunity shall develop and monitor a state small business enterprise enforceable goals program. Pursuant to this program, the office shall establish contract goals for ferry vessel procurement. The contract goal is defined as a percentage of the contract award amount that the prime contractor must meet by subcontracting with small business enterprises. The enforceable goal for all ferry vessel procurement contracts will be set by the office. Prime contractors unable to meet the enforceable goal must submit evidence of good faith efforts to meet the contract goal to the small business enterprise enforceable goals program.(2) Small business enterprises intending to benefit from the small business enterprise enforceable goals program established in subsection (1) of this section must meet the definition of "small business" in RCW 39.26.010. Prime contractors will enter all subcontractor payments into the office's diversity management and compliance system. The office of equal opportunity shall monitor program performance.[ 2019 c 431 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 47.64.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.64 - Marine Employees—Public Employment Relations.|47.64.005 - Declaration of policy.

RCW 47.64.005 Declaration of policy.The state of Washington, as a public policy, declares that sound labor relations are essential to the development of a ferry and bridge system which will best serve the interests of the people of the state.[ 1961 c 13 § 47.64.005. Prior: 1949 c 148 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6524-22.]
WA Rev Code § 47.64.006 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.64 - Marine Employees—Public Employment Relations.|47.64.006 - Public policy.

RCW 47.64.006 Public policy.The legislature declares that it is the public policy of the state of Washington to: (1) Provide continuous operation of the Washington state ferry system at reasonable cost to users; (2) efficiently provide levels of ferry service consistent with trends and forecasts of ferry usage; (3) promote harmonious and cooperative relationships between the ferry system and its employees by permitting ferry employees to organize and bargain collectively; (4) protect the citizens of this state by assuring effective and orderly operation of the ferry system in providing for their health, safety, and welfare; (5) prohibit and prevent all strikes or work stoppages by ferry employees; (6) protect the rights of ferry employees with respect to employee organizations; and (7) promote just and fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions for ferry system employees as compared with public and private sector employees in states along the west coast of the United States, including Alaska, and in British Columbia in directly comparable but not necessarily identical positions.[ 1989 c 327 § 1; 1983 c 15 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 47.64.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.64 - Marine Employees—Public Employment Relations.|47.64.060 - Federal social security—State employees' retirement.

RCW 47.64.060 Federal social security—State employees' retirement.All employees engaged in the operation of ferries acquired by the department shall remain subject to the federal social security act and shall be under the state employees' retirement act. The department shall make such deductions from salaries of employees and contributions from revenues of the department as shall be necessary to qualify the employees for benefits under the federal social security act. The appropriate officials are authorized to contract with the secretary of health, education and welfare to effect the coverage.[ 1984 c 7 § 340; 1961 c 13 § 47.64.060. Prior: 1957 c 271 § 7; 1951 c 82 § 2; 1949 c 148 § 5; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6524-26.]
WA Rev Code § 47.64.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.64 - Marine Employees—Public Employment Relations.|47.64.070 - Employees subject to industrial insurance laws.

RCW 47.64.070 Employees subject to industrial insurance laws.Employees, except the masters and members of the crews of vessels, shall be subject to and entitled to the benefits of the industrial insurance laws of the state, and are hereby declared to be in extrahazardous employment within the meaning of such laws.[ 1961 c 13 § 47.64.070. Prior: 1951 c 259 § 2; 1949 c 148 § 6; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6524-27.]
WA Rev Code § 47.64.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.64 - Marine Employees—Public Employment Relations.|47.64.120 - Scope of negotiations—Interest on retroactive compensation increases—Prohibitions—Agreement conflicts.

RCW 47.64.120 Scope of negotiations—Interest on retroactive compensation increases—Prohibitions—Agreement conflicts.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the employer and ferry system employee organizations, through their collective bargaining representatives, shall meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, working conditions, and insurance, and other matters mutually agreed upon. Employer funded retirement benefits shall be provided under the public employees retirement system under chapter 41.40 RCW and shall not be included in the scope of collective bargaining. Except as provided under RCW 47.64.270, the employer is not required to bargain over health care benefits. Any retirement system or retirement benefits shall not be subject to collective bargaining.(2) Upon ratification of bargaining agreements, ferry employees are entitled to an amount equivalent to the interest earned on retroactive compensation increases. For purposes of this section, the interest earned on retroactive compensation increases is the same monthly rate of interest that was earned on the amount of the compensation increases while held in the state treasury. The interest will be computed for each employee until the date the retroactive compensation is paid, and must be allocated in accordance with appropriation authority. The interest earned on retroactive compensation is not considered part of the ongoing compensation obligation of the state and is not compensation earnable for the purposes of chapter 41.40 RCW. Negotiations shall also include grievance procedures for resolving any questions arising under the agreement, which shall be embodied in a written agreement and signed by the parties.(3) The employer shall not bargain over the rights of management as identified in RCW 41.80.040.(4) A collective bargaining agreement may not contain any provision that extends the term of an existing collective bargaining agreement or applicability of items incompatible with this section in an existing collective bargaining agreement.(5) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, if a conflict exists between an executive order, administrative rule, or agency policy relating to wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment and a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under this chapter, the collective bargaining agreement shall prevail. A provision of a collective bargaining agreement that conflicts with the terms of a statute is invalid and unenforceable.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 16 § 7; 2010 c 283 § 10; 2006 c 164 § 3; 1997 c 436 § 1; 1983 c 15 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 16 §§ 1-15: See note following RCW 47.60.530.Findings—Intent—Effective date—2010 c 283: See notes following RCW 47.60.355.Prospective application—Savings—Effective dates—2006 c 164: See notes following RCW 47.64.011.