Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-170 - Execution of a CRAB/county contract › Section 136-170-030 - Terms of CRAB/county contract

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The CRAB/county contract shall include,
			 but not be limited to, the following provisions:
(a) The contract shall be valid and binding,
			 and the county shall be entitled to receive RATA funding in accordance with the
			 vouchering/payment process as described in chapter 136-180 WAC, only if the
			 contract is properly signed and returned to the county road administration
			 board within forty-five calendar days of its mailing by the county road
			 administration board.
(b) The
			 county certifies that it is in compliance with the provisions of chapter
			 136-150 WAC.
(c) The project will
			 be constructed in accordance with the scope, design and project limits as
			 described in the final prospectus and in accordance with the plans and
			 specifications approved by the county engineer, and, if applicable, the phased
			 construction plan submitted by the county engineer to the county road
			 administration board.
(d) The
			 county will notify the county road administration board:
(i) If a single construction contract is
			 intended to fully complete the project, at the time of project advertisement,
			 construction contract, and when the project has been completed. Should the
			 small works roster process be utilized, then the initial notice must occur
			 prior to initiating the contractor selection process.
(ii) If county forces are utilized to fully
			 complete the project, at the time of project notice, as required in
			 RCW
			   36.77.070, commencement of construction
			 activities, and when the project has been completed.
(iii) If the project applies a phased
			 construction methodology, at those times described in a phased construction
			 plan, consistent with subsection (2) of this section.
(e) The county road administration board will
			 reimburse counties on the basis of monthly progress payment vouchers received
			 and approved on individual projects in the order in which they are received in
			 the county road administration board office, subject to the availability of
			 RATA funds apportioned to the region; or subject to a minimum regional balance
			 determined by the CRABoard for the purposes of cash flow; provided however,
			 that if insufficient RATA funds are available or the legislature fails to
			 appropriate sufficient RATA funds, payment of vouchers may be delayed or
			 denied. Counties are ineligible to receive RATA funded construction cost
			 reimbursements prior to satisfaction of the initial project notice requirement
			 described in subsection (1)(d) of this section.
(f) The county will reimburse the RATA in the
			 event a project post-audit reveals ineligible expenditures of RATA
			 funds.
(g) The county may be
			 required to reimburse the RATA in the event of early termination in accordance
			 with the provisions of chapter 136-167 WAC.
(h) The county agrees to amend the contract
			 in cases where:
(i) Additional RATA funds have
			 been requested and approved under chapter 136-165 WAC;
(ii) Other relief from the original scope,
			 design or project limits has been approved by the county road administration
			 board under chapter 136-165 WAC; or
(iii) A project has been terminated without
			 full RATA reimbursement under WAC
			 136-167-030(2).
(i) The county agrees to provide periodic
			 project development progress reports as requested by the county road
			 administration board.