Are you an out of state business that works or sells products in the State of Washington? Then you might need to register with the Department of Revenue (DOR) and pay taxes. Unfortunately, it has been my experience that gobs of out of state contractors and suppliers have no idea that they might be o[...]
Archive for the ‘New Laws’ Category
July 28th, 2010 - 9:58 am § in Bids, Federal & State Contracts, Managing Risks, New Laws, Public Contracting
Released: Standard Clause for Public Contracts Requiring Material Reporting
Back in April, I reported on the passage of a bill that requires the disclosure of specific materials on Washington public construction projects. The bill was EHB 2508 and it became law on June 10, 2010, effecting contracts entered between September 1, 2010 and December 31, 2013. [...]
Home Star to Provide Green Retrofit Work for Contractors
I ran across a very well written article that lays out the particular requirements for the upcoming Home Star legislation, which is currently before Congress (a great short summary is here). I have written on the subject before, but its time to discuss the standards that must be attained to in order[...]
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:18 am § in Construction Liability, Construction News, Legislation & Law, Managing Risks, New Laws
New Washington Law Gives Contractors Second Chance at Compliance
A new law passed by the Washington Legislature will allow small businesses to have notice and an opportunity to comply before a penalty is issued by a Washington state agency. This will of course extend to compliance citations issued by the Department of Labor & Industries, which is why you are [...]
June 10th, 2010 - 7:55 am § in Bids, Construction News, Federal & State Contracts, Legislation & Law, New Laws, Public Contracting
A Few New Public Works Regulations for Washington Contractors
(1) New Bidding Procedures for Select Subcontractors on State Public Works We heard about this one back in April, at a speech given by the Associated General Contractors’ Rick Slunaker. Rick is the Director of Governmental Affairs down in Olympia, and the one responsible for lobbying to suppo[...]
Washington County Adopts Green Building Code While BIAW Sues State Over New Green Energy Law
Washington state’s Clark County has added a voluntary green building standard for residences constructed in its boundaries. Last week, the County’s Board of Commissioners held a hearing and adopted the 2008 National Building Green Standard, a standard of routine adoption nationwide, as a[...]
