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Our goal is to increase small and diverse participation in state procurement and contracting. This includes raising participation for Washington State certified diverse businesses including small businesses, OMWBE certified businesses, and DVA certified businesses. Your partnership in this effort is critical if we are to reach this goal. We want to better understand your barriers to participating in state contracts and procurements so we can explore ways to remove these barriers. We want to hear your ideas for creating or improving opportunities for state certified diverse businesses. We want to better understand your interest in participating with state contracts. o Are you interested in participating directly as a primary contractor? o Are you interested in participating indirectly as a subcontractor at current competitive contract rates? o Are you interested in both? We are already exploring some ideas for the 2016 legislative session, and would like your feedback. For example: How to increase the amount that can be procured via the small and limited public works statutes. o Do you have any ideas on how to do this? o Is this something worth doing? Lowering bond limits on certain types of public works contracts. o We are looking at lowering bond limits for projects valued at $300,000 or less. Would this remove a barrier for smaller contractors and encourage more participation? Would you be interested in increased use of project labor agreements and similar tools? What are the RCWs, WACS, and/or codes that affect your business? RCWs and WACs require legislative changes; policy changes can be done without going through the legislative process. We need your input now to plan for the 2016 Legislative session! Please email us at [email protected] and type Diverse Business in the subject line. Let us know if you are a member of a business organization we should coordinate with or call us at (360) 4078275 and our legislative analyst Jarrett Sacks will be glad to record your interest and include you on our list of reviewers for further developments.

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Our goal is to increase small and diverse participation in state procurement and contracting. 

This includes raising participation for Washington State certified diverse businesses including 

small businesses, OMWBE certified businesses, and DVA certified businesses.  

Your partnership in this effort is critical if we are to reach this goal.  

We want to better understand your barriers to participating in state contracts and 

procurements so we can explore ways to remove these barriers. 

We want to hear your ideas for creating or improving opportunities for state certified diverse 

businesses. 

We want to better understand your interest in participating with state contracts.  

o Are you interested in participating directly as a primary contractor? 

o Are you interested in participating indirectly as a subcontractor at current competitive 

contract rates? 

o Are you interested in both? 

We are already exploring some ideas for the 2016 legislative session, and would like your 

feedback. For example: 

How to increase the amount that can be procured via the small and limited public works 

statutes. 

o Do you have any ideas on how to do this? 

o Is this something worth doing? 

Lowering bond limits on certain types of public works contracts. 

o We are looking at lowering bond limits for projects valued at $300,000 or less.  Would 

this remove a barrier for smaller contractors and encourage more participation? 

Would you be interested in increased use of project labor agreements and similar tools? 

What are the RCWs, WACS, and/or codes that affect your business? 

RCWs and WACs require legislative changes; policy changes can be done without going through 

the legislative process. 

 

We need your input now to plan for the 2016 Legislative session! Please email us 

at [email protected] and type Diverse Business in the subject line. Let us 

know if you are a member of a business organization we should coordinate with 

or call us at (360) 407‐8275 and our legislative analyst Jarrett Sacks will be glad to 

record your interest and include you on our list of reviewers for further 

developments.