SSB 6170 — Adjusting monetary limits regarding contracting rules for state highway construction work and procurement.

What this bill does

Increases the maximum estimated cost of repairs or renovations that can be done by state forces from $60,000 to $100,000. Increases the maximum estimated cost of repairs or renovations that can be done by state forces in an emergency from $100,000 to $160,000, and requires that maximum amount to be annually adjusted for inflation. Increases the maximum estimated cost of work or procurement that the Washington State Department of Transportation can contract for to enable a larger number of small businesses and veteran, minority, and women contractors from $100,000 to $160,000.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 12, 2026
  95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2026
  49 yea · 0 nay

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