53.19.070 - Application of chapter restricted.
Application of chapter restricted.
This chapter does not apply to:
    (1) Contracts specifying a fee of less than fifty thousand dollars;
    (2) Contracts awarded to companies that furnish a service where the tariff is established by the utilities and transportation commission or other public entity;
    (3) Intergovernmental agreements awarded to any governmental entity, whether federal, state, or local and any department, division, or subdivision thereof;
    (4) Contracts awarded for services to be performed for a standard fee, when the standard fee is established by the contracting agency or any other governmental entity and a like contract is available to all qualified applicants;
    (5) Contracts for services that are necessary to the conduct of collaborative research if prior approval is granted by the funding source;
    (6) Contracts for professional services which are entered into under chapter 39.80 RCW; and
    (7) Contracts for the employment of expert witnesses for the purposes of litigation or legal services to supplement the expertise of port staff.
[2008 c 130 § 12.]