The 2005 Legislature created the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB) under ESHB 1830 (RCW 39.10) to review alternative public works contracting procedures and provide guidance to state policymakers on ways to further enhance the quality, efficiency and accountability of public works contracting methods. CPARB and many stakeholders contributed to significant changes to RCW 39.10 that the 2007 Legislature enacted.

Bylaws, guidelines & procedures

• GC/CM Best Practices Manual, April 2025
• Job Order Contracting Best Practices Guidelines, Sept. 2021
• Design-Build Best Practices Guidelines
• Project Review Committee Bylaws, Dec. 2022
• Bidder Responsibility Guidelines, Oct. 2023
• CPARB Bylaws, updated Feb. 2024
  • CPARB Position Descriptions, May 2023
  • CPARB New Member Onboarding Checklist, May 2023
• CPARB Interim Appeals Procedures, 2017
• Evaluation of Design-Build Operate and Maintain (DBOM) projects by the PRC, 2009

Legislative requested reports

• Standardizing Local Government Procurement Rules – CPARB Recommendations and Review of SHB 1621 - Dec. 20, 2024
  • Letter from CPARB Chair on the Standardizing Local Government Procurement Rules report - Dec. 20, 2024
• BE/DBI Committee Legislative Report on Prompt Pay – Oct. 2024
  • Letter from CPARB Chair on the BE/DBI Report, Oct. 1, 2024
• WSDOT Project Delivery Method Review – Legislative Report #2B
  • Letter from CPARB Vice Chair regarding CPARB Recommendations on Final Report 2B
• WSDOT Project Delivery Method Review – Legislative Report #2A – Interim Report – Oct. 2024
  • Letter from CPARB Chair regarding CPARB Recommendations on Interim Report 2A
• WSDOT Project Delivery Method Review – Legislative Report #1 – SR 18 - L100199 Issaquah/Hobart Rd to Deep Creek, July 2024
  • Letter from CPARB Chair regarding CPARB recommendations
• SHB 1621 Recommendations, Dec. 2023
  • Letter from CPARB Chair Regarding CPARB Recommendations
• Subcontractor Bid Listing Report, Nov. 2022
• Business Equity/Diverse Business Inclusion Report, June 2022
  • Letter from CPARB Chair Regarding the BE/DBI Committee Report
  • BE/DBI Report Reference Material
• Local Government Public Works Study Report, July 2021
  • Memo to Legislature from DES on Local Government Public Works Study Report
• Local Government Public Works Study Report Presentation to House Local Govt Committee, Sept. 16, 2021
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Energy Efficiency Report, 2013
• K-12 Performance Based Construction Contracts, 2011
• UW Stadium Procurement Model Task Force Report, 2009

Sunset reviews

• JLARC Report: Alternative Public Works Procedures Sunset Review - Recommendation 20-06(2) Regarding JOC Data, Oct. 2021
• JLARC Report: Alternative Public Works Procedures Sunset Review, Dec. 2020
• Sunset Review Performance Summary to JLARC, Aug. 2020
• JLARC Report: Alternative Public Works Procedures Sunset Review, Feb. 2013
• Sunset Review Performance Summary to JLARC, July 2012

White papers

• Electrical Contractor Construction Manager/Mechanical Contractor Construction Manager Committee (E/MCCM)
  • (GC/CM) Principles for Alternative Subcontractor Selection Process (RCW 39.10.385) (E/MCCM Dec. 2016)
• Integrated Project Delivery Task Force:
  • Optimizing Efficiency in Capital Project Delivery within Current WA Public Works Statute, 2009
  • Best Value Task Force Recommendations, 2010

Data collection/analysis reports

• Job Order Contracting (JOC) Data Analysis 2008-2017 (JOC Evaluation Committee, May 2020)
• Public Private Partnership Committee Report, July 18, 2018
• Design-Build Projects Under $10 Million (Amy Engle, Dec. 2017)
• DBB, GC/CM and DB Data Analysis, 2011
• Design-Bid-Build (DBB), GC/CM and DB Data Collection System, 2008-2011

• Project Data Analysis Report Presentation from May 2011, approved by CPARB Sept. 2011

• AWHA Issue Paper Asking PHAs Exemption from CPARB Oversight, Oct. 26, 2009

Other information

• Previous task forces & committees
• Strategic plan, Jan. 2006