This page lists MRSC's topic pages related to purchasing, bidding, and contracting for local governments in Washington State.

Your Statutory Requirements

• Find Your Contracting Requirements

General Information

• Contracting and Competitive Bidding
• Procurement Policy Guidelines
• Competitive Bidding Exemptions

Services

• Architecture and Engineering Contracts
• Personal Services Contracts
• Purchased Services Contracts

Purchases

• Purchasing Goods, Equipment, Materials, and Supplies
• Intergovernmental Purchases and "Piggybacking"

Public Works

• Public Works Contracts
• Prevailing Wages
• Sales and Use Taxes in Public Works
• Guarantees, Bonds, and Retainage
• Small Public Works Rosters
• Before You Advertise a Public Works Contract
• Bidding and Awarding a Public Works Contract
• Public Works Project Closeout
• Intergovernmental Cooperation in Public Works

Recent Blog Posts

• Recent blog posts about purchasing & contracting – Articles written by MRSC staff and contributors about specific aspects of purchasing and contracting, including best practices and new legislation. Articles are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent first.

Sample Documents

• MRSC Sample Document Library – Search for examples of procurement policies, RFPs/RFQs, bidding documents, and more