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assuming the liability for the contractor's nonpayment of laborers, mechanics, subcontractors, materialpersons, suppliers, and taxes, increases, and penalties imposed under Titles 50, 51, and 82 RCW that may be due from the contractor for the small works project. However, the County shall have the right of recovery against the contractor for any payments made on the contractor's behalf. 5. Limited Public Works Process. If a work, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement project is estimated to cost less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the County may award such a contract using the limited public works process provided under RCW 39.04.155(3). For a limited public works project, the County will solicit electronic or written quotations from a minimum of three contractors from the appropriate small works roster and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder as defined under RCW 39.04.010. After an award is made, the quotations shall be open to public inspection and available by electronic request. For limited public works projects, the County may waive the payment and performance bond requirements of chapter 39.08 RCW and the retainage requirements of chapter 60.28 RCW, thereby assuming the liability for the contractor's nonpayment of laborers, mechanics, subcontractors, materialpersons, suppliers, and taxes imposed under Title 82 RCW that may be due from the contractor for the limited public works project. However, the County shall have the right of recovery against the contractor for any payments made on the contractor's behalf. The County shall maintain a list of the contractors contacted and the contracts awarded during the previous 24 months under the limited public works process, including the name of the contractor, the contractor's registration number, the amount of the contract, a brief description of the type of work performed, and the date the contract was awarded. 6. Determining the Lowest Responsible Bidder. The Board of County Commissioners shall award the contract for the public works project to the lowest responsible bidder provided that, whenever there is a reason to believe that the lowest acceptable bid is not the best price obtainable, all bids may be rejected and the Board of County Commissioners may call for new bids. A responsible bidder shall be a registered or licensed contractor who meets the mandatory bidder responsibility criteria established by RCW 39.04.350 and who meets any supplementary bidder responsibly criteria established by the County. The mandatory bidder responsibility criteria of RCW 39.04.350 now includes a requirement the County must verify a bidder has received training on prevailing wage and public works requirements or that the bidder is exempt from this training because they have completed three or more public works projects and have had a valid Washington business license for three or more years. This verification is required prior to awarding a contract for prevailing wage and public works projects. In addition, as required by RCW 39.06.020, a public works contractor must verify responsibility criteria for each first tier subcontractor, and a subcontractor of any tier that hires other subcontractors must verify responsibility for each of its subcontractors. Verification shall include that each subcontractor, at the time of subcontract execution, meets the responsibility criteria listed in RCW 39.04.350 and, if appropriate, possesses licenses required by chapter 19.28 RCW or 70.87 RCW. This verification requirement, as well as the responsibility requirement, must be included in every public works contract and subcontract of every tier. Page 3 of7