Doing Business with the
King County Housing Authority
Welcome to the King County Housing Authority procurement
and contract services page. This section is designed to assist you in
doing business with the King County Housing Authority.
KCHA owns more than 100 housing communities and
administers programs that are home to some 40,000 people. To maintain
these communities and provide related services, KCHA contracts with
vendors for goods and services, typically in four categories:
1. Construction
and Maintenance Services
2. Consulting,
Professional, and Human Services
3. Housing Repair and Weatherization Services
4. Office Supplies and Building
Baterials. (Vendors interested in providing supplies to KCHA can call
the Purchasing Department at (206) 574-1100.)
All companies and contractors
doing business with KCHA are required to comply with fair housing
laws, detailed in the Fair
Housing/Accessibility Notice (pdf).
Fair Housing/Accessibility Notice (html)
If you are a landlord interested in renting to participants
of the Housing Authority's Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program,
we can help you in the Landlord
Opportunities section of this Web site.
Responder Qualifications
 |
Contractors working on a major renovation project at a KCHA property. |
KCHA is required to get three or more quotes if the cost to provide
the desired good or service exceeds $10,000. To be considered a responsible
responder or proposer, your company must be licensed, bonded (if construction),
meet KCHA insurance requirements, be current on industrial insurance
and not be on any state or federal debarment lists.
KCHA Minimum Bidding and Contract Requirements
Business Operations
To find out more about how KCHA works with its vendors, contractors, and consultants, please click on the link below.
KCHA Business Operations
Small Works Roster
For construction and maintenance projects valued up to $100,000,
the King County Housing Authority can directly solicit contractors
from the Small Works Roster.
Register for KCHA's Small Works Roster or learn more about it
Section 3 and Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
KCHA strongly encourages minority-owned and women-owned businesses,
socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises, HUD
Section 3 businesses and small businesses to submit bids and proposals,
or to participate as subcontractors, suppliers or partners on contracts.
Are you a KCHA resident or low-income person interested in job or
business opportunities with KCHA vendors?
Section 3 for Residents
Do you own a business and want to see if your company is eligible
to be certified as a Section 3 business?
Section
3 for Businesses
Davis-Bacon Act
The Davis-Bacon Act, approved in 1931 with amendments in 1935 and
1964, requires that the proper Davis-Bacon wage determination
be paid on all federally-funded
construction contracts exceeding $2,000.
The Davis-Bacon Act
Washington State Prevailing Wages
For non-federally funded projects (the exception being tax-credit funded projects), KCHA will require contractors to pay Washington State Prevailing Wages for contracts exceeding $2,500. Contractors will have to file Intents and Affidavits with the state Department of Labor and Industries when working on prevailing wage projects.
Washington State Prevailing Wage Law
Specific Wage Rates
Insurance and Indemnification
Bid documents will contain minimum insurance and indemnification
requirements specific to your work. Generally, minimum requirements
are $2 million aggregate for general liability, $1 million each accident
combined single limit for auto liability and statutory Worker’s
Compensation. Additional limits and coverages may be required, depending
on the nature of work you will provide. Requirements of the contractors
are equally required of subcontractors.
For more information, please call Dolor Saquing, MSM, ARM, CPCU, Enterprise Risk Manager,
206-574-1124 or email: DolorS@kcha.org.