Granite Construction Company 6/17/2025

2025 FEDERAL OVERLAY, W MUKILTEO BLVD – GLENWOOD AVE TO DOGWOOD DR PAGE SP34 OF SP123 SPECIAL PROVISIONS WORK ORDER #3842 April 15, 2025 FEDERAL AID# NHPP-2776(011) 1 Joint Checking 2 A joint check is a check between a subcontractor and the Contractor to the supplier 3 of materials/supplies. The check is issued by the Contractor as payer to the 4 subcontractor and the material supplier jointly for items to be incorporated into the 5 project. The DBE must release the check to the supplier, while the Contractor acts 6 solely as the guarantor. 7 8 A joint check agreement must be approved by the Engineer and requested by the 9 DBE involved using the DBE Joint Check Request Form (WSDOT Form 272-053) 10 prior to its use. The form must accompany the DBE Joint Check Agreement between 11 the parties involved, including the conditions of the arrangement and expected use 12 of the joint checks. 13 14 The approval to use joint checks and the use will be closely monitored by the 15 Engineer. To receive DBE credit for performing a CUF with respect to obtaining 16 materials and supplies, a DBE must “be responsible for negotiating price, 17 determining quality and quantity, ordering the material, installing and paying for the 18 material itself.” The Contractor shall submit DBE Joint Check Request Form to the 19 Engineer and be in receipt of written approval prior to using a joint check. 20 21 Material costs paid by the Contractor directly to the material supplier are not allowed. 22 If proper procedures are not followed or the Engineer determines that the 23 arrangement results in lack of independence for the DBE involved, no DBE credit will 24 be given for the DBE’s participation as it relates to the material cost. 25 26 Prompt Payment 27 Prompt payment to all subcontractors shall be in accordance with Section 1-08.1. 28 Prompt payment requirements apply to progress payments as well as return of 29 retainage. 30 31 Reporting 32 The Contractor and all subcontractors of any tier, suppliers, service providers, and 33 professional services that utilize DBEs to perform work on the project, shall maintain 34 appropriate records that will enable the Engineer to verify DBE participation 35 throughout the life of the project. 36 37 Refer to Section 1-08.1 for additional reporting requirements associated with this 38 Contract. 39 40 Crediting DBE Participation 41 General 42 Subcontractors proposed as COA must be certified prior to the due date for bids on 43 the Contract. All non-COA DBE subcontractors shall be certified before the 44 subcontract on which they are participating is executed. 45 46 DBE participation is only credited upon payment to the DBE. 47 48 DBE Prime Contractor and Subcontractor Participation 49 Only take credit for the Work that the DBE contractor performs with its own forces 50 and is certified to perform. 51 52