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1-07.2(1) State Sales Tax— Rule 171 <br /> WAC 458-20-171, and its related rules, apply to building, repairing, or improving streets, <br /> roads, etc., which are owned by a municipal corporation, or political subdivision of the state, <br /> or by the United States, and which are used primarily for foot or vehicular traffic. This <br /> includes storm or combined sewer systems within and included as a part of the street or <br /> road drainage system and power lines when such are part of the roadway lighting system. <br /> For work performed in such cases, the Contractor shall include Washington State Retail <br /> Sales Taxes in the various unit bid item prices, or other contract amounts, including those <br /> that the Contractor pays on the purchase of the materials, equipment, or supplies used or <br /> consumed in doing the work. <br /> 1-07.2(2) State Sales Tax—Rule 170 <br /> WAC 458-20-170, and its related rules, apply to the constructing and repairing of new or <br /> existing buildings, or other structures, upon real property. This includes, but is not limited to, <br /> the construction of streets, roads, highways, etc., owned by the state of Washington; water <br /> mains and their appurtenances; sanitary sewers and sewage disposal systems unless such <br /> sewers and disposal systems are within, and a part of, a street or road drainage system; <br /> telephone, telegraph, electrical power distribution lines, or other conduits or lines in or above <br /> streets or roads, unless such power lines become a part of a street or road lighting system; <br /> and installing or attaching of any article of tangible personal property in or to real property, <br /> whether or not such personal property becomes a part of the realty by virtue of installation. <br /> For work performed in such cases, the Contractor shall collect from the Contracting Agency, <br /> retail sales tax on the full contract price. The Contracting Agency will automatically add this <br /> sales tax to each payment to the Contractor. For this reason, the Contractor shall not <br /> include the retail sales tax in the unit bid item prices, or in any other contract amount subject <br /> to Rule 170, with the following exception. <br /> Exception: The Contracting Agency will not add in sales tax for a payment the Contractor or <br /> a subcontractor makes on the purchase or rental of tools, machinery, equipment, or <br /> consumable supplies not integrated into the project. Such sales taxes shall be included in <br /> the unit bid item prices or in any other contract amount. <br /> 1-07.2(3) Services <br /> The Contractor shall not collect retail sales tax from the Contracting Agency on any contract <br /> wholly for professional or other services (as defined in Washington State Department of <br /> Revenue Rules 138 and 244). <br /> (December 2016 CT GSP) <br /> Supplement this section with the following: <br /> Swift Green Line—Corridor Stations Special Provisions SP40 <br /> May 2017 <br />