State Survey of P3 Authorizing Statutes: Washington DC

D.C. Code, Title 2, Chapter 2a

Summary

The law authorizes P3s for education, transportation, and cultural or recreational facilities, buildings or other facilities that are beneficial to the public interest and are developed or operated by or for a public entity, utility facilities, improvements necessary or desirable to any unimproved District‐owned real estate, and any other facility that the District approves. The law requires the Office of Public‐Private Partnerships to include in the P3 agreement a requirement for performance and payment bonds or other security that the Office considers to be appropriate.

Excerpt:

“(b) A public‐private partnership agreement approved and entered into by the Office or designated entity pursuant to this act shall include the following:

(10) Performance and payment bonds or other security and risk‐mitigation tools deemed suitable by the Office or designated public entity.”

D.C. Code §§ 2-271.01 to 2-275.01D

Summary

The law authorizes P3s for education, transportation, and cultural or recreational facilities, buildings or other facilities that are beneficial to the public interest and are developed or operated by or for a public entity, utility facilities, improvements necessary or desirable to any unimproved District-owned real estate, and any other facility that the District approves.

D.C. Act 22-435

Summary

This law amends, on an emergency basis, the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010 and the Office of Public-Private Partnership Act of 2014 to allow the Office of Public-Private Partnerships to delegate its contracting authority for public-private partnership agreements to the Office of Contracting and Procurement. Expires: 10/31/2018.

No surety language.