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Amendments - WAAM -

A formal or official change made to a contract that adds, removes, or updates parts of the agreement such as performance period, pricing, scope adjustments, adds or removes products or services.

Alternative public works - WAAM -

Refers to public works processes authorized under RCW 39.10 and includes General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM) and Design-Build. To use these procedures, the project must meet the criteria (including project size) stipulated in RCW 39.10.

Alternative analysis - WAAM -

Involves identifying different ways of meeting the functional requirements of the program including various construction solutions to a problem or whether to lease, buy, build, or use some other financing techniques. This requires using approaches such as costbenefit or life-cycle costing analysis to determine comparable costs of alternatives.

Alternate financing - WAAM -

Proposals that cover a wide range of financial contracts that call for the development or use of space by state agencies through a contractual arrangement with a developer or financing entity. The sale of debt obligations, Certificates of Participation (COPs) through the State Treasurer may be involved, or financing may be offered by a private developer. Title to the property involved may transfer to the state either upon exercise of an option or at the termination of the contract.

Allotment - WAAM -

An agency's plan of estimated expenditures, revenues, cash disbursements, and cash receipts for each month of the biennium.

Allocation - WAAM -

Spending authority assigned to an agency from a lump-sum appropriation that is designated for expenditure by specific governmental units and/or for specific purposes, activities, or objects. For example, the Legislature may provide a lump-sum appropriation to OFM for allocation to agencies on an as-needed basis, or according to specified criteria.

Airport Concessionaire Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) - WAAM -

Business must be: A for-profit business. A small business according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Eligible owner(s) must: Be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident. Own at least 51% of the business. Control managerial and day-to-day operations. Be female, African American, Hispanic American, Native American, Asian-Pacific American, or Subcontinent Asian American. (Other individuals may be found to be socially and economically disadvantaged on a case-by-case basis.) Have personal net worth of less than $1.32 M.

Agency Steering Committee (ASC) - WAAM -

Mainly for large/medium agencies, this is an advisory group made up of senior leaders within the agency who provide guidance and advice on One Washington activities in place of or in addition to an Agency Support Team (AST).

Agency Sponsor (AS) - WAAM -

A senior leader within each agency that actively and visibly supports One Washington efforts by attaching their name to communications and being the “leadership face” of One Washington to all employees (one sponsor per agency).

Agency readiness - WAAM -

Refers to an agency's capacity (availability of time and resources) and capability to support and adopt the upcoming transformation. People, process, and technology are the core elements used to assess and measure agency readiness over time. Agency Readiness is a component of OCM.

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