Audit

Find guidance and training on the Indirect Cost Rate review process, information on the Safe Harbor program, information on External Audits with WSDOT, and how to contact the Audit group.

Get in touch with questions or comments.

External audits provide Washingtonians with independent and transparent examinations of the department's use of public funds, and helps with strategies to make our programs more efficient and effective.

Interpretive guidance documents, forms and templates.

Indirect Cost Rate training videos are provided in six small modules and we recommend that you watch the modules in order.  We have also added training on the credit requirement for a forgiven PPP loan.  Finally, we have provided a training module on timekeeping.

Information provided to guide you through the Indirect Cost Rate review process.

Firms new to the Indirect Cost Rate (ICR) process may qualify for the Safe Harbor program.

1,557 work zone-related crashes

were recorded on state highways in 2025.

542 people were injured

in 2025 due to work zone-related crashes. 

29% increase in fatality collisions

in work zones from 2024 to 2025.