Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2681, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure that public works projects will have plans or specifications prepared or supervised by a licensed design professional and the construction observed by a licensed design professional.

Your Committee finds that this measure retains the original intent of section 464-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes ("Public works"), which is to protect the public by requiring licensed professionals to provide the plans or specifications for public works involving alterations or new construction.

Your Committee further finds that this measure appropriately differentiates public works projects involving new or alteration construction from public works projects involving maintenance construction. For new or alteration construction, plans or specifications must be prepared by or under the supervision and stamped by an appropriately licensed design professional, and observation of the construction must be performed by a licensed design professional designated by the government agency that is undertaking the public works project.

However, for maintenance work, plans or specifications need not be prepared by or stamped by an appropriately licensed design professional, but the observation of that work must be performed by a licensed design professional designated by the government agency that is undertaking the public works project.

Your Committee agrees that these types of projects should be differentiated, thereby eliminating the need for plans or specifications for maintenance work, such as minor repairs or replacement work that does not affect or involve the structural integrity of a public works project. Your Committee further finds that this measure allows for discretion in determining whether plans should be required for maintenance work.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2681, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.