STAND. COM. REP. NO.  799

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 347

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 347, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to exempt the University of Hawaii (UH) and UH Board of Regents (BOR) from the requirements of the Hawaii Public Procurement Code (Code), with certain exceptions, while encouraging the BOR to use the Code as a guideline.

     UH, the UH Professional Assembly, Hawaii Business Roundtable, and a concerned individual supported this bill.  The Subcontractors Association of Hawaii, American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii, American Institute of Architects Hawaii State Council, The Limtiaco Consulting Group, American Public Works Association Hawaii Chapter, and a concerned individual opposed this bill.  The State Procurement Office submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Repealing the provisions of this bill on July 1, 2012; and

(2)  Specifying that UH and BOR shall be subject to the provisions for professional services under section 103D-304, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in developing internal policies and procedures for procurement.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 347, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 347, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair