STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1072-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.R. No. 209

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.R. No. 209 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE FORMATION OF A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN LOCAL ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES TO PERFORM WORK ON STATE CONTRACTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Accounting and General Services, the Administrator of the State Procurement Office, the University of Hawaii Procurement Institute, the High Technology Development Corporation, and other interested parties to form a working group to develop a strategy to attract and retain local energy service companies to perform work on state contracts.

     One business testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the title to: "REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF               HAWAII PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE TO REVIEW THE POLICIES AND        REQUIREMENTS IN THE AWARDING OF STATE ENERGY SERVICE               CONTRACTS";

     (2)  Changing the purpose paragraph to state that "the              University of Hawaii procurement Institute is requested       to review and if necessary convene a working group to            review the pre-qualification criteria for "preferred            vendor" status and request proposals used to award            contracts for work on state contracts performed by            energy service providers. The working group may consist       of the Department of Accounting and General Services,               the Administrator of the State Procurement Office, the       High Technology Development Corporation and other              interested and affected parties";

     (3)  Deleting the request that the working group's assessment      examine whether the criteria unfairly limits local            vendors from competing for state contracts;

     (4)  Deleting the request that the working group's assessment      develop procurement policies that will provide more           benefit for local companies; and

     (5)  Amending the recipients by deleting the Hawaii                 District Director of the Small Business Administration        and the President of the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 209, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 209, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair