CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 62-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

RE:    H.B. No. 2265

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2265, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE PROCUREMENT CODE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to make the purchase of goods, services, and construction more efficient for state agencies.

     Specifically, the measure:

(1)  Provides that procurements for construction greater than $50,000 shall be secured by a payment bond, in addition to the performance bond that is already required;

(2)  Increases the maximum amount of a procurement for which small purchase procedures may be used from less than $100,000 to less than $250,000;

(3)  Makes permanent the amendments to section 103D-305, Hawaii Revised Statutes, made by Act 175, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009; and

(4)  Makes clarifying amendments and repeals outdated language.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Reenacting the sunseted amendments made by Act 175, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, to sections 103D-709, 103D-710(c), and 103D-710(e), Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the provision requiring the State Procurement Office to keep statistics on solicitations and awards protested;

(2)  Changing the effective date to June 30, 2012; and

(3)  Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style, clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2265, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2265, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair	____________________________ ISAAC W. CHOY, Co-Chair