STAND. COM. REP. NO.  811

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 1374

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1374, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to reduce unnecessary spending in state government by:

     (1)  Allowing the past performance of a bidder to be factored into the selection of a contractor, including a review of delays, cost overruns, corrective actions, and responses to notices of deficiencies; and

     (2)  Requiring assessments of prior work in the selection of a contractor.

The Department of Education and The Pacific Resource Partnership supported this measure.  The Department of Transportation opposed this measure.  The State Procurement Office, Department of Accounting and General Services, General Contractors Association of Hawaii, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, and Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters provided comments.  

     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. 1374, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair