STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1674

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1003

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 1003, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY GUIDELINES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

(1)  Establish the Innovative Project Delivery Guidelines Task Force within the Department of Accounting and General Services to:

 

(A)  Establish guidelines to institute safeguards, procedures, and protocols around the use of innovative project delivery arrangements for public infrastructure;

 

(B)  Solicit public feedback on innovative project delivery guidelines; and

 

(C)  Submit final recommendations to the Legislature at least 20 days prior to the convening of the 2020 Regular Session; and

(2)  Appropriate funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 for the procurement, hiring, or securing of experts and professional advisory services to assist in implementing this measure.

 

     The State Procurement Office, Ulupono Initiative, and General Contractors Association of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.  The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Broadening the allowable uses of the appropriation to include training of the task force members; and

 

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1003, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1003, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

 

 

 

 

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair