CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 192-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2387

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2387, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

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 require agencies to publicly post the justification for cancelling an invitation for bids or request for proposals, for a minimum of ten business days, on a purchasing agency's website, government electronic notification system, or by any other means the procurement officer deems effective for publicizing the cancellation notice.

Your Committee on Conference finds that offerors devote considerable time and resources to prepare bids and proposals for public contracts. Your Committee on Conference therefore finds that potential vendors have the right to know the reason or reasons that a purchasing agency has cancelled a contract solicitation. Accordingly, this measure ensures offerors are duly notified of the reason or reasons for cancellation by requiring agencies to publicly post the same.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

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 S.B. No. 2387, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2387, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair	____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair
____________________________ TINA WILDBERGER Co-Chair