STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1680

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.C.R. No. 106

S.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 106, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONVENING A JOINT LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to convene a joint legislative task force to review and make recommendations concerning chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, otherwise known as the Hawaii public procurement code (procurement code).

Your Committee finds that there are currently ten statutory exemptions from the procurement code for various agencies and functions. In addition to the statutory exemptions, there are sixteen administrative exemptions for various types of purchases.

Your Committee believes that an abundance of exemptions may have the effect of defeating the intent of the Legislature and the purpose of chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to create a government purchasing system that is uniform, fair, and comprehensive, so that there is an even playing field for all contractors and providers. Your Committee also believes that the procurement code may contain provisions that make the procurement process unnecessarily cumbersome and time-consuming.

Your Committee intends that the task force address the issues of procurement exemptions and the procurement process and procedures to ensure that chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, fulfills its original intent.

Your Committee has amended the measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 106, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 106, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair