STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1368

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.R. No. 66

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.R. No. 66, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE FORMATION OF A JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROCUREMENT WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE THE STATE PROCUREMENT CODE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to form a joint legislative procurement working group to evaluate the state procurement code, recommend improvements, and report its findings to the Legislature.

 

     Your Committee received one written comment on this measure.  The written comment may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Procurement Code and its accompanying administrative rules result in a complex process that often results in needless delays in the awarding of public contracts.  Your Committee further finds that the procurement process should be streamlined and serve as a vehicle for providing an economic advantage to local businesses.  The procurement code is in need of review by a joint legislative procurement working group to find efficiencies and to improve its effectiveness.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making a technical nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and style.

 

     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.R. No. 66, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 66, S.D. 2.

 

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

 

 

 

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair