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THE SENATE                           S.R. NO.              S.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                          
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                    SENATE  RESOLUTION
  REQUESTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND
    HOUSING TO REVIEW THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR
    ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES. 


 1        WHEREAS, awarding contracts relating to architectural and
 2   engineering services continues to present problems; and
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 4        WHEREAS, the public is reacting to what appears to be the
 5   inappropriate awarding of contracts for architectural and
 6   engineering services; and
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 8        WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Senate is very concerned that an
 9   appropriate solution be found for these problems relating to
10   this particular contracting process; and
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12        WHEREAS, the American Institute of Architects is willing
13   to work with the Senate to develop sound legislation; and
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15        WHEREAS, the Senate Committee on Government Operations and
16   Housing is responsible for State contracts; now, therefore,
17   
18        BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twentieth Legislature
19   of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2000, that the
20   Senate Committee on Government Operations and Housing be
21   directed to develop appropriate legislation with the assistance
22   of all affected State Departments, the American Institute of
23   Architects, the Hawaii Section of the American Society of Civil
24   Engineers, and SSFM International during the interim; and
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26        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee on Government
27   Operations and Housing report its findings and recommendations
28   to the Senate no later than twenty days prior to the convening
29   of the 2001 Regular Session; and
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31        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
32   Resolution be transmitted to the President of the Senate, the
33   Chair of the Government Operations and Housing Committee, the
34   Comptroller, the Director of Transportation, the Executive
35   Director of the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, the
36   Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii, the American
37   Institute of Architects, the Hawaii Section of the American
38   Society of Civil Engineers, and SSFM International.