STAND. COM. REP. NO.  406

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 558

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 558 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to remove delays in the procurement process caused by frivolous protests by requiring the protester of a solicitation or contract award, whose protest is not sustained, to reimburse the Chief Procurement Officer for expenses incurred in connection with administrative or judicial review of the protest.

 

     The Department of Transportation and a concerned individual supported this bill.  The State Procurement Office supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services opposed the bill.

 

     Your Committee believes that further consideration of the ideas in this and similar bills is needed to allow the State to prepare to receive and efficiently use anticipated federal economic stimulus monies.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 558 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair