STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3404

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 91
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Government Operations and Housing, to
which was referred S.R. No. 91 entitled:

     "SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
     GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND HOUSING TO REVIEW THE PROCUREMENT
     PROCESS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to restore the public's faith
in the procurement process for State contracts for architectural
and engineering services.

     This measure directs that during the interim following the
Regular Session of 2000, the Government Operations and Housing
(GOH) Committee shall work with the assistance the American
Institute of Architects to develop legislation which will restore
the public's faith in the procurement process for architectural
and engineering services.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
American Institute of Architects and SSFM International.
Testimony in opposition of this measure was received from the
Department of Accounting and General Services.  Your Committee
also received a letter of support from the Administrator of the
State Procurement Office.

     Your Committee finds that additional departmental
information as well as information from the private sector is

 
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required because the parties testifying in support and in
opposition of this measure raised valid considerations.

     Your Committee has amended this measure to require the GOH
Committee in developing appropriate legislation to obtain the
assistance of all affected state departments, SSFM International,
and the Hawaii Section of the American Society of Civil
Engineers.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Government Operations and Housing that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and
purpose of S.R. No. 91, as amended herein, and recommends that it
be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form
attached hereto as S.R. No. 91, S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Government
                                   Operations and Housing,



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                                   ROD TAM, Chair

 
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