Report Title:
Public Contracts; Bid Protest; Procurement Policy Board
Description:
Requires purchasing agencies no later than the day a public contract award is posted, to notify offerors in writing of their non-selection, and to post information about the award and basis for the award; Increases the time for protesting an award from five to seven days of its posting. (SB2827 HD1)
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2827 |
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
H.D. 1 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 103D-701, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§103D-701 Authority to resolve
protested solicitations and awards. (a) Any actual or prospective bidder,
offeror, or contractor who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or
award of a contract may protest to the chief procurement officer or a designee
as specified in the solicitation. Except as provided in sections 103D-303 and
103D-304, a protest shall be submitted in writing within [five] seven
working days after the aggrieved person knows or should have known of the facts
giving rise thereto; provided that a protest of an award or proposed award
shall in any event be submitted in writing within [five] seven
working days after the posting of award of the contract under section 103D-302
or 103D-303, if no request for debriefing has been made, as applicable;
provided further that no protest based upon the content of the solicitation
shall be considered unless it is submitted in writing prior to the date set for
the receipt of offers.
(b) The purchasing agency shall notify in writing all offerors that solicited an award of a contract of their non-selection not later than the day of the posting of the award. Information posted publicly about the award shall include, where applicable, but is not limited to:
(1) The names of offerors soliciting an award of the contract;
(2) The numerical scores given by the evaluation committee to the acceptable and potentially acceptable proposals, and if a best and final offer was requested, the names of the priority-listed offerors and their final numerical scores;
(3) The name of the successful offeror and dollar amount of the award; and
(4) The basis for making the award to the successful offeror; provided that trade secrets or other proprietary or confidential information shall not be disclosed.
[(b)] (c) The chief procurement
officer or a designee, prior to the commencement of an administrative
proceeding under section 103D-709 or an action in court pursuant to section
103D‑710, may settle and resolve a protest concerning the solicitation or
award of a contract. This authority shall be exercised in accordance with
rules adopted by the policy board.
[(c)] (d) If the protest is not
resolved by mutual agreement, the chief procurement officer or a designee shall
promptly issue a decision in writing to uphold or deny the protest. The
decision shall:
(1) State the reasons for the action taken; and
(2) Inform the protestor of the protestor's right to an administrative proceeding as provided in this part, if applicable.
[(d)] (e) A copy of the decision
under subsection [(c)] (d) shall be mailed or otherwise furnished
immediately to the protestor and any other party intervening.
[(e)] (f) A decision under
subsection [(c)] (d) shall be final and conclusive, unless any
person adversely affected by the decision commences an administrative
proceeding under section 103D-709.
[(f)] (g) In the event of a
timely protest under subsection (a), no further action shall be taken on the
solicitation or the award of the contract until the chief procurement officer
makes a written determination that the award of the contract without delay is
necessary to protect substantial interests of the State.
[(g)] (h) In addition to any
other relief, when a protest is sustained and the protestor should have been
awarded the contract under the solicitation but is not, then the protestor
shall be entitled to the actual costs reasonably incurred in connection with
the solicitation, including bid or proposal preparation costs but not
attorney's fees."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.