CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 109

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2015

RE:    H.B. No. 1292

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1292, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to increase transparency and accountability in state contracts by continuing the work of the Procurement Task Force to study the cost impacts that the procurement process has had for public works construction projects and examine and recommend past performance standards and statewide processes in order to promote economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and impartiality in procurement for state and county governments.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that directing the Procurement Task Force to study the cost impacts that the procurement process has had on public works construction projects as well as to examine the issue of past performance and establish the factors that should be considered as part of due diligence when evaluating a contractor's past performance for the purpose of awarding a contract will promote efficiency, effectiveness, and impartiality in the procurement of public works contracts.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Correcting a reference to a member of the task force, the Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council, to reflect the Council's affiliation with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO);

     (2)  Deleting reference to the AFL-CIO as a separate member of the task force;

     (3)  Deleting the provision allowing for the Comptroller to appoint all other persons as applicable to the task force;

     (4)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2015; and

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1292, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1292, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair	____________________________ DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair
____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Co-Chair	____________________________ JO JORDAN, Co-Chair