STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1302
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.R. No. 119
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.R. No. 119 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE HONOLULU AUTHORITY FOR RAPID TRANSPORTATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) HART's management and operations with respect to HART's financial and management policies, practices, and processes associated with the plans, design, bidding, and construction of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project;
(2) HART's financial plan and related systems of accounting and internal controls;
(3) The contracts awarded and expenditures associated with the rail transit project contracts, including payments to contractors, subcontractors, and consultants, and what the expenditures are being used for;
(4) The factors contributing to cost increases, cost inflation, and cost escalation of the rail transit project, including delays in the project; change orders; requirements affecting the planning, design, bidding, and construction of the project; work restrictions; and bidding procedures; and
(5) Cost containment measures, efficacy of fiscal operations and decisions, and other actions HART has taken to mitigate the burgeoning costs and shortfalls of the rail transit project
HART and several concerned individuals supported the measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 119 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,
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____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair |
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