Bill Text: HI HB1355 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To State Procurement Reform.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [HB1355 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB1355-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to state procurement REFORM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§103D-
Cost overruns; liability determination.
In the event of construction cost overruns,
a procurement officer shall create a report documenting the determination whether
to pursue damages against a design professional. The report shall identify the factors used by the
procurement officer in making the procurement officer's determination.
§103D-
Professional services; disqualified vendors.
The chief procurement officer shall develop a list of all construction companies
and design professionals who are in noncompliance with a provision of this chapter
or have outstanding fines or other penalties incurred for violations of this chapter.
This list shall be made publicly available
on the state procurement office's website."
SECTION 3. Section 103D-110, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The state procurement
office, in cooperation with the department of human resources development,
shall develop and maintain a procurement practices training and development
program for procurement officers of the State and the several counties, to
ensure that an agency's procurement practices are in compliance with the
procurement code and that proper procurement decisions are made consistent with
this chapter. The program shall include [a]:
(1) A mandatory
fundamental training and development session; provided that such session includes
training on the procurement officer's duty to hold design professionals contractually
liable for breaches of professional standards; and
(2) [follow-up]
Follow-up training and development sessions."
SECTION 4. Section 103D-206, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§103D-206 Additional duties of the administrator of the
procurement office. In addition to the duties referred to in section 103D-205, the administrator
shall:
(1) Perform
periodic review of the procurement practices and procedures of all governmental
bodies, in collaboration with the state procurement policy board, for
compliance with the procurement code;
(2) Assist,
advise, and guide governmental bodies in matters relating to procurement;
(3) Determine
corrective actions; provided that if a
procurement officer under the jurisdiction of the administrator of the
state procurement office or a chief procurement officer of any of the other
state entities under section 103D-203, fails to comply with any determination
rendered by the administrator within thirty days from the date of the issuance
of the determination, or longer if permitted by the administrator upon request
by the procurement officer or a chief procurement officer, the procurement
officer or chief procurement officer shall be subject to an administrative fine
under section 103D-106, for every day of noncompliance;
(4) Develop
and administer a statewide procurement orientation and training program[;],
which shall include training on the use of contractors for program, project, construction,
and liability management services, and which shall align with current federal practices;
(5) Develop,
distribute, and maintain a procurement manual for all state procurement
officials; and
(6) Develop,
distribute, and maintain a procurement guide for vendors wishing to do business
with the State and its counties. "
SECTION 5. The chief procurement officer shall adopt or amend rules pursuant to chapter 91 to allow state procurement officers to request that cost or pricing data be certified upon the initial bid submission and not after the conclusion of contract negotiations.
SECTION 6. (a) The legislative reference bureau shall conduct a study of the laws and regulations relating to construction management policies and procedures applicable to the procurement code. This study shall consider the level of oversight over contractors performing management services.
(b) The legislative reference bureau shall submit
a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation,
to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the
regular session of 2022.
SECTION 7. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2021.
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Report Title:
State Procurement Code; Procurement Officers; Training; Design Professionals; Legislative Reference Bureau
Description:
Requires procurement officers to document whether to pursue a design professional for damages in the event of construction cost overruns. Requires the chief procurement officer to compile a public list of construction companies or design professionals that are in noncompliance with the procurement code or owe penalties. Requires the state procurement office include training on the duty of procurement officers to hold design professionals liable for breaches of professional standards. Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study on the laws and regulations relating to construction management policies and procedures applicable to the procurement code.
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
