STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1821

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   S.B. No. 17

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 17, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to make government contracting less burdensome for small design firms by prohibiting certain

government contracts under $1,000,000, from requiring the contractor to defend the governmental body from any liability, damage, loss, or claim, action, or proceeding arising out of the contractor's performance under the contract.

 

     The Department of the Attorney General, American Society of Civil Engineers, Coalition of Hawaii Engineering and Architectural Professionals, Fung Associates, Group 70 International, Inc., Engineering Solutions, Inc., Gray, Hong, Nojima & Associates, Inc., KAI Hawaii Inc., Yogi Kwong Engineers, LLC, MOSS Engineering, Inc., Ferraro Choi and Associates, Ltd., Cedric D.O. Chong & Associates, Incorporated, Fukunaga & Associates, Inc., and many concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of the Corporation Counsel of the City and County of Honolulu offered comments.


 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 17, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair