Bill Text: HI HB2471 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii House Bill 2471 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Procurement; Responsibility of Offerors

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-11 - Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Cachola, Carroll excused (2). [HB2471 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2014-HB2471-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2471
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to procurement.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 103D-310, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

"(c) All offerors, upon award of contract, shall comply with all laws governing entities doing business in the State, including chapters 237, 383, 386, 392, and 393. Offerors shall produce documents to the procuring officer to demonstrate compliance with this subsection. Any offeror making a false affirmation or certification under this subsection shall be suspended from further offerings or awards pursuant to section 103D-702. The procuring officer shall verify compliance with this subsection for all contracts awarded pursuant to sections 103D-302, 103D-303, 103D-304, and 103D-306, and for contracts and procurements of [~~$2,500~~] $5,000 or more awarded pursuant to section 103D-305; provided that the attorney general may waive the requirements of this subsection for contracts for legal services if the attorney general certifies in writing that comparable legal services are not available in this State."

SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2014.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

Procurement; Responsibility of Offerors

Description:

Raises the contract amount threshold for verifying offeror compliance from $2,500 to $5,000.

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