HI HB1091

Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 261 to allow the Director of Transportation to establish rules exempting the airports division from the public procurement code (Chapter 103D).

Requires the airports division to establish a chief procurement officer and centralized procurement office to conduct all procurement activities.

Mandates publication of procurement policies and all solicitations on the department website, and implementation of an electronic procurement system with requisition-to-check, contract management, and spend analysis modules.

Requires development of key performance indicators covering procurement efficiency, contract management, transparency and accountability, and workforce professionalism.

Prohibits cost-plus-percentage contracts, artificial division of projects to avoid competitive bidding, and requires solicitation of at least three proposals per project based on best value and past performance considerations.