HB 889 Summary

• Establishes a public-private partnership working group within the department of accounting and general services to support state and county agencies in using best practices for public-private partnership project delivery and financing.

• Appoints a state public-private partnership coordinator (exempt from civil service) to administer the working group and coordinate collaborative analysis of potential public-private partnerships compared to traditional delivery methods.

• Adds three new definitions to Hawaii's procurement code: "public-private partnership" (single contract for any combination of design, build, financing, maintenance, or operation), "infrastructure facility" (buildings, structures, utilities, transportation systems), and "independent peer reviewer services" (professional verification services for design compliance).

• Requires independent peer reviewer services and specified evaluation criteria for public-private partnership procurements exceeding $10,000,000 or with operations and maintenance periods of at least ten years, and permits negotiation of statement of work and contract price with the highest-ranked offeror.

• Mandates annual legislative reports for fiscal years 2020-2025 detailing the working group's processes, public-private partnerships entered, cost-benefit analyses, and fiscal/personnel impacts on agencies; appropriates funds and sunsets the working group on January 1, 2025.