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HI SB1329

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

7/7/2021

Primary Sponsor

Donna Kim

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the chief procurement officer or designee to resolve procurement protests as expeditiously as possible
  • Establishes a 75-calendar-day deadline to issue written decisions on protests for construction contracts and airport contracts, with allowance for extensions up to 45 additional calendar days based on written justification
  • Simplifies the cash or protest bond requirement for parties initiating administrative proceedings to one per cent of the estimated contract value, replacing the previous tiered structure with caps
  • Changes protest bond refund provisions so bonds are returned to parties that prevail in administrative proceedings, with non-prevailing parties' bonds deposited to the general fund
  • Applies to bids awarded under Hawaii Revised Statutes sections 103D-302 and 103D-303

Legislative Description

Relating To Procurement.

Procurement Protests

Last Action

Act 224, 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1352).

7/7/2021

Committee Referrals

Finance3/25/2021
Consumer Protection & Commerce3/19/2021
Government Reform3/11/2021
Judiciary2/19/2021
Government Operations2/1/2021

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