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5% Recycled Products
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1005
(a) To encourage the use of recycled products, contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidders, with preference being given to the products containing recycled material. The policy board shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 governing preference for recycled products. The rules shall establish percentages of preference and the method of determining the cont...
10% Software Development Preference
Type: In-State/Local Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1006
(a) In any expenditure of public funds for software development, the use of Hawaii software development businesses shall be preferred. Where a package bid or response to a request for proposal contains both Hawaii and non-Hawaii software development businesses, then for the purpose of selecting the lowest bid or purchase price only, the bid or offer by a non-Hawaii software development business ...
Application of this part
Type: In-State/Local Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1001.5
The preferences in this part shall apply, when applicable, to procurements made pursuant to section 103D-302, or 103D‑303, or both.
Failure to adequately verify, deliver, or supply Hawaii products
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1002.5
If the administrator or procurement officer who has awarded a contract under section 103D-1002, finds that in the performance of that contract there has been a failure to comply with section 103D-1002, the contract shall be voidable and the findings shall be referred for debarment or suspension proceedings under section 103D-702.
Requirements of ethical public procurement
Type: In-State/Local Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1001
As used in this part, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
"Direct labor" means all work required for preparation, processing, or packing of goods or performance of services, but not work relating to supervision, administration, inspection, or shipping.
"Fair market price" means the price of a product or service paid by a willing buyer to a willing seller, that is reasonably co...
4.5% Tax Preference
Type: In-State/Local Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1008
For evaluation purposes, the bidder's tax-exempt price shall be increased by the applicable retail rate of general excise tax and the applicable use tax. For competitive sealed bids, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, taking into consideration the above increase, shall be awarded the contract, but the contract amount of any contract awarded shall be the amount of the price offered and sha...
15% In State Preference for Print Supplies
Type: In-State/Local Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1003
(a) All bids submitted for a printing, binding, or stationery section 103D-302 contract in which all work will be performed in-state, including all preparatory work, presswork, bindery work, and any other production-related work, to include storage and shipping costs, shall receive a fifteen per cent preference for purposes of bid evaluation.
(b) Where bids are for work performed in-state and out...
Biofuel Preference
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1012
(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, contracts for the purchase of diesel fuel or boiler fuel shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidders, with preference given to bids for biofuels or blends of biofuel and petroleum fuel.
(b) When purchasing fuel for use in diesel engines, the preference shall be five cents per gallon of one hundred per cent biodiesel. For bl...
5% Preference for Community Programs
Type: Status Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1010
(a) Any governmental body, without advertising or calling for bids, may purchase goods or services provided by qualified community rehabilitation programs serving persons with disabilities that have indicated an interest in supplying the goods or services and on an equitable basis may apportion the business among the interested programs; provided that the goods and services meet the specifications...
Qualified community rehabilitation program; proposal to provide goods and services
Type: In-State/Local Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1011
A qualified community rehabilitation program shall be allowed to sell only goods or services, also to include building custodial and grounds maintenance services, to a governmental body. A proposal shall be submitted to the purchasing agency containing the following information:
(1) A description of the goods or service;
(2) The price of the goods or service; and
(3) Documents...
Preference for qualified community rehabilitation programs
Type: In-State/Local Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1009
When a governmental body contracts for services, a five per cent preference shall be given to services to be provided by nonprofit corporations or public agencies operating qualified community rehabilitation programs in conformance with criteria established by the department of labor and industrial relations pursuant to chapter 91; provided that contracts awarded under this section shall be exempt...
Hawaii products
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1002
(a) A purchasing agency shall review all specifications in a bid or proposal for purchase of Hawaii products where these products are available.
(b) All invitations for bids and requests for proposals shall:
(1) Include a description of the products that are listed in the Hawaii products list established pursuant to this section, which may be used to complete the scope of work specifi...
Reciprocal Law
Type: Reciprocal Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: H.R.S. 103D-1004
(a) To ensure fair and open competition for Hawaii businesses engaged in contracting with other states, the chief procurement officer may impose a reciprocal preference against bidders from those states which apply preferences. The amount of the reciprocal preference shall be equal to the amount by which the non-resident preference exceeds any preference applied by this State.
In determining wh...