Haw. Code R. § 3-120-1 - Purpose

(a) The purpose of these rules is to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the procurement of goods and services, and construction for the State and counties, by:

(1) Simplifying, clarifying, and modernizing the law governing procurement;

(2) Requiring the continued development of procurement policies and practices;

(3) Making the procurement laws of the State and counties as consistent as possible;

(4) Ensuring the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of the State and counties;

(5) Providing increased economy in procurement activities and maximizing best value to the fullest extent practicable;

(6) Fostering effective broad-based competition within the free enterprise system;

(7) Providing safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity; and

(8) Increasing public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 3-120-1

[Eff 12/15/95; comp 11/17/97; comp 6/19/99; am and comp 6/9/01; am and comp 6/9/01; am and comp 11/15/01; am and comp 11/8/02; am and comp AUG 24 2009] (Auth: HRS § 103D-202) (Imp: SSLH 1993, Act 608, §1)