RELATING TO STATE PROCUREMENT REFORM.

Requires procurement officers to document whether to pursue a design professional or contractor for damages in the event of construction cost overruns. Makes cost overruns a construction defect for the purposes of the contractor repair act. Requires the state procurement office to include training on the duty of procurement officers to hold design professionals liable for breaches of professional standards. Requires the state procurement office to conduct a study on the appropriateness of a liability contingency fund for cost overruns in bids for state contracts and report to the legislature. Establishes a procurement professional standards task force. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)