Section 3-122-12 - Duties of the administrator(a) The administrator of the state procurement office shall serve as the central procurement officer to coordinate, guide, and distribute specifications used by purchasing agencies, including specifications on recycled products and the guidelines for purchasing energy-efficient vehicles. This effort will allow for the use of standard specifications by purchasing agencies on purchases for common or general use items or standard commercial products or energy-efficient vehicles.(b) The administrator of the state procurement office shall review and establish purchase § 3-122-13 specifications to guide state and county purchased agencies in the procurement of recycled products. (1) The specifications shall: (A) Be consistent with applicable current federal specification standards on recycled products incorporated in Presidential Executive Orders No. 12873, dated October 20, 1993, and any subsequent amendments to that order;(B) Include minimum standards of recovered material and post-consumer content; and(C) Ensure, to the maximum extent economically feasible, the purchase of materials which may be recycled or reused when discarded and avoid the purchase of products deemed environmentally harmful.(2) The administrator shall periodically review its specifications to determine whether discrimination against procured goods with recycled content exists and shall revise these specifications to eliminate any discrimination.(3) Purchase specifications shall include, but not be limited to, office paper, printed material, paper products, paper, glass-byproducts, plastic products, mulch and soil amendments, tires, batteries, oil, paving materials and base, subbase, and pervious backfill materials. Paving materials to be considered shall include, but are not limited to, asphalt, tires, crushed concrete for base, subbase, and paving materials. The standards and specifications shall provide for the use of recycled materials and shall not reduce the quality standards for any product or construction.(c) Pursuant to section 103D-412, HRS, the procurement policy for all agencies purchasing or leasing motor vehicles shall be to obtain energy-efficient vehicles in accordance with the guidelines established by the department of business, economic development and tourism.[Eff 12/15/95; comp 11/17/97; am and comp MAR 212008] (Auth: HRS §§ 103D-202, 103D-401) (Imp: HRS §§ 103D-401, 103D-412)