00HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8                                                                                     
01 Urging the Alaska Railroad Corporation to select an Alaska company for the                                              
02 design and construction of three rail barges and the charter and operation of                                           
03 tugboats for service between Seattle and Alaska as indicated in the Request for                                         
04 Proposal 99-13-18685.                                                                                                   
05 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                              
06  WHEREAS the Alaska Railroad Corporation has issued a Request for Proposal (99-13-                                    
07 18685) for the design and construction of three rail barges and the charter and operation of                            
08 tugboats for service between Seattle and Alaska; and                                                                    
09  WHEREAS there are Alaska companies that have the ability to meet the requirements                                    
10 of the Request for Proposal; and                                                                                        
11  WHEREAS the Alaska Railroad Corporation is a public corporation owned by the                                         
12 State of Alaska; and                                                                                                    
13  WHEREAS the Alaska Railroad Corporation is known as a good corporate citizen that                                    
14 is responsible to the state; and                                                                                        

01  WHEREAS the Alaska Railroad is a necessary component of transportation for the                                       
02 state; and                                                                                                              
03  WHEREAS the people and contractors in the state should be given preferential                                         
04 treatment by this publicly-owned Alaska corporation; and                                                                
05  WHEREAS the state demonstrated its confidence that the Alaska Railroad Corporation                                   
06 would select Alaska bidders whenever possible by exempting the Alaska Railroad Corporation                              
07 from most requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act and the State Procurement Code;                              
08  BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the Alaska Railroad                                           
09 Corporation to select an Alaska bidder for the design and construction of three rail barges and                         
10 the charter and operation of tugboats for service between Seattle and Alaska as indicated in                            
11 the Request for Proposal 99-13-18685; and be it                                                                         
12  FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska bidder's preference be given only to a truly                                        
13 Alaska corporation that has a demonstrated history of doing business in Alaska.                                         
14  COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Bill Sheffield, President,                                  
15 Alaska Railroad Corporation; to the Honorable Joe Perkins, commissioner of transportation                               
16 and public facilities; to the Honorable Deborah B. Sedwick, commissioner of commerce and                                
17 economic development; to Jacob Adams, Edward L. Bauer, Jr., Johne Binkley, Jack Burton,                                 
18 and Dale R. Lindsey, members, Board of Directors, Alaska Railroad Corporation.