NOTICE TO BIDDERS

SEALED BIDS (Chapter 103D, HRS) For:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

KING STREET FACILITY

REPLACE UNDERGROUND WATER TREATMENT TANKS

DAGS JOB NO. 12-11-7281

Will be received at the Department of Accounting and General Services, Public Works Division Office, fourth floor of the Kalanimoku Building, Room 426, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawai i. A compact disk which contains the Solicitation, Offer and Contract Forms, drawings, and specifications may be obtained from the Public Works Division office, Kalanimoku Building, Room 422. The solicitation documents may also be available in electronic format from the Department s website at [www.hawaii.gov/pwd/pwd_db/construction_bids/].

Submit the Competitive SOLICITATION, OFFER AND CONTRACT FORM up to 2:00 PM, May 29, 2008. At that time, bids will be publicly opened. Bids received after the due time and date will not be considered.

The work generally consists of replacing two (2) existing 600 gallon underground water treatment tanks, liquid level indicators, chain link fencing and restoring the site to pre-construction conditions.

The estimated construction cost is between $100,000 and $250,000.

All interested parties are invited to attend a voluntary pre-bid meeting and the State conducted site visit. No other time for a site inspection will be scheduled or allowed.

The pre-bid meeting will be held at the Department of Agriculture s King Street Facility, 1428 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawai I on May 13, 2008 at 9:00 AM. The site visit will immediately follow meeting.

Bidders and interested parties shall be responsible to bring their own flashlight and small tools that may be required to inspect the premises.

This project is subject to Hawaii Product Preference (HAR 3-124 Subchapter 1). The Hawaii Product List may be examined at the State Procurement Office or online at [www.hawaii.gov/spo/SPO/Code/index_html].

Campaign Contributions by State and County Contractors.

Contractors are hereby notified of the applicability of Section 11-205.5, HRS, which states that campaign contributions are prohibited from specified State or County government contractors during the term of the contract if the contractors are paid with funds appropriated by a legislative body.

To be eligible to submit a Bid, the Bidder must possess a valid State of Hawai i Contractor s license classification C-37 or C-37a or C-43 or A.

Refer to the GENERAL NOTICE for Department of Accounting and General Services, Public Works Division Projects, published with the project specifications for additional information.

RUSS K. SAITO

COMPTROLLER

State of Hawai i

April 28, 2008

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GENERAL NOTICE for Department of Accounting and General Services

Public Works Division Projects

Tax clearance and Hawaii Business Certificates

As a condition of award for bids of $25,000 or more, Bidders shall have valid tax clearance certificates from the State Department of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service or shall have Special Letters , that comply with the Bidding and Execution of Contract Requirements Tax Clearance section or be registered and compliant with Hawaii Compliance Express, http://vendors.ehawaii.gov/hce/splash/welcome.html. Include the tax clearance certificates or Special Letters prior to award.

As a condition for award of the contract ( 3-122-112) HAR, Bidders shall be incorporated or organized as a Hawaii business or a compliant non-Hawaii Business and shall submit prior to award certificates from the Department of Taxation (DOTAX), Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) and Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division (BREG) or be registered and compliant with Hawaii Compliance Express, link found at http://vendors.ehawaii.gov/hce/splash/welcome.html.

REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTORS LICENSING CLASSIFICATIONS

General Engineering Contractors holding an A license and General Building Contractors holding a B license are reminded that due to the Hawaii Supreme Court s January 28, 2002 decision in Okada Trucking Co., Ltd. v. Board of Water Supply, et al., 97 Haw. 450 (2002), they are prohibited from undertaking any work, solely or as part of a larger project, which would require the General Contractor to act as a specialty Contractor in any area in which the General Contractor has no license.

Bidders are solely responsible to review the project requirements, determine the appropriate licenses required, and ensure that they possess and that the Subcontractor(s) listed in their SOLICITATION, OFFER AND CONTRACT FORM possess the necessary specialty licenses to perform the work for this project.

OTHER INFORMATION

Bid results will be posted outside Room 422, Kalanimoku Building, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawai i or at [http://www.hawaii.gov/pwd/pwd_db/bid_results]. The Contract Award will be posted outside Room 422, Kalanimoku Building, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawai i or at SPO website, [http://www.hawaii.gov/spo2/] or PWD website, [http://www.hawaii.gov/pwd/pwd_db/construction_awards].

Bidders shall complete a properly executed and notarized questionnaire (SPO Frm 21) no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled bid opening unless they had previously filed a questionnaire with DAGS-PWD within one year of the scheduled bid opening.

Refer to Bidders or Offerors Instructions for other conditions and requirements to award a contract.

Any protest shall be submitted to the Comptroller. Bidders shall comply with the GENERAL CONDITIONS Article 2.13 Protests.