NOTICE TO PROVIDERS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

The Hawaii State Department of Transportation (DOT) seeks qualified professionals to provide services in the category listed below for the coming fiscal year. Interested professionals should apply to DOT as directed in this solicitation.

Applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be added to DOT s pre-qualified list and will automatically be contacted regarding jobs in their specialty areas that arise during the fiscal year from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.

SERVICES REQUIRED

Real property appraisals pertaining to acquisitions, land valuations, lease rents, lease terms, lease reopenings, remnants and easements; also appraisal consulting.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Qualified professionals interested in offering the above service are invited to submit an application consisting of the following items:

1) An original letter of interest

2) Statement of Qualifications summarized in APPRAISAL SoQ Form P-1, which may be viewed by clicking on More Info then on View Specifications Document.

Minimum information should include:

a) Experience & professional qualifications relevant to services offered

b) Past performance delivering professional services offered, including notes about corrective actions and responses to any notices of deficiencies regarding specific projects

c) Capacity to accomplish work in required time

d) Proof of any applicable professional certification or licensure in the State of Hawaii

e) Proof of current insurance coverage

f) The name of the firm or person

g) Principal place of business and locations of all of its offices

h) Any promotional or descriptive literature which the individual or firm wishes to submit

All submittals must be addressed to Mr. Brennon Morioka, Director of Transportation and sent or delivered to the following by 4:30 p.m., July 3, 2008:

Hawaii Department of Transportation

Contracts Office, Room 105

869 Punchbowl Street

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Incomplete applications will not be accepted, and applications received after the June 30 due date will be considered Late . Note that Late applications that meet minimum requirements will be considered, but only for projects that occur during the remainder of the fiscal year according to the following schedule:

• Those received between June 30, 2008 and September 14, 2008 will be considered for jobs starting October 1, 2008
• Those received between September 15, 2008 and December 14, 2008 will be considered for jobs starting January 1, 2009

*SELECTION PROCESS FOR AWARDS TO QUALIFYING PROFESSIONALS:

When DOT needs a professional for a specific service or group of services, a solicitation with the scope of services required will be sent by telephone facsimile or email to those on DOT s pre-qualified professionals list who have indicated they can provide the appropriate service(s). Pre-qualified professionals wishing to respond to that solicitation may then submit their names and proposals with bids within the specified time period.

A DOT selection committee will evaluate the proposals and bids, then offer a contract to the lowest bid and/or proposal that offers the best value to the State. Best value means the most advantageous offer determined by evaluating and comparing all relevant criteria in addition to price so that the offer meeting the overall combination that best serves the State is selected. These criteria may include, in addition to others, the total cost of ownership, performance history of the vendor, quality of goods, services, or construction, delivery, and proposed technical performance. From: 3-122-1, Hawaii Administrative Rules.

BRENNON T. MORIOKA, Ph.D., P.E.

Director of Transportation

PNS: June 2, 2008