IFB-15-HHL-012

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
INVITATION FOR BID
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Land Development Division

IFB NO.: IFB-15-HHL-012

SEALED BIDS for IFB No.: IFB-15-HHL-012, Construction of the Wailua Well No. 1, Wailua, County of Kauai, State of Hawaii, will be received by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), at Hale Kalanianaole, 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707, until 02:00 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time (H.S.T.) Thursday, October 9, 2014, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the time fixed for opening or delivered anywhere other than as specified above will not be considered.

The project consists of re-drilling and reaming the previously drilled well, installation of steel casing, grouting of the annular space, pump testing and water quality testing of the well water, chlorination of the completed well, providing well completion reports to the Commission on Water Resources, and providing a locked cap to the well.

To be eligible to submit a bid, the Bidder and/or his subcontractors shall possess all required valid State of Hawaii licenses and specialty licenses needed to perform the work for this project. A surety bid bond will be required for this Invitation for Bids (IFB).

This project is subject to Section 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and to the payment of not less than the prevailing salaries and wages promulgated by the State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

Bid documents may be examined at or obtained from DHHL at the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands website:

https://www.dhhl.hawaii.gov/procurement/

There is no fee assessment to download the IFB documents from the DHHL website.

It is the responsibility of Interested Bidders to check the DHHL website for any addenda issued by DHHL.

All prospective bidders/offerors are required to attend a PRE-BID CONFERENCE to be held 10:00 am, H.S.T, on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at the DHHL Kauai District Office, 3060 Eiwa Street, Room 203, Lihue, HI 96766. Subcontractors and union representatives are invited, but not required to attend. The conference is to provide bidders/offerors with an opportunity to ask questions about the contractual requirements and technical aspects of the project. A site visit of the project site will follow the pre-bid conference. Attendance of the site visit is not a condition for submitting a bid, but strongly recommended. Persons needing special accommodations due to a disability may submit such requests to William South, Land Development Division, via facsimile at (808) 620-9299.

A written NOTICE OF INTENTION TO BID is required and shall be received by the DHHL, Land Development Division, at 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707, no later than 2:00 pm, H.S.T., on Monday, September 29, 2014. Submittal of a NOTICE OF INTENTION TO BID via facsimile at (808) 620-9299 is acceptable.

A properly executed and notarized STANDARD QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE FOR OFFERORS, SPO Form-21 (“Questionnaire”) is required and shall be submitted to DHHL for evaluation no later than ten calendar days prior to the day designated for opening bids. The Questionnaire can be downloaded at the State Forms Central website:

https://hawaii.gov/forms/state-procurement-office.

Bids shall comply with the requirements of the IFB. Bids that do not comply with the IFB may be subject to disqualification. DHHL reserves the right to amend the IFB by written addenda, to reject any and all bids, or to waive any defects in said bids where DHHL deems it is in the best interest of the State.

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE AND COUNTY CONTRACTORS PROHIBITED. If awarded a contract in response to this solicitation, offeror agrees to comply with HRS §11-355, which states that campaign contributions are prohibited from a State and County government contractor during the term of the contract if the contractor is paid with funds appropriated by the legislative body between the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract.

Questions regarding this project may be directed in writing to William South, Land Development Division, DHHL, 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707 or via facsimile at (808) 620-9299.

Dated at Honolulu, Hawaii, this4th day of September 2014.

DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS

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Jobie M. K. Masagatani, Chairman
Hawaiian Homes Commission

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