IFB-17-HHL-004

NOTICE TO OFFERORS
INVITATION TO BIDS
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Land Development Division
IFB NO:  IFB-17-HHL-004

Release Date: Thursday, January 5, 2017

SEALED BIDS for IFB No.: IFB-17-HHL-004, GROUNDS MAINTENANCE FOR THE WAIEHU KOU SUBDIVISION – PHASES 2, 3, AND 4, WAIEHU KOU, County of MAUI, 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 2:00 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time (H.S.T.) Friday, February 3, 2017, 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.

This project consists of furnishing all labor, equipment, cleaning supplies, materials and supervision to satisfactorily provide initial clearing and monthly maintenance for the approximately 40-acre site(s) within the Waiehu Kou Subdivisions, Phases 2, 3, and 4. 

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 103-55D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and to the payment of not less than the prevailing salaries and wages promulgated by the State of Hawaii, Department of Human Resources Development.

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

Solicitation 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 RFP 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 invited to attend a PRE-BID CONFERENCE to be held 9:00 a.m., H.S.T, on January 12, 2017, at Lot 121 along Kahekili Highway.  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 pre-bid conference and/or 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 Richard Speer, Land Development Division, via facsimile at (808) 620-9299, or e-mail to [email protected].

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 January 24, 2017.  Submittal of a NOTICE OF INTENTION TO BID via facsimile at (808) 620-9299, or e-mail to [email protected] is acceptable. 

A properly executed and notarized STANDARD QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE FOR OFFERORS, SPO Form-21 (“Questionnaire”) is required and shall be submitted by mail or hand-delivery to the DHHL Land Development Division, at 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707 for evaluation no later than January 24, 2017.  The Questionnaire is included with the bid documents, and can be downloaded at the State Forms Central website:

https://spo.hawaii.gov/all-forms/

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 Richard Speer, Land Development Division, DHHL, 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707, via facsimile at (808) 620-9299, or e-mail to [email protected].

Dated at Honolulu, Hawaii, this 5th day of January 2017.

DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS 

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Jobie M. K. Masagatani, Chairman
Hawaiian Homes Commission

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