Demolition of Water Tower and Tank and Construction of Water System Improvements

Bidders shall allow enough time to mail or courier their bids to meet the said due date and time. If the bidder chooses to deliver their bid by United States Postal Service (USPS), please be advised the USPS does not deliver directly to the State of Hawaii, DOT, Contracts Office, but to a central mailroom before final delivery to the Contracts Office. This may cause a delay in receipt of bid(s) by the Contracts Office and the bid(s) may reach the Contracts Office after the said due date and time, resulting in automatic rejection and return of bid. The DOT shall not be responsible for bids not received by the said due date and time due to mail or courier delivery delays. The scope of work consists of the demolition of the existing water tower, tank structure, disconnection of all associated utilities, and construction of water system improvements at Hilo Harbor. The estimated cost of construction is between $3,000,000 and $3,500,000. All prospective bidders or their representatives (employees) are encouraged to attend, but attendance is not mandatory. Deadline to submit questions regarding this project is 4:30 P.M., Hawaii Standard Time (HST), Wednesday, September 28, 2022. A 5% bid adjustment for bidders that are parties to apprenticeship agreements pursuant to 103-55.6, HRS, is applicable to this project. Compliance with 103B-3, HRS is a requirement for this project whereby a minimum of 80% of the bidder's work force on this project must consist of Hawaii residents. Contractors are hereby notified of the applicability of 11-355, 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. For more information, contact the Campaign Spending Commission at (808) 586-0285. Any protest of this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Director of Transportation, in accordance with 103D-701, HRS and 3-126, HAR. The Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations of the Secretary of Labor implementing Executive Order 11246, as amended, shall be complied with on this project. The U.S. Department of Transportation Regulation entitled "Nondiscrimination in FederallyAssisted Programs of the U.S. Department of Transportation," Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 21 is applicable to this project. Bidders are hereby notified that the Department of Transportation will affirmatively ensure that the contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex (as directed by 23 CFR Part 200). For questions regarding this project, contact Sharilyn Ikeda, Project Manager, by email at sharilyn.s.ikeda@hawaii.gov. The State reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any defects in said proposals for the best interest of the public. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Subsurface Investigation.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Reinforcing, Cast-in-Place Concrete.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing, Metal Decking.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Facility Fuel Piping, Facility Fuel-Storage Tanks.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Clearing and Grubbing, Grading.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Fences and Gates.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks, Storm Drainage Utilities.