Phase 3 - Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetary Tree Removal Services, Kaneohe

Bidders are advised that the Department of Defense facility at 3949 Diamond Head Road is a secure facility. In order to access the property, Bidders and/or their authorized personnel shall present a current driver's license or other form of official identification (with photograph) to the security personnel at the entry gate and shall inform the security personnel of the building and room number they require access to (State Contracting Section 808-369-3567). Lack of official identification or knowledge of the building and room to which access is needed are grounds for denial of access onto the property. Bidders should be aware and allow for security screening and random vehicle inspections. The state will not be responsible for late bids due to the afore mentioned reasons. Proposed work consists of, but not limited to the following: Removal of 200+ trees located in various areas of Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery. Late submittals for this solicitation will not be reviewed by this agency. An Intent to Bid is NOT required to be submitted for this project. 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. REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTORS LICENSING CLASSIFICATIONS Due to the nature of the work contemplated bidder must possess a valid State of Hawaii Contractor's license in the appropriate classification. A Qualified Arborist, with an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist (CA) Certificate and listing of three (3) distinct and separate reference projects where the proposed CA has successfully conducted and/or supervised large tree removal in conformance with industry standards and practices within the past two (2) years, is required to directly supervise the project. 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 OFFER FORM possess the necessary specialty licenses to perform the work for this project The estimated cost is between $580,000.00 - $700,000.00. *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 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.