BID FORMS for IFB No. 09-0174, with plans, Temporary Nursing Classroom Portables for Maui Community College, will be available from and received in the OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT AND REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (OPRPM), UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, 1400 LOWER CAMPUS ROAD, ROOM 15, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822. OR at the OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS/BUSINESS OFFICE, MAUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 310 KAAHUMANU AVENUE, KAHULUI, HAWAII 96732.

Written notice of intention to bid is due in OPRPM by 4:30 p.m., January 16, 2009. Intention to bid via FAX (808) 956-2093 is acceptable.

Due to conditions at the site that may not be clearly identified in technical specifications and plans, it is highly recommended that all bidders attend a pre-bid conference/job site walk through at 9:30 a.m., January 7, 2009, at Maui Community College, Ho’okipa Building, Conference Room , Kahului, Hawaii.

Requests for Substitution/Clarification must be submitted to the Technical Representative, Brian Kashiwaeda, FAX (808) 956-0865, no later than 4:00 p.m., January 14, 2009.

Bids must be submitted no later than 2:30 p.m., January 28, 2009.

Bids will be opened at 2:30 p.m., January 30, 2009.

The project shall in general consist of providing THREE (3) modular building units for temporary nursing classrooms, a nursing lab, and staff offices with connecting lanai, walkways, stairs, and ramp; and appurtenant utilities, site work, landscape planting and irrigation, as described in the IFB, for a complete “turn-key” project for occupancy at the completion of the project; and related work, as called for in the drawings and Technical Specifications.

To be eligible to bid, bidders must possess a valid State of Hawaii contractor’s license B. BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS NOT LICENSED IN THE STATE OF HAWAII WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Direct all questions concerning the project’s procurement requirements to Bruce Isaacs, (808) 956-8634.