BID FORMS for IFB No. 09-0145, with plans, Portable Buildings, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 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 University of Hawaii at Hilo, Facilities Planning and Construction Office, 200 W. Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4091.

Written notice of intention to bid is due in OPRPM by 4:30 p.m., December 8, 2008. 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 10:00 a.m., November 14, 2008, at the University of Hawaii at Hilo campus, Institute for Astronomy Building, Meeting Room #131, 640 N. Aohoku Place, Hilo, Hawaii. There is no charge for parking. Parking stalls fronting the building is available or in the upper parking lot. A map of the pre-bid location is available at the following website address: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/ifa/maps/hilo_map.htm

Requests for Substitution/Clarification must be submitted to the Technical Representative, Michael Murakami, no later than 4:00 p.m., November 21, 2008.

Bids must be submitted no later than 2:30 p.m., December 18, 2008.

Bids will be opened at 2:30 p.m., December 23, 2008.

The project in general consists of Basic Bid: Construction of prefabricated modular Office Building No. 1 (PB-21), Office Building No. 2 (PB-19) and Division Office Building (PB-20) including but not limited to site work, foundations, walkways, stairs, ramps and utilities. Construction of asphaltic concrete parking adjacent to Lanikaula Street is also included in the basic bid. Additive Alternate No. 1: Construction of prefabricated modular Classroom Building (PB-22) including but not limited to site work, foundations, walkways, stairs, ramps and utilities.

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.

Bids received after the due time and date(s) fixed above will not be considered.

Direct all questions concerning the project’s scope of work and/or project requirements to the Technical Representative, Michael Murakami, (808) 974-7595.

Direct all questions concerning the project’s procurement requirements to Kurt Minato, (808) 956-7159.