SEALED BIDS will be received up to and publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. on APRIL 3, 2009, in the Office of the Division of Purchasing, Building C, Mezzanine Level, Department of Finance and Special Operations, Oahu Transit Services, Inc., 811 Middle Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 to:

The City and County of Honolulu, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,78 Stat. 252,42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Bidders shall be licensed in accordance with Chapter 444, HRS, relating to the licensing of Contractors.

Upon request, the proposal document shall be electronically transmitted to each prospective bidder. Requests shall be made by contacting Gary Nishioka of Oahu Transit Services, Inc. at Ph. No. (808) 852-6017 or Fax No. (808) 848-4498 or e-mail address gnishioka@thebus.org.