NOTICE TO BIDDERS

BID FORMS for IFB No. 08-069, with plans, Removal of Large Capacity Cesspool, 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., February 29, 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 the pre-bid conference/job site walk-through at 10:00 a.m., February 8, 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, Glenn Tomiyoshi, no later than 4:00 p.m., February 19, 2008.

Bids must be submitted no later than 2:30 p.m., March 14, 2008.

Bids will be opened at 2:30 p.m., March 18, 2008.

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

The project in general consists of providing sewer lines and appurtenances to convert the existing large capacity cesspools to the approved systems, and all necessary site work and incidental work, as called for on the Plans and Technical Specifications.

To be eligible to bid, bidders must possess a valid State of Hawaii contractor\u2019s license A.

BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS NOT LICENSED IN THE STATE OF HAWAII WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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

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

David McClain
President, University of Hawaii
(SB03513845 1/25/08)