BS1630-23 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ABATEMENT SERVICES

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS),
Chapter 103D
The receiving of bids for HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ABATEMENT SERVICES,
STATEWIDE AIRPORTS, PROJECT NO. BS1630-23, will begin as of the HIePRO Release
Date. Bidders shall register and submit complete bids through HIePRO only. Refer to the
following HIePRO link for important information on Vendor Registration:
https://hiepro.ehawaii.gov/welcome.html.
The solicitation, specifications, proposal, and additional documents designated or
incorporated by reference shall be available in HIePRO.
HIePRO OFFER DUE DATE AND TIME is July 2, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., Hawaii Standard
Time (HST). Bidders shall submit and upload the complete proposal to HIePRO prior to
the offer due date and time. Proposals received after said due date and time shall not be
considered. Any additional support documents explicitly designated as confidential and/or
proprietary shall be uploaded as a separate file to HIePRO. Bidders shall not include
confidential and/or proprietary documents as part of their proposal. The record of each
bidder and their respective proposal shall be open to public inspection. FAILURE TO
UPLOAD THE PROPOSAL TO HIePRO SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR REJECTION.
The scope of work consists of on an open end, "as needed" basis, to provide hazardous
material abatement work at various airports throughout the State of Hawaii. Work may include
the handling, removal and disposal of hazardous materials including but not limited to asbestos-
containing materials, lead based paints, and demolition associated with hazardous materials.
To be eligible for award, bidders shall possess a valid State of Hawaii Specialty
Contractor's "C-19" license at the time of bidding.
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A virtual pre-bid conference is scheduled for June 12, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., HST.
Interested bidders shall contact Paul Nakasone, Project Manager, directly at
paul.m.nakasone@hawaii.gov, no later than three working days prior to the scheduled pre-bid
conference to receive the meeting invitation. All prospective bidders and/or their respective
representatives are encouraged to attend, however, attendance is not mandatory. All information
presented at the pre-bid conference shall be provided for clarification and information only. Any
amendments to the solicitation shall be made by formal addendum and posted in HiePRO.
All Request for Information (RFI) questions and Substitution Requests shall be submitted
in HIePRO no later than June 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., HST. RFI questions received after the
stated deadline shall not be addressed. Substitution Requests received after the stated deadline
shall not be considered. Verbal RFI(s) shall not receive a response. All responses to RFI
questions shall be provided for clarification and information only and issued by formal
addendum. Any amendments to the solicitation shall be made by formal addendum and posted
in HIePRO.
If there is a conflict between the solicitation and information stated in the pre-bid
conference, the meeting minutes, and/or the responses to RFI questions, the solicitation shall
govern and control, unless as amended by formal addendum.
Campaign contributions by State and County Contractors. Contractors are hereby
notified of the applicability of HRS 11-355 which states that campaign contributions are
prohibited from specified State or County government contractors during the term of the contract
if the contractors are paid with funds appropriated by a legislative body. For more information,
contact the Campaign Spending Commission at (808) 586-0285.
Protests. Any protest of this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Director of
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Transportation, in accordance with HRS 103D-701 and Hawaii Administrative Rules 3-126.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations of the Secretary of Labor implementing
Executive Order 11246, as amended, shall be complied with on this project.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Regulation entitled "Nondiscrimination in
Federally Assisted Programs of the U.S. Department of Transportation," Title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 21, is applicable to this project. Bidders are hereby notified that
the Department of Transportation shall affirmatively ensure that the contract entered into
pursuant to this advertisement shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without
discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex (as directed by 23 CFR
Part 200).
For additional information, contact Paul Nakasone, Project Manager, by phone at
(808)838-8807, or by email at paul.m.nakasone@hawaii.gov.
The State reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any defects in said
proposals in the best interest of the public.
______________________________________
CURT T. OTAGURO
Deputy Director of Transportation for Airports
HIePRO RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2026
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
Special Provisions .................................S P-1 - SP-6
Specifications
Section 1 Definition of Terms ................ 1-1 - 1-4
Section 2 Proposal Requirements
and Conditions .....................2 -1 - 2-3
Section 3 Award and Execution of Contract ....3 -1 - 3-5
Section 4 Scope of Work ......................4 -1 - 4-3
Section 5 Control of Work ....................5 -1 - 5-3
Section 6 Control of Material
and Equipment ......................6 -1 - 6-3
Section 7 Legal Relations
and Responsibility ................. 7-1 - 7-4
Section 8 Prosecution and Progress ........... 8-1 - 8-8
Section 9 Payment ............................ 9-1 - 9-2
Section 10 Contract Quality Control Program ...1 0-1 - 10-7
Section 11 Hazardous Material and Hazardous
Waste Release Response, Repair,
Clean-up and Disposal. .............1 1-1 - 11-26
Proposal ........................................... PF-1 - PF-5
Proposal Schedule .............................P F-6
Forms
Contract
Certificate for Performance of Services
BS1630-23

STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AIRPORTS
S P E C I A L P R O V I S I O N S

SPECIAL PROVISIONS
The Specifications contained herein are amended as follows:
A. SECTION 1 - DEFINITION AND TERMS is amended as follows:
1. The following definition shall be deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
"1.33 SUBCONTRACTOR - An individual, partnership,
firm, corporation, joint venture or other legal
entity, as licensed or required to be licensed under
Chapter 444, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended,
which enters into an agreement with the Contractor
to perform a portion of the work."
2. Add the following new definition:
"1.39 HAWAII ePROCUREMENT SYSTEM (HIePRO) - The
State
of Hawaii eProcurement System for issuing
solicitations, receiving proposals and responses,
and issuing notices of award."
B. SECTION 2 - PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS is
amended as follows:
1. 2.3 PROPOSAL GUARANTY is deleted in its entirely.
2. 2.4 DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS is amended by replacing
the entire subsection with the following:
"2.4 DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS - Bidders shall submit
and upload the complete proposal to HIePRO prior to
the bid opening date and time. Proposals received
after said due date and time shall not be
considered. Any additional support documents
explicitly designated as confidential and/or
proprietary shall be uploaded as a separate file to
HIePRO. Do not include confidential and/or
proprietary documents with the proposal. The
record of each bidder and respective bid shall be
open to public inspection. Original (wet ink,
hard copy) proposal documents are not required to
be submitted. Contract award shall be based on
evaluation of proposals submitted and uploaded to
HIePRO.
FAILURE TO UPLOAD THE COMPLETE PROPOSAL TO HIePRO
SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR REJECTION OF THE BID.
If there is a conflict between the specification
document and the HIePRO solicitation, the
specifications shall govern and control, unless
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otherwise specified."
3. 2.5 WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS is amended by replacing
the entire subsection with the following:
"2.5 WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS - Bids may be
modified or withdrawn prior to the bid opening date
and time. Withdrawal or revision of proposal shall
be completed, and submitted and uploaded to HIePRO
prior to the bid opening date and time."
4. 2.6 PUBLIC OPENING OF PROPOSALS is not applicable.
5. Add the following to the end of the section:
"2.9 CERTIFICATE FOR PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES -
Pursuant to Section 103-55, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
and unless indicated otherwise, each bidder is
required to submit the attached "Certificate for
Performance of Services" in the event the bidder
submits a bid in excess of $25,000. The notarized
certificate must be submitted to said Contracts
Office, Department of Transportation, 869 Punchbowl
Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, before entering into
a contract to perform services.
As of the bid opening date, salaries of State
employees performing work similar to the work called
for under this contract are as follows:
Salary Minimum Hourly
Class Range Rate
General Laborer III WS-03 $30.05
General Laborer II BC-03 $28.08
General Laborer I BC-02 $27.30
The above information is provided to the Contractor
for guidance only and is subject to change in
accordance with existing collective bargaining
contracts or shall change as contracts are
renegotiated. It is the bidder's responsibility to
verify the accuracy of the wage rates contained
herein and to provide for changes in the minimum
wages which must be paid personnel working on this
project at all times. Information on the status of
Bargaining Unit (BU) contracts can be obtained from
the Airports Division Personnel Management Office
(838-8619).
Bidders are further advised that they are not
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restricted to hire only those classifications of
employees as listed, but are free to employ such
other classifications of workers as the bidder
deems proper and proposes to use on the project,
and as may be according to the bidder's common
hiring practice.
However, the principal duties of employees other
than those listed hereinabove working on the
project will be matched against those of State
workers to determine the closest equivalent State
employee classification, and the Contractor must
compensate such employee(s) at a rate which is no
less than that of the equivalent State employee."
C. SECTION 3 - AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT is amended
as follows:
3.1 AWARD OF CONTRACT is amended by replacing the
second paragraph with the following:
"The award of contract, if it be awarded, shall be
made within ninety (90) calendar days after the
opening of bids to the lowest responsive and
responsible bidder whose proposal complies with all
the prescribed requirements. The Department may
request the bidders to allow the Department to
consider the bids for the issuance of an award
beyond the ninety (90) calendar day period. Agreement
to such an extension shall be made by a bidder in
writing. Only bidders who have agreed to such an
extension shall be eligible for the award. No response
to request shall mean bidder shall no longer be eligible for
award."
D. SECTION 6 - CONTROL OF MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT - is
amended as follows:
6.2 TRADE NAMES AND ALTERNATES is amended as follows:
1. The first paragraph of A. QUALIFICATION BEFORE BID
OPENING shall be replaced with the following:
"A. QUALIFICATION BEFORE BID OPENING - When the
specifications and/or plans specify one or more
manufacturer's brand names of materials or
equipment to indicate a quality, style,
appearance, or performance, the bidder will be
assumed to have based its bid on one of the specified
named products, except where such proprietary product
are specified, alternate brands may be qualified if
found equal or better by the Department. The bidder
shall submit a request to the Department for review
and approval at the earliest date possible. As
specified in the Notice to Bidders, all requests shall
be posted as a question in HIePRO under the "Question
and Answer" tab. Supporting documents for specific
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request shall be emailed to the Project Manager
specified in the Notice to Bidders. Request must be
posted in HIePRO and supporting documents received by
the Project Manager no later than thirteen (13)
calendar days before the bid opening date."
2. The first sentence of the second paragraph of A.
QUALIFICATION BEFORE BID OPENING shall be replaced with
the following:
"It shall be the responsibility of the bidder to
submit sufficient evidence based upon which a
determination can be made by the Department that the
alternate brand is a qualified equivalent."
E. SECTION 7 - LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
PUBLIC - is amended as follows:
1. 7.8 LABOR AND COMPENSATION REQUIREMENTS - is amended
by replacing the first two paragraphs with the
following:
"Pursuant to Section 103-55, H.R.S., Wages, Hours,
Working Conditions of Employees of Contractor's
Supplying Services, services to be rendered shall be
performed by employees paid at wages or salaries not
less than the wages paid to public officers and
employees for similar work.
Additional information on the requirements of Section
103-55, H.R.S. may be obtained at
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02 Ch0046-
0115/HRS0103/HRS 0103-0055.htm" -
2. Add the following to the end of the section:
"7.10 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTOR'S
OPERATIONS IN THE AIRPORT OPERATIONAL AREAS (AOA) -
The Contractor shall conform with the applicable
sections of the State Airports Division Rules and
Regulations pertaining to its access and operation in
the AOA hereinafter described as follows:
A. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance - The
Contractor shall obtain and maintain during the
course of work, insurance coverage as specified by
Section 7.9.
B. Authorized Vehicles
1. Only vehicles considered safe and necessary
for the performance of this contract shall
be allowed to operate in the AOA.
2. All authorized vehicles shall be identified
with the Contractor's company name on each
side with letters not less than four (4)
inches in height or a logo no less than six
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