BO4721-73 Monitoring Maintenance of Potable Water & Sewer System

STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AIRPORTS
SPECIFICATIONS, PROPOSAL AND PLANS
FOR
MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE OF POTABLE WATER SYSTEM
AND SEWER SYSTEM
AT
KALAELOA AIRPORT
KAPOLEI, OAHU, HAWAII
PROJECT NO. BO4721-73
2026

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS),
Chapter 103D
The receiving of bids for MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE OF POTABLE
WATER SYSTEM AND SEWER SYSTEM AT KALAELOA AIRPORT, KAPOLEI,
OAHU, HAWAII, STATE PROJECT NO. BO4721-73, 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 & TIME is September 16, 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 the monitoring and maintenance of potable water system
and sewer system at Kalaeloa Airport, Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii.
To be eligible for award, bidders shall possess a valid State of Hawaii, Specialty
Contractor's License "C-37," Plumbing Contractor's license and Class II Water Distribution
System Operator Certificateat the time of bidding.
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A pre-bid conference is scheduled for August 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., HST, at the
5thfloor conference room, Administration Tower, Terminal 2 at Daniel K. Inouye International
Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii. Persons needing special accommodations at the pre-bid conference
due to disability may contact Mr. Derick Ebesuno, our Airports Project Manager, by email at
derick.t.ebesuno@hawaii.gov, no less than five working days prior to the scheduled pre-bid
conference. 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 September 2, 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 solicitationshall be made by formal addendum and posted
in HIePRO.
If there is a conflict betweenthe solicitation and information stated in the pre-bid
conference, the meeting minutes,and/ortheresponses to RFIquestions, 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,
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contact the Campaign Spending Commission at (808) 586-0285.
Protests. Any protest of this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Director of
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 Mr. Derick Ebesuno, our Airports State Project
Manager, by phone at (808) 836-6461, or by email at derick.t.ebesuno@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: August 12, 2026
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages
Special Provisions ......................................................................................................... SP-1 to SP-7
Specifications
Section 1 - Definition and Terms ........................................................................... 1-1 to 1-4
Section 2 - Proposal Requirements and Conditions ............................................... 2-1 to 2-3
Section 3 - Award and Execution of Contract ....................................................... 3-1 to 3-5
Section 4 - Scope of Work ..................................................................................... 4-1 to 4-3
Section 5 - Control of Work................................................................................... 5-1 to 5-3
Section 6 - Control of Material and Equipment ..................................................... 6-1 to 6-3
Section 7 - Legal Relations and Responsibility .................................................... 7-1 to 7-4
Section 8 - Prosecution and Progress .................................................................... 8-1 to 8-8
Section 9 - Payment............................................................................................... 9-1 to 9-2
Section 10 - General Requirements ................................................................. 10-1 to 10-10
Section 11 - Monitoring and Maintenance of Potable Water System ............... 11-1 to 11-3
Section 12 - Fire Hydrant Maintenance ............................................................ 12-1 to 12-7
Section 13 - Valve Maintenance ....................................................................... 13-1 to 13-6
Section 14 - Emergency Response, Repair and Investigative Services ............ 14-1 to 14-6
Section 15 - Backflow Prevention Equipment Maintenance ............................ 15-1 to 15-6
Section 16 - Monitoring and Maintenance of Sanitary
Sewer Pump Station ...................................................................... 16-1 to 16-9
Monitoring and Maintenance of Potable Water Table of Contents
System and Sewer System at Kalaeloa Airport 7/27/2026
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Exhibits
Water System - Hangar 111 to ARFF .............................................................................. D-1
Water System - Straube to Hangar 111 ............................................................................ D-2
Water System - West Ramp T-Hangars ........................................................................... D-3
Proposal......................................................................................................................... PF-1 to PF-7
Proposal Schedule.....................................................................PF-8 to PF-10
Forms
Sample Contract......................................................................KF-1 to KF-3
Certificate for Performance of Services
Monitoring and Maintenance of Potable Water Table of Contents
System and Sewer System at Kalaeloa Airport 7/27/2026
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STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
HONOLULU, HAWAII
AIRPORTS
SPECIAL PROVISIONS

SPECIAL PROVISIONS
The Specifications contained herein are amended as follows:
A. SECTION 1 - DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. SECTION 1.33 - SUBCONTRACTOR is amended by deleting it
and replacing it with the following:
"1.33 SUBCONTRACTOR - An individual partnership,
firm, corporation, or joint venture, or other legal
entity, as licensed or required to be licensed under
Chapter 444, Hawaii Revised Statues, 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
1. 2.3 PROPOSAL GUARANTY is deleted in its entirely.
2. Section 2.4 DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS is amended by
replacing the entire subsection with:
"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.
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If there is a conflict between the specification
document and the HIePRO solicitation, the
specifications shall govern and control, unless
otherwise specified."
3. Section 2.5 WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS is amended by
replacing the entire subsection with:
"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. Section 2.6 PUBLIC OPENING OF PROPOSALS is not
applicable.
5. Section 2.9 - Certification for Performance of
Services is amended by adding the following
subsection:
"2.9 CERTIFICATION 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 bids are in
excess of $25,000.00. 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
Class Range Hourly Rate
Plumber I BC-10 $35.07
Plumber II WS-10 $37.13
General Laborer I BC-02 $25.20
General Laborer II BC-03 $25.92
General Laborer III WS-03 $27.74
Heavy Equipment Operator BC-10 $35.07
Heavy Truck Driver BC-07 $30.32
Heavy Equipment Supervisor WS-10 $37.13
*Based on Effective Date
7/01/2025
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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, (808) 838-8619.
Bidders are advised that they are not 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 6 - CONTROL OF MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT
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 request shall be emailed to the Project
Manager specified in the Notice to Bidders. Request
must be posted in HIePRO and supporting documents
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