Control and Mitigation of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB2024)

The Biosecurity Act 231, SLH 2024, appropriated funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, that included funds to control and mitigate the spread of the CRB statewide. RFP 25-01-PI requests proposals from licensed contractors in specialty contractor category C-27(b) registered to do business in the State, that have experience with the trimming, removal, hauling, and proper disposing of coconut trees on O’ahu, Hawai’i, Maui and Kaua’i Counties. For the counties of Oahu and Hawaii, the purpose of this RFP 25-01-PI is to obtain the services of a vendor to trim, remove, haul, and dispose of coconut tree branches and leaves on coconut trees identified by HDOA on public lands. For the counties of Maui and Kauai, the purpose of this RFP 25-01-PI is primarily to conduct outreach to the landscape industry and other communities informing, educating, and instructing people and groups on how to identify CRB damage and infestations, and the appropriate actions to prevent and remove CRB breeding sites, with a secondary ability to trim, remove, haul, and dispose of coconut tree branches and leaves on coconut trees identified by HDOA on public lands. Refer to the Objectives and Measurable Outcomes section for the form for submitting a proposal for each county. Priority will be given to eligible contractors that have experience with tree trimming, tree removal, hauling and proper disposal of coconut trees on public lands. Landscape experience in the county will be considered in the evaluation of the proposals. To achieve this goal, the HDOA announces the availability of approximately $1,100,000 in general funds for these Biosecurity Projects. There will be four awards -- $600,000 for O’ahu, $300,000 for Hawai’i County, $100,000 for Maui County and $100,000 for Kaua’i County. Proposals are encouraged from eligible Hawaii-registered licensed contractors (specialty licensed contractor category C-27(b)) certified to perform tree trimming and/or tree removal, hauling and disposal of coconut trees on public lands. If not from a person or entity with employees with a C-27(b) specialty license, the proposal should describe how the work will be done in conformance with local, state, and federal law (e.g., an identified subcontractor with a C-27(b) specialty license). Offerors may submit a separate proposal for each county where they have a presence and perform work in the county.