NOTICE TO PROPOSERS (Chapter 103D, HRS) ELECTRONIC SEALED PROPOSALS for the “KEALAKEHE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT R-1 UPGRADES,” Job No. WW-4829, Kailua-Kona, North Kona, Hawai‘i, will be received and recorded immediately via the Public Purchase System until 2:00 p.m., Hawai‘i Standard Time, on December 1, 2025. Electronic Proposals shall be submitted via the Public Purchase System, otherwise the proposals shall not be opened or considered. Proposals received after the time fixed for opening will not be considered. This is a Design-Build project. To be eligible for award, proposers shall possess a valid State of Hawai‘i, General Engineering Contractor’s License “A” prior to the award of the contract. See Special Notice to Proposers for additional licensing requirements. The project includes, but is not limited to: the design, permitting, and construction of wastewater treatment process improvements to achieve treated R-1 wastewater effluent that satisfies the water quality standards set forth in “Reuse Guidelines, Volume 1: Recycled Water Facilities,” prepared by the Wastewater Branch, Hawaiʻi Department of Health dated January 2016 no later than February 28, 2029. The process improvements shall include equipment for both the liquid and solids waste streams. The liquid process stream improvements shall consist of the installation of a packaged dissolved air flotation (DAF) and membrane bioreactor (MBR) tank systems with ultra-violet (UV) disinfection prior to disposal. The solids shall be dewatered by screw press equipment. Site improvements shall consist of installation of site grading, pump stations, potable waterlines, gravity sewerlines, forcemains, storage sheds, concrete pads, mechanical equipment, electrical power and communication systems, and gravel road construction. Should any existing utility service be insufficient for the proposed process improvements, the Contractor shall complete any engineering, permitting, and site work to ensure that the necessary power, water, and communications for the proposed package wastewater treatment facility is available. Upon completion the improvements at the wastewater treatment facility contractor shall provide support during startup and commissioning prior to final acceptance of the project. Prospective Offerors and all parties interested in accessing the Request for Proposal and any/all addenda must be registered as a Public Purchase Vendor, Hawai‘i Region, and Hawai‘i County Agency. New Vendors should click on the link to Public Purchase provided on the www.hawaiicounty.gov webpage or go to www.publicpurchase.com to initiate the registration process. Proposals shall be submitted via the Public Purchase System. Confidential material shall be readily separable from the proposal in order to facilitate public inspection of the nonconfidential portion of the proposal. Prospective Offerors must file with the Director of Public Works their “Intent to Bid.” The Prospective Offerors’ Intent to Bid must be received at the Administration Office, Department of Public Works no later than 4:30 p.m., ten (10) calendar days prior to the proposal opening date. If the tenth day is on a Saturday, Sunday or State holiday, the Intent to Bid is due on the next working day following the due date. The Intent to Bid form is available at the Administration Office, Department of Public Works, Phone:
+1 (555) 000-0000 and for electronic download at the Public Purchase website: www.publicpurchase.com All prospective offerors are invited to attend a pre-proposal conference to be held on September 22, 2025, 10:00 a.m., at the West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Community Meeting Hale, Building G located at 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Kailua-Kona, HI. 96740. Attendance at the pre-proposal conference is not a condition for submitting a proposal. Subcontractors, suppliers, and union representatives are invited, but not required to attend. The conference is to provide proposers/offerors with the opportunity to ask questions about the contractual requirements and technical aspects of the project. Any questions regarding attendance of pre-proposal conference, email
contact@example.gov or via phone
+1 (555) 000-0000. The original executed and notarized Standard Qualification Questionnaire for Offerors form “SQQO” must be received no less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the 2:00 p.m. proposal opening so it may be evaluated and approved by the County of Hawai‘i, Department of Public Works prior to proposal opening. Please submit said form to allow for evaluation and approval by our office if such form has not been evaluated, approved and filed within the past twelve (12) months, if there is any change in your previous responses as they relate to this project, or if additional information is requested. The SQQO form is available in hard copy at the Administration Office, Department of Public Works, Phone:
+1 (555) 000-0000 and for electronic download at the Public Purchase website: www.publicpurchase.com The pre-proposal conference required for this project (if any, as set forth above) are scheduled at venues that are accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an auxiliary aid or for language interpretation services, please contact the Department of Public Works at
+1 (555) 000-0000 no less than five (5) working days prior to the established meeting date(s). The Director of Public Works reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. No Offeror may withdraw his proposal after the hour set for the opening thereof or before the award of the contract, unless said award is delayed for a period exceeding one-hundred twenty (120) consecutive calendar days. County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Neil A. Azevedo, Acting Director Department of Public Works County of Hawai‘i NOTICE TO PROPOSERS State of Hawai‘i ~ Hawai‘i Awards & Notices Data System (HANDS) Public Purchase, Electronic Procurement System Publication Date: August 29, 2025 THE PROPOSAL MUST BE DOWNLOADED, COMPLETED, SIGNED AND UPLOADED WITH YOUR SUBMISSION.
