Renovation of an educational facility in Honolulu, Hawaii. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Unless otherwise indicated, questions regarding this solicitation must be directed, via email or phone, to the Contact Person listed. TRANSACTION FEES: In accordance with the SOSA for HePS, the Awarded Vendor shall pay a Transaction Fee of 0.725% (.00725), capped at $5,000, to SicommNet on the total dollar amount of goods or services purchased through the Hawaii Electronic Procurement System (HePS). Unless otherwise indicated in this solicitation, the Transaction Fee shall apply to all purchases, whether through the Purchase Order, Contract, or eCatalog regardless of the quantity or dollar amount of the purchase. Payment shall be made by the Awarded Vendor to SicommNet within thirty (30) days from receipt of invoice. The SOSA is hereby incorporated by reference into this Electronic Solicitation as if set forth herein in its entirety, and is located on the Internet at online. Failure by any Vendor to obtain a copy of the SOSA shall in no way constitute or be deemed a waiver by the HePS Contractor or the Department of Education for a vendor's failure to consider this document in its response to the Electronic Solicitation. OFFER DEEMED FIRM: Submission of an electronic response to the State of Hawaii constitutes and shall be deemed an offer to sell the specified goods and/or services to the State of Hawaii at the price shown in the response and under the State's Terms and Conditions. The electronic response submitter certifies that he/she is authorized to sign the response for the submitting vendor and that the response is made without connection with any person, firm, or corporation making a response for the same goods and/or services and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. TAXES SHALL BE INCLUDED IN PRICE WHEN APPLICABLE: Vendors are advised that they may be liable for Hawaii state taxes including Hawaii General Excise Tax ( 4%) and the applicable Use tax (.5%). Note that for the City and County of Honolulu (the island of Oahu), there is an additional .5% County Surcharge Tax (CST). Unless otherwise stated in the solicitation, offers for goods or services subject Hawaii taxes shall include all applicable taxes in the price offered. For more information on taxes, please contact the Hawaii State Department of Taxation at (808) 587-4242 or 1-800-222-3229 or visit their website. PROJECT QUESTIONS AND/OR CLARIFICATIONS: Vendors having questions regarding the project must submit them in writing to the Project Coordinator. Questions must be received no later than 14 calendar days prior to the bid closing date. Addenda and/or bid clarifications (if required) will be issued no later than 7 calendar days prior to the bid closing date. Additional instructions/provisions are attached which apply to this Solicitation. BID ATTACHMENTS: This solicitation contains attachments that bidders must download (open, save, or print document(s) on their own computer system), enter pricing where indicated, complete any other required information, sign all appropriate forms, and attach (upload) the completed forms to the HePS online response. GENERAL CONDITIONS All awardees for this solicitation are subject to and shall comply with the General Conditions of the Department of the Attorney General. It is the Vendors responsibility to read and comply with these General Conditions and other documents or specifications for the solicitation whether attached or referenced. BID ATTACHMENTS: This solicitation contains attachments that bidders must: * Download (open, save, or print document(s) on their own computer system; * Enter pricing where indicated; * Complete any other required information; * Sign all appropriate forms; and, * Attach (upload) the completed forms to the HePS online response. See the HePS IFB Checklist in the Supporting Bid Document attachment for the list of mandatory attachments. Submitted Bids shall be evaluated using the electronic documents uploaded by the offeror. Subject to this notice and pursuant to HAR 3-122-9, original hardcopy offers is not required and will not be accepted. Completed forms indicated on the HePS IFB Checklist only need to be uploaded with your electronic bid. It is the responsibility of the responding vendor/supplier/contractor to check each of their uploaded files to confirm the file integrity and that it can successfully be opened and is displayed correctly. As indicated on the HePS IFB Checklist, the subcontractor list shall be submitted as a separate standalone file upload. Failure to upload the completed forms indicated on the HePS IFB Checklist by the deadline may be CAUSE for REJECTION OF THE BID.