This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Honolulu, Hawaii. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The scope of work consists of the removal and disposal of mangroves and other nonnative woody vegetation (trees and shrubs) as well as natural and artificial debris within the islands in Keehi Lagoon and other identified areas under the jurisdiction of the DOT Airports Division at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. To be eligible for award, bidders must possess a valid State of Hawaii Specialty Contractors "C-27" or "C-27b" license at the time of bidding. Bidders shall allow enough time to mail or courier their bids to meet the said due date and time. If the bidder chooses to deliver their bid by United States Postal Service (USPS), please be advised the USPS does not deliver directly to the State of Hawaii, DOT, Contracts Office, but to a central mailroom before final delivery to the Contracts Office. This may cause a delay in receipt of bid(s) by the Contracts Office and the bid(s) may reach the Contracts Office after the said due date and time, resulting in automatic rejection and return of bid. The DOT shall not be responsible for bids not received by the said due date and time due to mail or courier delivery delays. Electronic bids shall not be accepted. Bid envelopes shall be clearly marked "SEALED BID" with complete mailing address to the DOT, Contracts Office. Hawaii Products Preference. The Hawaii Products Preference pursuant to 103D1002, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), is applicable to this project. Persons wishing to certify and qualify a product as a Hawaii Product shall submit a Certification for Hawaii Product Preference (SPO Form 38) to the DOT Contracts office no later than 4:30 P.M., fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the bid opening date. Late submittals for this project will not be reviewed by the DOT. Campaign contributions by State and County Contractors. Contractors are hereby notified of the applicability of Section 11-355, HRS, 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. Any protest of this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Director of Transportation, in accordance with 103D-701, HRS and 3-126, HAR. 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 will affirmatively ensure that the contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement will 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 Steve Tagupa, State Project Manager, by phone at (808) 838-8805, by fax at (808) 838-8817, or email at Steve.Tagupa@hawaii.gov. The State reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any defects in said proposals for the best interest of the public.