Renovation of a military facility in Waimanalo, Hawaii. Completed plans call for the renovation of a military facility.

considered. Bidders are advised that the Department of Defense facility at 3949 Diamond Head Road is a secure facility. To access the property, Bidders and/or their authorized personnel shall present a current driver's license or other form of official identification (with photograph) to the security personnel at the entry gate and shall inform the security personnel of the building and room number they require access to (State Engineering Contracting Section 808-369-3567). Lack of official identification or knowledge of the building and room to which access is needed are grounds for denial of access onto the property. Bidders should be aware and allow for security screening and random vehicle inspections. The state will not be responsible for late bids due to the afore mentioned reasons. Proposed work consists of, but not limited to the following: Demo or remove and replace existing fire risers, add new air vent into each existing bldg.'s fire sprinkler system, remove & replace corroded pipe sections (including various components & fittings) within each bldg.'s fire sprinkler system and provide & install a nitrogen inerting system onto each fire riser and complete nitrogen inerting's into each building's existing (repaired) fire sprinkler system. The estimated cost is between $2,500,000.00 and $2,750,000.00. Please call Mindi Lum, FMO-PM at 808-294-9680 no later than 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 1, 2023, to register for the site visit. If no answer, please leave your company information, attendees names and a contact number, you may assume that you are registered for the site visit. All interested bidders and sub-contractors are welcome, but not required to attend. If prospective bidders obtain copies of the bid documents from sources other than the Contracting and Engineering Office address listed above, then bidders are responsible to register by sending their company name, address, telephone and facsimile number, and email address via e-mail to ernett.m.kitzmiller-maihui@hawaii.gov. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodations due to a disability, contact Ernett K. Maihui at 808-369-3487 or by e-mail at ernett.m.kitzmiller-maihui@hawaii.gov as soon as possible, preferably by September 1, 2023. If a response is received after September 1, 2023, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Requests for Information (RFI), substitution, clarification of bidding documents and/or specifications must be received in the office listed above, via e-mail, prior to 4:30 P.M. on September 8, 2023. Questions shall be e-mailed to ernett.m.kitzmiller-maihui@hawaii.gov. Late submittals for this solicitation will not be reviewed by this agency. An Intent to Bid is NOT required to be submitted for this project. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE AND COUNTY CONTRACTORS PROHIBITED. If awarded a contract in response to this solicitation, offeror agrees to comply with HRS 11-355, which states that campaign contributions are prohibited from a State and County government contractor during the term of the contract if the contractor is paid with funds appropriated by the legislative body between the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract. REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTORS LICENSING CLASSIFICATIONS Bidders are solely responsible to review the project requirements, determine the appropriate licenses required, and ensure that they possess, and that the Subcontractor(s) listed in their OFFER FORM possess the necessary General and/or Specialty licenses to perform the work for this project. General Engineering Contractors holding an 'A' license and General Building Contractors holding a 'B' license are reminded that due to the Hawaii Supreme Court's January 28, 2002, decision in Okada Trucking Co., Ltd. v. Board of Water Supply, et al., 97 Haw. 450 (2002), they are prohibited from undertaking any work, solely or as part of a larger project, which would require the General Contractor to act as a specialty Contractor in any area in which the General Contractor has no license. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.