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

Tree trimming and/or removal services, as well as professional assessments, of coconut trees and various species of palm trees at County park sites and facilities island-wide for a one (1) year period beginning on the date of Notice to Proceed and ending August 31, 2026, with four (4) option years. Before submitting a bid, the Offeror shall be responsible for reading and examining the Solicitation and/or proposal documents, including any offer pages, scope of work, special provisions, exhibits, General Terms and Conditions, addenda (if any), and any other sections or documents attached hereto, and all applicable requirements by law. Submission of an offer shall be deemed verification of such reading and examination. No Offeror shall, in any way, be relieved of any obligation with respect to its offer or the contract due to its failure or neglect to secure, receive, examine, familiarize itself with, acquaint itself with, or understand the work requirements, the Solicitation and/or proposal documents, or any addenda hereto, applicable standards or requirements, or existing conditions, difficulties, restrictions or obstacles. No claim for additional compensation to the Offeror shall be allowed based on lack of knowledge or misunderstanding. Pre-Bid Conference: N/A Question Deadline 07/23/2025 Any request for approval to substitute any item or take exception to any specification, special provision or general condition, or clarification must be received through online. All potential offerors are advised that the County of Hawai'i reserves the right to reject any offer or proposal that does not follow these instructions. This Database is housed in the Hawai'i Awards and Notices Database System ("HANDS"). No matter the cost of the procurement, all County contracts for goods, services, and/or construction solicited under Competitive Sealed Biddings ("IFB") (HRS ' 103D-302); Competitive Sealed Proposals ("RFP") (HRS 103D-303); or Sole Source (HRS 103D-306) that are completed on or after January 1, 2024, shall have a Contractor's Performance Form ("Performance Form") completed. This Performance Form is electronically accessible on the HANDS website. All Contractors must sign up for a HANDS account to access each Performance Form. There is no cost to sign up for the HANDS account. The below steps provide detailed information about this new process. 1. In its Offer or Proposal, the Offeror/Proposer shall include an email address for the appropriate person of the entity who will have the responsibility of receiving, reviewing, and completing the Performance Form. It is important that this email address be accurately and correctly typed in and is an email address account that is checked often. The County of Hawai'i will input this specific email address into the Performance Form and upon submission of the form, the HANDS system will automatically send a notification to the Contractor's email address provided. 2. After completion of contract, County of Hawai'i completes the Performance Form on HANDS. 3. After the County submits the Performance Form on HANDS, the Contractor will automatically receive a notification that the Performance Form is ready to be reviewed. Upon notification, the Contractor shall review the Performance Form within twenty (20) working days and submit comments, rebuttal statements, or additional information/attachments, or the Performance Form will be considered completed by the Contractor after the twenty (20) working days have elapsed. Note: A Contractor may go back in and edit its comments as many times, up to twenty (20) working days after the Contractor was notified to take action. 4. At the end of the twenty (20) working days, the County will automatically receive an email notification from HANDS, and the County's Procurement Officer must review (within twenty (20) working days upon notification) the Performance Form as completed by the Contractor. 5. After the County's Procurement Officer finalizes the Performance Form, it is kept in the HANDS Database, and the information included therein may be used in making a "responsiblity" determination pursuant to Act 188.