NOTICE TO BIDDERS

SEALED BIDS for the CONSTRUCTION OF WAILUKU EXPLORATORY WELL, DWS JOB NO. 09-12, WAILUKU, ISLAND OF MAUI, STATE OF HAWAII, will be received by the Director of the Department of Water Supply, Kalana O Maui Building, 5^th floor, 200 South High Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii 96793, until 2:00 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, at which time and place sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The project involves furnishing all labor, tools, materials and equipment as specified in the bid documents necessary to drill, case, and test pump a new 18-inch diameter exploratory well approximately 582 feet in depth.

Bid documents may be purchased from the Engineering Division of said department at a cost of FIFTEEN DOLLARS ($15.00) PER SET.  A compact disk (CD) containing the bid documents can also be purchased for an additional FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00).  There will be no refund for these bid documents once they are purchased.  Payment shall be in the form of cash, check or money order payable to "Department of Water Supply".

A pre-bid conference and tour of the project site will be scheduled on August 23, 2011 at 10:00 AM. Bidders ARE ENCOURAGED to attend.  Bidders shall meet at the Department of Water Supply, Kalana O Maui Building, 5^th floor, 200 South High Street.  Bidders intending to attend this pre-bid conference are requested to call 270-7835 and inform the Department of Water Supply of their intent to attend the conference at least THREE (3) days prior to the date of the pre-bid conference.

To be eligible to bid, bidders must possess applicable and valid State of Hawaii contractor licenses to perform the work.  Bidders must NOT be more than 180 days over the Contract Time (without approved Time Extensions) on any current Department of Water Supply Capital Improvement Projects.  This includes subsidiary companies.

Bids must be accompanied by an acceptable form of bid security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the base bid, including additives, payable to the "County of Maui" and in compliance with Section 103D-323, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended.              

Danny F. Agsalog, Director
Department of Finance
County of Maui

Maui News:   August 14,15 and 16, 2011