BO4721-73 Monitoring Maintenance of Potable Water & Sewer System

The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Airports Division, is requesting bids for monitoring and maintenance services on potable water and sewer systems at Kalaeloa Airport in Kapolei, Oahu, with bids due September 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. HST and a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. HST at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. Bidders must hold a valid State of Hawaii Specialty Contractor's License "C-37" (Plumbing Contractor's license) and a Class II Water Distribution System Operator Certificate at time of bidding.

The scope encompasses complete monitoring and maintenance of the potable water system, including water consumption and quality monitoring, repair authorization for building fixtures and pipes, investigative services, emergency valve closure services (with forty-five-minute response requirement), and inspection and repair of backflow prevention devices. The sanitary sewer system work includes monitoring and maintenance of semi-positive displacement pumps and oil-water separators, investigative services, and emergency repairs as authorized by the State.

Minimum qualifications require four years of responsible experience maintaining a public or private water system of equal capacity and value. The contractor must employ a minimum of two employees certified in drinking water monitoring sampling, two certified as Class II Water Distribution System Operators, and two certified as backflow preventer testers.

The contract term is twelve months commencing from the State's Notice to Proceed, with an option to extend for three additional twelve-month periods subject to satisfactory performance and availability of State appropriations. Requests for Information and substitution requests are due September 2, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. HST through HIePRO. Award shall be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder within sixty calendar days after bid opening. The contractor must obtain comprehensive automobile liability insurance ($5 million combined single limit per accident) and commercial general liability insurance ($5 million per occurrence and in the aggregate), with the State of Hawaii named as additional insured on both policies. No bid bond is required.