Environmental site assessment contractor

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is requesting proposals for an Environmental Site Assessment Contractor to perform Phase I and Phase II ESAs and develop cleanup and reuse planning documents for approximately 40 acres in Kaka'ako Makai and Iwilei, Honolulu, under RFP LAD 2026-024, with proposals due August 28, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. HST and questions due August 3, 2026. The work is funded through the OHA's EPA Brownfields Assessment Cooperative Agreement #4B-97T40601 and conducted under the technical direction of a Qualified Environmental Professional.

The scope encompasses Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, Environmental Hazard Evaluations, Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives, and Environmental Hazard Management Plans for up to ten parcels across three target areas: Kakaako Waterfront Park (six priority parcels including Fisherman's Wharf and Honolulu Marine), Civic Center (vacant lot and warehouse), and Iwilei-Anuenue (Na Lama Kukui). The contractor must maintain a physical office location on Oahu, be registered to do business in Hawaii, and maintain commercial general liability insurance of $2 million and professional liability insurance of $1 million. Hawaii prevailing wage requirements under HRS 103-55 apply to contracts exceeding $25,000.

The contract is structured as a best-value competitive sealed proposal with an initial term of thirty-eight months and optional extensions of up to twelve months each, not to exceed sixty months total. Pricing is submitted on an all-inclusive, not-to-exceed basis with separate line items per parcel, allowing OHA to select sites individually or in phases. The OHA anticipates issuing a Notice of Award in September 2026 with a contract start date in October 2026. Evaluation criteria are experience and capability (20 points), cultural competency and work with Native Hawaiian communities (20 points), staffing qualifications (10 points), technical approach (10 points), professional references (5 points), price (25 points), financial capability (5 points), and minority and women business enterprise commitment (5 points). Respondents must be domestic profit corporations and submit tax clearance certificates from Hawaii Department of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service prior to contract execution.