Guardrails and Gates

The State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of State Parks, is procuring services to install wooden guardrails and cattle gates at Wailuku River State Park (Rainbow Falls) in Hilo, Hawaii, under Contract 26-SPH-002. The project scope includes installation of 186 linear feet of wooden guardrails, 16 linear feet of cattle gates, and 18 linear feet of additional cattle gate work, along with incidental repairs to various structures and facilities within the park. Bidders must possess a valid State of Hawaii Contractor's License classification General B and are required to submit sealed bids electronically through the Hawaii State e-Procurement (HIePRO) system by 4:00 PM on May 27, 2026. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:00 AM on May 18, 2026, with requests for information due by 4:00 PM on May 15, 2026. Contractors must submit shop drawings for cattle gates prior to fabrication and follow wooden guardrail reference drawings provided in the Scope of Work. The contract completion period is 180 consecutive calendar days from the date of written notice to proceed, with liquidated damages assessed at $150 per calendar day for work not completed by the specified date. Upon award, the successful bidder must furnish performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the total contract price and submit tax clearance certificates from the Hawaii Department of Taxation and Internal Revenue Service, a Certificate of Compliance from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and a Certificate of Good Standing from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

The estimated construction cost is $245,000, which is below the $250,000 threshold exempting the project from apprenticeship agreement preference requirements under Hawaii Revised Statutes 103-55.6. Contractors must ensure that Hawaii residents compose at least 80 percent of the workforce in compliance with Act 68, SLH 2010. The contract is subject to the standard General Conditions for State of Hawaii contracts governed by Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 103D, which establish comprehensive obligations regarding contractor independence, procurement of necessary licenses and permits, nondiscrimination compliance, record maintenance, indemnification, and confidentiality of proprietary information. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises have been identified in the available solicitation documents. The award of the contract is subject to the availability of funds, and the Board of Land and Natural Resources reserves the right to reject any or all bids. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors are referenced in the contract documents provided.