As of July 24, 2023, the project has been awarded. A timeline for construction has not been confirmed. The scope of work generally consists of installation of High Friction Surface Treatment, pavement markers, and striping on various ramps. The scope of work generally consists of removal of existing pavement markers and striping of various ramps around the island; High Friction Surface Treatment applied; pavement markers and striping to be reapplied; and other incidental items. The estimated cost of construction is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. To be eligible for award, bidders must possess a valid State of Hawaii General Engineering Contractor's "A" license prior to the award of contract. Bidder's attention is also directed to Section 102.3 of the specifications regarding additional bidder's qualifications. ALL requests for information (RFI) shall be received in writing via HIePRO no less than 14 calendar days before bid opening. Questions received after the deadline will not be addressed. Verbal requests for information will not receive a response. Any protest of this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Director of Transportation, in accordance with 103D-701, HRS and 3-126, HAR. Campaign contributions by State and County Contractors. Contractors are hereby notified of the applicability of Section 11-355, HRS, which states that campaign contributions are prohibited from specified State or county government contractors during the term of the contract if the contractors are paid with funds appropriated by the legislative body. For more information, contact the Campaign Spending Commission at (808) 586-0285. The U.S. Department of Transportation Regulation entitled "Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the U.S. Department of Transportation," Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 21 is applicable to this project. Bidders are hereby notified that the Department of Transportation will affirmatively ensure that the contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex (as directed by 23 CFR Part 200). The Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations of the Secretary of Labor implementing Executive Order 11246, as amended shall be complied with on this project. The U.S. Department of Transportation Regulations entitled "Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in Department of Transportation Programs", Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 26 is applicable to this project. Bidders are hereby notified that the Department of Transportation will strictly enforce full compliance with all of the requirements of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program with respect to this project. Bidders are directed to read and be familiar with the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Requirements, which establishes the program requirements pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 26 and, particularly, the requirements of certification, method of award, and evidence of good faith. All bidders must e-mail the Engineer at sharen.h.cho-ibanez@hawaii.gov, the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Contract Goal Verification and Good Faith Efforts (GFE) Documentation for Construction, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Confirmation and Commitment Agreement - Trucking Company and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Confirmation and Commitment Agreement - Subcontractor, Manufacturer, or Supplier by March 1, 2023 at 4:30 PM HST. Failure to provide these documents shall be cause for bid/proposal rejection. For additional information, contact Sharen Cho-Ibanez, Project Manager, by phone at (808) 692-7682, by fax at (808) 692-7690, or email at sharen.h.cho-ibanez@hawaii.gov. The State reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any defects in said proposals for the best interest of the public. Anything said at the conference is for clarification purposes and any changes to the bid documents will be made by addendum and posted in HIePRO. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. *Information regarding subcontractor bidding has not been disclosed to the content management team at this time. Interested subcontractors should contact the general contractor directly for more information.