Procurement

All SPO Price and Vendor list contracts are posted on the SPO website: https://spo.hawaii.gov/for-vendors/contract-awards/price-vendor-lists/ 

SPO Training for Construction Procurement is required for all PC's, 

https://spo.hawaii.gov/for-state-county-personnel/training/non-exec-training/

HAR 3-120-4 Procurements exempt from Chapter 103D, HRS

“EXHIBIT A” HAR CHAPTER 3-120 PROCUREMENTS EXEMPT FROM CHAPTER 103D, HRS 03/17/2011

The following list of exemptions, pursuant to HAR §3-120-4, has been determined to be exempt from HRS Chapter 103D by the procurement policy board:

1. Research, reference, and educational materials including books, maps, periodicals, and pamphlets, which are published or available in print, video, audio, magnetic, or electronic form, including web-based databases, and costs associated with publication of articles in scholarly journals;
2. Services of printers, rating agencies, support facility providers, fiscal and paying agents, and registrars for the issuance and sale of the State’s or counties’ bonds;
3. Services of lecturers, speakers, trainers, facilitators and scriptwriters, when the provider possess specialized training methods, techniques or expertise in the subject matter;
4. Services of legal counsel, guardian ad litem, psychiatrists, psychologists, receivers and masters when required by court order;
5. Insurance to include insurance broker services;
6. New or used items which are advantageous and available on short notice through an auction, bankruptcy, foreclosure;
7. Food and fodder for animals;
8. Facility costs for conferences, meetings, and training sessions;
9. Advertisements in specialized publications, such as in ethnic or foreign language publications, trade publications, or professional publications;
10. Arbitrator and mediator services;
11. Interpreter services;
12. Procurement of repair services when dismantling is required to assess the extent of repairs;
13. Burial services consisting of mortuary, crematory, cemetery, and other essential services for deceased indigent persons or unclaimed corpses;
14. Radio and television airtime when selection of station is based on the targeted audience (i.e. ethnic or age group, gender, etc);
15. Subscription costs and registration or workshop fees for conferences or training; and
16. Court reporter services.

Prequalified Small Contractor (PSC) method for construction procurement

List of General B Contractors:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QmCOnXeX5OgAEffgOHVEl3_c1oEffIwT9obroyu3_Hk/edit#gid=1151249696