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Notice #: 0001456722-01
Professional Providers

June 2, 2024

NOTICE TO PROVIDERS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

The Department of Water Supply of the County of Hawai’i anticipates the need for professional services in the following categories for the fiscal year 2024-2025 :

1. Accounting g. Cybersecurity (vulnerability and risk
a. Accounting (General) analysis, prevention measures/strategies,
b. Underwriter incident response and mitigation action
c. Water Rate Studies and reporting.)
d. Grant Management 10. Electrical Engineering
2. Archaeology a. Electrical Engineering (General)
3. Architecture b. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
4. Attorney (SCADA)
a. General Attorney Services c. Arc Flash Hazard Analysis
b. Bond Counsel 11. General Education and Training
c. Water Law a. Safety
d. Environmental Law b. Public Relations
5. Auditing c. Human Resources
6. Chemistry (Potable Water Quality Testing) 12. General Engineering
7. Civil Engineering a. Project Management
a. Civil Engineering (General) 13. Geology
b. Geotechnical Engineering 14. Hydrology
c. Water Resource Engineering 15. Industrial Hygiene (Industrial Hygienists)
d. Hydraulic Engineering 16. Land Surveying
e. Construction Management/Inspection 17. Landscape Architecture
f. Water Loss Management 18. Mechanical Engineering
8. Community Planning (EA/EIS) a. Mechanical Engineering (General)
a. Grant Writer/Manager b. Energy Specialists
b. Community Engagement 19. Microbiology (Potable Water Quallity Testing)
c. Strategic Planning 20. Real Property Appraisal
9. Computer Engineering & Science 21. Safety Engineering
a. Software a. Safety Trainers
b. Hardware b. Safety Inspections
c. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 22. Structural Engineering
d. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition a. Structural Engineering (General)
(SCADA) b. Construction Management/Inspections
e. Networking 23. Technical Writer-Editor (Drinking Water Quality)
f. Custom Software Development

Those persons or firms interested and capable of providing the professional services required shall submit a letter of interest, together with a resume, to the Manager-Chief Engineer, Department of Water Supply, County of Hawai’i, solely by email at dwsprofessionalservices@hawaiidws.org. Please do not send hard copies.

Should your submittal be larger than 20MB, please send your submittal to the Department of Water Supply, Office of the Manager Chief-Engineer, 345 Kekuanao’a Street, Suite 20, Hilo, HI, 96720 in pdf format using a USB flash drive.

The resume should include a description of the person or firm and statements of the qualifications and related experiences of the principals and staff members with supporting data as it relates to work performed in the drinking water industry, including, but not limited to, the following information:

1. The name of the firm or person, the principal place of business, and the location of all its offices;
2. The age of the firm and its average number of employees over the past five (5) years;
3. The education, training, and other qualifications of key members of the firm;
4. A list of all projects and a brief description of the scope of the project, awarded within the last
two (2) years. Include any corrective actions that were required and explain all responses to
notices of deficiencies.
5. The names and phone numbers of up to five (5) clients who may be contacted, including at least
two (2) for whom services were rendered during the preceding year; and
6. Any promotional or descriptive literature which the firm desires to submit.

The letter of interest and resume shall be submitted and received by the Office of the Manager-Chief Engineer. Responses will be continuously accepted through June 30, 2025. The letter of interest should list the disciplines from the above list for which interest is being expressed. The responses will be placed on file and considered for selection, as needs arise, in accordance with the State Procurement Code.

Keith K. Okamoto, P.E., Manager-Chief Engineer
Department of Water Supply, County of Hawai’i

The Department of Water Supply is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Posted on DWS website at: http://www.hawaiidws.org
Posted on County of Hawai’i website at http://co.hawaii.hi.us/
(SA1456722 6/3/24)