The Onvia Guide – Disaster Contracting Center Edition

October 5, 2007

Vol. 13 No. 196

This edition of the Onvia Guide contains current disaster-related government contracting opportunities including, government bids, government RFPs, advanced notices on government contracts, and government award information issued by federal, state, and local government agencies.

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Asbestos / Lead / Mold Abatement and Services

1 Mississippi

Construction - Recreation / Religious Facilities

1 Hawaii

Contractor - Landscaping / Fencing

1 Mississippi

Dredging

1 Alabama

Management Consulting

1 Mississippi

Medical Equipment and Supplies

1 Arkansas

Safety and Fire Protection Equipment

2 Arkansas

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Asbestos / Lead / Mold Abatement and Services

Mississippi

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Bid

Project Name	Asbestos Abatement
Owner	City of Gulfport
Location	GULFPORT, MS
Zip Code	39501
County	HARRISON, MS
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	Purchasing	Business Builder
Submittal Date	11/02/2007	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Pre Bid	10/19/2007 MANDATORY
Guide Ref Num	6820819 - 10/04/2007

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT

Sealed bids for "City of Gulfport Hurricane Katrina Permanent Repairs" to Joseph T. Jones Asbestos Abatement will be received by the City of Gulfport at Gulfport City Hall, 2309 15th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501, until Ten O'clock A.M. Central Daylight Savings Time, Friday November 2nd, 2007, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Single stipulated sum bids will be received for all work required by the Contract Documents in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Copies of the Project Scope and Specifications may be obtained from the Purchasing office, Gulfport 2200 15th street Trailer E4, Gulfport MS 39501 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday or by calling 228-868-5705 . A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the job site on the date and time as listed below Joseph T. Jones Friday October 19th at 1:00 pm The City of Gulfport reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities if deemed in the best interest of the City of Gulfport. Bidders shall comply with law of the State of Mississippi requiring Certificate of Responsibility. Resident contractors shall, in accordance with laws of the State of Mississippi, be granted preference over non residents in the award of this contract in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the nonresident. A non-resident contractor shall attach to his proposal a copy of his resident state's current law pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident contractors. No bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

This item applies to the following Categories and/or Locations.

Categories:	Asbestos / Lead / Mold Abatement and Services
Locations:	Mississippi

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Construction - Recreation / Religious Facilities

Hawaii

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Bid

Project Name	Ikuo Hisaoka Gymnasium Restoration Phase 1, Kiholo Bay Earthquake, Kapa`au, North Kohala, Hawai`i. The estimated cost is $150,000.00.
Owner	Hawaii County
County	HAWAII, HI
Sector	State/Municipal
Buyer	David Yamamoto, Public Works
Buyer Email	dyamamoto@co.hawaii.hi.us
Buyer Phone	(808) 961-8466
Buyer Fax	(808) 961-8630	ONVIA
Submittal Date	10/25/2007	Business Builder
Value	$0.00 to $150,000.00	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Guide Ref Num	6825803 - 10/05/2007
Project Num	B-3809A(R)

Issuing Agency: Hawaii Director of Finance Solicitation Number: B-3809A(R) Questions concerning this solicitation may be directed to: David Yamamoto at 808 961-8466 NOTICE TO BIDDERS (Chapter 103D, HRS) SEALED BIDS for furnishing all tools, equipment, materials and labor necessary for the construction of IKUO HISAOKA GYMNASIUM RESTORATION PHASE 1, KIHOLO BAY EARTHQUAKE," Job No. B-3809A(R), Kapa‘au, North Kohala, Hawai‘i, will be received by the Administration Office, Department of Public Works, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 7, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 or in the Building Division Office, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740, until October 25, 2007, at 2:00 p.m., when they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the time fixed for opening will not be considered. This project generally consists of structural repairs to existing hollow tile walls, reinforced concrete columns and metal truss roof framing; removal and demolition of existing building material debris and suspended ceiling system and lighting fixtures throughout the facility as result of the Kiholo Bay earthquake of October 15, 2006; and appurtenances in accordance with the specifications and has an estimated cost of $150,000.00. To be eligible to submit a bid, the Bidder must possess a valid State of Hawai‘i, General Contractor’s License B. The plans and specifications may be examined by the Bidders at the Administration Office, Department of Public Works, Hilo, Hawai‘i, and a set of said plans, specifications and forms may be obtained at the Administration Office, Department of Public Works upon receipt of TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00) per set, in cash or in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or company check, made payable to the Director of Finance, Hilo, Hawai‘i, which will be refunded upon the return of said plans, specifications and addenda, if issued, within a period of thirty (30) days after the opening date of proposals, where said returned documents are found to be complete and in satisfactory condition for reuse, at the Director’s discretion. Prospective bidders must file with the Director of Public Works their "Intent to Bid." Bidder’s notice of intention to bid must be received at the Administration Office, Department of Public Works no later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the bid opening date. If the tenth day is on a Saturday, Sunday or State holiday, the notice of intention is due on the last working day prior to the due date. The Intent to Bid form is available at the Administration Office, Department of Public Works, Phone: (808) 961-8321 and for electronic download at the Department of Public Works’ website: http://co.hawaii.hi.us/forms/dpwadm.html. Properly executed and notarized Standard Qualification Questionnaire for Offerors "SQQO" form provided by the Department of Public Works is required to be filed forty-eight (48) hours prior to the bid opening date for evaluation, if either such form had not been filed with the Department within the previous twelve (12) months of the submission of this bid, if there is any material change in your previous responses as they relate to this project, or upon request. The SQQO form is available in hard copy at the Administration Office, Department of Public Works, Phone: (808) 961-8321 and for electronic downloading at the Department of Public Works’ website: http://co.hawaii.hi.us/forms/dpwadm.html. The facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an Auxiliary Aid or language translation, please call the Department of Public Works at (808) 961-8321 within five (5) days prior to the meeting date(s). The Director of Public Works reserves the right to reject any or all bids to waive informalities. No bidder may withdraw its bid after the hour set for the opening thereof or before the award of the contract, unless said award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) days. County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

This item applies to the following Categories and/or Locations.

Categories:	Construction - Recreation / Religious Facilities, Contractor - Carpentry, Floor and Roofing, Contractor - Concrete, Masonry and Steel, Contractor - Lighting (Interior and Exterior), Demolition, Salvage and Excavation
Locations:	Hawaii

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Contractor - Landscaping / Fencing

Mississippi

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Bid

Project Name	Repair of the 28Th Street Cemetery Dwelling
Owner	City of Gulfport
Location	GULFPORT, MS
Zip Code	39501
County	HARRISON, MS
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	City Hall	Business Builder
Submittal Date	11/01/2007	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Pre Bid	10/23/2007 MANDATORY
Guide Ref Num	6815359 - 10/03/2007

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT

Sealed bids for "City of Gulfport Hurricane Katrina Permanent Repairs" for Repair of the 28th Street Cemetery Dwelling, Maintenance Building and Office, located in Gulfport, Mississippi, will be received by the City of Gulfport at Gulfport City Hall, 2309 15th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501, until Ten O'clock A.M. Central Daylight Savings Time, Thursday, November 1, 2007, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Single stipulated sum bids will be received for all work required by the Contract Documents in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Copies may be obtained from the office of Architect Bruce B. Tolar, P. A., 624 Jackson Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, upon payment of a deposit of $100.00 per set. Deposit is refundable in full to bidders who return the documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid date. A mandatory pre-bid confer ence will be held at each respective job site on the dates and times as listed below: Cemetery Buildings Tuesday, October 23, 2007, Nine A.M. Central Daylight Savings Time. The City of Gulfport reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities if deemed in the best interest of the City of Gulfport. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders shall comply with law of the State of Mississippi requiring Certificate of Responsibility. Resident contractors shall, in accordance with laws of the State of Mississippi, be granted preference over nonresidents in the award of this contract in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the nonresident. A non-resident contractor shall attach to his proposal a copy of his resident state's current law pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident contractors. No bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

This item applies to the following Categories and/or Locations.

Categories:	Contractor - Landscaping / Fencing
Locations:	Mississippi

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Dredging

Alabama

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Bid

Project Name	Wastewater Treatment Lagoons Dredging
Owner	City of Chickasaw
Location	CHICKASAW, AL
Zip Code	36611
County	MOBILE, AL
Sector	State/Municipal
Buyer	City Clerk's Office	ONVIA
Buyer Phone	(251) 452-6450	Business Builder
Submittal Date	10/09/2007	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Guide Ref Num	6796962 - 10/01/2007
Project Num	DR-06-006

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT

CDBG PROJECT: HURRICANE KATRINA DR-06-006 MALCOLM PIRNIE PROJECT 3947003.1 Sealed bids, subject to the conditions contained herein, will be received by the City Clerk of the City of Chickasaw until 4:00 pm, Local Time, October 9, 2007, and then publicly opened and read at the City of Chickasaw City Hall, 224 North Craft Highway, Chickasaw, Alabama 36611 for furnishing all labor and materi-als and performing all work re-quired for the Chickasaw Wastewater Treatment La-goons Dredging CDBG Project: Hurricane Katrina DR-06-006 for the City of Chickasaw, Mal-colm Pirnie Inc., Project No. 3947003.1 in Mobile County, Alabama. The Work to be performed un-der this Contract includes, but is not limited to, all labor, ma-terials, equipment necessary for dredging the lagoons and disposal of sludge and debris as specified in the Contract Documents. Bidding Documents may be examined at City of Chickasaw at Chickasaw City Hall, 224 North Craft Highway, Chicka-saw, Alabama 36611, the of-fice of Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., 5 N. Conception Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602; and the ABC/Dodge Plan Room, 755C McRae Avenue, Mobile, Ala-bama, 36606. Copies may be obtained from the offices of the Engineer upon deposit of $75.00 for each set. Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Docu-ments, including any addenda, obtained from other sources. Checks for documents shall be made payable to Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. Bid security shall be provided in accordance with Article 10 of the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders shall provide proof of qualifications to perform the Work as described in Article 5 of the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders shall comply with all statutory requirements in ac-cordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders will be required to execute the appropriate Pro-ject Bonds as indicated in the Instructions to Bidders follow-ing project award by the Owner. All bidders must comply with the Presidents Executive Or-der Number 11246 which pro-hibits discrimination in em-ployment regarding race, creed, color, sex or national origin. All Bidders must com-ply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Anti-Kickback Act and the Contract Work hours Act. The BOARD reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive technicalities, informali-ties or irregularities in the bids received, solicit new bids, or to choose that bid which is deemed to be in the best in-terest of the BOARD. Bids must be submitted upon the standard forms furnished herein by the BOARD. The instructions contained in this Notice to Bidders shall be considered as an extension and part of the project contract documents. Contract time of commence-ment and completion will be in accordance with Article 11 of the Agreement. All bids shall be submitted in the Contract Specification Book as issued by the Engi-neer. Bids not submitted in the Contract Specifications Book will not be opened. All Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the out-side the name of the Bidder, Bidders license number, CDBG Grant number, address and name of the project. En-velopes containing bids must be addressed as follows, and delivered to Judi Smith, City of Chickasaw 224 North Craft Highway, Chickasaw, Alabama 36611, Chickasaw Wastewater Treatment Lagoons Dredging CDBG Project: Hurricane Katrina DR-06-006. City of Chickasaw 224 North Craft Highway Chickasaw, Alabama 36611 Consulting Engineers: Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. 5 N. Conception Street Mobile, Alabama 36602 (251) 441-0655

This item applies to the following Categories and/or Locations.

Categories:	Dredging
Locations:	Alabama

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Management Consulting

Mississippi

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RFP/RFI/RFQ

Project Name	Management and Administration
Owner	Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Location	PEARL, MS
Zip Code	39208
County	RANKIN, MS
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	Edward Williams	Business Builder
Buyer Phone	(601) 933-6300	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Submittal Date	10/11/2007
Guide Ref Num	6822474 - 10/04/2007

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT

The Mississippi Emergency Management requests proposals for the purpose of as management and administration of the Public Program for Hurricane Katrina. MEMA requites these services to assist the Public Assistance (PA) staff in meeting statutory and regulatory mandates. The PA staff also requires assistance with technical issues related to interpreting and implementing Scopes of Work on Project Worksheets and issues related to the reconstruction or replacement of infrastructure damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The following positions are required: 1 Deputy PA Officer, 1 Operations Manager, 4 Public Assistance Coordinators, 1 Debris Specialist, 3 Assistance Coordinator, 5 Technical Specialist,, 3 Engineers, and 2 Adminstrative Specialist. It is anticipated that this staffing will be required for the term of one (1) year. Proposals will be accepted no later than October 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM Central Time. Detailed specifications may be obtained by contacting Edward Williams at (601) 933-6300 or at #1 MEMA Drive. Pearl, MS 39208.

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Categories:	Management Consulting
Locations:	Mississippi

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Medical Equipment and Supplies

Arkansas

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Bid

Project Name	Respirator (Papr) Accessories
Owner	Jefferson County
County	JEFFERSON, AR
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	Karen Quarles, Office of Emergency Management	Business Builder
Buyer Phone	(870) 541-5470	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Submittal Date	10/16/2007
Guide Ref Num	6810416 - 10/02/2007

The County Judge of Jefferson County is inviting sealed bids for the Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management for the purchase of the following Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) accessories: four hundred (400) cases 3M brand FR-57 Filter Cartridges, one hundred (100) 3M brand Lithium Batteries, and one hundred (100) 3M brand NiMH Batteries for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program. The items listed shall be the 3M brand in order to maintain equipment standardization within the Arkansas CSEPP Program. Bid specifications and forms may be obtained at the Office of the County Judge, Jefferson County Courthouse, 101 West Barraque, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601. Sealed bids must be clearly marked and received in the County Judge's Office by 10:35 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Bid cost should include all applicable Arkansas sales taxes. For further information, please contact Karen Quarles at the Office of Emergency Management, (870) 541-5470. The County Judge reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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Categories:	Medical Equipment and Supplies
Locations:	Arkansas

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Safety and Fire Protection Equipment

Arkansas

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Bid

Project Name	Haz-mat Boots
Owner	Jefferson County
County	JEFFERSON, AR
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	Karen Quarles, Office of Emergency Management	Business Builder
Buyer Phone	(870) 541-5470	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Submittal Date	10/16/2007
Guide Ref Num	6810417 - 10/02/2007

The County Judge of Jefferson County is inviting sealed bids for the Jef- ferson County Office of Emergency Management for the purchase of ap- proximately 1000 haz-mat boots for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program. In order to maintain equipment standardization within the Arkansas CSEPP Program, the boots shall be the Bata-On- guard Hazmax brand or equivalent. Bid specifications and forms may be obtained at the Office of the County Judge, Jefferson County Courthouse, 101 West Barraque, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601. Sealed bids must be clearly marked and received in the County Judge's Office by 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Bid cost should include all applicable Arkansas sales taxes. For further information, please contact Karen Quarles at the Office of Emergency Management, (870) 541-5470. The County Judge reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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Categories:	Safety and Fire Protection Equipment
Locations:	Arkansas

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Bid

Project Name	700 MSA Millennium Full Facepiece Air-Purifying Respirators
Owner	Jefferson County
County	JEFFERSON, AR
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	Karen Quarles, Office of Emergency Management	Business Builder
Buyer Phone	(870) 541-5470	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Submittal Date	10/16/2007
Guide Ref Num	6810418 - 10/02/2007

The County Judge of Jefferson County is inviting sealed bids for the Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management for the purchase of approximately seven hundred (700) MSA Millennium Full Facepiece Air-Purifying Respirators that have been NIOSH certified as compliant against CBRN agents/weapons for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP). Each bid quote shall include the specified accessories that are designed to be used with the gas mask as a system. Bid specifications and forms may be obtained at the Office of the County Judge, Jefferson County Courthouse, 101 West Barraque, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601. Sealed bids must be clearly marked and received in the County Judge''s Office by 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Bid cost should include all applicable Arkansas sales taxes. For further information, please contact Karen Quarles at the Office of Emergency Management, (870) 541-5470. The County Judge reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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Categories:	Safety and Fire Protection Equipment
Locations:	Arkansas

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