The Construction Procurements workshop is mandatory for personnel conducting, reviewing or approving construction procurements. Note: Certain types of repair and maintenance may fall into the construction area. Departments may require personnel attend workshops that are not SPO mandatory requirements. Be sure to check with your department.
Prevailing Wage, Certified Payroll & Contracting Agency Responsibilities workshop (SPO 185) is mandatory for personnel conducting, reviewing or approving construction procurements. Note: Certain types of repair and maintenance may fall into the construction area. Departments may require personnel attend workshops that are not SPO mandatory requirements. Be sure to check with your department.
Effective May 2009, personnel who conduct, review, or approve any method or procurement pursuant to HRS 103D or HRS 103F shall attend the workshop SPO 127-Understandfing, Detecting and Preventing Anti-Trust Violations. It is recommended that all personnel who assist in the procurement also attend.
‘Webinar’ is short for web-based seminar and is a presentation or workshop transmitted on the web. It is different than a webcast, in the ability to be interactive. Where a webcast is one way, (the presenter presents and attendees view and listen,) webinars are interactive. Presenters can conduct polls and ask questions and attendees can ...
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HIePRO is required for small purchase requests for quotes for goods, services and construction from $15,000 and above pursuant to HRS Chapter 103D, for the executive branch, the Judiciary and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. Some agencies are also using HIePRO for Invitation for Bids. The State Procurement Office (SPO) conducts all solicitations on HIePRO including ...
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HIePRO is an unfunded initiative which means that no funds have been appropriated for the program. There is no cost for vendors to register or to submit quotes or bids. However upon award, the awarded vendor must pay Tyler Hawaii .75% of the original awarded amount, capped at $5,000, within 30 days. Variations to the ...
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No, if a vendor is in HIePRO it is not a guarantee that the vendor is compliant. This is because vendor compliance status can change from day to day. HIePRO connects with Hawaii Compliance Express each time the vendor logs in.
Agencies may solicit quotes using when it is known the cost will be less than $15,000 and it is permissible to award for less than $15,000 on HIePRO. There are a number of solicitations on HIePRO for less than $15,000.
Price and vendor list contracts are not on HIePRO. State and county agencies continue following the instructions of the particular price/vendor list contract. Solicitations conducted by SPO to create statewide price or vendor list contacts are conducted on HIePRO.
When you register in HIePRO, you will create a profile of your company including selecting from a list the categories of the goods, services and construction your company is interested in providing. When you log in to HIePRO, the solicitations that fall within your profile are displayed rather than having to search through a long ...
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