Q3 Ends with 2nd Straight Month of Declining Awards

Government agency contract awards declined for the second month in a row in September with jobs valued at $52,852,545. It was the leanest month since the $22,784,487 in awards in December 2019.

For the year, however, agencies have awarded contracts totaling $2,191,242,267. By contrast after the first three quarters of 2019, agency

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$1,072,379,035

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awards totaled $450,902,232.

Of the six agencies handing out contracts in September, the Department of Education awarded the lion’s share of $32,447,809.

The single-largest job was claimed by Shioi Construction Inc. dba Creative Partition Systems to build a $20,625,000 gymnasium at Kauai High School.

The next largest contract, of

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$204,354,691 $197,160,199 $180,918,628 $175,816,281

$6,300,000, went to Castaway Construction & Restoration, for a mobile airport medical facility, a processing facility and a control room at airports across Oahu. The third biggest job, for $4,272,388 in softball field improvements at Campbell High School, went to MEI Corp.

2020: Busiest to Slowest 1. January...........$1,072,379,035 2. June...................$204,354,691 3. April ..................$197,160,199 4. May ...................$180,918,628 5. February............$175,816,281 6. July....................$130,898,435 7. March..................$94,085,715 8. August.................$82,776,738 9. September ..........$52,852,545 TOTAL.................$2,191,242,267

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$130,898,435

$94,085,715 $82,776,738 $52,852,545

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JANUARY JUNE

Oahu

Castaway Construction & Restoration LLC ............................. $6,300,000 Mobile Airport Medical Facility, Processing Facility and Control Room Statewide MEI Corp. ............................................. 4,272,388 Campbell High School, Softball Field Improvements Index Builders Inc. ...............................3,880,000 Kalanimoku Building, Replace Switchgear

AWARDS BY AREA Oahu ........................$22,907,994 Kauai ..........................22,249,711 Maui .............................6,920,840 Hawaii .............................774,000 Total..........................$52,852,545

AWARDS BY AGENCY DOE...........................$32,447,809 DOT...............................7,786,450 DAGS ..........................7,676,925 Dept. of Agriculture......2,073,368 DOFMA .........................1,655,673 DLNR.............................1,212,320 Total..........................$52,852,545

APRIL MAY FEBRUARY JULY

Global Specialty Contractors Inc. .....2,073,368 Waimanalo Irrigation System, Maunawili Valley and Miscellaneous Improvements, Phase 2 Hawaii Works Inc. ............................... 1,120,627 Waahila Ridge State Recreation Area, Park Improvements MEI Corp. ............................................. 1,022,700 Waiawa Correctional Facility, Mechanical and Electrical System Repairs and Improvements, Phase 1 Amethyst Builders LLC ...........................998,288 Momilani Elementary School, Portable Classroom Titan Industries LLC ................................ 823,767 Jarrett Middle School, Miscellaneous R&M FY16 MEI Corp. ................................................. 713,713 Kekauluohi Building, Electrical and Elevator Upgrades All Maintenance & Repair......................592,000 Leilehua High School, K-Cyber Security Academy Renovation LTM Corp. dba Civil-Mechanical Contractor................................................. 497,512 Animal Quarantine Station, Sewage Pre-Treatment Facility Improvements Site Engineering Inc. ..............................386,600 Puuhale Elementary School, Parking Lot Improvements Rambaud Electric LLC ........................... 227,031 Kaaawa Elementary School, Campus Fire Alarm Upgrade

Maui

Castaway Construction & Restoration LLC ............................... 1,924,124 Baldwin High School, ADA Transition Plan, Wailuku F&H Construction................................ 1,563,000 Hoapili Hale, Security Improvements

MARCH AUGUST SEPTEMBER

GP Roadway Solutions Inc. ............... 1,486,450 Furnishing of Highway Traffic Control and Safety Measures at Various Locations Goodfellow Bros. Inc. .............................998,888 Mahalawa Temporary Bridge Royal Mechanical & Sheetmetal ..........359,525 Kalana O Maui Building, Fire Sprinkler, Phase II Royal Mechanical & Sheetmetal ..........199,900 Kualapuu Elementary School, Replace Roof, Molokai PB Sullivan Construction Inc. ............... 177,640 Kenolio Dog Park PB Sullivan Construction Inc. ...............119,620 Lahaina Recreation Center, Dog Park Sea Engineering Inc. ............................... 91,693 Kaanapali Canoe Beach Swim Zone and Kahului Small Boat Harbor, Buoy Installation

Hawaii

Isemoto Contracting Co. Ltd. ................ 774,000 Konawaena High School, Miscellaneous R&M FY14, Kealakekua

Kauai

Shioi Construction Inc. dba Creative Partition Systems....... 20,625,000 Kauai High School, Phase 2, New Gymnasium, Lihue Pacific Blue Construction LLC............1,017,674 Eleele Elementary School, Miscellaneous R&M FY16 Certified Construction Inc. ................... 607,037 Waimea Canyon Middle School, Miscellaneous R&M FY17

LOW BIDS The companies below submitted the low bids in September for the work detailed. Submitting the lowest bid is not a guarantee of being awarded the job. However, it is a strong indication of future work, and subcontractors can plan accordingly.

Oahu

Maui Kupuno Builders LLC.............$23,237,080 Kamehameha Highway, Kamananui Road and Wilikina Drive Rehabilitation, Vicinity of Weed Circle to H-2 Sterling Pacific Construction..............3,469,915 Waimano Ridge, Hale C, Convert Former Dormitories Into Office Space A’s Mechanical & Builders Inc. ............154,500 DOA King Street Facility, Human Resources Office, Replace Packaged Air Conditioning Unit Fine Builders LLC....................................... 49,450 Kaala Elementary School, Interior and Exterior Reconstruction of Storage Room and Various Areas

Maui

Arita Poulson General Contracting....2,399,762 Maui County Service Center, Tenant Improvements, Kahului

SEPTEMBER'S TOP 10 CONTRACTORS

1. Shioi Construction Inc. dba Creative Partition Systems (1) ...... $20,625,000 2. Castaway Construction & Restoration LLC (2) ......................8,224,124 3. MEI Corp. (3) .........................................................................6,008,801 4. Index Builders Inc. (1) .............................................................3,880,000 5. Global Specialty Contractors Inc. (1) ......................................2,073,368 6. F&H Construction (1) ............................................................1,563,000 7. GP Roadway Solutions Inc. (1) ...............................................1,486,450 8. Hawaii Works Inc. (1) .............................................................1,120,627 9. Pacific Blue Construction LLC (1) .......................................... 1,017,674 10. Goodfellow Bros. Inc. (1) ........................................................ 998,888

DY Mikami Construction Inc. ............ 1,924,480 Installation and Replacement of Signs at Various Locations, Islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai GP Roadway Solutions Inc. ............... 1,230,636 Kula Highway and Piilani Highway, Guardrail and Shoulder Improvements, North Kihei Road to Lipoa Parkway West Maui Construction ........................694,333 Lahaina Aquatic Center, Basin Restoration Peterson Bros. Construction Inc. .........319,670 Pavement Repairs at Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai Maxum Construction of Hawaii LLC .....206,050 Fence Repairs at Pier 1, Kahului Harbor Maui Kupuno Builders LLC.....................198,679 Maui Agricultural Research Center, Waterline Replacement, University of Hawaii, Kula

Hawaii

George M. Oye Inc. .................................. 96,310 Large Capacity Cesspool Closure Comfort Station at Kainaliu Parking Lot, North Kona Sanborn General Contracting Inc. ......... 69,991 IWS Improvements at Lalamilo, Phase 1, East Subdivision, Lot 29, Kamuela

Information is summarized from the Contractors Awarded section of BIDService Weekly, compiled by Research Editor Alfonso R. Rivera.