§102-3  Qualification of bidders. 
Before any prospective bidder is entitled to submit any bid for the occupancy
of any such space, the prospective bidder shall, not less than six calendar
days prior to the day designated for opening bids, give written notice to the
officer charged with letting the contract of the prospective bidder's intention
to bid, and the officer shall satisfy oneself of the prospective bidder's
financial ability, experience and competence to carry out the terms and
conditions of any contract that may be awarded.  For this purpose, the officer
may, in the officer's discretion, require prospective bidders to submit
answers, under oath, to questions contained in a form of questionnaire setting
forth a complete statement of the experience, competence and financial standing
of the prospective bidders.  Whenever it appears to the officer, from answers
to the questionnaire or otherwise, that any prospective bidder is not fully
qualified and able to carry out the terms and conditions of the contract that
may be awarded, the officer shall, after affording the prospective bidder an
opportunity to be heard and if still of the opinion that the bidder is not
fully qualified to carry out the terms and conditions of the contract that may
be awarded, refuse to receive or consider any bid offered by the prospective
bidder.  The officer charged with letting the contract shall not divulge or
permit to be divulged the names and the number of persons who have submitted
their notice of intention to bid until after the opening of bids.  All
information contained in the answers to questionnaires shall remain
confidential, and any government officer or employee who knowingly divulges or
permits to be divulged any such information to any person not fully entitled thereto
shall be fined not more than $250.  Questionnaires so submitted shall be
returned to the bidders after having served their purpose. [L 1959, c 245, §2;
am L 1962, c 5, §3; Supp, §7B-2; HRS §102-3; gen ch 1985]



 



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  Bidders qualifications may be considered after bids have been
received and considered as well as before.  47 H. 499, 393 P.2d 60; 5 H. App.
13, 674 P.2d 1019.