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<br /> b ~ <br /> Environmental Recycling 8~ Refuse Disposal ~ C_ r r. <br /> P.O. Box 5294, Hilo, HI 96720; Phon^ & Fax (808) 935-9328 <br /> J7 Jfll~ 7 ~lf`I 10 `I r <br /> State Department of Attomey General ; ~E,,;, <br /> Attomey General Margery Brouster „ ~ F ~ _ <br /> ~JOUtlT! ..t N_.;,~ It <br /> 425 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Re: County of Hawaii Glass Recycling Contract Protest; Terminate Contract 96112 <br /> - RFP 1533 <br /> - Consultant Services Contract No. 96112 <br /> Environmental Recycling opposes Contract 96112 that evolved out of RFP 1533. <br /> Dear Attomey General Margery Brouster, <br /> I am asking your office to please look into what I believe to be a misappropriation of <br /> State tax money. The overriding concern that I feel as a prospective bidder deals with <br /> the problems of establishing an even playing field with respect to the establishment of a <br /> Glass Recycling Program for the County of Hawaii. The County of Hawaii without going <br /> through proper competitive bidding process violated laws by not disGosing to <br /> perspective bidders in RFP 1533 that State funding was available. <br /> The County of Hawaii issued RFP 1533 on November 28, 1994. In that RFP there was <br /> no mention that State monies were available specifically for a County of Hawaii Glass <br /> Recycling Program. The RFP mentioned that State monies were available for <br /> Residential Used Motor Oif Program and Household Hazardous Waste Program. As a <br /> perspective bidder I was not made aware of, nor was any other business made aware of <br /> the availability of State monies earmarked specifically for a Glass Recycling Program. <br /> The County contracted with Recycling Systems of Hawaii (RSH) under Contract 96112 <br /> which evolved out of RFP 1533 to develop and implement glass recycling on the Big <br /> Island. RSH was awarded the State's substantial sum of $216,000 because they <br /> submitted a glass recycling proposal under RFP 1533 on January 5, 1995, eventhough <br /> the State did not start to collect the tax fund until June 1, 1995, six months later. <br /> What the County did was use RSH's RFP glass proposal in January 95' as the <br /> County's `scope of service' in order to obtain a contract with the State <br /> Department of Health Office of Solid Waste Management on September 1, 1995 in <br /> order to receive 5216,000. <br /> Not only did the County fail to inform perspective bidders that $216,000 was available, <br /> they also failed to inform perspective bidders in the RFP of State guidelines, of which, <br /> also allowed the $216,000 to be spent on equipment, transportation, supplies, labor and <br /> appurtenances. This dramatically changes any perspective bidders proposal on how to <br /> best structure their proposal for a competitive bid. In essence there was absolutely no <br /> competitive bid, because no one was informed of the State money available, except <br /> F;~~ No. FNC/op/Z <br /> Rel. Tbt Presenfe.+ F <br /> i3et, llate JAN ~7 1997 <br /> <br />