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or I'm not sure if a particular entity was specifically identified. My understanding is that there
<br />currently, the County is currently engaged in the RFP process so no awardee has been identified,
<br />so the process is still going through the, the competitive, bid process, whereas in this case, the
<br />Claimant specifically identified a particular entity with actual funds, you know—you know,
<br />assigned to the work, and you know that, and it doesn't afford the opportunity for anybody else
<br />who would be able, or feels that they're qualified to do the work, to competitively present a
<br />proposal to do the work.
<br />HEAUKULANL Yeah, I didn't anticipate this position showing up, so I didn't review those, but
<br />I, I thought that when the proposal came to us for the meta -study or the meta -data study or
<br />whatever that was, that it was the, the medical school that was the identified procurement entity.
<br />BRILHANTE: In that case, under Procurement Law, if the UH or a educational component of
<br />the UH system is identified as the fund's recipient, then it's, that's one of the exemptions,
<br />exceptions within the Procurement Code, so that is affordeda contract with the University of
<br />Hawaii or one of its entities.
<br />HEAUKULANL Okay, you lost me. So, it, are they in the bidding process or are they exempted
<br />from the bidding process?
<br />BRILHANTE: As—there were two studies funded, right? Back in NovemberI'm, you know,
<br />I'm just recalling from memory--
<br />HEAUKULANL Me too.
<br />BRILHANTE: I don't know it just off the top of my head—There were four items identified,
<br />approved.
<br />KANUHA: Yeah, there was a study to assess the ground water quality, the meta-analysis, and
<br />the soil contamination for the brine ponds at HGP -A one.
<br />BRILHANTE: Director Kanuha, you have the communication from the Mayor's office
<br />regarding the status of the current application?
<br />KANUHA: According to the Mayor's office, those three are underway. They're in the final
<br />stages of the RFP for the, the health study component, and this was as of January.
<br />BRILHANTE: My understanding is that the meta -data study was specific to the UH so, yeah, I
<br />believe, and you know I don't want to give a firm response, but it's my understanding that, that
<br />contract went forward because it's contracting with the UH school to do the analysis. The health
<br />study, which was approved for $750,000, that's the study that I was referring to that it's currently
<br />within, in the RFP progress. So, this study would be more analogous to the health study because
<br />the proposal is for an independent entity outside of the UH system to conduct the study.
<br />MOSES: Commissioners, any other questions?
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