Special Overseer Services

Overview

Management Consulting & Admin Support

Honolulu, Hawaii, United StatesPosted 2 months agoDeadline: April 2nd, 2026

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SUMMARY

Hawaii's government authority seeks professional services for oversight and regulatory support of public utilities, focusing on rates review, data analysis, and staff training.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Offeror must have at least 10 years of experience in utility regulation and/or utility accounting, including applicable experience with utility rate cases and utility operations.
Provide a true and certified copy of contractor certificates of registration.
Provide a State General Excise Tax I.D.
Submit current Federal I.D. Number.
Comply with all laws governing entities doing business in the State, including specific chapters (237, 383, 386, 392, 393, and §103D-310(c) Certificate of Good Standing).
Be compliant with Hawaii Compliance Express (HCE) at the time of award.
Ensure employees are paid wages or salaries not less than those paid to public officers and employees for similar work.
Comply with all applicable federal and state labor laws (workers compensation, unemployment compensation, payment of wages, and safety).

BUDGET

Verified

$170,000

CONTRACT DURATION

24 months

TIMELINE

Release of Request for Proposals: March 3rd, 2026

Written Questions due to HlePRO: March 13th, 2026, 4:30 pm HST

Responses to Questions: March 23rd, 2026, 4:30 pm

Closing Date – RFP Proposals due: April 2nd, 2026, 2:00 pm HST

Proposal Review Period: April 3rd – April 10th, 2026

Optional discussions with priority-listed Offerors: April 10th – April 15th, 2026

If required, Best and Final Offers due: April 17th, 2026

Bidders Notified of Award Selection: April 21st, 2026

Final Contract Developed and Issued: May 12th, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

March 14th, 2026

Issuing Agency

Hawaii Public Utilities Commission

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in Hawaii seeks a vendor to provide special overseer services to its Commission, whose primary duty is to protect the public interest by regulating public utilities and ensuring reliable service at reasonable rates.

Key responsibilities include reviewing and approving rates, tariffs, charges, and fees; determining the allowable rate of earnings; issuing guidelines for the management of franchised or certificated utility businesses; and handling requests involving acquisition, sale, disposition, or exchange of utility assets, including those related to mergers and consolidations.

The selected provider will offer professional services to assist the Commission in regulatory affairs, ratemaking mechanisms and applications, data analysis, staff education and training, and ongoing staff support. All questions related to this RFP must be submitted by March 13, 2026. The initial contract period will be two years.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.