Section 3-124-55 - Evaluation procedure and contract award(a) As applicable, the price submitted by the tax exempt bidder shall be increased by the applicable retail rate of the Hawaii general excise tax and applicable use tax to determine the evaluated price for award purposes.(b) The contract amount shall be the original price bid, exclusive of any preferences used in evaluating the bid.(c) Should more than one preference allowed by statute apply, the evaluated price shall be based on application of applicable preferences in the order specified herein. The preferences (1) through (7) in this subsection shall be applied to the original prices. The sum of the preferences, where applicable, shall be added to the original price, except that preferences (1) and (4) shall be subtracted from the Hawaii products or recycled products price. (1) Hawaii products list, if applicable, pursuant to section 103D-1002, HRS;(2) Tax adjustment for tax exempt bidders, pursuant to section 103D-1008, HRS;(3) Preferred use of Hawaii software development businesses, pursuant to section 103D-1006 HRS;(4) Recycled products, pursuant to section 103D-1005, HRS;(5) Reciprocal preference, pursuant to section 103D-1004, HRS; and(6) Printing, binding, and stationery work within the State, pursuant to section 103D-1003. HRS; and(7) Preference for persons with disabilities, pursuant to section 103D-1009, HRS.(d) Should the price comparison, after taking into consideration all applicable preferences, result in identical evaluated prices, the procurement officer shall award the contract pursuant to section 3-122-34.[Eff and comp 11/17/97; am and comp 11/25/02; am and comp MAY 20 2004] (Auth: HRS § 103D-202) (Imp: HRS § 103D-1008)