01-27-2010, 04:40 AM
Jerry, there is no automatic exemption from State/County regulations because the company isn't a domestic company. They would have to have an exemption specifically granted by the State/County from regulations. If Hawaii granted such an exemption, that would raise a question of fair competition by requiring domestic (in state) companies to perform to one standard and foreign (out of state) companies to live by a lesser standard. The bid documents would have outlined the exemption and that should have raise one heck of a challenge from domestic companies.