Specifications include, but are not limited to: The State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design, construction, financing, and marketing of up to 125 single‐ family houses in the La‘i ‘Ōpua Village 4 Subdivision, Phase 2 (Hema), located in the Villages of La‘i ‘Ōpua, Kailua‐Kona, Hawai‘i. La‘i ‘Ōpua Hema is 27.31 acres in size and is designed for 125 single‐family residential lots. This RFP is specifically for the design and construction of up to 125 single‐family developer‐built homes. On‐site and off‐site improvements are currently being constructed under a separate contract. DHHL is specifically interested in design‐build concepts that are “green build” in nature and affordable to buyers in the 80‐120% AMI categories. Proposals that bring these often conflicting concepts together will be viewed in a better light. To design, finance, construct, and market houses as specified in this RFP that considers the opportunities and constraints of the Department’s waiting list and the existing site conditions, shows respect to the area, harmonizes with adjacent land uses, and will foster a sense of community interaction and identity. To provide affordable homes to meet the needs of undivided interest lessees. To provide applicants on the Department’s Residential Waitlist an opportunity to choose an improved vacant lot for the purpose of constructing their house as owner‐builders, or through a self‐help housing construction program, within their financial capabilities.
