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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Kauai County Housing Agency (KCHA), pursuant to Chapter 17 of its Administrative Plan and Federal regulations at 24 CFR 983 is accepting competitive proposals for Project Based Vouchers (PBV) from interested and qualified housing developers and owners. The PBV Program is a component of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program funded by the US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). Under the PBV Program, a Public Housing Authority (PHA) can allocate up to 20 percent of its voucher assistance to specific housing units if the owner agrees to either rehabilitate or construct the units, or the owner agrees to set aside a portion of the units in an existing development. All units must meet HUD housing quality standards. Under the PBV Program, a PHA enters into an assistance contract with the owner for specified units and for a specified term. The PHA refers families from its waiting list to the project owner to fill vacancies. Because assistance is tied to the unit, a family who moves from the project-based unit does not have any right to continued housing assistance. However, they may be eligible for a tenant-based voucher under HCV when one becomes available. Rents in the PBV Program are set based upon market comparables of similar units in the project and surrounding vicinity and may not exceed 110 percent of the HUD-published existing housing fair market rents. KCHA proposes to allocate funding and assist up to twenty-five (25) units for the purpose of PBV newly constructed housing. For purposes of the PBV Program, “newly constructed housing” is defined as housing that does not exist at the time of proposal selection This Request for Proposals solicits the participation of developers/owners with at least one year of experience in ownership and/or management of said developments or projects. The selected applicant(s) will be required to be in Hawaii Compliance Express (HCE) clearance if receiving over $25,000 in contract awards. To respond to this solicitation, all interested applicants are required to complete and submit KCHA’s PBV application by the given deadline date. The PBV application is available for download at www.kauai.gov/housing or may be requested via mail or via email by contacting the HCV Program Manager, between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday through Thursday, except for legal holidays. All proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must conform to all requirements and specifications outlined within application document and any designated attachments to their entirety. The application deadline for this proposal is 4:00PM HST on August 24, 2026. Questions, comments or requests for additional information may be directed to Jennifer Toguchi, HCV Program Manager at jtoguchi@kauai.gov; via phone at (808) 241-4440; or by mail at 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Lihue, HI 96766. Accommodations for persons with disabilities or persons requesting auxiliary aides and/or materials in a different format and/or interpreters for non-English speaking citizens will be available upon submitting a written request to the Kauai County Housing Agency. Adam Roversi (TGI1534242 7/25, 8/01, 8/08/26) |
