Compliance with the Fair Housing Amendments Act

1. Expired 16 years, 3 weeks and 6 days ago

The Hawaii State Legislature established the Hawaii Public Housing Authority
(hereinafter “HPHA”) under Chapter 356D, HRS. The HPHA consolidates all low
income housing and section 8 functions and is administratively attached to the
Department of Human Services. The HPHA is a public body and a body corporate and
politic. The HPHA’s role is to address the housing needs of families in Hawaii.
The HPHA is requesting proposals from qualified firms and/or individuals to: 1) conduct
an assessment of the HPHA’s 70 Federal, 12 State projects and its administrative
facilities at 1002 North School Street for compliance with applicable federal and state
non-discrimination laws and policies on accessibility; 2) identify the impediments and/or
modifications necessary to comply with accessibility requirements; 3) review the
HPHA’s policies and procedures on reasonable accommodations and modifications; and
4) recommend a plan for the HPHA to remove any impediments identified through the
analysis.
A determination has been made that the HPHA is unable to secure services through a low
bid process. Factors included in the determination were 1) price is not the primary
consideration in determining an award; 2) the specifications for the services cannot be
sufficiently described through a" low bid process; 3) oral or Written discussions need to be
conducted with interested offerors concerning their proposals; 4) interested offerors may
need to revise their proposals, including price; and 5) the award needs to be based on an
evaluation of all criteria in order to determine the most advantageous offering to the
State. To that end, ea low bid process is not practicable for the HPHA to secure a
qualified firm and/or individual to conduct an assessment for the HPHA.

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