{"id":188757,"date":"2023-12-14T14:42:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T00:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=188757"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:47:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T00:47:56","slug":"nased-rfp-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/14\/nased-rfp-issued\/","title":{"rendered":"Request for proposals issued, new stadium on track for 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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The request for proposals (RFP<\/abbr>) for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District Project<\/a> (NASED<\/abbr>) was issued on December 14, marking the launch of the procurement process to identify a developer to build the new Aloha Stadium and the surrounding district. The RFP<\/abbr> is for an integrated public-private-partnership (P3<\/abbr>) project and the state says the new Aloha Stadium is on track to open on time for the 2028 University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> football<\/a> season opener against Kansas.<\/p>\n

“The new Aloha Stadium will provide our Rainbow Warriors with a kind of modern venue that will enable Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s team to play at the FBS<\/abbr> (Football Bowl Subdivision) level competitively for years to come and attract the kind of talent that will honor our state and delight our fans,” 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> President David Lassner said.<\/p>\n

The issuance of the RFP<\/abbr> is the first in a three-stage procurement process which is intended to result in one or more contract(s) with a single private entity to be engaged as a master developer to masterplan and deliver the NASED<\/abbr> project. The release of the RFP<\/abbr> follows the market sounding process that began in June 2023 to gauge interest and elicit feedback from prospective offerors.<\/p>\n

“We were very excited with the interest expressed by potential partners during the market sounding,” said Brennon Morioka, Stadium Authority chair and 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa College of Engineering<\/a> dean. “We received responses from some world-class teams, and our team worked very hard to address the issues raised during the process.”<\/p>\n

The deadline for proposals will be in summer 2024, with the selection of a preferred offeror targeted for fall 2024, and final execution of an agreement targeted for summer 2025.<\/p>\n

The goal of NASED<\/abbr> to be delivered as an integrated public-private-partnership (P3<\/abbr>) project follows 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>\u2019s first P3<\/abbr> project, the Walter Dods, Jr<\/abbr>. RISE<\/abbr> Center, which opened in August 2023, with 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>\u2019s second project—the Residences for Graduate Students at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa—scheduled to be completed in fall 2025.<\/p>\n

Key features of the RFP<\/abbr> include:<\/p>\n