The Government has asked for offsite manufacturers to help deliver homes for its KiwiBuild housing programme.
The Invitation To Participate (ITP) made today looks to help in the Government's plan to deliver 100,000 new affordable homes over the next 10 years.
In a statement released today, head of KiwiBuild Stephen Barclay says exploring opportunities that offsite manufacturing (OSM) could offer in terms of innovation and scale could drive a real step change in the availability, quality and cost of affordable housing.
"While the first KiwiBuild homes in Auckland are already on the market and we have deals with a number of developers around the country for hundreds more over the next 12 months alone, offsite manufacturing has long been identified as a potential game-changer.
"There is a real opportunity through KiwiBuild to leverage the procurement power of Government and drive productivity and performance gains in the residential housing sector through appropriate offsite manufacturing housing solutions," says Mr Barclay.
The ITP is open to suppliers to present proposals for delivering modular homes. The Government says proposals should be within the KiwiBuild parameters and include elements of design, manufacturing and assembly.
"When we look at the proposals, consistent quality will be a high priority alongside the other inherent benefits that OSM should offer, such as reduced construction costs and speed to market," said Mr Barclay.
Responses to the ITP are due by November 12, and shortlisted respondents will be invited to present to KiwiBuild’s evaluation panel in the first quarter of 2019.
The Government says KiwiBuild is an initiative to accelerate the supply of affordable homes, including 1000 homes by mid-2019, 5000 homes by June 2020 and 10,000 homes by June 2021.
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