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June 24, 2024 <br /> Zendo Kern, Planning Department of the County of Hawaii <br /> 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Subject: Notice to Providers of Professional Services for Fiscal Year 2024-25 <br /> Dear Mr. Kern, <br /> Raimi + Associates (R+A) is excited to present its statement of qualifications to the County of Hawai'i in <br /> response to its Notice to Providers of Professional Services for Fiscal Year 2025. We wish to be considered <br /> for the following categories of Professional Services: PL.4) Community Planning (Community/Regional <br /> Plans, General Plan, Climate Adaptation), PL.6) Community Planning (Land use Codes/Studies, Form Based <br /> Codes), PL.10) Community Planning (Writer, Grant Writer). R+A brings to all our projects a unique <br /> specialty in community planning that emphasizes health, equity, sustainability, and high-quality urban <br /> design. Our firm has numerous strengths and core competencies that align well with the needs of the <br /> Planning Department: <br /> • Experience with all aspects of planning. R+A works on planning projects at all scales from <br /> individual sites to entire counties. The firm's staff have expertise in policy writing, community <br /> engagement, vision plans, zoning, design guidelines, health and equity plans, and social research. <br /> • Expertise in incorporating sustainability and health into comprehensive planning. We are <br /> experts at integrating sustainability, health, and social equity priorities into planning processes. <br /> • Strategic approach. With fiscal prudence and timeliness in mind, and with an eye toward <br /> maximizing the knowledge, expertise, and capacity of team members, County staff, and <br /> stakeholders, we craft innovative project approaches and scopes of work. <br /> • Award-winning community engagement. Our team members have led many successful <br /> engagement efforts in Hawaii and across the nation. <br /> • Implementation-focused plans.Our plans are prepared with implementation in mind.We develop <br /> plans that meet both the aspirations of the community and the practical needs of the development <br /> community, County staff, and decision-makers who will implement it. <br /> If you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you for the opportunity to <br /> submit our qualifications. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Matt Raimi, AICP Ron Whitmore, PhD, AICP <br /> Founding Principal, CEO Principal <br /> aimiassociates.com 1 (510) 200-0520 ron@raimiassociates.com 1 (808) 963-7953 <br />