About the Project

SSFM provided the structural and civil engineering for a new County complex in North Kona. Constructed as a design-build project on a seven acres, the complex includes 8 buildings and a 2-story, 246 car parking structure. The campus houses the Office of the Mayor as well as offices for the departments of planning, building, engineering and fire, the West Hawaii county council conference facility and council offices. The campus also includes an open court used for government and community events.

Total building space is 45,250 sq. ft. Utility infrastructure consisted of:

• Domestic water and fire supply lines connected to the County Department of Water Supply.
• Gravity sewer system that connects to the County public sewer collection system.
• On site storm drainage management that collects runoff from roof drains and drain inlets and discharges into an engineered retention basin that requires no connections to the County storm drain system.

The campus has relatively steep grades of approximately 10%. Accessibility was achieved with ADA compliant walkway grades of 5% or less combined with ADA compliant ramps making all buildings entirely accessible to the disabled.