Build to Lease Program, Apartments & Townhouses, Rockingham
Expression of Interest (EOI) closing 3.00pm AEST – Thursday 19 June 2025
Work with DHA to provide a long-term supply of newly constructed apartments and townhouses to lease to DHA.
The Build to Lease Program is your opportunity to work with DHA to help deliver a minimum of 450 newly constructed, high-quality properties in Rockingham to lease to DHA. We are seeking Expressions of Interest are invited from interested parties active in development, construction and/or sale of new apartment and/or townhouse projects to investors. DHA is not looking to purchase properties or contract builders to construct properties as part of this procurement process.
You may express your preference for one or more of the following Delivery Models to deliver a long-term supply of individually leased properties to DHA:
- Build to sell and lease to DHA – You are involved in developing, constructing or sales of apartment or townhouse projects and will allocate some or all properties in those projects to DHA, and will facilitate sales to investors to lease to DHA1.
- Build to retain and lease to DHA – You are involved in developing, constructing or sales of apartment or townhouse projects and will allocate some or all properties in those projects to DHA, and will retain them in your own investment portfolio to lease to DHA1.
Properties to be delivered under the Build to Lease Program would be leased from the investor, or your organisation if retaining the property, under the terms of DHA’s lease and Property Care Contract.
This EOI process provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate your organisation’s capability and capacity to deliver properties for DHA to lease in Rockingham. This requires access to residential development land, multi-unit construction capability, project sales capability or access to new built–form product.
DHA invites you to respond to this EOI and demonstrate:
- Your capability to deliver suitable apartments, townhouses and duplexes in Rockingham.
- Your ability to access development land and construct apartment, townhouse or duplex projects, or acquire new built–form product in Rockingham.
- Your ability to sell multi-unit projects to investors.
- The timeframe in which you could deliver built properties on available land over a short, medium or long–term period.
- Whether you plan to sell all of the properties to investors or retain all or some properties for your own investment portfolio.
- Any other innovative methods of delivering leased property for DHA in the Rockingham region.
Key dates for the Build to Lease Program EOI
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EOIs released to market
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Friday 23 May 2025
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10.30am AEST–Wednesday 28 May 2025, or
10.30am AEST–Thursday 29 May 2025
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Deadline for Submission of Respondents’ Queries
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3.00pm AEST – Wednesday 11 June 2025
Respondents may submit queries in writing via emailto the Contact Officer any time up to six calendar daysbeforethe Closing Time
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Closing time
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3.00pm AEST – Thursday 19 June 2025
Please note this date may change. Please refer to the Austender website for more information.
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Disclaimer
The information contained herein is for guidance only and subject to change. All information regarding the DHA Rockingham Build to Lease Program EOI should be obtained via Austender, which will be available upon release from 20 May 2025.
More information
Respondents may submit queries in writing via email to the Contact Officer from the release of the EOI any time up to five calendar days before the Closing Time specified on AusTender.
The Contact Officer email is tenders@dha.gov.au
About DHA
The Federal Government created Defence Housing Australia (DHA) in 1988 to provide quality housing for Defence members and their families. Over the past three decades, DHA has developed one of the largest property portfolios in the country by building, buying, and leasing homes.
We currently provide homes to almost 16,000 Defence members, ensuring they have safe, quality accommodation close to their work and local amenities. With more than 12,000 leased from investors2, our properties are located around Australia where Defence bases are located - including all mainland capital cities, as well as some regional centres.