The City of Bellaire, Texas ("City") hereby issues this request for proposal ("RFP"). The City is seeking proposals from firms interested and qualified to provide utility cost-of-service and rate study services. The City intends to enter a service agreement (also referred to herein as "Contract" or "Agreement") for these services. The service provider entering a contract with the City to provide utility cost-of-service and rate study services is hereafter refeed to as "Contractor." The utility cost-of-service and rate study ("Study") will calculate the full cost of providing water, wastewater, solid waste, and recycling services and recommend rates to recover the full cost of services. The City may elect to exclude certain of these services from the scope of the Study. Proposers will be asked to provide pricing based on the following components and the City will elect which components to include in the Study: Water and wastewater Solid waste and recycling D. The final deliverable will be a report the Contractor will present to City Council. The report should project out annual costs over the next five years, and project the annual revenues necessary to cover such costs. The report should propose utility rates adequate to generate the required revenues and should offer multiple rate structure alternative scenarios reflecting varying degrees of progressive volumetric water rates. r. Requests for clarification shall be directed in writing by email to Jim Harrison, Assistant Director of Finance, at jharrison@bellairetx.gov by Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Emailed requests for clarification must include" RFP 22-012" in the email subject line. The issuance of a written addendum is the only official method whereby interpretation, clarification, correction, or additional information can be given. However, it shall be each proposer's responsibility, prior to submitting the proposal, to visit the City's website Present to City Council for award Monday, January 22, 2024
Requests for clarification shall be directed in writing by email to Todd Gross, Senior
Purchasing/Contracts Coordinator, at tgross@bellairetx.gov by 5:00 p.m. CST on Monday, December 11, 2023
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