This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Vienna, Virginia. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

QUESTIONS DUE: October 18, 2022; 2:00 p.m. Eastern Inquiries concerning this Request for Proposal shall be submitted, in writing, to jerry.amacker@viennava.gov Please email me at jerry.amacker@viennava.com if you want to participate in the pre-proposal meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. While not mandatory, the purpose of this meeting is to allow potential offerors an opportunity to present questions and obtain clarification relative to this solicitation. Any changes resulting from this meeting will be issued in a written addendum to the solicitation. The Town of Vienna reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or to accept the proposal(s) which, in its judgment, will be for its best interest. NO PROPOSAL MAY BE WITHDRAWN FOR A PERIOD OF NINETY (90) DAYS SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF THE PROPOSAL OPENING. Any proposal may be withdrawn PRIOR to the scheduled time for proposal opening or authorized postponement thereof. SCOPE OF WORK A. Project Scope 1. Develop proposed rates and fees that will be adequate to pay each system's costs, capital improvements and related debt service for the near term (7 years). These proposed rates need to achieve this objective while being fairly structured for all rate payers. 2. Make all necessary recommendations to guide the Town in the setting all needed rates, fees, and policy changes now and in the near term. 3. Additionally, perform an indirect cost study to calculate an annual amount of general fund support of the water and sewer fund. 4. Both models should project costs out no more than 7 years. 5. If possible, provide the Town with models in a widely used systems platform (examples: Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access) that the Town could use to update with data going forward. 6. Prepare a detailed report that demonstrates how the analysis was performed. Prove report as a single Adobe PDF file, with bookmarks for each section of the report. 7. Assist the Town with a presentation at one or two public meeting that clearly explains the recommendations for rate setting and support of the indirect costs. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS The Town of Vienna will consider, in determining the qualifications of a offeror, its record in performance of any contracts for the services into which it may have entered with the Town or with other public bodies or corporations; and, the Town of Vienna expressly reserves the right to reject the proposal of such offeror, if such record discloses that said offeror, in the opinion of the Town, has not properly performed such contracts or has habitually and without just cause neglected the payment of bills, or has otherwise disregarded their obligations to subcontractors, suppliers or employees. The Town of Vienna will make an investigation as to the ability of the offeror to perform the work. The Town of Vienna reserves the right to reject any proposal, if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of offeror, fails to satisfy the Town that such offeror is properly qualified by experience and financial status to carry out the obligations of the contract and to complete the work contemplated therein. Conditional proposals will not be accepted.