Request for Proposals RFP 22-01 Water & Wastewater Utility Rate Study

CITY OF WAUCHULA

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

RFP 22-01 WATER & WASTEWATER UTILITY RATE STUDY

The City of Wauchula, a municipal corporation, seeks the submittal of proposals from qualified firms to complete a review of the water and wastewater rates and associated expenses to develop a comprehensive rate study.  The City covers approximately 3.3 square miles, with a population of 4,900.  Wauchula is a full-service city that provides Water, Sewer, Solid Waste and Electric services.  There are approximately 2,958 water customers and 2,326 wastewater customers.  The last review of water and wastewater rates was done in 2014.

Interested parties are invited to submit one (1) bound original and one (1) electronic copy on a USB drive of their proposal in a sealed envelope to the City Clerk.  The envelope should be labeled "RFP #22-01, Water & Wastewater Utility Rate Study” and marked with the respondent’s name and address.  Proposals may be mailed or delivered to:

City of Wauchula

Holly Smith, City Clerk

126 S. 7th Avenue

Wauchula, Florida 33873

The submittal shall be received by the City only at the above address prior to 2:00 p.m., March 21, 2022.  The delivery of the submittal on the above date and prior to the specified time is solely the responsibility of the proposer.  The submittal may be withdrawn either by written notice to the City Clerk or in person, if properly identified, at any time prior to the above submittal deadline.  Proposals shall remain valid for at least sixty (60) days after the filing deadline.

Important instructions and specifications regarding responses to this Request for Proposals are available online at www.cityofwauchula.com or by contacting the City Clerk’s Office, email: hsmith@cityofwauchula.com; phone (863) 773-3535.  Failure to follow these instructions could result in disqualification.

Questions regarding this proposal must be in writing and must be sent to Holly Smith, City Clerk by mail at the address listed below or by email to  hsmith@cityofwauchula.com.  All questions must be received by March 7, 2022.

Prospective proposers shall not contact, communicate with or discuss any matter relating in any way to the Request for Proposals with the City Commissioners, any employee of the City of Wauchula, other than the City Clerk or as directed in the Request for Proposals.  Such communications initiated by a proposer shall be grounds for disqualifying the offending proposer from consideration for award of the proposal and/or any future proposal.