RFP - Consulting Services to Analyze and Update Water and Wastewater Utility Rates & System Development Charges

The City of Umatilla is requesting proposals from qualified consultants to conduct a two part analysis. The first component of this project will be a comprehensive water and sewer study. The goal of this study is to independently assess and evaluate the City’s existing water delivery and sewer service cost structure and provide a new 10-year plan with rates and guidelines. The broad objective of the study is to adequately fund water and sewer utility operations and infrastructure costs and promote conservation, while minimizing rates to the greatest degree possible. The study will be based on a comprehensive review of the City of Umatilla’s water and sewer funds and budgets, customer classes, current usage data, future planned growth of the City, Water and Sewer Master Plans, Umatilla Maximum Beneficial Reuse Feasibility Analysis document, and any other information deemed necessary.

A second component of this project will be a review of existing Systems Development Charges (SDC’s) for Water and Sewer and a recommendation on the implementation of a SDC for parks and recreation.

See the PDF below for the full Request for Proposal.