Solid Waste Rate Study Consulting Services

The City of Gunnison, Colorado, is seeking solid waste rate study consulting services to evaluate its enterprise fund and establish a sustainable financial path. The agency needs a comprehensive review of historical and projected revenues, usage, expenses, reserve policies, rates, charges, current budgets, capital improvement plans, and future growth potential. Through this analysis, the agency aims to address its long-term financial planning by securing a recommended ten-year rate schedule, cost-of-service allocation, and revenue requirement. The scope of work covers a kickoff meeting, work plan development, data requests, and a regulatory, policy, and market review. The selected partner must establish an operational and financial baseline, design rate alternatives, and perform impact and sensitivity analyses. Additionally, the project requires stakeholder engagement, communications support, a draft report, a final report, and implementation assistance. Only onshore organizations based in the United States are eligible to bid on this opportunity. The agency requires the performance of all work to take place onsite in Gunnison, Colorado. While the agency is looking for cost proposals to define the budget, it has not signaled a specific funding limit. The agency will host a pre-bid meeting on June 18, 2026, to discuss the project requirements. Bidders must submit all questions regarding the solicitation no later than June 29, 2026. The agency has not disclosed the final proposal submission deadline or specific evaluation criteria weights in the initial announcement.