Utility Rate Study Service

The City of Richmond, Missouri requests statements of qualifications from experienced professionals and firms to conduct a detailed utility rate study for its Water and Wastewater Departments. The selected firm will evaluate topics including current rate structures, debt service, operational needs, reserve funds, staffing, equipment, challenges, and inflation, and must present findings to the City Council in public meetings. Only onshore USA organizations with full-time staff and over 10 years of demonstrated municipal support services to Missouri clients are eligible. Qualified applicants must also demonstrate recent experience working with a city of over 6,000 people and provide at least five Missouri utility rate study project examples and references. The city evaluates firms based on water and wastewater utility development, municipal planning, references, software tools, and industry knowledge. Applicants must submit five physical copies of their proposal in a sealed envelope to City Clerk Saige Mason by November 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. The solicitation description also notes that responses can be submitted digitally via email or online, and the city is seeking proposals to determine the budget.