San Mateo Civicplus #884

San Mateo development-related fee studies and recommendations

The City of San Mateo Community Development Department is seeking consulting support to review and update fees tied to development and City services. - Buyer: City of San Mateo, Community Development Department. - Requested work: A Comprehensive User Fee Study and a Development Impact and In-Lieu Fee Study. The City prefers one consultant team for both, but will consider separate proposals; separate consultants would need to coordinate. - Fee areas: Development processing and permitting fees, user fees, development impact and in-lieu fees, linkage fees, and capacity charges. - Analysis and recommendations: Calculate the full cost of applicable City services, including direct, indirect, and overhead costs; use the City’s Cost Allocation Plan; review deposit-based billing; and benchmark against comparable California cities. Recommend fee updates, additions, or removals and assess cost recovery, fee nexus, and legal compliance. - Policy considerations: Analyze potential fee waivers, deferrals, modifications, or reductions that could advance goals such as affordable housing, sustainable development, equitable access, and housing production. - OEMs and vendors: No consulting firm, OEM, or vendor is named in the opportunity.

Description

The City of San Mateo is seeking a qualified consulting firm or team to conduct a comprehensive review and update of its development-related fees. The work includes reviewing development processing and permitting fees, development impact and in-lieu fees, linkage fees, capacity charges, and other development-related user fees, with recommendations for changes, additions, or removals as appropriate. The study should be informed by the City's Cost Allocation Plan and include analysis of fee modification or reduction strategies aligned with City policy goals. Proposals are due October 9, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. and must be submitted by email.

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