Kalispell Public School District Civicplus #229

Utility Rate and Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Impact-Fee Consulting Studies

The City of Kalispell is seeking a consulting firm to evaluate utility rates and update impact fees for water, wastewater, and stormwater services. - Government buyer: City of Kalispell, Montana, Public Works Department, Flathead County. - Requested services: - Analyze water and wastewater costs and revenue needs; allocate costs among water service, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, and customer classes. - Review and recommend water and wastewater rate structures, including fixed and usage-based charges, capital and reserve funding, debt service, rate stability, high-strength wastewater surcharges, and applicable wholesale or outside-city service arrangements. - Update water and wastewater impact-fee methods and schedules, and develop or update the stormwater impact fee using eligible growth-related costs, system capacity, growth projections, service units, credits, and offsets. - Provide editable, documented financial and impact-fee models, alternative scenarios, implementation tools, and staff training. - Prepare analyses, draft and final reports, recommended rate and fee schedules, implementation guidance, and presentation materials; support discussions with City staff, the Impact Fee Advisory Committee, City Council, and the public. - Named entities: Evergreen Water and Sewer District is referenced in connection with potential wastewater service arrangements. QuestCDN is identified as the electronic submission platform. No consulting firms, product vendors, or OEMs are named as providers. - Products and quantities: No physical products, part numbers, or fixed quantities are specified; the procurement is for professional consulting services. - Notable requirements: The work must document assumptions and methodologies and provide practical, updateable models and implementation recommendations tailored to the City's utility systems and growth-related infrastructure costs.

Description

The City of Kalispell seeks qualified professional service firms to conduct a water and wastewater cost-of-service and rate study, update water and wastewater impact fees, and develop or update the stormwater impact fee. The work includes financial and cost analysis, rate and fee methodologies, editable financial models, implementation tools, reports, and presentations. The selected firm will provide technical support to City staff, the Impact Fee Advisory Committee, City Council, and the public. Statements of Qualifications must be submitted electronically through QuestCDN vBid by November 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

View original listing