Georgia Procurement Registry #PE-70250-NONST-2027-000000028

Independent advisory services for Forsyth data center assessment and negotiations

The City of Forsyth, Georgia, is seeking an independent advisor to help assess and negotiate a proposed large-scale data center development. - Government buyer: City of Forsyth, Georgia; local government in Monroe County. No sub-agency or specific purchasing office is identified. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, developers, or vendors are named in the supplied information. The City requires an independent advisor and conflict disclosures, including disclosures involving data center developers, hyperscalers, and electric power providers. - Requested services: - Model long-term fiscal effects, property-tax revenue, equipment depreciation, incentives and PILOT structures, sales-tax exemptions, and developer fee recovery. - Assess electricity, grid and utility needs; on-site generation, microgrids and battery storage; water and wastewater demand; and transportation and other infrastructure impacts. - Advise on land use, zoning, noise, environmental and safety issues, and draft data center ordinance and zoning amendments. - Advise on telecommunications, redundant fiber, municipal rights-of-way, micro-trenching, franchise fees, restoration bonds, and middle-mile fiber access. - Support negotiations and development agreement protections, including performance milestones, incentive clawbacks, remediation, and decommissioning security. - Prepare public-facing materials and support hearings, town halls, and City Council presentations, including expert testimony. - Expected deliverables: Inception and strategy briefing; fiscal and utility impact report; draft ordinance and zoning amendments; telecommunications and right-of-way framework; negotiation term sheet and community benefits outline; public engagement materials; and a redline of the final development agreement. - Notable requirements: Demonstrated public-sector advisory experience; a multidisciplinary team spanning municipal finance, law, engineering, and planning; independence and conflict disclosure; and advice that protects the tax base and utility ratepayers, limits community impacts, supports open-government compliance, and secures performance and end-of-life protections. - Products and quantities: No goods, product part numbers, or quantities are specified; this is a professional-services engagement.

Description

The City of Forsyth, Georgia, seeks a qualified advisory firm to support negotiations with a prospective developer of a potential large-scale data center. Services include fiscal and tax modeling, utility and infrastructure impact assessment, land-use and environmental advice, ordinance drafting, telecommunications and right-of-way guidance, negotiation and legal support, and community engagement. Deliverables include impact reports, proposed zoning amendments, negotiation materials, public engagement documents, and a redline of the final development agreement. Proposals are due November 18, 2026; the source lists 8:00 AM ET in the event details and 11:00 AM EST in the attached RFP.

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