City of Farmington Ionwave #27-169585

Farmington Electric Utility Cost-of-Service and Rate Study

The City of Farmington is seeking consulting services for a cost-of-service and rate study of its electric utility system. - Buyer: City of Farmington, Central Purchasing Office / Purchasing Department. - Requested service: One comprehensive Cost of Service and Rate Study for the Farmington Electric Utility System (FEUS), identified as RFP #27-169585. No products or product part numbers are requested. - Study scope: Analyze revenue requirements and allocate costs; develop rates and tariffs for customer classes and services, including transmission wheeling, distributed generation, net metering, green tariffs, time-of-use and residential demand options. Review the power supply cost base and power-cost adjustment methodology, fees, customer charges, utility policies, line-extension practices, pole and small-cell attachments, dark-fiber leases, and construction labor and overhead rates. - Deliverables and requirements: Project management, data analysis, staff and public meetings, an implementation timeline, preliminary and final reports and presentations, and reusable Excel calculation models with supporting files. The cost proposal is all-inclusive of direct salary and non-salary costs, overhead, and outside consultant costs. - Named OEMs and vendors: No study OEM or consulting firm is named. Tri-City Record is named for public-notice placement; IonWave is identified as the proposal submission platform. - Other listed services: The attachment materials also list one Tri-City Record public legal notice, a legal affidavit charge, an online legal-placement charge, and a Class Liner NonRecruitment online listing. These are publication services, not FEUS study deliverables. - Performance term: One year from contract execution unless ended earlier. The draft report is due within six months of the contract date; the final report is due within one month after preliminary hearings are completed.

Description

The City of Farmington is requesting proposals from qualified firms to conduct a Cost of Service and Rate Study for the Farmington Electric Utility System (FEUS). Proposals must be submitted through the City’s IonWave online bidding system; mailed, emailed, and faxed proposals will not be accepted. A virtual pre-proposal conference is scheduled for November 10, 2026, and proposals are due December 8, 2026. The City may conduct presentations or interviews and will select a firm based on the criteria in the RFP, including price.

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