# Kansas City Public Utilities Demandstar #RFP 90085 -Electric and Water Rate Study

Electric and Water Utility Cost-of-Service and Rate-Design Studies

**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** December 12, 2026
**Identifier:** RFP 90085 -Electric and Water Rate Study
**NAICS:** 541618

The KC Board of Public Utilities is seeking consulting support for separate electric and water utility rate studies in Kansas City, Kansas.
- **Government buyer:** KC Board of Public Utilities (BPU), serving Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; no sub-agency or office is identified.
- **Services requested:** Two separate studies, one for the electric utility and one for the water utility (one of each). Each study will review current rates, customer classes, and load data, then recommend customer charges, usage rates, demand charges, and rate riders.
- **Key requirements:** Recommendations should be equitable and justifiable, support recovery of costs needed for reliable and affordable service, and help prevent cross-subsidization among customer classes.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs or required vendors are named. The BPU is the identified buyer.

### Description

The BPU is soliciting proposals to develop Cost of Service and Rate Design Studies for its Electric and Water Utilities, with separate contracts planned for Electric and Water. The studies must recommend justifiable and equitable customer charges, usage rates, demand charges, and rate riders. The consultant will review current rates, rate classes, and load data and provide recommendations. The objective is to recover the expenses needed to provide reliable and affordable services while preventing cross-subsidization between customer classes.

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