Western Municipal Water District PlanetBids #27-009

Rialto Development Impact Fee, Nexus, and User Fee Study Consulting Services

The City of Rialto is seeking consulting support to update its development impact fee and nexus studies and review selected citywide user fees. - Government buyer: City of Rialto, Purchasing Division, San Bernardino County, California. The RFP contact is Shanita Simmons. - Requested services: Update the comprehensive development impact fee (DIF) and nexus study, and conduct a focused user fee schedule study. No product purchases, part numbers, or service quantities are specified. - DIF/nexus work: Review existing studies, fee programs, infrastructure plans, and development assumptions; calculate fees; document legal nexus; compare fees with other San Bernardino County cities; and recommend changes or new fees. Assess housing-related fee modifications and development feasibility. - User fee work: Analyze selected fees, rates, and charges, including direct and indirect costs and cost recovery; recommend fees, subsidy levels, and recovery strategies; and prepare an editable fee and overhead allocation model and master fee schedule. - Additional deliverables and support: Prepare reports, support public review and City Council consideration, present findings, assist with adoption, and train City staff to update fees annually. Final reports include 14 hard copies (13 bound and 1 unbound), plus Word and PDF copies. - Prospective bidders named in the notice: DTA Public Finance, Inc.; Expert Engineering Sciences, Inc.; Matrix Consulting Group; MAXIMUS US SERVICES, INC.; MGT Impact Solutions, LLC; NBS; The Converse Professional Group; and Willdan Financial Services. These are prospective bidders, not identified awardees. - Schedule: The City intends to have proposed final drafts ready for City Council consideration within nine months. The user fee study may proceed in parallel; the overall contract term and end date are not specified.

Description

The City of Rialto seeks proposals from qualified consultants to review and update its nexus study and development impact fees, and to complete a focused user fee study. The study is intended to better align citywide fees with cost recovery and services provided. Proposals must be submitted electronically through PlanetBids by December 9, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. PST; the RFP states that price is not part of the evaluation criteria.

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