Utility Rate Study RFP

September 5, 2023

The City of Derby, Kansas (hereinafter referred to as the “City”) invites proposals of qualified consultants to submit a response to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for review and consideration by the City of Derby, Kansas to conduct a comprehensive water, sewer, stormwater utility rate study.

Please carefully review this document. If you are interested in making a proposal consistent with the conditions, instructions, requirements, and specifications as contained herein, submit the Proposal Response Form together with a comprehensive proposal in a sealed envelope. The outside of the envelope should be clearly marked with the Proposer’s (the company in which the City will contract with to perform the requested study) name and address and identified as “2023 UTILITY RATE STUDY RFP”. The sealed envelope should be addressed as follows:

Derby City Clerk
611 N. Mulberry Road, Suite 300
Derby, KS 67037
RFP # 2023-027

All proposals must be valid for 120 days. It is the sole responsibility of the proposer to see that its response and the appropriate documents are delivered on time. Any response received after the scheduled closing time for receiving proposals will be returned to the proposer unopened and will not be considered. It is the responsibility of the proposer to check Derby’s website for information and updates and acknowledge all addenda in its response.

Information provided in a proposal will be considered proprietary and will not be divulged during the proposal review process unless otherwise required by law. Because the services sought will require the expenditure of public funds, part or all of the successful proposal, as well as a resulting contract, will likely be public records within the meaning of the Kansas Open Records Act. Prior to acceptance of a proposal, the information contained in each proposal will be used for evaluating the proposer’s ability to handle the scope of services and will not be shared with persons not involved in the evaluation of proposals unless otherwise required by law.

Megan Sneller
Finance Director