EXTRA-74181 - USA (Long Beach, California) - Cost and Rate Study Services - Deadline August 18,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide cost and rate study services to the government authority located in Long Beach, CA.• A comprehensive cost of service and rate study for potable water, reclaimed water, sewer and ancillary services provided to the community by agency.• A comprehensive cost–of–service analysis that accurately allocates the cost of providing service among customer classes and present options for methodology to use moving forwarding, including to, re–validating the current cost–of–service methodology or developing a new methodology.• Evaluate and provide comparative analyses of typical customer bills and rate structures with peer agencies providing potable water, reclaimed water, sewer, and ancillary utility service.• The recommended rate path shall be based on projected costs associated with estimated capital improvements, plant investments, operations and maintenance, debt service, depreciation, and reserve requirements, assuming no significant changes to the underlying financial assumptions and expenditure forecasts used in the analysis.• Provide annual services including assistance with Board presentations, benchmark comparisons with other agencies, and as–needed technical assistance.(2) All questions must be submitted no later than August 4, 2026.