BANKING-9085 - USA (Nashville, Tennessee) - Financial Rate and Management Consulting Services - Deadline July 30,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide financial rate and management consulting services to the government authority located in Nashville, TN. • Performs evaluations of current rate designs. Studies should review and identify appropriate rate structures for water, sewer, and stormwater based on current industry conditions and management input, and establish rates based on cost or value of service and recommend a plan for implementing cost of value–based rates.• Develop cost of service studies for water, sewer, and stormwater that determines cost of service by major function for the water, wastewater, and stormwater functions. Allocate cost components to customer classes and compute cost of service rates.• Review the adequacy of current Metro Water Services' financial policies or operational planning activities and potentially provide reported recommendations for changes.• Review annual capital and operating budgets and prepare required reports. Review long–term rate impacts of the budgets and make recommendations for strategies Metro Water Services may employ to minimize required rate increase.• Provide assistance and support with forecasting activities, including but not limited to customer account forecasts; water demand and wastewater flow forecast; revenue forecasts; operating expense forecast; capital spending and financing forecasts; cash and reserve forecasts; debt service and debt coverage forecasts; scenario and sensitivity analyses; and econometric or statistical modelling, when appropriate.(2) All the questions must be submitted no later than July 20, 2026.(3) Pre–bid meeting will be held on July 15, 2026.