Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: July 7, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, FNIGP, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Glenn Kramer, Manager II, Utilities Department Fiscal and Operational Support Division
PHONE: 407-254-9882
SUBJECT: Selection of Firm, Request for Proposals Y26-137-KC, Professional Solid Waste System Financial Consulting Services for Orange County Utilities
RECOMMENDATION:
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Selection of one firm and two ranked alternates to provide Professional Solid Waste System Financial Consulting Services for Orange County Utilities, Request for Proposals Y26-137-KC, from the following firms listed alphabetically:
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc
NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC
Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc
Further request Board authorization for the Procurement Division to negotiate and execute a contract in the estimated amount of $400,000 for a five-year term.
Further request Board authorization to the Procurement Division to formally terminate negotiations with the top ranked firm, if we are unable to come to favorable negotiated agreement, and commence negotiations with the next ranked alternate, until a successful negotiation is reached. ([Utilities Department Fiscal and Operational Support Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
The services provided under this contract include conducting revenue sufficiency and rate studies for the County's solid waste system, evaluating potential license and franchise fee programs for commercial solid waste haulers serving the unincorporated area, and providing financial, operational, and strategic analyses to support long-term planning and policy decisions.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account number 4410-038-1010-3110.
DISCUSSION:
The selected firm will provide professional consulting services to evaluate the County's solid waste system through comprehensive financial, operational, and rate analyses. Services include assessing the long-term financial sustainability of the system, developing revenue sufficiency and rate models, evaluating alternative rate structures, conducting comparative analyses with peer jurisdictions, and providing recommendations to support future policy, financial, and operational decisions. The contract also includes evaluating potential license and franchise fee programs for commercial solid waste haulers serving the unincorporated areas of the County, as well as providing additional on-call analytical services related to Solid Waste Management Division’s financial and strategic planning.
Three proposals were received in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP) and evaluated in accordance with the criteria identified in the RFP.
Proposals were evaluated by the Procurement Committee on June 24, 2026. Commissioner Kelly Martinez Semrad was assigned to the Procurement Committee.
The scores of the Procurement Committee meeting are attached.