Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: October 2, 2025
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 Fiscal and Operational Support Division
PHONE: 407-254-9882
SUBJECT: Selection of Firm, Request for Proposals Y25-116-KC, Professional Water Utilities System Financial Consulting Services for Orange County Utilities
RECOMMENDATION:
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Selection of Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., to provide Professional Water Utilities System Financial Consulting Services for Orange County Utilities, Request for Proposals Y25-116-KC.
Further request Board authorization for the Procurement Division to negotiate and execute a contract in the estimated contract total of $749,495 for a five-year term. ([Utilities Department Fiscal and Operational Support Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
The services provided under this contract will include performing rate studies and revenue sufficiency studies, updating the water and wastewater capital charges, and producing a financial feasibility study for a bond issue for the water and wastewater system.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account number 4420-038-1303-3110.
APPROVALS:
The Utilities Department concurs with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
One proposal was received in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP). Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., is the current provider for these services and has performed satisfactorily. Price reasonableness was established by comparing pricing for common elements between the prior contract and the current RFP. The analysis showed an average annual increase of 9.36% over the five-year period between the two contracts. These increases are consistent with other contract adjustments experienced during the same timeframe.
To ensure an open and competitive solicitation process, the RFP was posted to the County's e-procurement platform. Through...
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