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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP FM19-082 and award a contract to Revenue and Cost Specialists, LLC, of Fullerton, CA, to conduct citywide user fee and cost recovery studies, in the amount of $408,000, with a five percent contingency in the amount of $20,400, for a total contract amount not to exceed $428,400, for a period of four years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Revenue and Cost Specialists, LLC, of Fullerton, CA, to conduct citywide user fee and cost recovery studies. The selected consultant will initiate work with an initial, high-level overview of the City of Long Beach’s (City) fees and meet with City staff to identify areas most in need of cost analysis. Following this initial phase, the consultant will then develop a cost recovery model specific to the City using a standardized methodology and approach to assessing fees and charges. This model will allow for the calculation of a service’s actual costs and will be in a user-friendly format that will allow City staff to continue to update expenditures and revenues to assess future costs of service and subsidy levels. The proposed contract also includes staff training and, if needed, consultant support for additional analysis and updates to cost recovery models.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on March 25, 2019, and 5,215 potential proposers specializing in citywide user fee and cost recovery studies were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those proposers, 29 downloaded the RFP via the City’s electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing. A RFP announcement was also includ...
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