City of St. Augustine Beach Public Notice
Stormwater Utility Rate Structure Determination
PUBLIC NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT - RFQ 23-04 STORMWATER UTILITY RATE STRUCTURE DETERMINATION
Notice is hereby given that proposals will be received until 3:00 pm on Monday September 11, 2023, by the City Engineer, City of St. Augustine Beach, located at City Hall, 2200 A1A South, St. Augustine Beach, Florida 32080, for the Stormwater Utility Rate Structure Determination. Proposals will be opened promptly after the 3:00 P.M. deadline. Note: Proposals delivered or received at City of St. Augustine Beach City Hall after the 3:00 P.M. deadline shall not be given consideration and shall be returned to the sender unopened.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The scope of services (“Services”) for this project shall require the selected Consultant to: 1. Perform an in-depth review of the City’s existing drainage system, including field reconnaissance and ESRI ArcGIS Geodatabase pipes, pumps, ditches, etc.; an analysis of the methods the City is currently using to maintain the system; provide recommendations for changes to those methods in accordance with best practices; provide recommendations as to what parts of the system need to be repaired or modernized, and an estimate of the costs. Update City’s ArcGIS stormwater asset data as needed. 2. Research City expenditures required to operate/maintain and improve the drainage system for the current and past four fiscal years. 3. Provide a projected ten (10) year estimate of the costs to operate, maintain and improve the stormwater drainage system by year. The 10-year estimate will aid in establishing the amount of revenue the stormwater utility rate structure must generate each year to fund perpetual operation and maintenance and proposed capital improvements for improved flood control based on ICPR4 hydraulic modeling. 4. Establish the stormwater utility rate structure that the City with its limited staff resources can implement. a. Define the equivalent residential unit (ERU). b. Propose a rate structure. c. Develop documentation to support mitigation credits. d. Modification of City’s billing database based on the proposed rate structure. e. Methodology must be easily replicated and updated on an annual to semi-annual basis. Prefer ESRI ArcGIS based. 5. The City’s proposed FY 24 budget consists of the following funds and estimated expenditures: General Fund: $11,104,062 Road/Bridge Fund: $377,566 Impact Fee Fund: $125,404 Debt Service Fund: $594,001 American Rescue Plan Act Fund: $677,000 TOTAL: $12,878,033.
Electronic copies of Bidding Documents for RFQ No. 23-04 may be downloaded from Demandstar at www.demandstar.com or free of charge from the City’s website at www.staugbch.com. Electronic copies on USB drive and paper copies are available, upon request, at the City Manager’s Office, 2200 S.R. A1A South, St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080, for the fees of $5 per set (USB) and $50 per set (paper), which is non-refundable. Make checks payable to City of St. Augustine Beach.
All technical questions relative to this project shall be directed to Jason D. Sparks, P.E., Engineering Director, City of St. Augustine Beach at (904) 484-9126.
The City of St. Augustine Beach reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids/proposals, waive minor formalities, and to award the bid/proposal that best serves the interests of The City of St. Augustine Beach