Skip to main content
City of Ocala Logo

  For historical data from all meetings prior to January 18, 2022, please refer to our archived meeting repository.

File #: 2024-2166   
Type: Agenda Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/3/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/17/2024 Final action:
Title: Approve the award of a piggyback agreement to Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., for the provision of a solid waste rate study for an estimated cost of $74,559
Attachments: 1. FOR COUNCIL - Cooperative Purchasing Agreement-Solid Waste Rate Study - Rafetlis Financial Consultants, Inc (PWD 241031), 2. Sanitation Rate Study Exception
Date Action ByMotionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
No records to display.
Submitted By: Tiffany Stewart
presenter
Presentation By: Darren Park
end
Department: Public Works

STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
title
Approve the award of a piggyback agreement to Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., for the provision of a solid waste rate study for an estimated cost of $74,559
end

OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Fiscally Sustainable, Operational Excellence

PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A

body
BACKGROUND:
Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. (Raftelis) is a financial and management consulting firm that provides independent evaluations for enterprise systems. Raftelis has agreed to provide rate and financial consulting services related to the preparation of a rate and collection system development fee study of the City's solid waste fees. They will evaluate the adequacy of monthly solid waste rates, impact fees, and other miscellaneous charges. The rate study will also include an update to the financial forecast to determine sufficient revenue to support system operations, maintenance, and capital expenditures.

The City's last solid waste rate study was conducted in 2016. Rate increases were implemented annually from Fiscal Year 2017 through Fiscal Year 2021.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
After a competitive solicitation process, the City of Daytona Beach awarded contract No. 19632 (the Daytona Beach General Services Contract") to Raftelis to provide a solid waste rate study. The Daytona Beach General Services Contract offered an initial term of two years, commencing March 4, 2020, and ending March 3, 2022, with three optional one-year renewal terms available upon mutual agreement of the parties. The agreement is currently in the final renewal term.

On September 3, 2024, after evaluating the Daytona Beach General Services Contract, Procurement and Contracting Department staff granted the Public Works Department's request for a procurement exception to piggyback the Daytona Beach General Services Contract for preparation ...

Click here for full text