Financial Consultant Services

The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (County) is seeking competitive sealed bids from experienced and qualified Contractors to perform ongoing and as needed independent financial consulting services and guidance regarding various rate structures utilized by the Hillsborough County Public Works Department to adequately fund the Transportation Assessment Program, the Residential Street Lighting Program, and the Stormwater Management Assessment Program for a five (5)-year period.

The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (County) is seeking competitive sealed bids from experienced and qualified Contractors to perform ongoing and as needed independent financial consulting services and guidance regarding various rate structures utilized by the Hillsborough County Public Works Department to adequately fund the Transportation Assessment Program, the Residential Street Lighting Program, and the Stormwater Management Assessment Program.

The Contractor shall update the model with prior actual and prior budget data, review and evaluate the mathematical formulas, forecast assumptions, modeling methodology, and logic used by the Stormwater Management Assessment Rate Model, and determine their accuracy, propriety, and reasonableness. [...] The Contractor shall review the Stormwater Management Assessment Rate Study, evaluate its validity, and, when deemed necessary or appropriate, recommend alternate rates that will produce sufficient revenues to make required deposits, maintain required reserves, pay necessary operating expenditures, and satisfy applicable Bond Covenant tests in all respects. [...]

The Contractor shall issue final recommendations and opinions, in writing, to the County with respect to the Stormwater Management Assessment Rate Model and to the user rates and rate structures proposed and projected by the County from the Stormwater Management Assessment Rate Study.

The Contractor shall assist the Department in preparing a rate resolution to adopt recommended user rates that is consistent with the Stormwater Management Assessment Rate Study results.

The Contractor shall assist the Department in the presentation of the Stormwater Management Assessment Rate Study results and recommendations at workshops, public hearings, and other related meetings and in the development of briefing documents and visual aids for such presentations. [...]

The Contractor shall review the Residential Street Lighting Rate Study, evaluate its validity, and when deemed necessary or appropriate recommend alternate rates which will produce sufficient revenues to make required deposits, maintain required reserves, pay necessary operating expenditures, and satisfy applicable ordinance requirement in all respects. [...]

The Contractor shall review the Transportation Assessment Rate Study, evaluate its validity, and when deemed necessary or appropriate recommend alternate rates which will produce sufficient revenues to make required deposits, maintain required reserves, pay necessary operating expenditures, and satisfy applicable Bond Covenant tests in all respects. [...]

**Submission method:** The County will only accept bids submitted through its electronic bidding system (Euna Procurement). Bids that are submitted or delivered by non-electronic means (hard-copy paper), facsimile, electronic mail (e-mail), electronic file, or means other than through the County's electronic bidding system (Euna Procurement) will not be accepted or considered.

**Due:** November 16, 2026, 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time (as recorded by the County’s Electronic Bidding System)

Bids submitted after the due date and time listed above, unless otherwise amended, cannot and will not be accepted.

A Cone of Silence is in effect for this procurement. Violating the Cone of Silence may disqualify the bidder from consideration for award.

Insurance coverage is required for this procurement. Please see ITB-27-00020 Insurance Requirements Attachment and Special Terms and Conditions.

Bid, performance, and/or payment surety is not required for this procurement.

The Department of Homeland Security's Image Program and E-Verify apply to this procurement.