NIGP 94920: Development Fee Return

NIGP 94920 Development Fee Return is an Item code capturing consulting services that state and local governments procure to analyze, calculate, and establish development impact fees — charges imposed on new construction to fund infrastructure improvements necessitated by growth. The code covers nexus studies, fee justification analyses, and related economic work that demonstrates the connection between new development and municipal infrastructure costs, enabling jurisdictions to recover costs for utilities, transportation, parks, and public facilities. State and local governments soliciting under this code include cities and counties conducting comprehensive planning and growth management; the City of Santa Cruz and Pasco County Board of County Commissioners are recent active buyers. Work involves reviewing buildout assumptions, validating infrastructure cost estimates, conducting nexus and proportionality analyses to support fee structures, and preparing documentation compliant with state mitigation fee statutes and local ordinances. Consultants typically hold five or more years of experience in economic analysis, impact fee methodology, and municipal planning work, and proposers must maintain professional liability and general liability insurance appropriate to the scope.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Florida. The City of Santa Cruz issued RFP RFPNOPW0290 in May 2026 for a Development Impact Fee and Nexus Study serving its Downtown Plan Expansion area, with a response deadline of April 23, 2026 and a six-month contract term; the analysis must address utility upgrades, traffic improvements, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, parks, and flood control measures across approximately 29 acres, with approximately $39.9 million in order-of-magnitude infrastructure costs driving the fee justification. Pasco County Board of County Commissioners posted RSQ LK26065 in March 2026 for General Planning Consultant Services, which includes Economic Analysis as a primary service category; the Statement of Qualifications was due April 28, 2026, and awards will establish five-year non-exclusive contracts with optional two consecutive one-year renewals, with work assigned task-order basis and no guaranteed minimum volume. Both solicitations emphasize technical expertise in fee methodology and nexus documentation, and neither identifies incumbent vendors or existing contractor relationships to displace.