cost_proposal_draft_revised_5.3.22_.xls

This is a cost proposal draft for consulting services requested by the City of Palo Alto Utilities in California to develop a Fiber Enterprise Pro Forma and related financial decision-support analysis. The project encompasses four primary tasks: Project Initiation and Information Review, Supporting Analysis and Assumption Development, Fiber Enterprise Pro Forma Development and Testing, and Findings, Recommendations, and Knowledge Transfer. Each task is structured as a lump-sum deliverable. The consulting engagement aims to create an updateable financial model that enables the City to evaluate the financial sustainability of its fiber enterprise, which includes existing dark fiber services, backbone investments, internal City use, residential fiber internet service, and potential future service offerings. The model will support scenario analysis for evaluating the financial implications of potential future investments, including timing, sequencing, scale, and operating approaches for expansion phases.

The cost proposal document contains two sections: one used for evaluation purposes with four lump-sum line items all currently showing zero dollars, and a second informational section titled "For Informational Purpose Only" that outlines hourly rates for as-needed consulting services. The document notes that quantities listed are estimates and do not constitute a commitment, with no minimum or maximum guaranteed or implied. The spreadsheet format indicates the proposal is structured to accommodate both fixed-price deliverables and time-and-materials consulting support, though specific pricing details and hourly rate amounts are not populated in the submitted draft.