Financial Consultant Services

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids under ITB-27-00020 for ongoing and as-needed independent financial consulting services on rate structures used by the Hillsborough County Public Works Department to fund the Transportation Assessment Program, the Residential Street Lighting Program, and the Stormwater Management Assessment Program. Bids are due November 16, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time through the County's Euna Procurement system. No set-asides are identified in this solicitation.

Services include rate model reviews, rate study reviews, rate structure evaluations, recommendations, rate resolution assistance, and presentation support at public hearings and workshops. The contract runs five years from the effective date against an estimated project value of $1.3 million. Award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder meeting all specifications. Pricing must be submitted on prescribed forms, and unit prices prevail over extension prices in case of variance. Annual price adjustments are permitted using the U.S. Department of Labor's CPI-U, applied as a simple percentage to base rates. The County does not guarantee minimum purchases. The award will be memorialized through a Blanket Purchase Agreement or Contract Purchase Agreement, with user departments issuing Standard Purchase Orders as needed. The County may terminate for convenience on written notice and pays for accepted work completed before termination receipt.

A drug-free workplace certification under Florida Statute 287.087 must be signed and submitted with the bid as a condition of award. Bid, performance, and payment surety bonds are not required. The ITB states that insurance is required under its Insurance Requirements Attachment, while that attachment's summary states that no insurance is required for this engagement; bidders should resolve this discrepancy with the County before submitting. Work may not begin until Certificates of Insurance are received and a Notice to Proceed is issued. Vendors not active in the County's financial system must submit a Substitute W-9, and direct deposit payments require a Direct Deposit Authorization Form.

Questions must be submitted through the electronic bidding system's messaging section no later than ten calendar days after the solicitation issuance date. The solicitation was posted October 27, 2026.