Professional Advisory & Consulting Services: Data Center Development Negotiation & Impact Assessment
Open State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- PE-70250-NONST-2027-000000028
- State
- Georgia
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- Point of contact
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- Alex Smith asmith@cityofforsyth.com (478) 994-5649
Opportunity details come from ssl.doas.state.ga.us. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Forsyth, Georgia, is soliciting professional advisory and consulting services to serve as its primary expert advisor during negotiations with a prospective developer of a large-scale data center, with proposals due November 18, 2026. The solicitation was posted October 21, 2026, and lists Murray County (FIPS 13213) as the jurisdiction.
The consultant will protect the local tax base, safeguard public utilities and ratepayers, minimize community disruption, maintain compliance with state sunshine laws, and maximize long-term public benefit. The engagement requires expertise in data center infrastructure and economics, including power and water demands, tax abatement and incentive requests, personal property hardware depreciation, and low operational headcount relative to site footprint.
RFP Addenda.pdf, posted October 21, 2026, is attached to the solicitation. Respondents must review it alongside the original RFP because it modifies or clarifies the original solicitation terms.
Opportunity text
The City of Forsyth, Georgia, is currently evaluating a potential large-scale technological facility development ("Data Center Project") within its jurisdiction. Data centers present unique infrastructure, economic, land use, and community planning considerations, including substantial power and water demands, complex tax abatement/incentive requests, rapid personal property hardware depreciation, and low long-term operational headcounts relative to site footprint. The purpose of this solicitation is to retain a highly qualified advisory firm ("Consultant") to serve as the City¿s primary expert advisor during negotiations with the prospective developer. The Consultant will ensure the proposed development protects the local tax base, safeguards public utilities and ratepayers, minimizes community disruption, maintains compliance with state sunshine laws, and maximizes long-term public benefit.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFP Addenda.pdf | ||
| Advisory Services Data Center Development.pdf |
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