Financial Strategy Advisor Services

The vendor is required to provide financial consultants for future development of financial plans, water rates, risk analysis and long term financial strategy for the long term water augmentation project(s).
- Provide technical expertise in the development of the most effective structuring, pricing, and financing in obtaining an augmented water supply resulting in affordable water throughout the state.
- Review and provide expertise in evaluating financial strategies and associated risk for possible long term water augmentation projects and develop alternatives where necessary to reduce the financial risk of the project.
- Develop necessary analytical models to evaluate financing alternatives by working with the authority’s staff, engineering and legal consultants.
- Develop a financial strategy for potential water off taker arrangements that could include:
• Rate structure/cost sharing strategies
• Developing an allocation of potential capital, operation and maintenance, and replacement costs into categories that support any contractual arrangements and rate structures.
• Risks associated with the various financial arrangements to be considered in water off-taker agreements
• Options on financial strategy that includes the off taker arrangements to support financing the project. • This may include a net present value life cycle cost of various scenarios.
• Analyzing economic impacts of the augmentation project to the state over the near and long term.
• Rate structure options that are fair, equitable and can financially support the long-term augmentation project(s).
• Financial alternatives in working with potential off takers.
• Benchmark comparisons of water affordability with other states along with affordability impacts at the customer base.
• Debt structuring options with authority’s financial advisor.
• Provide adequate numbers of appropriately qualified and authorized personnel as necessary to carry out the services successfully,
• Assign, at minimum, the key personnel identified in the accepted offer to the positions, roles, and/or duties indicated therein, and
• Prepare presentations and coordinate and participate in informational meetings with boards, committees, investors, credit analysts, water off takers and others as requested by the authority.
- Contract Period/Term: 5 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: April 9, 2025