Impact Fee Assessment and Capital Improvements Plan Services

The Vendor is required to provide to create a capital improvements plan (working with town staff) and an impact fee structure related to the capital improvement plan which complies with state statute.
- Data Collection and Review:
• The firm shall work with designated staff to collect and review all available data and update any existing data as necessary to perform the impact fee study, and recommend an economically and legally supportable set of impact fees that conform to state statutes.
- Fee calculation and analysis:
• Fees shall be calculated to provide for the identified infrastructure needs to support the anticipated growth in the town over a 20-year period. the fee analysis shall take into account existing fees, if any, and be compared to surrounding and comparable municipalities or counties to ensure reasonableness, consistency and feasibility. 
• This comparison may be expanded beyond those municipalities or counties which may be considered feasibility.
- Draft impact fee study/capital improvement plan:
• The firm shall prepare and provide a report that documents the fee study results, including, but not limited to, a description of the overall methodology, findings, supporting justification, recommended fees and the calculations that provide the legal nexus between fee implementation and infrastructure improvements, as set forth in state law.
• It will also include a report on the potential effects of impact fees on affordable housing prior to the imposition of impact fees.
• The report will identify any legal consideration for the recommended impact fee schedule including the minimum requirements for a legally defensible impact fee system.
• The recommendations should be allocated between residential and commercial customer base, if appropriate.
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: August 22, 2025