Tender: Regional Water Utility Planning and Water Licence Renewal Roadmap – North Red Deer River Water Services Commission

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The North Red Deer River Water Services Commission is seeking expressions of interest from qualified firms and advisors to provide market feedback on a proposed multi-stage program for regional water utility planning, including water demand forecasting, capacity-allocation governance, cost-of-service analysis, water rate modelling, long-term financial planning, water licence renewal, regulatory support and utility governance. This RFEOI is a non-binding market consultation (not an RFP, prequalification or contract opportunity) requesting practical input on roadmap sequencing, scope, procurement approach, required disciplines, indicative budgets and potential consultant roles. The Commission has identified four potential work packages: future water demand assessment and water licence renewal foundation; capacity-allocation governance; cost-of-service, water rate modelling and long-term financial planning; and preparation of a provincial water licence renewal application with regulatory support. Respondents may express interest in one or more work packages and indicate whether they would act as prime consultant, specialist subconsultant, independent advisor or other capacity; feedback requested also includes project sequencing, procurement strategy, risk-reduction investigations, schedule considerations, order-of-magnitude fee ranges and availability for ongoing advisory services related to annual utility rate and financial model updates. Submissions require one PDF by email containing a brief firm profile, relevant experience, comments on the conceptual roadmap and examples of comparable projects, generally limited to six pages excluding project sheets and resumes, with confidential information clearly identified and the specified email subject line used. Following review, selected respondents may be invited to optional follow-up discussions to clarify feedback; participation in those discussions does not confer preferred status for future procurements.