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Eugene Water & Electric Board
· Other government entity
· Oregon
Strategic Plan Consulting Support
PROPOSALS DUE
October 15, 2026, 2:00 pm PDT
Closed
Deadline moved · was Oct 13 → now Oct 15 · +2 days
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), Oregon's largest customer-owned utility, is seeking a consulting firm with utility-industry experience to develop a new, future-ready, research-informed strategic plan to guide its operations and major initiatives over the next five to seven years. EWEB provides drinking water and electricity to approximately 200,000 people in the Eugene area, employs about 600 people, and is governed by a five-member elected Board of Commissioners. Its current ten-year strategic plan, in place since 2018, sunsets in 2028, and EWEB wants the successor plan developed and adopted during 2027.
DOCUMENT SET
3 documents
· 3.8MB
CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
2 changes
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
25 questions answered
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We are preparing a response to RFP 26-169-PSC, Strategic Plan Consulting Support, and respectfully request clarification regarding Section 3.5, Sub-Consultants. Section 3.5 asks the Proposer to describe at least three projects that each proposed subconsultant has worked on "with Consultant" within the past five years. Question: May this requirement be satisfied by providing three independently performed, relevant projects for a proposed subconsultant when the Proposer and subconsultant have not previously completed three engagements together?
Eligibility
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Task 2 (RFP 2.5) lists the workforce, the Board, Key Accounts (through the three Key Account Managers) and approximately 20 strategic partners as engagement audiences, notes that GreatBlue Research is conducting the customer surveys, and 2.5 Task 5 provides for a 30-day public comment period. Does EWEB expect the consultant to design or run community engagement activities (for example, listening sessions or follow-up survey work) beyond those audiences and activities?
Scope/requirements
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For the "Finalized and adopted Strategic Plan delivered as a professionally designed, public-facing document," does EWEB expect print-ready and web-ready files only, or printed copies as well? Which accessibility standard should the digital edition meet? Should the consultant price graphic design and layout, or will EWEB's Communications & Marketing staff lay the plan out in EWEB templates?
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When will the 2027 residential and commercial customer survey results reach the consultant, March or April 2027?
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Does Task 3 include reviewing the Statement of Legacy within SD1, or only the Vision, Mission, and Core Values statements listed as deliverables?
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Is the consultant expected to facilitate and draft the internal Employee Values Statement listed as a Task 3 deliverable, or to support a process EWEB leads?
Scope/requirements
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
26-169-PSC
Budget
$300,000
Published
Entity type
Other government entity
State
Oregon
Summarized from the Eugene Water & Electric Board portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Electronic proposals must be submitted through the OregonBuys bid site (https://oregonbuys.gov/bso/, search bid #26-169-PSC); emailed submittals are not accepted. Proposers must be registered on OregonBuys and should combine all documents into one PDF before submitting. The required package is a signed cover letter with contractual acceptance and interview availability, response to minimum qualifications (Section 3), response to all evaluation criteria (Section 5), the proposal form (Section 6) including the sustainability questionnaire, and acknowledgement of all posted addenda. Single point of contact: Tim Rogers, EWEB Purchasing, tim.rogers@eweb.org.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541611
541618
541910
Strategic Planning
Community Engagement Strategy
Energy and Utility Consulting
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