Request for Proposals - Impact Fee Study

The City of Cedartown, Georgia, is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified firms to conduct a Development Impact Fee Study and provide implementation support. The project aims to ensure new developments contribute their proportionate share of system improvement costs for public facilities, in strict accordance with the Georgia Development Impact Fee Act of 1990 and applicable state planning requirements. The selected consultant will be responsible for technical analysis, program design, capital improvements integration, and the creation of fee schedules and ordinance language. The City intends to make a single award based on a qualifications-based selection process that considers the best overall value. Proposals are due by September 29, 2026, with an anticipated award date of December 14, 2026, and a notice to proceed expected by January 1, 2027. Qualified firms must have at least five years of relevant experience in impact fee studies or urban planning and must maintain professional liability insurance of at least 2 million dollars per claim. Evaluation is based on proposed price, capacity and experience, staffing and workload, local government references, and the overall understanding of the project. Submissions must include a technical proposal limited to ten pages and a separate task-based fee proposal with a total not-to-exceed amount, along with required affidavits for E-Verify and litigation disclosure.