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Bid Title

Citywide Community Facilities District (CFD)

Issuing Agency

City of Atwater

Location

California

Published Date

Mar 12, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 2, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Title & Document	Issued	Submissions Due
Citywide Community Facilities District (CFD)	3/12/26	2:00 P.M. PT April 2, 2026

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City of Atwater

Request for Qualifications for

A Citywide Community Facilities District (CFD)

Date Released:

March 12, 2026

Proposals due prior to: 2:00 pm on April 2, 2026

Submit Proposals to:

City of Atwater

Attn: Janell Martin, Assistant City Clerk

1160 Fifth Street

Atwater, CA 95301

Request for Qualification

City Wide Community Facilities District Consultation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1

II. GENERAL INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE..............................................1

III. SCOPE OF SERVICES ................................................................................ 3

IV. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................... 4

V. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS..............................5

VI. EVALUATION AND CRITERIA ..................................................................... 6

ATTACHMENT A – SAMPLE CONTRACT AGREEMENT

Request for Qualification

City Wide Community Facilities District Consultation

INTRODUCTION

The City of Atwater (“City”) is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from

experienced and qualified firms to provide professional services for the formation,

implementation, annexation processing, and ongoing administration of a Citywide

Community Facilities District (CFD) structured as a Maintenance CFD.

The purpose of this CFD is to ensure long-term fiscal sustainability by creating a legally

sound financing mechanism to fund the maintenance, operation, and lifecycle

replacement of public infrastructure and facilities associated with new development. The

CFD will be structured with a citywide annexation area requiring all future development

to annex into the district as a condition of approval.

The City seeks a firm with strong expertise in CFD formation, special tax consulting,

annexation processes, rate and method of apportionment (RMA) development, and

annual CFD administration.

This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is intended to identify the most qualified firm

based primarily on experience, technical expertise, staffing capacity, and demonstrated

ability to provide effective CFD-related services. Cost will be considered but shall not be

the sole or determinative factor in the City’s selection.

Issuance of this RFQ does not obligate the City to award a contract. The City reserves

the right to cancel this solicitation or reject any or all submittals if it is determined to be

in the City’s best interest. There is no expressed or implied obligation for the City to

reimburse respondents for any expenses incurred in preparing or submitting

qualifications in response to this RFQ.

Submission of qualifications indicates acceptance by the respondent of the conditions

contained in this RFQ unless clearly and specifically noted in the submittal and

subsequently agreed upon in a contract with the City.

BACKGROUND

The City of Atwater has a population of approximately 32,000 and is located on State

Route 99 in Merced County, within California’s San Joaquin Valley.

The City is a general-law city operating under a Council-Manager form of government,

governed by a five-member City Council that appoints the City Manager and City

Attorney. The City is a full-service municipality providing a comprehensive range of

services, including police, fire, public works, community development, utilities, and

administration.

Additional information regarding the City’s organization, services, operating and capital

budgets, and annual financial reports is available on the City’s website at

www.atwater.org.

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Request for Qualification

City Wide Community Facilities District Consultation

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this RFQ is to secure a qualified consulting firm to form and administer

a Citywide Maintenance CFD, including providing annexation processing, RMA

development, and full annual administration. The selected consultant must ensure that

new development pays its fair share of maintenance and service costs, protecting the

City’s General Fund and supporting long-term fiscal sustainability.

GENERAL INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE

A. General

Addenda to this RFQ, if issued, will be posted on the City of Atwater website at:

https://www.atwater.org/bids-rfps-rfqs/

All interested firms are required to submit statements of qualification in accordance with

the conditions and dates outlined in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

All questions or inquiries regarding this RFQ or the selection process are to be

addressed, in writing only, (e-mail is acceptable) by Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at

5:00 PM to:

Gisela Peralta, Executive Assistant

1160 Fifth Street

Atwater, CA 95301 or

Email: gperalta@atwater.org

Questions received after this time will not be answered. Questions and responses will

be posted on the website. It will be the submitter’s responsibility to periodically review

the website for responses to questions and to review any additional information that

may be provided by the City. All interested firms are required to submit Statements of

Qualifications (SOQs) in accordance with the conditions and dates outlined in this

Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

B. Submission

SOQs shall be clear, concise, and responsive to the information requested. The SOQ

shall not exceed twenty (20) pages total (8½” x 11”), minimum 12-point font, excluding

required forms and attachments. Pages shall be numbered.

Each proposer shall submit one (1) electronic copy of the SOQ in PDF format via email

(maximum file size 15 MB), labeled with the consultant’s name. A separate electronic

file containing the proposed fee schedule shall also be submitted.

SOQs must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Late

submittals will not be accepted.

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Request for Qualification

City Wide Community Facilities District Consultation

City of Atwater

Attn: Janell Martin, Assistant City Clerk

1160 Fifth Street

Atwater, CA 95301

Email: jmartin@atwater.org

All cost for preparation of the submittals shall be borne by the applicant, and submittals

received shall become the property of the City, whether accepted or rejected. Incomplete

submittals may be rejected as non-responsive. The City of Atwater reserves the right to

reject any or all proposals submitted and the City reserves the right to waive any

irregularities in the proposals.

C. Schedule

The City’s tentative schedule for the RFQ process is as follows, subject to change,

depending on the needs of the City.

• Issuance of RFQ:

• Last day for Request for Information:

• Deadline for submittal of SOQ:

• SOQ review and evaluation:

• Cost Negotiation, Award contract:

March 12, 2026

March 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM

April 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Week of April 6th, 2026

Pending City Council Decision

I. SCOPE OF SERVICES

The selected consultant will provide comprehensive support for the formation,

implementation, financing, annexation, and administration of a Citywide Maintenance

CFD. Services include:

A. CFD Formation Services

• Project initiation, data collection, and analysis of maintenance and service needs.

• Development of fiscal models and a defensible Rate and Method of Apportionment

(RMA).

• Preparation of CFD formation documents including boundary maps, resolutions,

notices, and ballots.

• Staff, stakeholder, and City Council presentations.

B. Annexation Services

• Establish annexation procedures for integration with City entitlement processes.

• Review development applications and determine applicable special taxes.

• Prepare annexation resolutions, ballots, disclosures, and related materials.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 561210Facilities Support Services

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