Professional Services Agreement with
Raftelis for Consulting Services in
Conducting a Water Cost of Service Analysis
December 3, 2024
Chisom Obegolu, Assistant General Manager – Water
Glendale Water & Power
Item 8.b
Water Cost of Service Analysis (COSA)
2 • Previous water COSA completed in 2018
• Fund the cost of providing Reliable Water Service
Ø Operations and Maintenance
Ø Capital Improvement Projects
Ø Maintain reserve funds for emergencies
• Adherence to Prop 218 and cost of service principles
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
1.0% 1.0% 0% 1.5% 2.0%
3 Proposal Results
Scoring Criteria
Consultant Location Price Proposal
NBS Temecula, CA $ 180,480
NewGen Strategies Annapolis, MD $ 198,660
Raftelis Los Angeles, CA $ 235,006
Black & Veatch Los Angeles, CA $ 425,046
RDN Santa Barbara, CA $ 450,540
Evaluative Criteria Max Score NBS NewGen Raftelis Black & Veatch RDN Professional Qualifications
and Experience
25.0 19.2 20.0 25.0 24.2 21.7
Project Team Experience 25.0 19.2 20.0 23.3 24.2 21.7
Technical Approach and
Methodology
25.0 15.8 19.2 20.7 23.3 20.0
Cost 20.0 20.0 18.0 18.0 10.7 9.3
Completeness of Proposal 5.0 4.3 4.2 4.8 5.0 4.8
Total 100.0 78.5 81.4 91.8 87.4 77.5
4 Thank You!