Description
The City of Billings, Montana, is seeking a qualified consulting firm to develop comprehensive Transportation and Fire Impact Fee programs. The consultant will analyze existing infrastructure, forecast growth, evaluate capital improvement plans, and create fee calculation models and service‑area reports that comply with Montana Code Annotated Title 7, Chapter 6, Part 16. Deliverables include technical analyses, GIS maps, Excel‑based fee models, and support for public hearings and City Council adoption.
• Conduct kickoff, schedule management, and regular coordination meetings with City staff.
• Perform growth forecasts, infrastructure inventories, and asset‑condition assessments for both transportation and fire services.
• Develop separate but consistent fee methodologies: excess‑capacity “buy‑in” component and forward‑looking capacity component.
• Determine service‑area boundaries, allocate costs, and produce defensible fee schedules.
• Prepare detailed Service Area Reports, calculation models (Excel), GIS mapping, and implementation guidance.
• Assist City through stakeholder outreach, public hearings, and adoption processes.
• Provide final electronic deliverables in PDF and editable formats.