REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

| January 21, 2014 12:00 PM

The Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington (District) is requesting proposals be submitted for Professional Services for a Cost of Service Study from time awarded until June 1, 2014.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR COST OF SERVICE STUDY

All necessary information concerning the instructions for preparing the proposals is located at www.ebidexchange.com/gcpud/.

Five (5) copies of the proposal must be submitted to the attention of Rebecca Henricks, Sr. Contract Officer, Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, WA, 154 A Street SE, Ephrata, Washington 98823, no later than 5:00 P.M. on February 11, 2014.

Questions regarding this RFP can be directed to:

Technical: Jeremy Nolan, Financial Analyst

(509) 754-5088 ext. 2159 or

jnolan@gcpud.org

Contractual: Rebecca Henricks, Senior Contract Officer

(509) 754-6750

rhenric@gcpud.org

Firms must meet a minimum set of qualifications in order to be considered for evaluation. These qualifications are:

• Must have a license to do business in the State of Washington.

• Must have provided Cost of Service Study services for a minimum of five (5) years.

• Must agree with the terms and conditions of the sample contract (RFP Attachment A).

The District is subject to the disclosure obligations of the Washington Public Records Act of RCW 42.56. The Contractor expressly acknowledges and agrees that its proposal and any information Contractor submits with its proposal is subject to public disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Act or other applicable law and the District may disclose Contractor's proposal and/or accompanying information at its sole discretion in accordance with its obligations under applicable law.

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Pub.: January 21, 2014