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RFP to Retain Rate Case Consultants

RFP: 2023-01

To carry out its responsibilities under § 16-2a and § 16-18a of the Connecticut General Statutes (“CGS”), the Office of Consumer Counsel (“OCC”) has determined that it is necessary or desirable to retain one or more consultants in regulatory proceedings before the Public Utility Regulatory Authority (“PURA” or “the Authority”) related to natural gas local distribution company rate cases identified below.

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The schedule for this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) seeking proposals from qualified Consultants is as follows:

 Release Date  July 12, 2023
 Notice of Intent to Bid July 19, 2023
 Deadline for Questions July 24, 2023
 RFP Clarification/Amendments July 26, 2023
 Proposal Due Date August 2, 2023

All questions on this RFP should be directed in writing to Megan.Sullo@ct.gov, not later than July 24, 2023. During the process of evaluating the proposals, OCC reserves the right to request additional information or clarification from any Consultant submitting a proposal, and to permit corrections of errors or omissions without notice to other competing firms.

All Proposals submitted in response to the RFP must be delivered by E-mail to Megan.Sullo@ct.gov by 4:30 p.m. on August 2, 2023. OCC requests that Proposals be electronically submitted in a format that is compatible with Outlook/Office 365, either in Word format or in a high quality, fully searchable pdf file.