SLED Opportunity · OHIO · CITY OF COLUMBUS
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City of Columbus seeks a consultant for a comprehensive fee study and cost recovery consultation for its Building and Zoning Services department. The project aims to develop a fee model supporting development, equity, cost recovery, and competitiveness, with a budget of nearly $40M from special funds and $4.5M from the General Fund in 2026.
The City of Columbus, Department of Building and Zoning Services (BZS) seeks the assistance of a qualified and experienced consultant to conduct a comprehensive review of the department’s fee structure and business environment and develop a fee model that meets the department’s goals. The department’s mission is to ensure safe, quality development in the City of Columbus and is organized into seven distinct yet interconnected sections for accomplishing the mission: Building, Code Enforcement, Zoning, Site Engineering, Customer Service, License, and Weights and Measures. Total 2026 budgeted full-time equivalents in the department are 278. The department is currently funded by both the General Fund and a Special Revenue Fund known as the Development Services Fund. BZS anticipates nearly $40M in revenue to the Special Revenue Fund known as the Development Services Fund to support itself in 2026 with an additional $4.5M of support from the City’s General Fund. The City is seeking a vendor that will meet this project’s objectives while ensuring the suggested fees meet the department’s overarching goals, which are: to support the private development industry while aligning with missions and values, promoting equity and inclusion, recovering cost, and maintaining competitiveness with peers, all while working toward the accumulation and maintenance of a fund balance sufficient to cover between three and six months of upcoming expenses. Answers to all submitted questions will be available on this project by 3:00pm on Friday, April 10, 2026.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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