Active SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · CITY OF SANTA CLARA
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The City of Santa Clara and Stadium Authority seek proposals for a comprehensive economic impact analysis of Levi's Stadium, evaluating financial, fiscal, and broader economic effects of stadium operations and events. Proposals are due August 10, 2026, via electronic submission.
The City and Stadium Authority are seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms to conduct a comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Levi’s Stadium. The selected Consultant will evaluate the financial, fiscal, and broader economic impacts associated with the stadium operations and events during the periods identified in the Scope of Services... **Solicitation Type**: RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.2731083.C18837226 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 07/22/2026 06:00 PM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic Bid Submission **Additional Bidding Instructions**: This RFP has been jointly coordinated between the City of Santa Clara and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, and will be posted on both the City's e-procurement platform, BidNet Direct, as well as the Stadium Authority's e-procurement platform, Euna OpenBids. BidNet Direct will serve as the primary platform, where questions and and final proposals should be received according to the instructions provided in the Main Document. **Owner Organization**: City of Santa Clara **Solicitation Number**: 26-27-02 **Reference Number**: 0000430479 **Pricing**: No Pricing **Bid Documents List**: | Item Name | Description | Mandatory | Limited to 1 file | |---|---|---|---| | Bid Documents | Documents defining the proposal | Yes | No | **Questions and Answers**: | Question | Answer | |---|---| | What access will the selected consultant have to financial information related to event and stadium operations from the stadium management company and the 49ers, for revenues and expenses that the authority does not share in? | The selected consultant will be expected to review and analyze financial, operational, contractual, and economic information that is available to the City and/or Stadium Authority, including budget documents, audited financial statements, operating reports, supporting schedules, applicable agreements, and other information provided by the Stadium Authority and/or Stadium Manager. However, the Scope of Services does not guarantee consultant access to proprietary financial information of the stadium management company or the 49ers for revenues or expenses in which the Stadium Authority does not share, unless such information is otherwise available to the City/Stadium Authority, required under applicable agreements, publicly available, or voluntarily provided. Where complete or reliable data are unavailable, the consultant will be expected to identify and document the limitation and use reasonable alternative methodologies, assumptions, estimates, ranges, proxy measures, benchmarking, or qualitative analysis, as appropriate. The final analysis should clearly distinguish between impacts based on direct financial data and impacts estimated through other accepted economic or fiscal evaluation techniques. | | The Scope of Services references several data sources, including Stadium Authority financial statements, operating expenditures, event schedules, attendance, ticket sales, tax revenue data, and visitor spending information. Will the City and/or Stadium Authority provide these datasets to the selected consultant? | The City and/or Stadium Authority intends to provide available datasets and records in its possession or control that are relevant to the analysis, subject to applicable confidentiality, legal, contractual, and data-availability limitations. Potential datasets may include, where available, Stadium Authority financial statements, budget documents, operating reports, supporting schedules, applicable agreements, event-related information, City fiscal and revenue data, and other records relevant to the Scope of Services. The selected consultant will also be responsible for identifying data needs, preparing data requests, reviewing and validating data received, and supplementing the analysis with other appropriate data sources where necessary. This may include publicly available information, comparable market or benchmarking data, and anonymized third-party mobility, visitation, or consumer analytics datasets, if appropriate. The consultant should not assume that every dataset referenced in the Scope of Services is complete, available for every analysis period, or available at the same level of detail. The consultant will be expected to document any material data gaps, inconsistencies, reliability concerns, or limitations and explain how those issues were addressed in the analysis. | | Please clarify the City's expectations regarding the "replicable and updateable" methodology. Is the selected consultant expected to provide a spreadsheet-based tool, technical documentation, or another format that City staff can use for future updates? | The City’s expectation is that the selected consultant will develop a transparent, defensible, and repeatable methodology that City and Stadium Authority staff can use or reference for future updates as new data becomes available. A spreadsheet-based tool or workbook is acceptable and may be useful, particularly if it allows staff to update key inputs for future fiscal years or major events. However, the City is not prescribing a single required format. Proposers may recommend the format they believe best supports a replicable and updateable methodology, provided it is practical for City staff to understand, maintain, and apply without substantial redevelopment of the analytical framework. | | Has the City established a budget, cost estimate, or anticipated funding range for this engagement that can be shared with proposers? | The estimated budget for this solicitation is not being provided at this time. Proposers are encouraged to submit their best and most competitive proposal based on the scope of services and requirements set forth in the solicitation documents. |
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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