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Board authorizes up to $20,000 for cemetery business-plan consultant
Summary
The board authorized a procurement process to hire a consultant (up to $20,000) to produce a business plan and market analysis covering market area, demand projections, pricing, capital needs and staffing recommendations.
The Snyderville Basin Cemetery District voted to pursue a consultant to prepare a cemetery business plan, authorizing staff to solicit professional proposals for work not to exceed $20,000. The motion passed with a motion and second and was approved by the board.
Board members said the consultant’s scope should include a market analysis, service-area population and death-rate statistics, disposition preferences (burial vs. cremation), competitive analysis, pricing options (including possible resident/nonresident tiers), capital planning for a phased development, projected cash flow and an operating pro forma. The board also asked the consultant to recommend staffing levels and options for outsourcing operations and to advise on software and recordkeeping needs.
Members discussed procurement approach and whether to issue an RFI/RFQ first to refine scope and then a competitive solicitation. Staff indicated the district may use the state procurement assistance and the district’s small-purchase professional-services threshold to streamline the process. The board directed staff to work with state purchasing to prepare the solicitation and return proposed contract language and proposals for board review.
Next steps: staff will work with state purchasing to prepare a solicitation, invite qualified firms, and return recommended finalists and a contract for final board approval.
