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Cave Creek council expands IFB to include Desert Hills and Cave Creek utilities, authorizes $114,000 contract amendment

Cave Creek Town Council · March 25, 2026
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Summary

The Cave Creek Town Council voted 7-0 on March 24 to expand an invitation for bid to consider selling the Desert Hills Water System, the Cave Creek Water System and the Cave Creek Wastewater System, and authorized the town manager to amend a professional services agreement with Rafelis for up to $114,000 to prepare bid documents and analyze options.

The Cave Creek Town Council on March 24 voted unanimously to expand an invitation for bid (IFB) to include the Desert Hills Water System, the Cave Creek Water System and the Cave Creek Wastewater System and to authorize the town manager to amend the professional services agreement with Rafelis for an amount not to exceed $114,000.

Town Manager Grady told the council the step is meant to produce the financial and operational analysis needed before any decision about sale or ownership change. He framed the work as an information-gathering exercise driven by prolonged drought and expected reductions in Colorado River deliveries. "First of all, this is not a done deal," Grady said, adding that the IFB would yield numbers the council and the public could review and that some sensitive data would likely be…

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