The Auburn Industrial Development Authority (AIDA) is creating a list of qualified firms that can provide technical analysis on an on-call basis. Specifically, AIDA now requires applicants seeking to deviate from the PILOT schedules defined in the Authority’s Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP) to procure third-party verification of the justification for the deviation. This could come in the form of one or more of the following assessments, as requested by the board of directors: Test of Reasonableness; Economic Impact Analysis; Fiscal Impact Analysis.
Questions about this RFQ should be submitted to auburnida@gmail.com no later than January 5, 2026 at 5pm. Questions will be answered as they are received, and then a full list of questions and answers will be posted to https://takerootinauburn.org/news-blog/ no later than January 7, 2026 at noon.
Qualifications must be submitted by email to auburnida@gmail.com no later than 5pm on January 12, 2026. Submissions can be submitted via a PDF attachment or file sharing links.
The RFQ can be reviewed in full here: https://takerootinauburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RFQ-Economic-Development-Technical-Assistance.pdf

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