Utilities Case study

PROJECT: Utility Service Assessment - Plantation
DESCRIPTION: Preparation of an assessment for property owners to meet the costs of extending utility lines in the City of Plantation. The analysis considered the proper allocation of costs to those users generating the demand. Allocations were made on a fair share of the capital costs for each segment of the project. Also included was a mechanism for time payments by residential users.
PROJECT: Okeechobee Area Water and Sewer Task Force
DESCRIPTION: This project was completed for a task force comprised of three different entities including: the City of Okeechobee, Okeechobee Beach Water Association and Okeechobee County. The assignment goal was to evaluate water and sewer options for the area by analyzing three different scenarios for the configuration for provision of utilities. Responsibilities include evaluation of the current debt ratio, future debt service ratio, bondability coverage test, and developing estimated rates for each scenario.
PROJECT: Program Management, Broward County Wastewater Plant Expansion Project
DESCRIPTION: Responsible for financial analysis associated with the program management for the Broward County Utility System Construction Plan. The project includes assistance in the overall scheduling, planning and coordination program. Specific duties include the review of the program budget and coordination of the financing plan. Responsibilities in this area include monitoring the overall budget and scheduling fund sources and disbursements.
PROJECT: City of Longwood Rate Study
DESCRIPTION: Project was to review the potable water, wastewater, reuse water and stormwater rates that would be justifiable, equitable and legally defensible for the collection of appropriate user fees to adequately fund system operations, maintenance, replacement and improvement. Review was also conducted regarding water and sewer capacity charges, guaranteed revenue charges and reservation fees. All pertinent codes were reviewed as they related to industry standards. Master metering policies were evaluated and a policy was developed regarding providing service to new and existing services to customers outside the City limits..
PROJECT: City of Sunrise, System Expansion Evaluation
DESCRIPTION: Projections of demand for all areas of the utility system service region. These estimates were necessary to document proposed expansion to the utility system for the City of Sunrise. Existing conditions were identified along with the impacts created by residential and commercial growth. Demand projections were then matched against the existing capacity to determine the type of improvements required, phasing of these improvements and funds required to meet the system demands.

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