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AB-2023-07233 Work will include updating and projecting Utility rates for the new financial year. The rate
analysis would be completed on the utility rate model basis using an acceptable methodology.
Based on expected sales volumes and forecasted expenditures, the analysis would project rates for the next five-year period, 2024 to 2028. The consultant will also design the rate model spreadsheet to provide summary information in a clear and understandable fashion, so that the model can be updated on an ongoing basis by County staff. There is an expectation that a high- level presentation to Council will take place upon the completion.
Lac La Biche County is one of six specialized municipalities in Alberta incorporated under the Municipal Government Act. It was amalgamated from two municipalities in 2007, the Town of Lac La Biche and Lakeland County. The County has five hamlets, the largest two being Lac La Biche and Plamondon. The County has both sizable rural and urban populations and provides services of both rural and urban municipalities.
The objective of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to select a consultant to provide consulting services for all or part of the Project components and will include all work. required for data review, alternatives evaluation, presentations to Council, public engagement sessions, and all associated work. The Project will include the following tasks, but not be limited to:
Working with County staff to define the full scope of services and analytical analysis for each Utility discipline.
Review of current Lac La Biche County Utility rates including water, sewer, natural gas, and solid waste utility services.
Review of current Lac La Biche County Utility operational budgets including water, sewer, natural gas, and solid waste utility services.
Review Lac La Biche County's ten-year capital plan regarding Utility Infrastructure Upgrades.
Identify opportunities to improve the organizational structure, operating procedures and systems, utilization of technology, and allocated resources, to determine the most cost- effective and strategic way to meet current and future needs.
Incorporate benchmarking with similar departments in other local governments comparable to the County with emphasis placed on identifying those regarded as employing best practices.
Create a model that will have different levels of cost recovery (existing, 50%, 75%, and 100%).
Recommend measures designed to add value, improve the organization's operations, and ensure consistency in the application of laws, codes, and other regulations.
Compile all information into a detailed report which is prepared for Senior Management and County Council review.
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