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SCOPE OF SERVICES Joint Water System Feasibility Study Cities of Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Hugo, Lexington, and Lino Lakes The six -cities coalition (which includes the cities listed above) has continually looked for ways in which they can collaborate to provide services. There are a number of collaboration efforts that exist among the cities currently, and they meet regularly in a continued effort to realize efficiencies and cost-effectiveness in the services they provide. The cities have a combined population of about 50,000, approximately 17,000 households and comprise approximately 100 square miles. A substantial amount of land is undeveloped. The six cities are interested in considering a collaborative effort whereby they would jointly construct and/or operate their water supply systems. As a first step in the process, the six cities seek to identify the benefits and disadvantages for joint operation of their water systems, how the collaborative effort would be managed, and what the financial impacts would be. To that end, the six cities have prepared a scope of services to complete a technical and financial analysis of a potential joint system to allow the cities to evaluate their interest in participating. The following represents the scope of services of the study: Task 1— Backeround Information Collect and review technical and financial data for each water system in the joint area including: Technical • Existing water demand (average and peak) • Future water demand (average and peak) • Existing well capacity • Existing storage • Water System Comprehensive Plans • Distribution System Maps • Existing water treatment, if applicable Financial • Review current policies, past financial reports and depreciation schedules, present debt levels, capital improvement plans, audit information, and other documents or information related to each city's water utility • Review engineering reports and analysis related to the proposed Joint Water Utility and each City's water utility • Review historical information related to growth in each city's customer base • Review projected future growth of each City 89