Business Consulting Projects

Operational Assessment and Financial Plan Development
Location: City of Wyandotte, Mich.
Client: Department of Municipal Service
Description: 

Study included a review of the Department of Municipal Service work plan. The study consisted of two major tasks: 1) evaluation of the organization and operations of the municipal power plant – Operational Assessment, and 2) development of ten year financial plans.

Comprehensive Cost-of-Service & Rate Design Study - Naperville, Ill.
Location: Naperville, Ill.
Client: Naperville Department of Public Utilities
Description: 

Cost-of-service and rate design study for the Naperville Department of Public Utilities.

Report on Management of Electric System
Location: Henderson, Ky.
Client: Henderson Municipal Power & Light
Description: 

Biennial reports on the management, operation and maintenance of the electric system owned by the City of Henderson, Ky. The electric system includes production, distribution and general plant facilities.

Annual Market Value Appraisals
Location: Jacksonville, Fla.
Client: Cedar Bay Generating Plant Facility
Description: 

Annual market value appraisals of the Cedar Bay Generating Plant Facility.

Electric Rate Study
Location: City of Jackson, Mo.
Client: City of Jackson
Description: 

Assisted the city of Jackson, Mo., with an evaluation of the costs of providing electric service and development of a schedule of electric rates designed to meet overall project objectives.

Capital Improvements Management Office
Location: Kansas City, Mo.
Client: City of Kansas City, Mo.
Description: 

Led the creation of and communications effort for a program that has become a model in city governments, overseeing hundreds of capital improvement projects totaling about $1.2 billion in infrastructure improvements and development in Kansas City.

Wind Turbine Facility Project
Location: Ellsworth, Kan.
Client: TradeWind Energy
Description: 

Professional services for preliminary design and development of a site for installation of 250-MW wind powered generating facility.

Due Diligence Review
Location: Kauai Island, Hawaii
Client: Kauai Power Partners
Description: 

Completed a due diligence review of the Kauai Power Partners.

Integrated Financial Model & Evaluation of Financial Impact of Capital Projects
Location: Anadarko, Okla.
Client: Western Farmers Electric Co-op
Description: 

Development of an integrated financial model for Western Farmers Electric Co-op to assist in evaluating the impact of new capital projects.

Operational and Management Audit
Location: Lewes, Del.
Client: Lewes Board of Public Works
Description: 

Prepared an organizational and management assessment of the Lewes, Del., Board of Public Works, which includes electric, water and wastewater utilities.

Combustion Turbine SCGT Project
Location: Lawrence County, Ind.
Client: Hoosier Energy, REC Inc.
Description: 

Provided professional services to assist Hoosier in development of an integrated resource plan including assistance in evaluation of power purchase and self-build generation for peaking capacity.

Generation Study
Client: Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc.
Description: 

Performed a generation study for Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc.

Combustion Turbine CT Project
Location: Sheboygan County, Wis.
Client: Power Ventures Group LLC
Description: 

Provided professional services to identify and evaluate sites, provided development assistance, and provided permitting for the installation of a peaking facility in Sheboygan County, Wis.

Water and Sewer Rate Study and Engineer's Reports for Debt Issuance
Location: Fort Smith, Ark.
Client: Water and Sewer Utilities, City of Fort Smith, Ark.
Description: 

Comprehensive water and sewer rate study and analysis and report on debt issuance for the city of Fort Smith, Ark.

Electric Cost-of-Service and Rate Study
Location: Owensboro, Ky.
Client: Owensboro Municipal Utilities
Description: 

Preparation of a cost-of-service analysis and rate study for the electric system for Owensboro.

Valuation Study
Location: Benson, Ariz.
Client: Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc.
Description: 

Performed a valuation study for portions of its generation and transmission plant.

Lyon County Energy Center
Location: Topeka, Kan.
Client: Westar Energy
Description: 

Comprehensive site selection study and public involvement program for a new natural gas-fired combustion turbine peaking plant in Kansas.

Electric/Water Cost-of-Service & Rate Study
Location: Owensboro, Ky.
Client: Owensboro Municipal Utilities
Description: 

Preparation of a cost-of-service analysis and rate study for the electric and water systems of Owensboro, Ky.

Electric Cost-of-Service Rate Study, Glenwood Springs
Location: Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Client: Public Works Department
Description: 

Conducted a cost of service and rate study for the City of Glenwood Springs, Colo.

Middletown-Norwalk
Location: Connecticut
Client: Northeast Utilities Service Co.
Description: 

The program manager and primary consultant providing routing, permitting, engineering design and construction management services for the 70-mile Middletown-Norwalk electrical transmission project in southwestern Connecticut.

KCI Program Manager/Contract Manager
Location: Kansas City, Mo.
Client: Kansas City International Airport
Description: 

Program manager/contract manager on a three-year improvement program that transformed Kansas City International Airport's three terminal buildings.