These shifts are shared, as equitably as possible, between the two Counties and Bi-County CIP projects, and are generally deferrals of no more than one year. Only FY00 requires both CIP shifts and operating budget cuts. Potomac WFP - Solids Handling Facility 31 Delay construction schedule 1 year. 45 Unspecified CIP Shifts. 50 Operating Cuts Unidentified.
Specific projects are to be decided and evaluated in light of participation by both Counties.
The project expenditures are shown to be restored in anticipation that these expenditures identify a future probable need. As a general rule, the project process recommended by the Executive calls for needs assessment and strategic-level planning first, followed next by facility planning, then design, and then construction. If such competition is successful in a given year, then the project becomes a stand-alone project with its first stage of work being the final design. This means among other things that these projects will be volatile in scope and cost over their life. It is the Executive's understanding that the WSSC is employing value engineering on some projects to maximize the value obtained for money spent.