Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-262o-5 - Components of application
(a) Any acquiring
water company applying for a rate surcharge shall submit to the Department the
following:
(1) If not previously submitted,
the documentation and evidence listed in Section
16-262o-4.
(2) A complete description of and supporting
documentation for any acquisition costs to be recovered by the
surcharge.
(3) Details of the
results of open bidding on each component of the needed improvements and final
bid prices and the basis for selection of the contractor(s); open bidding on
each component of the needed improvements is encouraged, and shall be required
for any component exceeding $50,000.00 in actual construction costs, exclusive
of the effects of federal and state taxes, unless the work is performed by the
acquiring water company.
(4) For
work performed by the acquiring water company, copies of invoices and other
documentation, including time records, for actual expenditures on needed
improvements.
(5) A complete
description of the needed improvements, broken down by appropriate elements of
work and cost, to permit demonstration of the percentage of completion as the
work progresses; the description of the needed improvements shall be updated in
each quarterly period when a revision in the amount of the surcharge is
requested, including any additional work performed, the basis for the
additional work, and associated costs, separately described for the applicable
quarterly period or periods.
(6) A
construction schedule for the entire project indicating appropriate
construction phases, including a graphic representation of each component of
each phase, with estimated start and completion dates for each phase as
available.
(7) A summary of
construction expenditures covering the applied for quarterly period as shown on
the project work order or orders, and broken down into corresponding job
element or elements of the construction schedule.
(8) A letter from the acquiring water
company's independent accountant which states that the additions to the plant
account during the affected quarterly period have been reviewed and found to be
in accordance with the applicable uniform system of accounts.
(9) The computation of the total amount of
the surcharge showing 100% of the acquisition costs and 90% of the amount shown
in subdivisions (7) and (8) above, the rate of return allowed in the applicant
company's most recent rate case, or, if the rates of the acquiring company are
set by the Department other than on the basis of rate base, a computation using
the method employed by the Department in the last rate case of the acquiring
water company, and the appropriate revenue adjustments for state and federal
taxes.
(10) The schedule of charges
arising from the inclusion of acquisition costs and needed improvements in the
rate base as allocated across the board on a rate structure basis, including a
full explanation of the basis for allocation between classes of customers, with
any background work papers used.
(b) The data and information required in
subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this Section need be filed only
with the initial filing for each needed improvement when plans are
finalized.
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