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Financial/Economic Development

Goal 3: Improve Operational Efficiency
Objective 1: Organize to Improve Operational Efficiency
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
Core Internal Engineering Services for Design 40,000 Linear Feet in FY Strategic Support (Water)
FED Water Utilities 2018
3.1.1
Summary:

The City of Arlington Water Utilities has historically Linear Feet Designed
outsourced design phase services to private
90,000
professional engineering firms. It has been
80,000
determined that utilizing internal engineering staff 70,000
for design of specific projects would result in a 60,000
lower design cost per foot of water and/or sanitary
50,000
sewer lines. In FY 2014, Water Utilities began 40,000
performing design utilizing internal engineering 30,000
staff. The projects proposed for the internal design 20,000
team consist of small diameter water and sanitary
10,000
renewal projects. 0
FY 2018 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
Update: Total
The In‐House Design team has provided sealed
th
plans for 3,061 linear feet in the 4 quarter. The
total amount designed in FY 2018 is 81,209 linear
feet.

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