I need an answer for those 4 questions. C H A P T E R ESTIMATING ENGINEERING COS

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I need an answer for those 4 questions.

C H A P T E R ESTIMATING ENGINEERING COSTS AND BENEFITS Light TUBe he Tullahoma Utilities Board CTUB) installed a $3.1 million Automated Metering Information System in its full service area in Tennessee. The pro- cess uses special meters, each equipped with a radio transmitter. They collect information on water and electric usage at residences and businesses, and then forward the informa- tion to collectors mounted on nearby poles. The usage information is then relayed using LightTUBe, the utility's fiber optics network. eliminating the need for employees to physi- cally read utility meters. It provides not only real-time monitoring capability for residential and commercial users but also the ability to monitor the entire system's health and loads. The change to the automated system allows TUB customers to better understand and actively manage their consumption patterns. Customers are able to access a portal to exam- ine their use habits and reduce their bills by doing household tasks that require more electricity during off-peak hours. The new system also reduces personnel costs, provides better information on leak detection, outage management, and any theft of service. After the system was economically justified and built for automated metering TUB found that there was significant unused bandwidth on the fiber optic network. It now operates the LightTUBe network throughout the City of Tullahoma to provide Fiber to the Premise (FTTP), producing high quality video, high speed Internet, and telephone services. Light- TUBe provides voice, video, and data services over 250 miles of Fiber Optic cable. TUB serves nearly 10,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers. This "hybrid" business model crosses traditional boundaries associated with public util ities, phone companies, and Internet/cable TV providers. Traditionally, public utilities operate with a set profit margin, which allows them to minimize the cost to the customer while maintaining operational and future growth requirements. Most cable TV. Internet.

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you can estimate the cost doing a survey or doing an estimate of the projects and components of the porject

2)

well in my opinion that is kind good because the you will use the public funds for poeration that could be see as a for profi venture

4)

the best tool would be your accounting to justify the funds

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