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ACE 18
Public-Private Partnerships
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$1 billion investment
50 MGD capacity - Up to 56,000 AF/year
Designed, built, owned and operated by private developer (Poseidon Water)
30-year Water Purchase Agreement
Water Authority takes ownership at end of agreement term.
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Increasing San Diego County's Water Supply Reliability through Supply Diversification
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M etrop olitan W a te r D istrict Im perial Irrigation D istrict T ra n sfer All A m e rica n & C o a ch e lla Can al Lining
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Considerations in determining the
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Who has the expertise to accomplish the project?
Public? Private? Both?
What risk(s) is the agency willing to take?
Permitting Legal challenges Financing Construction costs and potential overruns Design, Operations and Performance
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Resistance to a privately-owned base water supply project "Profiteer" issue Complexity of project and need to cover ALL aspects of project in the contract Impact on agency staff and workload Potential limitation of number of bidders Transparency, transparency, transparency
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Little in-house expertise in desalination within the agency Numerous permit risk and legal challenges Significant outside financial investment obtained and off-public balance sheet Quicker project delivery Relief from potential operational challenges Protection from financial impact of non performance Guaranteed maintenance schedule per the contract
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Risk Transfer to Poseidon/Contractor team
Price certainty throughout Water Purchase Agreement term
Buy-out provisions after 10 years of operation
Transfer to public ownership at the end of the 30 year agreement
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