MN Guide Preliminary Engineer Report Checklist

							      Preliminary Engineer Report (PER) should address the following:
      [Bulletins 1780-2, -3, -4, and -5]

       Item          Description                                Yes     No
1.                   Project Planning Area:
 A.                  Location.
 B.                  Environmental Resources Present.
 C.                  Growth Areas and Population
                     Trends.
2.                   Existing Facilities:
 A.                  Location map.
 B.                  History.
 C.                  Condition of Facilities.
 D.                  Financial Status of any Existing
                     Facilities.
3.                   Need for the Project:
 A.                  Health.
 B.                  Sanitary.
 C.                  System Operation and Management
                     (O&M).
 D.                  Growth.
4.                   Alternatives Considered:
 A.                  Description.
 B.                  Design criteria.
 C.                  Map.
 D.                  Environmental impacts.
 E.                  Land requirements.
 F.                  Construction problems.
 G.                  Cost estimates.
 H.                  Advantages/disadvantages.
5.                   Selection of an Alternative.
6.                   Present worth (Life cycle).
7.                   Project Design.
8.                   Total Project Cost Estimate.
9.                   Annual Operating Budget with
                     income based on 12-month
                     consecutive average of actual bills.
10.                  Was projected revenue well
                     documented with breakdown of
                     usage and identification of large
                     users?
11.                  O&M projections appear realistic.
12.                  Existing Proposed Other Debt
                     Repayments.
13.                  Reserves, O&M, Debt Service,



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            Short-Lived Asset and additional
            reserves.
14.         Conclusions and Recommendations.




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