Contribution in Aid of Construction – Policy Statement

Policy

Proposed new development and redevelopment activity in the Downtown and South Tampa Area will create additional water demands that necessitate improvements to water transmission and repump facilities to provide adequate pressure to the Downtown and South Tampa Area as defined in Exhibit B13-1. 

Each new and existing customer requiring new water service or additional water demands shall pay a contribution in order to support the cost of infrastructure improvements.  This charge will be in addition to Tampa Water Department's standard connection fees.  Credit may be applied for an existing service on an ERU basis.  The credit is calculated by determining an average annual use for the parcel using historical water usage data for the highest three of the past five years.

Fire flow (unless provided through a domestic meter) shall not be assessed a Contribution in Aid of Construction cost under this policy.  Contribution in Aid of Construction costs for land that will only be served with an irrigation meter shall be determined by the Tampa Water Department Engineering Division.

The Contribution in Aid of Construction is established to be $1,890 per ERU based upon an initial cost estimate as calculated in Exhibit B13-3.

This fee shall be adjusted annually based on the Engineering News Records Construction Cost Index in January.  However, the adjusted CIAC fee shall not be lower than $1,890 per ERU.

The adjusted CIAC fee shall be effective March 15th each year.  All known stakeholders, as provided by the City's Construction Services Center, shall be notified in January of the pending CIAC fee adjustment.

This policy is effective March 15, 2008.