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Return on Investment
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Automated Vehicle Locator (AVL)
Garland Water Utilities has completed a Benefit/Cost Ratio Worksheet or return on investment covering a seven year period (2005 through 2011) on the utility's vehicle tracking system. As a result the benefit to cost ratio was determined to be 2.76 times the cost of the system over the review period.
When comparing Fiscal Year 2006 to 2005 a fuel saving was reported in 62.5% of the department’s eight (8) divisions saving 3,836 gallons or over $10,000.00.
When comparing Fiscal Year 2007 to 2006 a fuel savings was reported in 75% of the department’s eight (8) divisions. The divisions combined to save over 7,500 gallons of fuel or over $31,000.00.
Considering this savings in relationship with the department’s field services delivery program of repairing, replacing water infrastructure along with cleaning, videoing and repairing sewer line and related infrastructure the utility reports an impressive dynamic of completing more work in 2007 than in the previous year while using less fuel saving the equivalent of 1.5 gallons of fuel for each completed service order.
Significant reduction in system generated daily speeding alerts saving fuel and wear and tear on vehicles and enhancing driver awareness while reducing greenhouse emissions.
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