customers, as there is planned development in the area. Ducor is not aware of any viable alternatives that are available to it to provide similar services of the same reliability and quality, to its customers. The existing copper facility is a combination of temporary cable laid on top of the ground and direct buried cable in an area that is overrun with ground squirrels, which have chewed into the sheath of the cable in many places. Historically, there have been 3 to 4 trouble calls per year on this route.” The reply further stated has not yet begun construction on this project and “Ducor does not have a written quote on the cost of the route from its engineering firm. Ducor’s Outside Plant Manager drove the route with a representative of their outside plant vendor prior to submission of the GRC and received a verbal quote of $145,000.” O.P. 4(e.) of D.10-05-022, Furniture for the Kennedy Meadows Exchange: Ducor should provide all information substantiating its $6,000 request for this furniture, as well as other data and explanations that indicate what alternatives Ducor considered in making its request and why they were rejected. Ducor reply to O.P. 4(e.) Ducor’s AL 318 C states, no longer objects to the adjustment made by CD “Ducor Staff related to furniture for the Kennedy Meadows building, therefore a detailed response is not provided.” II. CD Analysis of Ducor Replies to D.10-05-022, O.P.4 (a.)-(e.) O.P. 4(a.) of D.10-05-022, Account 211200 Service Vehicles: CD staff has reviewed supporting data provided by Ducor substantiating the purchase of service vehicles, and CD believes that the additionally provided information satisfactorily addresses the question for these vehicles purchased in 2007, by demonstrating the need for this vehicle in servicing microwave facilities located in mountainous terrain and other areas with challenging weather conditions, as well as transport employees and equipment around the Ducor exchange. Accordingly, CD proposes to add to Ducor’s rate base for Service Vehicles line 211200: $30,715 previously disallowed from the 2007 actual rate base. Additionally, CD recommends adding $25,000 originally deducted for 2008 additions to rate base; and $25,000 originally deducted from 2009 additions to rate base.
customers, as there is planned development in the area. Ducor is not aware of any viable alternatives that are available to it to provide similar services of the same reliability and quality, to its customers. The existing copper facility is a combination of temporary cable laid on top of the ground and direct buried cable in an area that is overrun with ground squirrels, which have chewed into the sheath of the cable in many places. Historically, there have been 3 to 4 trouble calls per year on this route.” The reply further stated “Ducor has not yet begun construction on this project and does not have a written quote on the cost of the route from its engineering firm. Ducor’s Outside Plant Manager drove the route with a representative of their outside plant vendor prior to submission of the GRC and received a verbal quote of $145,000.” O.P. 4(e.) of D.10-05-022, Furniture for the Kennedy Meadows Exchange: Ducor should provide all information substantiating its $6,000 request for this furniture, as well as other data and explanations that indicate what alternatives Ducor considered in making its request and why they were rejected. Ducor reply to O.P. 4(e.) Ducor’s AL 318 C states, “Ducor no longer objects to the adjustment made by CD Staff related to furniture for the Kennedy Meadows building, therefore a detailed response is not provided.” II. CD Analysis of Ducor Replies to D.10-05-022, O.P.4 (a.)-(e.) O.P. 4(a.) of D.10-05-022, Account 211200 Service Vehicles: CD staff has reviewed supporting data provided by Ducor substantiating the purchase of service vehicles, and CD believes that the additionally provided information satisfactorily addresses the question for these vehicles purchased in 2007, by demonstrating the need for this vehicle in servicing microwave facilities located in mountainous terrain and other areas with challenging weather conditions, as well as transport employees and equipment around the Ducor exchange. Accordingly, CD proposes to add to Ducor’s rate base for Service Vehicles line 211200: $30,715 previously disallowed from the 2007 actual rate base. Additionally, CD recommends adding $25,000 originally deducted for 2008 additions to rate base; and $25,000 originally deducted from 2009 additions to rate base.
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