1. Integrating LCCs into Municipal Processes
Opportunity for Education
Trish Johnson
Lead, Better Best Practices Initiative
WaterTAP
MEA Fall Workshop | Brampton, Ontario | November 24, 2017

2. Better Best Practices Initiative
Top Priorities for 2017
Affordability in small communities - identified LCCs
Advocating for life-cycle cost consideration - MCEA
Procurement that enables innovation - identified LCCs
Streamlining regulations and modernizing approvals
More efficient certification and validation

3. LCCs – the MCEA gap
Lack of LCC investigation within the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) process has contributed to high costs

4. Opportunities to integrate LCC information
Affordability
EAs
Procurement

5. LCCs to inform municipal processes
Municipal elected officials and the public are informed through prescribed processes; e.g. EA reports require Council approval

6. Consultation on knowledge products

7. Easy early integration opportunities
Include LCCs in:
Initial Problem Scope/RFP
Notice of Commencement
Public Information Centres
Identification of Alternatives
Weighted Matrix
“Alternative and preferred solutions for this project shall include life-cycle costing”

8. LCC in every phase of MCEA process
Source: MCEA Guide

9. Compare LCCs
Life-cycle costs are important!

10. LCC supports asset management
Life-cycle costs
EAs
Council reports
Public
Procurement
AMPs

11. Better Best Practice: Put LCC in more places

12. Please join the conversation!
Trish Johnson
Lead, Better Best Practices Initiative
WaterTAP
WaterTAPontario.com
Please join the conversation!