Business Plan - City of Prince George
Business Plan - City of Prince George
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3.2 Evaluation <strong>of</strong> OptionsStantec, working with the <strong>City</strong>, developed an Options Selection Matrix. The selection matrix allowed forranking <strong>of</strong> the various options using relevant rating criteria developed from key information, data andinput received from the <strong>City</strong>. The objective was to surface the most viable option to be used as thefoundation for this business case.The Key criteria which reflect pertinent and relevant rewards or risks to the <strong>City</strong> were added to form fivekey criteria sections and associated sub-sections. The criteria included the following:3.2.1 Economica) Capital investment level required by <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong>b) Impact on <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong> franchise fee revenuesc) Affordability <strong>of</strong> service <strong>of</strong>fering to <strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong> businessesd) Impact <strong>of</strong> project pr<strong>of</strong>itability to the <strong>City</strong>e) Impact on new job creation through business expansion and attracting new businessf) Impact on <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong> non-taxable status.3.2.2 Environmentala) Impact <strong>of</strong> network construction approach on <strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong> environmentb) Impact on <strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong> carbon footprint (e.g. enabling media rich services, video conferencing,telecommuting, medical records accessibility etc.)c) Impact on waste and/or recycling in <strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong> due to digital media storaged) Ability to take advantage <strong>of</strong> ongoing <strong>City</strong> and Developer projects3.2.3 Sociala) Impact on <strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong> resident's quality <strong>of</strong> lifeb) Impact on development and enhancement in downtown corec) Impact on the image <strong>of</strong> <strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong> to others.d) Impact on social interaction in communitye) Ability to scale the network to target residential <strong>of</strong>ferings in the Future3.2.4 Operationsa) Impact on <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong> departments operating efficienciesb) Impact on customer service levels/network fault responsec) Impact on network administration complexityd) Ease <strong>of</strong> future expansion (applications, permits etc)e) Level <strong>of</strong> existing network knowledge and experience3.2.5 Legal, Political and Regulatorya) Impact on open access and fair market practices.b) Local market regulatory/legal implicationsc) Alignment with internal stakeholder strategiesd) Community support for projectWeightings <strong>of</strong> the different sections were scored an equal amount <strong>of</strong> 20% for each <strong>of</strong> the five categories.The full evaluation matrix can be found in Appendix H.Municipal Fibre Network & Technology Centre22 | P age
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