FY 26 Harford County Proposed Capital Budget Book

Water & Sewer Billing Project

WATER & SEWER MISCELLANEOUS Project Number: O156007 Council District: Multiple Location: Various Project Schedule/Status: Implementation is complete for the new billing system project. FY24 - Billing rate evaluation

Expended/Encumbered as of 2/4/25: $1,421,661

Expended/Enc.

Budget

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This capital project is to procure and implement a replacement Water and Sewer Utility Billing System. The current billing system is over 30 years old and is based on previous legacy software. Because of this expense, maintenance efforts and potential risk of business interruption associated with this technology, a replacement application is required. A new replacement system will have enhancements to improve the business process of collecting revenue and improving service to over 43,600 water and sewer customers. A new billing rate evaluation is also planned for FY24-25. Includes integrations with upgraded meter reading equipment and software.

EXPENDITURE SCHEDULE

FY 2027

FY 2028

FY 2029

FY 2030

FY 2031

TOTAL

Cost Element

Prior

FY 2026 Approp Total

Engineering/Design Land Acquisition

2,500,000

2,500,000

2,500,000

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Construction

Inspection Fees

Equipment/Furnishing

Total Cost:

2,500,000

0

2,500,000

0

0

0

0

0

2,500,000

FUNDING SCHEDULE

R8750 Paygo

2,500,000

2,500,000

2,500,000

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Total Cost:

2,500,000

0

2,500,000

0

0

0

0

0

2,500,000

ESTIMATED OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT:

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

FY 2029

FY 2030

FY 2031

TOTAL

408