IntelliWaste provides leading edge regulatory rate-setting procedures, which are both easy to administer and ensure fairness and equity to ratepayers and service providers. Our waste management associates have conducted numerous rate reviews representing both public and private sector clientele.

Further, we can assist both parties in a franchise collection or disposal environment to establish rate-setting policies and procedures, and work closely to formalize and implement these policies and procedures. Our approach is to assure rate-setting objectives are incorporated into a fair and equitable rate-setting process which is consistent with any previously established franchise agreement or related contract.

Our consultants have knowledge of regulated rate of return approaches (e.g., inflation-based rates, prospective cost projections, retroactive rate regulation, and cost-based projections).

We can assist the client in selecting among several alternative rates of return methodologies including:

• Return on assets (investment)
• Return on equity
• Return on rate base
• Operating ratio.

We have facilitated a number of past contract negotiations between City and County officials and private waste haulers to settle on rate-setting terms and conditions.