Funding Strategies for Large Scale Projects

By Tim Duhamel

This course covers funding methodologies for large scale projects including cash flow financing, intermunicipal cost sharing, debt financing, grant usage and reserve planning.

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Course Content

Capital Plan Priorities – planning for large scale projects requires a thorough review of long-term capital priorities
Capital Plan Funding Pool – funding strategies for large scale projects requires an understanding of all funding sources available
Large Scale Project Funding Strategy – use of grants, reserves, debt, and other funding sources requires a strategic approach
Cash Flow Funding – large scale projects can take years to build which provides an opportunity for cash flow funding/financing
Large Scale Funding Plan Justification – inflation avoidance, inter-generational equity, and legacy strategies
Inter-municipal Cost Share Agreements – large scale projects often serve multiple municipalities in a region

Course Content
1. Capital Plan Priorities – planning for large scale projects requires a thorough review of long-term capital priorities
2. Capital Plan Funding Pool – funding strategies for large scale projects requires an understanding of all funding sources available
3. Large Scale Project Funding Strategy – use of grants, reserves, debt, and other funding sources requires a strategic approach
4. Cash Flow Funding – large scale projects can take years to build which provides an opportunity for cash flow funding/financing
5. Large Scale Funding Plan Justification – inflation avoidance, inter-generational equity, and legacy strategies
6. Inter-municipal Cost Share Agreements – large scale projects often serve multiple municipalities in a region

Course Info

Price:$150.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Technical

Updated: Feb 16, 2022

Duration: 1:20:46

Course Synopsis

Funding Strategies for Large Scale Projects

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

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Course Description

Planning for large scale projects requires a thorough review of long-term capital priorities and an understanding of all funding sources available in the context of the long-term capital plan. Learn how to rate large scale capital projects, about the funding pool concept, and how to forecast grants, reserves, and debt capacity.

Learning Outcomes

Learn how to rate large scale capital projects in the context of a long-term capital plan
Learn the funding pool concept and how to forecast grants, reserves, and debt capacity
Learn how to develop strategies that encompass these funding sources

Who Should Attend?

Any municipal financial professionals and senior executives from small, medium, or large municipalities.

Elected officials, CAO’s, planners, and finance officers will benefit from having a fundamental understanding and core knowledge of all financial processes.

Who Should Attend?

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In Alberta (GFOA)

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Financial Planning & Management
- Municipal risk and opportunity reviews
- Financial condition assessments
- Budget process reviews and development
- Priority based budgeting
- Program and service costing
- Operating budget forecasting and financial solution development
- Asset management
- Capital budget development and prioritization
- Capital plan development and prioritization
- Capital plan funding strategies (debt, grants, reserves, operating budget)
- Long term financial plan development
- Municipal price inflation (MPI) development
- User fee and permit reviews
- Development levy plans
- Grant research and application support

Strategic Business Planning
- Strategic plan facilitation and development
- Business plan facilitation and development
- Situational consulting and strategy development
- Facility project plans and feasibility studies

Education & Mentorship
- CAO mentorship and education
- Finance officer mentorship and education
- Council orientation and education
- Environmental education
- Communication and writing mentorship

Project & Change Management
- Project plans
- Change management plans and facilitation
- Services reviews

Advocacy
- Representation and negotiations
- Intermunicipal agreement reviews, frameworks and facilitation
- Intermunicipal negotiations

Communications
- Communication plans and strategies
- Facility sponsorship packages
- Narrative process development (budgets, strategic plans, business plans)
- Business plan writing
- Budget communication support
- Media releases
- Media strategy
- Newsletter development
- Public survey development
- Business case development

Environment
- Environmental education
- Environmental communication plans and strategies
- Climate change adaptation plan development
- Environmental strategic planning
- Environmental grant research and support

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Funding Strategies for Large Scale Projects

This course covers funding methodologies for large scale projects including cash flow financing, intermunicipal cost sharing, debt financing, grant usage and reserve planning.

Register Today!

Course Content

Course Info

Price:$150.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Technical

Updated: Feb 16, 2022

Duration: 1:20:46

Course Synopsis

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Course Description

This webinar will include a special section on presenting financial strategies to council and the public.

Learning Outcomes

Learn how to rate large scale capital projects in the context of a long-term capital plan

Learn the funding pool concept and how to forecast grants, reserves, and debt capacity

Learn how to develop strategies that encompass these funding sources

Learn how to match the cash flow requirements for construction to future funding sources

Learn how to justify large scale projects to council and the public

Covers methodologies on how to develop and negotiate cost share agreements for large scale projects

Who Should Attend?

Any municipal financial professionals and senior executives from small, medium, or large municipalities.

Elected officials, CAO’s, planners, and finance officers will benefit from having a fundamental understanding and core knowledge of all financial processes.

Register Today!

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Questions? Get in touch…