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Success Stories: “Finding Light in a Tight Budget” The Story of Gilbert School District Gilbert, Arizona The School Edition

Finding Light in a Tight Budget

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Page 1: Finding Light in a Tight Budget

Success Stories:

“Finding Light ina Tight Budget”

The Story of Gilbert School District

Gilbert, Arizona

The School Edition

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Gilbert School DistrictToday• 39,000 students• 26 Elementary schools• 6 Junior highs• 4 Academies • 1 Alternative education facility

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• Running a city-wide school district is no small feat.• You can only employ expertise in so many areas.• Managing utilities, telecom and waste expenses takes

experience and a trained eye.

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The Assignment• Identify overcharges • Collect refunds• Implement cost savings

through rate reductions• Confirm accuracy of all utility

bills

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The Results

Telecom refundsAnnual telecom savingsAnnual energy savingsWater/sewage

>$10,000>$23,000~$6,500No errors

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“The greatest value is knowingwe are now accurately billed

by the utility and telecom companies.”

“We were impressed that Cost Control Associateseffort produced refunds and annual savings ofmore than $40,000.”

See more success stories at www.costcontrolassociates.com/case-studies