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JEA long-term costs , quality , and local economic impact , in addition to price , all while making sure our projects are on-time and within budget by monitoring supplier performance .”
Planning for future sustainability
While on the topic of community , Jenny extends its meaning to JEA ’ s commercial network . “ We have very strong supplier relationships ,” she affirms .
“ We also have the privilege of working with agencies throughout the US – not just in Florida . This enables benchmarking with them and an opportunity to piggyback off established contracts in situations where we believe it makes sense to do so . Leveraging all of our relationships has helped us mitigate the global supply chain issues .
“ Regarding mitigation , I wouldn ’ t say there is one recipe for success . Our
efforts have involved redundancy in our
supply base , flexibility to accept alternative designs , building better forecasting models internally to plan further ahead , developing communications plans , and ensuring the team has the resources they need to do their job well . Diversifying our supply base has helped to mitigate both disruptions as well as looking into more flexible contracts to include cost adjustment models .”
We have talked a lot about the shortand long-term , with JEA placing much emphasis on the latter – but what does JEA have in store in regard to the former ?
Alan ’ s quick to respond . “ We are in the process of completing an electric Integrated Resource Plan ( IRP ),” he says . “ This will mean we can look 30 years into the future ; it will reveal how we can generate enough electricity and water for our customers .” As part of the IRP process , JEA is considering investments in solar as part
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