I believe you have to clearly disclose all associations with sister companies that you have and Own, so I’m not sure this would fly.
> On Mar 1, 2019, at 5:11 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't know the answers, but regarding install equipment, couldn't you > create another company or subsidiary that buys all that fancy gear and then > pay them prevailing wage, so that they can pay for the equipment with the > profits? At the end of the project, your other company owns some plows, > bucket trucks, fusion splicers, etc. I think this is how it worked with some > of the BTOP middle mile projects. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes > Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 3:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AFMUG] Fiber and USDA/CAF > > For anyone who has applied for usda or caf funding for fiber. > > How did the process work for you? It seems like a catch 22. > > Do you engineer the network first and then apply for the funds you need? > > Or apply using good faith estimates and then engineer after you’ve been > awarded? > > What happens if you don’t use all the funds? Do you just give them back? > What happens if you run out? (I assume you are obligated to return the uses > funds or finish the build using your own capital) > > Can usda/caf funding generally be used to purchase equipment (eg vibratory > plow, bucket truck) or only the infrastructure? (Eg fiber)? > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
