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Return on Investment
Over the past three decades, Alcalde & Fay has helped secure more than $1.1 billion in federal funding for municipalities in Florida. Here's what some clients paid for and received.
Jacksonville Port Authority
Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $1.26 million since 1986
Federal Funding Received
? $53.05 million
Projects Included
? $20 million over three years for a special highway demonstration project
? $9.5 million for an access road to the Talleyrand Seaport
? $7.5 million for the dredging of Jacksonville Harbor
Lake County
Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $313,000 since 2002
Federal Funding Received
? At least $11.8 million
Projects Included
? $11.6 million for the widening of State Road 50
? $200,000 for construction of the Citrus Ridge Library
Other Successes
? Obtained a congressional directive that makes the county eligible to receive grant funding through the Agriculture Department's rural development programs even though the county doesn't technically meet program criteria
? Obtained a congressional directive to fund the county's drinking water study
Osceola County
Paid Alcalde & Fay
? $577,000 since 1998
Federal Funding Received
? At least $25.6 million
Projects Included
? $18.75 million to widen U.S. 192
? $3.5 million to treat invasive aquatic plants that are a nuisance to the county's water system
? $1 million for an instrument landing system at Kissimmee Airport
Sources: Senate lobbying reports on file with the clerk of the House of Representatives and secretary of the Senate, Alcalde & Fay's "History of Successes"
Business Beat - Week of May 3rd
