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Louisville has a Capital Projects Fund for its courthouse renovations. The appropriation authority for the fund continues until the end of the project. The voters
Louisville has a Capital Projects Fund for its courthouse renovations. The appropriation authority for the fund continues until the end of the project. The voters approved a bond issue for the specific purpose of financing courthouse renovations and the county commissioners committed a revenue source specifically for that purpose. The expected revenues sources are as follows:
City Reserves, Transfer from General Fund..... $500,000
Bond proceeds $6,000,000
State Grant (Outright contribution to the project).. $700,000
Federal Grant (20% of cost, up to $1,800,000 $1,800,000
Total Resources $9,000,00
Transactions:
- The state grant and federal grant were received. Be careful about the conditions on each of the grants.
- Bought land for the project paying ($50,000). (2 journal entries)
- Money from the bonds was received (par less $15,000 of bond issue costs).
- The Funding from the General Fund was received.
- During the year, the city paid the architect fees of $600,000. (2 entries)
- The contract to the Rodriguez Construction was signed and work began on the park. The contract was for the following amount:
Structure: $4,700,000
Plumbing and heating: 1,825,000
Electrical: 1,300,000
- Invoices were received and vouchered for the following amounts of the Rodriguez contract. There was a 5% retainage on the contract. (3 entries).
Structure: $4,750,000
Plumbing and Heating: 1,825,000
Electrical: 1,250,000
Landscaping (not encumbered): 450,000
- The Rodriguez Construction voucher was paid.
- The new park and its facilities were approved by the inspectors and accepted by Sacramento. It was ordered that
- the retained percentage be paid to the contractor;
- the Federal government be repaid (2 entries);
- the remaining cash be transferred to the Debt Service Fund;
- the Capital fund be terminated (closing entry: Revenues, Expenditures, transfers in and transfers out).
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