BG Products, Inc. Industrial Revenue Bond Issue Office of Economic Development September 3, 2019
BG Products 2 • BG Products formed 1971 • Manufacturer of lubrication and cleaning products for the automotive industry • Purchased former Sunflower Oil and Grease facility located at 701 & 740 S. Wichita in 1980s
BG Products 3 701 & 740 S. Wichita
BG Products 4 • Invested heavily in research and development of new product lines; refined existing lines as engines have become more sophisticated • Automotive products and services for fuel systems, engines, transmissions, brakes, power steering, climate control systems • Provides training to service advisors and technicians
BG Products 5 • Auto lab and R&D lab were old and inefficient • During training session, auto lab shut down; R&D lab too small to grow • Classroom for training limits class size • Demolished two structures and replaced with new 34,000 sf addition
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BG Products 9 • New, larger classroom • Larger auto lab; dedicated demonstration room • Offices for engineers; increased R&D lab space • Larger breakroom space for training sessions
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BG Products 14 5 Year Avg Jobs Base New Capital Projected Salary 2017 174 11 185 $70,200 $12,000,000 • 83% property tax abatement • 5-plus 5 year basis
BG Products 15 • Value of one year 83% tax abatement ($12,000,000 at 80%) • City $56,865 State $ 2,614 • County $51,232 USD 259 $93,569 TOTAL = $204,280 *BG Products pays in excess of $72,000 property tax annually
BG Products 16 CEDBR Benefit/Cost Analysis: $12,000,000 Projected City of Wichita 1.67 to 1 City of Wichita – Gen Fund 1.30 to 1 City of Wichita – Debt Srv Fund 1.53 to 1 Sedgwick County 1.31 to 1 USD 259 1.81 to 1 State of Kansas 3.70 to 1
BG Products 17 Recommendation: • It is recommended that the City Council close the public hearing and place on first reading the bond ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of documents for the issuance of taxable Industrial Revenue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 for BG Products, Inc. and authorize the necessary signatures.
BG Products, Inc. Industrial Revenue Bond Issue Office of Economic Development
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