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ROHL NETWORKS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP <br /> NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br /> (SEE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT'S REVIEW REPORT) <br /> OCTOBER 31,2013 AND 2012 <br /> 1. GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES <br /> General and Operating Cycle <br /> Rohl Networks Limited Partnership('Partnership')was established in the State of Delaware on March 17,2010 and is <br /> engaged in the business of providing telecommunication construction services in the United States of America.The <br /> Partnership is owned 99.9%by Rohl Group International,Ltd.,a foreign Canadian Limited Partnership and.1%by <br /> Rohl Networks GP, LLC. The Partnership will continue until the Partnership is dissolved. <br /> The Partnership specializes in fiber optic engineering and installation in both urban and rural areas. The services <br /> • <br /> include wireline, wireless, broadband, FTTH and CATV plowing, trenching, directional drilling, conduit/manhole <br /> systems, serial construction,local and wide area networks, optical ground wire (OPGW), long-haul and local loop <br /> infrastructure/equipment,emergency call out and repair,maintenance and removal of existing telephone plant,make <br /> ready engineering and construction,broadband systems,cable pulling,splicing and maintenance(copper,fiber and <br /> coax)and other services. <br /> Management's Plan <br /> The Partnership secured through bids, additional fiber related projects throughout the United States. Significant <br /> contracts secured include services to Lake County,Minnesota with an estimated contract value of$20,000,000.The <br /> Partnership commenced running the Lake County Phase 28 contract in the second quarter of 2014, which <br /> management expects will increase the Partnership's cash flows. <br /> Subsequent to year end, a partner contributed $600,000 to the operations of the Partnership. Additionally, the <br /> Partnership is looking into other sources of financing,including a line of credit. <br /> Revenue and Cost Recognition <br /> Revenues from contracts are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method, measured by estimates of <br /> completion determined by the percentage of job costs incurred to total estimated job costs. That method is used <br /> because management considers total cost to be the best available measure of progress on the contracts. Because of <br /> the inherent uncertainties in estimating costs,it is at least reasonably possible that the estimates used will change <br /> within the near term. <br /> Contract costs include all direct material and labor costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, <br /> such as indirect labor,supplies,tools and repairs.Selling,general,and administrative costs are charged to expense <br /> as incurred.Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses <br /> are determined.Changes in job performance,job conditions and estimated profitability,including those arising from <br /> contract penalty provisions and final contract settlements, may result in revisions to costs and income and are <br /> recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. <br /> As is customary in the construction industry, the Partnership will incur costs which it believes were not part of the <br /> original contract specifications. In many cases, these costs will be submitted as a change order to the party <br /> authorizing the work under the contract.The Partnership's accounting policy is to recognize revenue pursuant to <br /> these change orders upon approval by the counterparty to the contract.As of October 31,2013 and 2012,there were <br /> no unapproved change orders. <br /> The asset, 'Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts,' represents revenues <br /> recognized in excess of amounts billed. The liability, 'Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on <br /> uncompleted contracts,'represents billings in excess of revenues recognized. <br /> Combining Construction Contracts <br /> In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification('ASCD 650-35-25-5,the Partnership accounts for contracts <br /> that meet certain criteria as a single profit center.For the years ended October 31,2013 and 2012,the contracts with <br /> the Oklahoma Department of Transportation were accounted for as one profit center. <br /> - 5- <br />