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HomeMy WebLinkAbout001045 Original Contract City of Port Angeles Record # 001045 EXHIBIT A Western Public Agencies Croup 2016 Scope of Services and Budget The Western Public Agencies Group ("WPAG") comprises 20 publicly owned utilities in the state of Washington: Benton REA, Clallam County P.U.D. No. 1, Clark Public Utilities, the City of Ellensburg, Grays Harbor P.U.D. No. 1, Kittitas County P.U.D. No. 1, Lewis County P.U.D. No. 1, Mason County P.U.D. No. 1, Mason County P.U.D. No. 3, Pacific County P.U.D. No. 2, Skamania County P.U.D. No.1, Wahkiakum County P.U.D. No. 1, the City of Port Angeles, and members of the Pierce County Cooperative Power Association, which includes Alder Mutual Light Company, the Town of Eatonville, Elmhurst Mutual Power and Light Company, the City of Milton, Ohop Mutual Light Company, Parkland Light and Water Company, and the Town of Steilacoom. Together the WPAG member utilities serve more than one million customers and purchase more than 6 billion kilowatt-hours from the Bonneville Power Administration ("Bonneville" or "BPA") each year under both Load Following and Slice/Block Contracts. WPAG member utilities also own or receive output from more than 400 megawatts of non-Bonneville generation and purchase more than 300 megawatts of power from sources other than Bonneville. WPAG members are generally winter-peaking utilities with lower annual load factors. WPAG members' similar characteristics have caused them to join together to represent their interests before Bonneville, and in other regional and national forums since 1980. WPAG has intervened as a group in every major Bonneville rate proceeding since enactment of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980. WPAG's interests have also been represented in Congress, before the Northwest Power Planning Council, and in other regional forums. The scope of services presented here includes areas that various other organizations, of which WPAG members might also be members, cannot advocate for WPAG members due to conflicts of interest within those organizations, lack of staff resources or subject area expertise. WPAG thus fills a need that is unmet by membership in the Public Power Council, the Northwest Public Power Association, the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee and other similar groups. I A-1 EXHIBIT A Scope of Services The 2016 scope of services for WPAG is proposed as follows: • General WPAG Activities and Meetings During 2016, EES Consulting and MMPS&M will monitor and comment on regional and federal activities of specific interest to WPAG members not covered adequately by other public power organizations of mutual interest and relevance. Monthly meetings will be held to brief WPAG members on these activities. • Regional Activities BP-18 Pre-Rate Case — BPA will commence a combined transmission and power rate case in November of 2016 that will set rates for the two year FY 2018-2019 rate period ("BP-18"). BPA will hold a series of pre-rate case workshops through 2016 up to the beginning of the BP-16 rate case. These workshops will help establish the policy and technical underpinnings of BPA's initial BP-18 rate proposal for both power and transmission rates. WPAG will participate actively in the workshop processes leading up to the rate case, and will intervene in the case once it begins. Many of the expected workshops are listed below. This will be staffed by EES Consulting and MMPS&M. Focus 2028 — BPA has stated that is focused on being the low-cost energy provider of choice when new power contracts are offered in 2028. To this end, and largely at the request of WPAG and other preference customers, BPA has commenced a new process it is calling Focus 2028. This forum is intended to establish a common understanding of industry changes and strategic choices BPA may face to maintain its financial strength and cost competiveness. Among other issues, Focus 2028 is to include a review of BPA's approach to capital investment in the hydropower and transmission systems, its internal operating costs and program delivery models, including energy efficiency. WPAG will participate in Focus 2028 to ensure that BPA's focus stays centered on being the region's low-cost energy provider and to emphasize the urgency with which BPA must bring its unyielding cost structure under control to maintain its competiveness. This will be staffed by EES Consulting and MMPS&M. Conservation —As part of the Focus 2028 process, BPA has promised a renewed look at it the program delivery model for its conservation program. This will include a looking at moving towards a model where utilities have more flexibility in funding conservation on their own versus staying with BPA funding. This will also include a review of how BPA intends to comply with the conservation targets to be established under the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Seventh Power Plan. We will work with WPAG's members to establish positions that are fair to all members. We will also work within i A-2 EXHIBIT A public power to help build consensus and joint action where possible. This will be staffed by EES Consulting and MMPS&M. Financial Reserves Policy— In determining whether to trigger or implement its risk based adjustment clauses for power rates, BPA considers the total financial reserves of the entire agency (i.e., the reserves attributable for both Power and Transmission Business Lines). Currently, the Transmission Business Line has over $500 million in reserves that are available for use in BPA's risk calculations, whereas the Power Business Line has only $273 million of such reserves. Some of BPA's IOU and power marketing customers argued in the BP-16 rate proceeding that BPA should return a sizeable portion of BPA's transmission reserves to its transmission customers. In the BP-16 Record of Decision, the Administrator promised to hold workshops during 2016 to develop a financial reserve policy in large part to address the IOUs concerns. This has the potential to result in an additional power rate increase if adopted because BPA Power would then need to increase its own financial reserves to replace the transmission reserves formerly relied upon in BPA's risk calculations. WPAG will work with other preference customers to ensure that the financial reserve based arguments of the IOUs and power marketers does not result in a power rate increase. This will be staffed by EES Consulting and MMPS&M. Integrated Program Review (IPR) — The IPR provides BPA's customers with an opportunity to review and comment on BPA's expense and capital spending levels prior to their inclusion in the upcoming BP-18 rate case. WPAG will participate in the IPR process to attempt to reduce the costs that are to be included in the initial BP-18 rate case proposal in the first instance. The strategy is to reduce those costs in the IPR, and any associated rate increase, before they are effectively "baked" into BPA's initial BP-18 rate proposal. This will be staffed by EES Consulting and MMPS&M. Capital Investment Review — This process provides BPA customers an opportunity to review and comment on BPA's long term asset strategies including asset performance objectives, prioritizing risks, developing capital project strategies and forecasting costs and uncertainties. WPAG will also urge BPA to give priority to capital projects that provide service to preference customers and maintain the reliability of the current FBS and transmission system. This will be staffed by EES Consulting and MMPS&M. Calculation of Peak Energy Amounts Under CHWM Contracts —The Contract High Water Mark (CHWM) Contracts, including both the Slice/Block and Load Following Contracts, include a provision where BPA can invoke a process for purposes of adopting a i methodology for calculating the amount of "peaking energy" available from the FBS to serve a preference customer's load under their respective CHWM contract, as well as the peak capability of non-federal resources used to serve requirements load. By increasing the peak capability of non-federal declared resources and decreasing the amount of FBS peak capability, BPA could materially impact the peak capacity available to serve preference customer loads. For Slice/Block customers to the extent the amount A-3 EXHIBIT A of peaking energy available to them from the FBS is insufficient to meet their peaking energy needs, they will have to acquire additional resources to make up the difference. For Load Following customers BPA will acquire non-federal resources on their behalf and roll the costs thereof into their power rates. BPA has recently given some indication that it intends to invoke the process for determining a methodology for calculating available peaking energy. This matter invokes issues involving preference, BPA's 7(b)(1) statutory rate directive to base preference customer rates on the costs of the FBS until the FBS can no longer meet all preference customer needs, and contractual rights. WPAG will participate in the process, if and when it is commenced, with the objective of working towards an outcome that is fair to all preference customers regardless of whether they take service under the Load Following or Slice/Block contracts. This will be staffed by MMPS&M. Energy Imbalance Market — There are currently two separate processes under way regarding energy imbalance markets (EIM). The first is the move by some Northwest IOUs to join the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) EIM. To access the Cal-ISO EIM, these utilities, such as PacifiCorp, will need to use BPA's transmission system. This initiative could have significant impacts on the transmission rights of preference customers and BPA's operation of the transmission system. The second is the Northwest Power Pool's EIM/SCED/CCED initiative. This initiative presents both a threat and a potential benefit to preference customers. The threat stems from the creation of a new market that BPA will be tempted to participate in, diverting BPA's attention from its core mission of service to preference customer loads. The potential benefit is that wind integration needs will be met from the market, freeing up Federal base system capability currently used for that purpose for use to serve preference customer loads. WPAG will participate in both of these processes to ensure that the interests of preference customers, and WPAG members in particular, are fully protected in both processes. Any erosion to preference customer rights will be stoutly resisted. This will be staffed by EES Consulting and MMPS&M. Transmission Load Service Process — BPA has initiated a new process to address power customer concerns and issues regarding access to and availability of transmission capability for load service. It has included issues such as how is transmission capability ear-marked to serve load, how is such capability made available, and how customers serving load can get access to transmission without getting in line behind commercial generators. While BPA has made some preliminary decisions that are favorable to power customers, much work remains to be done to assure that BPA will have transmission available when power customers will need it. This will be staffed by MMPS&M. ■ 9Th Circuit Petition for Review WPAG filed a petition for review in the 9th Circuit to question whether BPA has the statutory authority to pay wind generators for their lost RECs, PTCs, and contract damages under A-4 EXHIBIT A BPA's Oversupply Management Protocol (OMP). This action has been placed on stayed for nearly four years, but briefing will begin in early 2016. This will be staffed by MMPS&M. ■ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Given the apparent sympathy the FERC has for wind generation, it is clear that much of the transmission issues relating to wind will find their way back to the FERC. This will require more active participation by WPAG in FERC processes in order to vindicate our interests as preference customers. This may require litigation, as it is clear from recent FERC actions that it does not take very seriously the obligations that BPA has with regard to preference customers. WPAG will work closely with other preference customers to defend the financial and operational interests of BPA, and ensure that the statutory rights of preference customers are not subordinated to the interests of non-preference customers. At times, this may require WPAG to take positions that differ from those of BPA and other preference customers. EES Consulting and MMPS&M will continue to assist PPC in its efforts, and will monitor this process to see if WPAG direct participation is needed. • NERC EES Consulting has been monitoring and advising WPAG members on North American Electricity Council (NERC) compliance issues since April of 2007. EES Consulting will continue to monitor compliance issues on behalf of WPAG members in 2016. EES Consulting will alert WPAG members of issues as they arise. To the extent that detailed analysis and/or representation is required by an individual WPAG member with respect to compliance issues, tasks will be completed and billed on an individual utility basis. • Olympia Legislative Session EES Consulting and MMPS&M will monitor the activities of the 2016 legislature on behalf of WPAG's specific interests. • Other Matters During the course of each year, matters arise that require WPAG attention to protect the interests of our customers. These matters are undertaken at the direction of the WPAG utilities. Budget The budget for the scope of services described above is calculated at the following billing rates for EES Consulting and MMPS&M: A-5 EXHIBIT A EES Consulting President................................................................................ $180 per hour SeniorAssociate....................................................................... 175 per hour Manager................................................................................... 170 per hour Senior Project Manager........................................................... 165 per hour ProjectManager ...................................................................... 160 per hour Senior Analyst or Engineer....................................................... 155 per hour Analyst...................................................................................... 150 per hour Clerical...................................................................................... 120 per hour MMPS&M Principal ................................................................................. $190 per hour Associate................................................................................ $190 per hour These billing rates will remain in effect through December 31, 2016. On the basis of the above billing rates, the 2016 labor budgets of EES Consulting and MMPS&M combined are estimated to be $250,000. This labor budget will be split equally between EES Consulting and MMPS&M. This total labor budget of $250,000 is the same as the total labor budget in 2014 and 2015. In addition to labor costs, out-of-pocket expenses will be billed to WPAG members at their cost to EES Consulting and MMPS&M. It is estimated that $40,000 in total out-of-pocket expenses will be incurred. Out-of-pocket costs will be billed by whichever organization actually incurs the expense. The total estimated annual WPAG budget (including the supplemental funding) for 2015 is estimated at $290,000. This represents no increase over the total 2014 and 2015 annual WPAG budgets. As always, the allocation of the budget among WPAG members is open to negotiation by the participants. We have attached an inter-utility allocation predicated on the most recent available utility data. After a discussion of the foregoing issue, a final budget by utility will be prepared. An example of the budget's allocation is attached at the end of this narrative. Project Staffing The staffing for these projects will be similar to that for past WPAG activities. Gary Saleba will be the principal representative for EES Consulting. Ryan Neale and Terry Mundorf will be the principal representatives for MMPS&M. Additional MMPS&M and EES Consulting staff will assist as needed. A-6 0:.0 O M M O M w M W O N (D (D <O N M i� m LO M O V O Q O o O C M O m O N O O N W M O> N N I LO W m W O O O_ N r N C r N W r r CO W N O W (O O N W (D M O O 0. 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Billing Address 570 Kirkland Way,Suite 100,Kirkland,Washington 98033 (425)889-2700 This Consulting Services Agreement(herein Agreement)is made between EES Consulting,Inc.,(hereinafter"EES CONSULTING")and the City of Port Angeles,P.O.Box 1150,Port Angeles,WA 989362,Attn:Phillip Lusk(hereinafter"CLIENT"). 1. SCOPE,COMPENSATION AND QUALITY OF CONSULTING SERVICES EES CONSULTING will provide the services and be compensated for these services as described in ExhibitA,attached hereto. EES CONSULTING shall render its services in accordance with generally accepted professional practices. EES CONSULTING shall,to the best of its knowledge and belief,comply with applicable laws,ordinances,codes,rules,regulations,permits and other published requirements in effect on the date this Agreement is signed. H. TERMS&CONDITIONS OF CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT 1. Timing of Work. EES CONSULTING shall commence work on or about January 1,2016. 2. Relationship of Parties,No Third-Party Beneficiaries. EES CONSULTING is an independent contractor under this Agreement. This Agreement gives no rights or benefits to anyone not named as a party to this Agreement,and there are no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement. 3. Insurance. a. Insurance of EES CONSULTING. EES CONSULTING will maintain throughout the performance of this Agreement the following types and amounts of insurance: i. Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance as required by applicable state or federal law. ii. Comprehensive Vehicle Liability Insurance covering personal injury and property damage claims arising from the use of motor vehicles with combined single limits of$1,000,000. iii. Commercial General Liability Insurance covering claims for personal injury and property damage with combined single limits of$1,000,000. iv. Professional Liability(Errors and Omissions,on a claims-made basis)Insurance with limits of$1,000,000. b. s Interpretation. Notwithstanding any other provision(s)in this Agreement,nothing shall be construed or enforced so as to void,negate or adversely affect any otherwise applicable insurance held by any party to this Agreement. 4. Mutual Indemnification. EES CONSULTING agrees to indemnify and hold harmless CLIENT and its employees from and against any and all loss,cost,damage, or expense of any kind and nature (including,without limitation, court costs, expenses, and reasonable attorneys'fees)arising out of injury to persons or damage to property(including,without limitation, property of CLIENT, EES CONSULTING,and their respective employees,agents, licensees,and representatives)in any manner caused by the negligent acts or omissions of EES CONSULTING in the performance of its work pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement to the extent of EES CONSULTING's proportionate negligence,if any. CLIENT agrees to indemnify and hold harmless EES CONSULTING and its employees from and against any and all loss,cost,damage,or expense of any kind and nature (including without limitation, court costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys'fees) arising out of injury to person(s) or damage to property(including, without limitation,property of CLIENT,EES CONSULTING,and their respective employees,agents,licensees and representatives)in any manner caused by the negligent acts or omissions of CLIENT or other(s)with whom CLIENT contracts("CLIENT's agents")to perform work pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement,to the extent of CLIENT's or CLIENT's agents proportionate negligence,if any. 5. Resolution of Disputes, Attorneys' Fees. The law of the State of Washington shall govern the interpretation of and the resolution of disputes under this Agreement. If any claim,at law or otherwise,is made by either party to this Agreement,the prevailing party shall be entitled to its costs and reasonable attorneys'fees. 6. Termination of Agreement. Either EES CONSULTING or CLIENT may terminate this Agreement upon thirty(30)days written notice to the other sent to the addresses listed herein. In the event CLIENT terminates this agreement,CLIENT specifically agrees to pay EES CONSULTING for all services rendered through the termination date. EES CONSULTING,INC. CITY OF ANGELES By: Gary Saleba G Title: President Date: December 21,2015 Date: i u LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made between BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON; CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON; CITY OF ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON; CITY OF MILTON, WASHINGTON; TOWN OF EATONVILLE, WASHINGTON; TOWN OF STEILACOOM, WASHINGTON; ALDER MUTUAL LIGHT COMPANY, ELMHURST MUTUAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, WASHINGTON; OHOP MUTUAL LIGHT COMPANY, WASHINGTON; PARKLAND LIGHT AND WATER COMPANY, WASHINGTON; PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF CLALLAM COUNTY, WASHINGTON; PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON; PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, WASHINGTON; PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT OF KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON; PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON; PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON; PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3 OF MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON; PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 OF PACIFIC COUNTY, WASHINGTON, PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF SKAMANIA COUNTY, WASHINGTON; AND PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON (Public Utilities); and MARSH MUNDORF PRATT SULLIVAN & McKENZIE (Attorney) for the provision of legal services and the payment of compensation as specified herein. WHEREAS, the Public Utilities presently purchase electric power and transmission from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) pursuant to wholesale rate schedules determined by BPA after public hearing pursuant to Section 7 of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act(Act); WHEREAS, BPA is considering adoption of various policies, rate forms and long-term contracts which would have a major impact on the wholesale rates of the Public Utilities, and WHEREAS, BPA is preparing to conduct hearings and public processes to decide issues which will affect Bonneville's wholesale rate schedules and Power Sales Contracts for the Public Utilities; and WHEREAS, the Public Utilities wish to actively participate in these hearings and processes to protect the interests of their ratepayers, and WHEREAS, the Public Utilities may wish to diversify their power supply sources, It is Therefore Agreed That: 1. The Attorney shall advise, assist and appear on behalf of the Public Utilities in hearings and public processes relating to issues set forth Exhibit A referenced herein attached and as directed by the Public Utilities. Page 1 of 2 or 2. Public Utilities shall compensate the Attorney for these services at an average hourly rate not to exceed $180.00. Out-of-pocket expenses, such as telephone, telecopy, copying and postage, and reasonable and necessary travel expenses shall be in addition to the hourly rate. The Attorney shall send each of the Public Utilities an itemized statement for legal services rendered and out-of-pocket expenses on a monthly basis. 3. The Attorney fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred hereunder shall be divided among the Public Utilities according to the formulas attached in Exhibit A. 4. The activities encompassed by this Agreement are set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. No other activities shall be undertaken without prior authorization of the Public Utilities. It is understood that the length and amount of work necessary in these proceedings is unique and the cost may exceed these estimates. 5. Files of the Attorney relating directly to the foregoing legal services shall be available for examination by the authorized representative of the Public Utilities or their attorneys and shall, upon reasonable request, be turned over the Public Utilities if the Attorney ceases to act as attorney for the Public Utilities. 6. Because the attorney-client relationship is dependent upon mutual trust and full confidence, an individual Public Utility, the Public Utilities collectively, or the Attorney may terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice. MARSH MUNDORF PRATT SULLIVAN & McKENZIE, PSC Date: December 21 2015 By Terence L. Mundorf CITY OF PORT ANGELES Date: /J � By: . @� t Manager Page 2 of 2