BUSINESS SERVICE AGREEMENTS
2. Black & Veatch – Water Supply Activities Project – Water Engineering – Water Division - $21,955. Contact person is Brad Taylor, 484-2411, 3205
3. Eaton Electrical, Inc. – Network Protector Upgrade Program – Electric Systems – Electric Division - $650,000 for up to five years – George Zaczek, 484-2411, ext. 3229
4. Keri Green & Associates – Facilitation Services – Hydroelectric Relicensing – Electric Division - $25,000. Contact person is Gale Banry, 484-2411 ext. 3413
5. Kim De Rubertis, Consulting Engineer – Leaburg & Walterville Canals – FERC Part 12, Subpart D, Safety Analysis – Hydroelectric Relicensing – Electric Division - $35,690. Contact person is Catrin Van Donkelaar, 484-2411, ext. 3214
6. L.H. Morris Electric, Inc. – Leaburg Canal Hazard Mitigation Project – Electric Division - $113,680. Contact is Allen Dannen, 484-2411, ext. 3428
7. Mak Solutions – Technical Support Services – Information Services – Corporate Services Division - $30,625. Contact person is Greg Armstead, 484-2411, ext. 3761
8. Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative (PNGC) – BPA Slice Audit – Power Management & Planning – Power Resources - $15,000. Contact person is Eric Hiaasen, 484-2411, ext. 3763
9. Portland Energy Conservation Inc. (PECI) - “Savings with a Twist” Program – Energy Management Services – Power Resources Division - $85,000. Contact person is Rob Roy, 484-2411,ext. 3093
10. Public Agency Network (PAN) – PAN”s Operation Budget – Systems Engineering – Electric Division - $138,093. Contact person is Bill Fletcher – 484-2411, ext. 3328
11. Second Growth, Inc. – Vegetation Management on Leaburg/Walterville Canals – Hydroelectric Relicensing – Electric Division - $150,000. Contact is Catrin Van Donkelaar, 484-2411, ext. 3214
12. Standard & Poor’s – Ratings Direct – Two-Year Subscription – Fiscal Services – Customer & Financial Services Division - $27,563. Contact person is Michelle Martin, 484-2411, ext. 3406
13. Vermeer Pacific – Directional Boring Machine with Trailer – Water Construction – Water Division - $175,501. Contact person is Todd Simmons, 484-2411, ext. 3603
RESOLUTION NO. 0620 - BPA SLICE LITIGATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
14. Execute Settlement of Slice True-Up Litigation with Bonneville Power Administration – Power Resources Division
Under provisions of a Block and Slice Power Sales Agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration, EWEB pays a percentage share of BPA’s system costs in return for an equal share of the output of the Federal Base System. Charges for EWEB’s slice share are subject to an annual “true up” using contractually defined allocation methods to reconcile billings in each operating year to BPA’s actual costs. Audit of BPA’s financial records for 2002 through 2005 lead Slice Customers to challenge certain costs and calculations associated with true-up billings in each of these years. Lawsuits were subsequently filed in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by BPA’s Non-Slice customers seeking to bar BPA from arbitration of these claims, and by Slice Customers seeking resolution through arbitration or adjudication.
Over the past eighteen months, the BPA Administrator, Slice Customers, and Non-Slice customers represented by Northwest Requirements Utilities have engaged negotiations in an effort to settle these matters. The parties have reached tentative agreement on a settlement package that addresses all related issues, and would result in a $2.8 million refund to EWEB of prior slice true-up payments. Additional background, an authorizing resolution, and a copy of the proposed settlement agreement are included for review in the Board’s agenda packet. Staff recommends consent calendar approval of the resolution authorizing EWEB General Manager to execute this settlement. Contact person is Dick Helgeson, Power Resources Division Director, 484-2411, ext. 3960. |