Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify the professional engineering services agreement with Arcadis U.S. Inc. (Red Oak Consulting) for the Electric Utility Rate Study for the Division of Power. This proposed rate study will examine and report on the following: Cost and Customer Analysis, Rate Design, Electric Rate Survey, and Preliminary and Final Report Summary. The estimated timeframe for this scope of work is three to five months.
2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: This is a modification of an existing project.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $40,000.00
Original Contract $ 2,000,000.00
Proposed Modification No. 1 (2011 funding) $ 4,840,000.00
Proposed Modification No. 2 (2012 funding) $ 3,216,000.00
Proposed Modification No. 3 (2013 Current) $ 40,000.00
CURRENT TOTAL TO-DATE $10,096,000.00
Proposed Modification No. 4 (estimated 2013 funding) $ 2,194,000.00
Proposed Modification No. 5 (estimated 2014 funding) $ 2,194,000.00
Proposed Modification No. 6 (estimated 2015 funding) $ 2,194,000.00
PROPOSED FUTURE TOTAL $16,678,000.00
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This Contract Modification No. 3 was part of the Department of Public Utilities’ Rate Study Project for the newly re-established Division of Power.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This project is part of the existing Overall Engineering Consultant (OEC) Services with Arcadis U.S., Inc. and will become part of Task 5 - General and Additional Services.
1.4. How was the modification cost determined?
A cost proposal was provided by ARCADIS US, Inc. (Red Oak Consulting an Arcadis group) and reviewed by the Division of Power and was deemed acceptable.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: An emergency designation is requested at this time so that the rate study for the Division of Powe...
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