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District of Columbia Dept. of General Services

District of Columbia Dept. of General Services. Natural Gas RFP Webinar November 13, 2012 1:30 pm ET. Natural Gas RFP Specifications. Customer: District of Columbia Department of General Services Natural Gas Supply starting: January 1, 2013 415 Accounts i ncluding 9 new accounts

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District of Columbia Dept. of General Services

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  1. District of Columbia Dept. of General Services Natural Gas RFP Webinar November 13, 2012 1:30 pm ET

  2. Natural Gas RFP Specifications • Customer: District of Columbia Department of General Services • Natural Gas Supply starting: January 1, 2013 • 415 Accounts • including 9 new accounts • all are on non-Interruptible distribution service with WGL • 6 likely inactive accounts are not included in totals • Approx. 977,000 therms per year • Term: 1, 2, and 3 year contract terms • 2 Pricing Products • Broker fee • Web site for Updates: http://dcrfps.ameresco.com

  3. Natural Gas RFP Contacts • RFP Responses: • Kim Marburger, Ameresco • kmarburger@ameresco.com • 704-916-3508 • Broker Agreements: • Kathy Abernethy, Ameresco • kabernethy@ameresco.com • 704-916-3531

  4. Natural Gas RFP Timeline • RFP Posted to RFP Web site: Friday, November 9, 2012 • Responses Due: 11 am ET on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 • Anticipated Execution: by Noon ET on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 • DC may be able to execute December 4 after Council meeting • will lock NYMEX sometime after contract execution • Service Begins: January 1, 2013

  5. Natural Gas RFP Contract and Pricing • Contract: • Strong Preference for NAESB with GAPA and Special Provisions • Government Acquisition Provision Addendum • Articles 18.5.1. – 18.5.5 added • Pp. 5-11 taken from the District of Columbia’s “Standard Contract Provisions” for Supplies and Services Contracts, November 2004 (some but not all provisions) • Bidders’ red-line additions to Special Provisions will be received, but unwillingness / inability to accept DC provisions may be a factor in evaluation process • Pricing Products • Fixed Price (25% and 10% swing) • Fixed Basis (0%, 10%, 20%, 100%)

  6. Pricing Products • Fixed Price (25% and 100% swing options): • Basis • Asking Bidders to hold open Fixed Basis quote from bid deadline (11 am ET on Tuesday, November 27, 2012) to Noon ETon Wednesday, December 5, 2012 • NYMEX • Asking Bidders to enter quote, but DGS intends to allow winning Supplier to adjust NYMEX to the actual screen at the time of notification of award and actual execution • Once Basis and NYMEX are locked… • “the price is the price” within the swing % selected • Fixed Basis (0%, 10%, 20%, 100% swing options): • Basis • Asking Bidders to hold open Fixed Basis quote from bid deadline (11 am ET on Tuesday, November 27, 2012) to 2 pm on Noon ET on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 • NYMEX • locked prospectively for specific quantities by month sometime after contract execution • Once Basis is locked.. • “the Basis price is the Basis price” within the swing % selected • Fixed NYMEX is fixed NYMEX for the specific volumes locked

  7. Specific Special Provisions • GAPA 18.5.1: “This contract has a not-to-exceed amount of $12,646,615 multiplied by term of the contract (in years). Seller understands and agrees that in no event shall the Buyer’s liability to the Seller exceed such amount unless the Buyer’s contacting officer authorizes an increase in this amount in advance and in writing”. • contract must include a specific figure • should provide ample allowance for volume and price variance • GAPA Article 10 (added provisions). Multi-year Contract. Section deals with appropriation of funds. • deals with a specific circumstance • does not authorize Buyer to terminate so as to do a deal with another provider

  8. Thank You!

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