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City of Round Rock
Agenda Item Summary
Agenda Number:
Title: Consider authorizing a Letter of Proposal for Assistance With Wholesale
Customer Rate Review from Black & Veatch, Corporation
Type: City Manager Item
Governing Body: City Manager Approval
Agenda Date: 11/1/2013
Dept Director: Cheryl Delaney, Finance Director
Cost: $50,000.00
Indexes: Utility Fund
Attachments: Proposal Letter 10-20-2013 Wholesale Customer Rate Review Support
Text of Legislative File CM -13-11-206
The City maintains a utility rate model that is used to determine the water and sewer rates for our
customers. This model determines the cost to provide these services.
This is a proposal from Black & Veatch Corporation for assistance with reviewing and responding to
questions presented by the city's wholesale customers and developing supportive documentation to
address potential current and future rate case support.
Staff recommends approval.
City of Round Rock Page 1 Printed on 10/31/2013
CONTRACT APPROVAL FORM FOR CITY MANAGER ACTION
Required for Submission of Specific City Manager Items
Department Name: Finance
Project Mgr/Resource: Cheryl Delaney
City Manager Approval
CMA Wording
Project Name: Proposal for Assistance
ContractorNendor: Black & Veatch, Corp.
Consider authorizing a Letter of Proposal For Assistance With Wholesale Customer Rate Review from Black & Veatch, Corp.
Approval
X❑ Employee EE Bowden—`t3ate October 29, 2013
Notes/Comments
BLACK & VEATCH
1300 Summit Ave, Suite 400
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Tel: (817) 429-7558
Fax: (214) 429-7559
Mrs. Cheryl Delaney
Finance Director
City of Round Rock, TX
221 E. Main Street
Round Rock, TX 78664
Black & Veatch Corporation
October 20, 2013
Subject: PROPOSAL FOR ASSISTANCE WITH WHOLESALE CUSTOMER RATE
REVIEW
Dear Mrs. Delaney:
Black & Veatch Corporation (the "Firm" or "Black & Veatch") is pleased to present
our proposal for assisting the City of Round Rock ("the City") with review of the
wholesale water and wastewater rates by the City's Wholesale Customers The
pricing and scope in this letter addresses the needs of the City for addressing
concerns and questions of the Wholesale Customers, model review, and on-site
visits. The estimated price for this project is for a not -to -exceed $50,000, and
provides for the following work plan:
A. Review and respond to questions presented by the City's Wholesale
Customers;
B. Meet with City Management to review available data regarding questions
and study methodology and develop City responses;
C. Conference calls to respond to Wholesale rate issues;
D. Development of supporting documentation to address potential current
and future rate case support and defense; and
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E. Any additional Wholesale Customer support, as may be requested by City
staff.
We appreciate your consideration, and look forward to an opportunity to continue
our professional service relationship with the City of Round Rock in the conduct of
current and future projects addressing your rate, finance, and strategic related needs.
Please contact Richard Campbell (407) 913-4430 if you require any additional
information.
CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TX
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Very truly yours,
BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION
John R. Kersten
Richard L. Campbell
Director