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DATE: March 17, 2017 TIME: 9:00 A.M.
TO: ALL ANR PIPELINE COMPANY CUSTOMERS
RE: AVAILABLE FIRM TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY (Open Season #215)
ANR Pipeline Company ("ANR") is initiating an open season for the following firm capacity:
ANR-SWHS to ML7 or ML3
For availability beginning April 1, 2017, ANR has 5,854-Dth/d of firm primary capacity from the ANR-SW Headstation to points north of Rex Shelbyville (#742252). The minimum term available is April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018.
Available Primary Receipt Point:
" Meter # 103702 - S W Headstation
Available Primary Delivery Point(s):
" Various Locations in ML7. Delivery into Wisconsin is open for any point on the east leg up to and including the Milwaukee point (#28842). Points west of Woodstock are not available.
" Various locations in ML3 north of the Rex Shelbyville point (#742252).
" Depending on availability of capacity and if operationally feasible, and subject to applicable FERC regulations and policy and the provisions of ANR's FERC Gas Tariff, a Shipper can choose one primary delivery point for the winter season(s) (November 1, 2017-March 31, 2018) and one primary delivery point for the summer season(s) (April 1, 2017-October 31, 2017). Contract MDQ must be uniform across the term of the contract.
Minimum Acceptable Bids
The minimum acceptable bid term is April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018. Shippers may bid longer terms only in seasonal increments.
The minimum acceptable reservation rate for this offer is undisclosed. ANR will consider discounts, but reserves the right to reject any bid that is less than the maximum tariff rate. If capacity is awarded, it will be awarded based on the highest Net Present Value per unit of MDQ (NPV). ANR reserves the right to accept the combination of bids that creates the highest overall NPV. Bidding the maximum tariff rate WILL qualify the winning bidder to receive tariff ROFR on the contracted capacity as set forth and pursuant to the terms of Part 6.22 of the General Terms and Conditions of ANR's FERC Gas Tariff.
Secondary Receipt/Delivery Points:
If capacity is awarded at a discounted demand rate, the resulting transportation contract(s) will include all secondary receipt and delivery points at the same discounted rate as the primary path for all zones traversed.
ANR will be holding this open season in accordance with Part 6.2.10 (h) of the General Terms and Conditions of its FERC Gas Tariff, commencing at 9:00 a.m. CST Friday, March 17, 2017 and ending at 10:30 a.m. CST Thursday, March 23, 2017. Winning bidders will be notified no later than 2:00 p.m. CST Thursday, March 23, 2017. Pursuant to ANR's tariff, all requests for service for the capacity available above will be treated under this open season. All bids submitted during the open season may be withdrawn and/or replaced with an equal or higher rate bid during the open season period. Bids cannot be replaced with lower rate bids.
Other Terms and Conditions
This open season is for the capacity available for the receipt and delivery point combination/path(s) specified above. As such, ANR reserves the right to reject any bid that does not specify the path(s) posted above. ANR reserves the right to reject bids without a term of April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018. ANR reserves the right to reject bids with deviations in monthly, seasonal or annual MDQ's. ANR reserves the right to reject discounted bids. ANR reserves the right to reject bids for rate schedules other than FTS-1. ANR reserves the right to reject negotiated rate bids. ANR reserves the right to reject any request that is incomplete, contains modifications to the terms bid form(s), or conflicts with ANR's FERC Gas Tariff. ANR reserves the right to clarify bids. Available capacity volumes are contingent upon mainline, meter and lateral capacity. ANR has the right to award capacity to a mutually agreed-upon alternate receipt or delivery point if capacity is unavailable at the meter(s) specified in the bid. This open season is subject to ANR's FERC Gas Tariff and to all applicable laws, orders, rules, and regulations of authorities having jurisdiction.
BID EVALUATION
Upon completion of this open season, all remaining bids will be considered binding until a successful bid(s) has been awarded. All final bids received during the open season will be evaluated on a Net Present Value per unit of MDQ (NPV) basis using the factors below.
NPV= En [R*(1 / (1+i)*n)]/MDQ
En = Summation of months 1 through n (Sigma)
n = term in months
MDQ = Contract MDQ
R = Incremental monthly revenue of all services/paths in bid
i = Monthly Discount Factor (current FERC quarterly rate) this rate can be found at https://www.ferc.gov/enforcement/acct-matts/interest-rates.asp
These factors will be weighted equally.
Awards shall be made to the bids with the highest NPV. If more than one bid has the same NPV and requests for service exceed available capacity offered in Open Season #215, then the capacity shall be awarded pro rata to shippers with matching NPV bids. In the event of a tie, parties interested in this capacity may specify an acceptable minimum prorated MDQ.
Parties interested in this capacity should submit a binding bid via email by sending their requests to anrmarketing@transcanada.com. For further information please contact your designated Account Manager or one of the Account Managers listed below.
Hopper, Bruce 262-792-5403 Lakhani, Adam 832-320-5559
Lozano, Lonnie 832-320-5679 McDonald, Sean 832-320-5332
Skarb, Gary 248-205-4536 Sowa, Amy 832-320-5374
Strom, Colin 402-492-7419
Open Season # 215
Binding Bid Form
Firm Transportation Service
Company Name:
Service Commencement Date Requested: April 1, 2017
Service End Date Requested (minimum March 31, 2018 and must be in seasonal increments)
Transportation Quantity MDQ (Dth/d) (must be uniform seasonally):
Primary Receipt Point Name: ANR-SW
Primary Receipt Location ID Number: 103702
Winter Primary Delivery Point Name:
Winter Primary Delivery Location ID:
Summer Primary Delivery Point Name:
Summer Primary Delivery Location ID:
Rate Schedule Requested: FTS-1
Circle desired rate election: Recourse rate (tariff)
Discounted rate
If discounted rate elected above
Transportation Reservation Rate Bid:
Minimum Acceptable Prorated MDQ Volume: _________________
Signed:
By:
Title:
Comments: ____________________________________________
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