Northern Border Pipeline Company

First Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 09/16/2009, Docket: RP09-540-000, Status: Effective

First Revised Sheet No. 284A First Revised Sheet No. 284A

Superseding: Original Sheet No. 284A

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

27. RELEASE OF FIRM CAPACITY (Continued)

27.60 Selection of Best Bid (Continued)

27.61 Company's Bid Evaluation Methods (Continued)

D = Distance in miles of that portion (if any)

2 of the Bid distance between Ventura, IA

and North Hayden, IN that lies between the

Primary Receipt Point and the Primary

Delivery Point divided by 100.

n = Bid term (days), not to exceed the number

of days offered by the Releasing Shipper.

The higher the net revenue, the higher the

ranking.

(d) Method D - Releasing Shipper's Bid Evaluation

Methodology

The Releasing Shipper may establish a method

for evaluation of the Best Bid. The Releasing

Shipper must specify the evaluation method and

provide an example of the evaluation method

with the Offer. In this event, the Company

shall evaluate the Bids in accordance with the

Releasing Shipper's method and allocate the

capacity to the Best Bid. The Releasing

Shipper's Bid evaluation methodology must be

objective and non-discriminatory. In the event

the Releasing Shipper does not specify how

capacity will be allocated when there

are multiple Best Bids, the capacity will

be allocated in accordance with

Subsection 27.61(f) hereof.