Wyckoff Gas Storage Company, LLC
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 04/21/2009, Docket: RP09-444-001, Status: Effective
Substitute Original Sheet No. 23 Substitute Original Sheet No. 23
Superseding: Orig. Sheet No. 23
(5) any applicable recall provisions relating to
the proposed release, and whether the Replacement Shipper will have
the option to refuse the capacity after recall has ended;
(6) any minimum conditions concerning the rate,
term, or volume that the Releasing Shipper is willing to accept (and
that the Releasing Shipper wishes to have posted on Transporter’s EBB),
or a statement that it has separately revealed to Transporter any such
minimum conditions, which shall be posted following the close of
bidding;
(7) whether Releasing Shipper will accept
contingent bids for the capacity being released and, if so, all terms
and conditions of acceptable contingencies including the manner in
which such contingent bids will be evaluated;
(8) the date and time of (i) the posting of the
Release Notice on Transporter’s EBB, and (ii) the close of the bidding
for the released capacity;
(9) whether the Releasing Shipper has prearranged
the release of the service to a specified Replacement Shipper; and, if
so, the identity, address, and telephone number of the designated
Replacement Shipper;
(10) objective criteria for evaluating responsive
bids by Potential Replacement Shippers and for breaking ties among
highest bidders, to the extent that the Releasing Shipper’s criteria
are at variance with the criteria established by Transporter in this
section;
(11) the name, telephone number, email address and
facsimile machine number of the Releasing Shipper’s designated contact
person;
(12) the rate basis on which bids for the released
capacity are to be submitted;
and
(13) where a prearranged release is to an asset
manager identified as exempt from the competitive bidding process, the
asset manager’s obligation to deliver gas to, or purchase gas from, the
Releasing Shipper; provided that, in order for the release to an asset
manager to not be subject to bidding, the delivery purchase obligation must comply
with the requirements set forth in 18 CFR § 284.8(h)(3).
(c) Evaluation Criteria. Transporter shall evaluate bids
submitted for capacity offered for release based on the best bid first
utilizing the methodology chosen by the Releasing Shipper, including
(1) highest rate, (2) net revenue, (3) present value, or (4) other. The
Releasing Shipper, upon choosing “other”, must establish alternative,
nondiscriminatory criteria for evaluating bids. Should the Releasing
Shipper choose “other” as