Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC
Fourth Revised Volume No. 1-B
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Effective Date: 05/01/2002, Docket: RP02-202-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 36 First Revised Sheet No. 36 : Effective
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 36
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SERVICES - continued
When any Shipper bids the maximum rate, such Shipper is only
required to bid up to the maximum rate for its requested receipt
and delivery points, not the maximum rate which may apply to
different receipt and delivery points which could be charged for
such service.
Multiple bids (defined as different bids made for different
portions of the total capacity) will be permitted.
18.4 BEST OFFER
Transporter will determine which bid constitutes the best offer by
determining the highest economic unit value (per Dth of capacity)
to Transporter. A calculation based on the formula and interest
rate set forth in Section 23.10 will be used to determine the
highest economic unit value. The comparative economic unit value
of each bid will be determined by calculating the Net Present
Value (NPV) of the reservation charges or other form of revenue
guarantee of each offer over either the term of the offer or five
(5) years, whichever is less, and then dividing by the quantity of
the respective bid. However, if the bid is at maximum rate and
the term is more than five (5) years, the entire term will be
considered in determining the economic unit value. For a
Shipper's bid with a reservation rate or other form of revenue
guarantee which exceeds the maximum Recourse Rate during all or
any portion of the bid term, the NPV calculated for the bid may
not exceed the NPV calculated assuming that the maximum Recourse
Rate shall be in effect during the full term of the bid.
In the event equivalent offers are submitted, the capacity will be
made available on a pro rata basis to the equal bidders. Should
any of the equal bidders veto their pro rata allocation of the
capacity, Transporter will then conduct a lottery to select the
winning bidder, who will then, if the bid is not matched under
Section 18.5 below, be allotted its requested capacity. The
remainder of said capacity, if any, will be available to the other
equal bidder(s) on a pro rata basis, which will again trigger the
veto/lottery selection process.
Transporter will post the name of the winning bidder of the
capacity for a period of no less than five (5) business days.