Arlington Storage Company, LLC
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 08/24/2009, Docket: RP09-872-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 117 Original Sheet No. 117
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
ASC will issue a contract within one hour of the award posting (with a new contract number, when
applicable). Nominations for Gas flow are possible beginning at the next available nomination cycle
for the effective date of the contract. Such nominations will be processed in accordance with the
nomination and scheduling requirements of Section 8 of the General Terms and Conditions; however,
in no circumstance will Gas flow prior to the effective date of the release as specified in
Releasing Customer's offer.
(b) For standard releases of one year or longer:
- Offers shall be tendered by 12:00 p.m. CCT four Business Days before the award;
- The bid period shall end at 1:00 p.m. CCT on the Day before timely nominations are due (open
season is three Business Days) or at 1:00 p.m. CCT on any subsequent Business Day as specified
in Releasing Customer's offer, whichever is elected by Releasing Customer;
- Evaluation period begins at 1:00 p.m. CCT on the Day the bid period ends, during which contingency
is eliminated, determination of best bid is made, and ties are broken;
- Evaluation period ends and award is posted if no match is required at 2:00 p.m. CCT the same Day;
- If the Prearranged Replacement Customer's bid is not the "best bid," ASC shall allow such Prearranged
Replacement Customer a Matching Period of thirty (30) minutes from 2:00 p.m. CCT until 2:30 p.m. CCT
on the Day the Bid Period ends, or such later time as specified in the Releasing Customer's offer,
to determine whether to match the "best bid" and to notify ASC of its decision.
- If a match is required, the award will be posted by 3:00 p.m. CCT.
ASC will issue a contract within one hour of the award posting (with a new contract number, when
applicable). Nominations for Gas flow are possible beginning at the next available nomination cycle
for the effective date of the contract. Such nominations will be processed in accordance with the
nomination and scheduling requirements of Section 8 of the General Terms and Conditions; however,
in no circumstance will Gas flow prior to the effective date of the release as specified in Releasing
Customer's offer.
(c) Timeline for Non-standard Releases. If Customer specifies a bid evaluation methodology
other than those stated in Section 4.7 or specifies any special terms or conditions,
the above timelines shall apply; provided, however, one additional Business Day will
be added to the evaluation period. Subsequent deadlines will be delayed by such
additional Business Day, causing Gas flow to occur at least one Day later than under
the standard timelines set forth in Sections 4.3(a) and 4.3(b).