OPEN SEASON – OS2312-1
MIDCONTINENT TO MARKET
FTS TRANSPORTATION
AVAILABLE WITH SW OPTION
This is an Open Season (OS) pursuant to Section 5.1(c)(1) of the General Terms and Conditions (GT&C) of Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC's (Natural's or NGPL's) FERC Gas Tariff (Tariff) for firm transportation capacity. Bidders may submit a bid in a manner consistent with NGPL's tariff procedures in GT&C Section 5.1(d). Bids may be submitted in either the SFV Rate Form or a fixed Negotiated Rate Form.
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Firm capacity with a primary receipt point in Natural's Midcontinent Receipt Zone and a primary delivery point in Natural's Market Delivery Zone (as further described in the Capacity Available Section below). As described below under Optional Services, the System Wide Option (SW Option) will be included in the evaluation of bids received.
CAPACITY AVAILABLE (Dth./day)
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25,000 Dth/d is available for northbound flow from Segment 10 and continuing northbound through Segments 11, 12, 13, and 14 to either Segment 31 and/or southbound from Segment 28 to Segment 33 beginning April 2, 2024 through March 31, 2025.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE RECEIPT POINTS
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The following receipt point in Segment 10 is available for use as a primary receipt point in this OS:
LOC # Primary Receipt Point Name Segment MDQ
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905207 CIG/NGPL FORGAN BEAVER 10 25,000
Bidders interested in other primary receipt points should contact their Account Director at Natural prior to bid submission.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DELIVERY POINTS
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The following delivery points in Segments 31 and 33 are available for use as a primary delivery point in this OS:
LOC # Primary Delivery Point Name Segment MDQ
4132 NICOR/NGPL LAWNDALE AVE COOK 31 25,000
4187 NIPSCO/NGPL LANSING COOK 33 25,000
Bidders interested in other primary delivery points should contact their Account Director at Natural prior to bid submission.
CURRENTLY APPLICABLE MAXIMUM MONTHLY BASE RESERVATION RATE FOR AVAILABLE CAPACITY FROM MIDCONTINENT TO MARKET:
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Without SW Option
Peak Off- Peak
$7.81 $6.58
With SW Option
$9.41 $7.965
Monthly Base Rates are per Dth of Contract MDQ, and are exclusive of applicable surcharges.
BID PARAMETERS
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POSTING and BIDDING PERIOD: December 5, 2023 – December 11, 2023.
BID SUBMISSION: Bids must be received by Natural by 2:00 p.m. Central Time on December 11, 2023.
Email bids to NGPLMARKETING@KINDERMORGAN.COM
DISCOUNT RATE AND DATE TO WHICH BIDS ARE DISCOUNTED: 8.35%, discounted to April 2, 2024, which shall be the Discount Date as that term is used in this posting.
BID REQUIREMENTS AND OS TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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BID RATE SECONDARY RECEIPT/DELIVERY POINTS
For any capacity awarded to a bidder at a bid reservation rate that is less than the applicable maximum reservation rate set forth in Natural's Tariff, either with or without the SW Option, as applicable, the bid reservation rate will apply to: i) all secondary receipt points located in the zones traversed by the primary path, excluding secondary receipt points to the extent permitted under the “opposite leg rights” provision of Section 5.5(a)(2) of the General Terms and Conditions of Natural's FERC Gas Tariff; and ii) the following secondary delivery points: Nicor (LOC 9258), NIPSCO (LOC 909260), PGLC (LOC 909285), MidAmerican (LOC 10568), Northern Natural (LOC 900203), Northern Border (LOC 908090 and LOC 50706), Midwestern (LOC 25400 and LOC 906107), ANR (LOC 904758 and LOC 906104), PEPL(LOC 906103), Alliance (LOC 37207 and LOC 37208), Rex (LOC 44413), and all storage and pooling points within the zones traversed by the primary path included in bidder's bid.
INCREMENTAL RATE SECONDARY DELIVERY POINTS
In addition to the bid reservation rate, for any capacity awarded to a bidder at the bid reservation rate which is less than the applicable maximum rate set forth in Natural's tariff, either with or without the SW Option, as applicable, bidder shall pay Natural the following incremental volumetric daily reservation rates for all quantities transported on a firm basis on any day to the Incremental Rate Secondary Delivery Points set forth below. These incremental rates shall be subject to the applicable maximum rate set forth in Natural's tariff for service to such points, as may be revised from time to time. To the extent that bidder is awarded primary point capacity at any of the Incremental Rate Secondary Delivery Points, the specified incremental reservation rate for service to such point shall not apply.
Tier 1 Secondary Delivery Points LOC
$0.03/Dth.
IPLC/NGPL CDP 25250
IPLC/NGPL CDP Clinton 901028
AmerenIL/NGPL AM CDP 46594
AmerenIL/NGPL GC CDP 46595
CROSROAD/NGPL LAKE 10751
ENALBEMR/NGPL CLINTON 900169
ENABLEIL/NGPL METROEAST MADISON 44941
Horizon Pipeline 39755/39855
Tier 2 Secondary Delivery Points
$0.05/Dth.
NO SHORE/NGPL CDP 9254
Service provided on a firm basis to all other secondary delivery points not specifically set forth in this section will be provided at the applicable maximum rate set forth in Natural's FERC Gas Tariff, as may be revised from time to time, for service to such points.
OPTIONAL SERVICES
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The value of the SW Option is applicable to the bid evaluation of the capacity included in this OS, and therefore, the bid reservation rate for the SW Option will be taken into account for bid evaluation purposes.
BID REQUIREMENTS
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Shipper may submit multiple bids, but each bid will be evaluated independently. No contingent bids will be accepted in this OS.
Any bid submitted for a specified rate equal to the applicable maximum Tariff rate shall be deemed to be a bid at the applicable maximum Tariff rate, as may be revised from time to time.
Bids may be submitted in the SFV Rate Form that is within the applicable minimum and maximum rates set for in Natural's FERC Gas Tariff or in the form of a Negotiated Rate or Negotiated Rate Formula.
Bids must include a term start date of April 2, 2024 and term end date of March 31, 2025 and include a uniform MDQ for the entire term of the bid.
CREDITWORTHINESS REQUIREMENT
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All bidders must satisfy Natural's creditworthiness requirements, as stated in Section 16 of the GT&C of Natural's Tariff, prior to submitting a bid. Any bid submitted which causes bidder to exceed bidder's pre-determined level of creditworthiness is deemed an invalid bid. Potential bidders are encouraged to contact Natural's Credit Department prior to bid submittal to determine whether they have established sufficient credit for their bid.
COMMODITY CHARGES AND SURCHARGES
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The reservation rate included in any bid must be for the Base Reservation Rate only (including the SW Option rate, to the extent applicable), which is exclusive of all applicable surcharges. Any applicable commodity charges and surcharges and reservation surcharges will not be included in the guaranteed revenue stream considered for bid evaluation purposes. Advance Payments are separately discussed below. In addition to the awarded Base Reservation Rate, the winning Bidder will pay all applicable commodity charges and surcharges and reservation surcharges at the applicable maximum rate contained in Natural's Tariff, as may be revised from time to time.
FUEL AND GLU CHARGES
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The reservation rate included in any bid is exclusive of all applicable fuel gas (fuel) and gas lost and unaccounted for (GLU) charges. Bidder will be required to pay any and all applicable fuel and GLU charges set forth in Natural's Tariff, as may be revised from time to time.
QUANTITY LIMITATIONS/
AUTHORIZED OVERRUN SERVICE
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For any capacity that may be awarded at a discounted rate, the bid rate shall only apply to firm daily delivery quantities, including any related capacity release quantities, up to the Bidder's awarded Contract MDQ as a result of any segmentation. Firm deliveries made on any day in excess of the applicable contract MDQ as a result of any segmentation, including any related capacity release quantities, shall be charged all applicable maximum rates, charges, and surcharges set forth in Natural's Tariff, unless otherwise provided. Without limitation of the foregoing, all Authorized Overrun Service provided to the Awarded Bidder shall be billed at the applicable maximum Authorized Overrun Rate set forth in Natural's Tariff, as may be revised from time to time.
ADVANCE PAYMENTS
An Advance Payment will not increase the value of a bid received in this OS.
OBLIGATION TO AWARD CAPACITY
Natural is not obligated to award firm capacity based on the following types of bids pursuant to its Tariff (GT&C Section 5.1(d)(4)):
(1) on any bid for a term of less than one year, under which service is to commence more than sixty (60) days following the close of the open season (e.g., winter only);
(2) any bid for a term of one year or greater, under which service is to commence more than twelve (12) months following the close of the open season; and
(3) any bid for a term which is not continuous from the commencement of service date to the termination of service date reflected in the bid.
BID EVALUATION METHODOLOGY
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All bids in this OS will be evaluated using the NPV formula which is posted on Natural's internet website on the commencement date of the Posting and Bidding Period. All bids will be discounted to the Discount Date for NPV purposes. Natural's internet website may be accessed at: https://pipeportal.kindermorgan.com/PortalUI/DefaultKM.aspx?TSP=NGPL. The NPV formula for evaluating bids was posted on April 17, 2020, on Natural's internet website under Informational Postings/Notices/Non-Critical and is titled “NET PRESENT VALUE FORMULA”.
BID AGGREGATION
--------------- In order to determine the successful Bidders, Natural shall aggregate acceptable bids (including prorated bids to the extent applicable) if aggregation would achieve the highest NPV in relation to the available capacity.
DETERMINATION OF HIGHEST ECONOMIC VALUE AND PRORATIONING
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In any situation where the capacity associated with acceptable bids exceeds the available firm capacity, including situations in which the highest NPV is determined using bid aggregation, then any available capacity will be allocated among bids, up to the MDQ bid, to achieve the optimal solution (highest aggregate NPV for capacity available). In order to determine the highest economic value of all acceptable bids received, Natural will calculate the NPV of all such bids in two ways: 1) assuming prorationing of bid capacity by one or more Bidders to the extent required to achieve the optimal solution regardless of any bid's stated minimum acceptable quantity and 2) assuming prorationing of bid capacity by all Bidders down to the minimum acceptable quantity set out in the respective bids. If a bid indicates that the Bidder is not willing to prorate to the extent required by the optimal solution, the available capacity will first be allocated (Initial Allocation) among other bids which indicate that the Bidders are willing to prorate to the extent required by the optimal solution. The Initial Allocation shall be consistent with the optimal solution for the Bidders participating in the Initial Allocation. The Bidder(s) not willing to prorate to the extent required by the optimal solution will be afforded the opportunity (irrespective of any stated minimum acceptable quantity) to take any capacity, up to MDQ bid, not allocated to other Bidders under the Initial Allocation. If allocation of capacity among Bidders in the preceding sentence is required, allocation will be implemented in order to achieve the optimal solution for the capacity remaining to be allocated (irrespective of any stated minimum acceptable quantity), provided that the quantity allocated to a Bidder may not exceed the MDQ bid by that Bidder. In applying the above procedures, in the event that Natural receives two (2) or more acceptable bids or sets of acceptable bids for service, which produce the same NPV (and produce the highest aggregate NPV), then available capacity will be allocated prorata based on MDQ bid.
NPV TIEBREAKER METHODOLOGY
If a tie between bids or sets of bids remains at the end of the prorationing process, Natural will apply the Tiebreaker procedures set forth in Natural's Tariff at Section 5.1(d)(6) of the GT&C.
RESERVATIONS
Natural reserves the right to clarify bids containing non-specific and/or ambiguous bid information (including, without limitation, rate, term, and receipt or delivery points)or discrepancies in bid information, provided that Natural shall have no obligation to do so.
CONTRACTUAL ROLLOVER RIGHT
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Pursuant to the Contractual Extension Rights provisions of Section 22.4 of the General Terms and Conditions of Natural's FERC Gas Tariff, for any awarded capacity, Bidder shall have the right to extend the term of the Transportation Agreement for all or any portion of the awarded MDQ at a rate and for a term to be mutually agreed upon by Bidder and Natural, so long as such agreement is reached on or before November 6, 2024. If no such agreement is reached by such date, this extension right shall expire at that time.
NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY OF AMERICA LLC
BID FORM FOR FTS CAPACITY
In order to be valid, a bid must contain all of the applicable information required by this Bid Form. Any bid submitted for a specified rate equal to the applicable maximum tariff rate shall be deemed to be a bid at the applicable maximum tariff rate, as may be revised from time to time.
DATE ____________________ – OS2312-1
BIDDER/SHIPPER NAME _________________________________________________
BIDDER/SHIPPER GID _________
MONTHLY BASE RESERVATION RATE
OFF-PEAK RATE PEAK RATE
FTS _____________ _____________
SW option (Yes/No) _____________ (If this option is not selected, the bid will be deemed non-SW)
RATE OPTION (SELECT ONE): SFV Rate _____ or Fixed Negotiated Rate _____
(If this option is not selected, the bid will be deemed to be an SFV Rate)
TERM START DATE April 2, 2024 TERM END DATE March 31, 2025
CONTRACT MDQ BID _____________
PRIMARY RECEIPT POINT(S) AND POINT MDQ(S)
LOC NAME LOC # LOC MDQ
RECEIPT(S) _____________ _________ _________
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PRIMARY DELIVERY POINT(S) AND POINT MDQ(S)
DELIVERY(S) _____________ _________ _________
If Bidder will accept less than the Contract MDQ bid, state Minimum Acceptable MDQ _______________ or, as an alternative, the minimum acceptable percentage __________%
Is Bidder an affiliate of Natural (Y/N): _________
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