Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-13 - REGULATED PROVIDER GENERAL RULES AND SELECTION OF THE REGULATED PROVIDER › Rule 515-7-13-.06 - Information to Be Included in the Request for Proposal

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Request for
				Proposal shall contain a timetable for the process, including deadlines for
				submission of pre-qualification information, Bid Packages, any proposed oral
				presentation dates, and the targeted Administrative Session date(s) for the
				Commission's consideration of selecting a Regulated Provider.
(2) The Request for Proposal for the
				Regulated Provider shall contain, at a minimum, the following provisions:
(a) The time period for which the Bidder will
				remain bound by the Terms and Conditions of its Bid Package;
(b) A statement that the Regulated Provider
				designation shall be made to the responsible Bidder whose proposal is
				determined to be the most advantageous for the ratepayers of Georgia, taking
				into account all of the evaluation factors set forth in the RFP;
(c) The minimum bidding requirements, which
				shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Bids must disclose the amount of the
				proposed deposit requirements, price structure, proposed customer charge, and
				cost recovery;
2. Bids must
				disclose the terms and conditions proposed for service to Group 1 and Group 2
				customers;
3. Bids must disclose
				the terms and conditions proposed for transfers of customers from Group 1 to
				Group 2 and from Group 2 to Group 1;
4. Bids must include the terms and conditions
				proposed for termination of service for Group 1 customers and Group 2
				customers;
5. The Bidders must
				commit to work with Department of Human Resources in qualifying customers that
				may be eligible for service from the Regulated Provider;
6. The Bidders must agree to abide by the
				rules and regulations governing marketers;
7. The Bidders must demonstrate the ability
				to transition the customers from the current Regulated Provider with the least
				amount of customer confusion, and must provide a general description of the
				envisioned transition process;
8.
				The Bidders must work with the Commission Staff and the EDC to resolve any
				technical, financial, customer service, and gas supply issues;
9. The Bidders must comply with all
				Commission rules and regulations regarding the Regulated Provider, service
				quality standards, and any other applicable rule(s) approved by the Commission.
				Bidders must state any and all rules applicable to marketers for which they are
				seeking an exemption in their capacity as Regulated Provider;
10. Two years of pro forma financial
				statements to include income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows,
				and customer projections broken down between Group 1 and Group 2. All support
				for these quantifications should be provided, including but not limited to
				assumptions, data, computations and electronic spreadsheets with formulas
				intact; and
11. Bid Packages shall
				provide the Bidder's proposal regarding the purchase of the Accounts Receivable
				of the incumbent Regulated Provider, as discussed in Commission Rule
				515-7-13-.07.
(d) Stated evaluation factors, the assigned
				point values for each evaluation factor, and any additional points or
				consideration for Optional Enhancements that a Bidder may offer;
(e) A statement that no other factors or
				criteria other than those specified in the RFP shall be used in the
				evaluation;
(f) A statement that
				the Commission reserves the right to reject any and all proposals submitted in
				response to this request;
(g) The
				name and contact information for the Commission appointed Issuing Officer that
				the Bidder may contact regarding the RFP, Bidding process, or the Bidder's
				submission of a Bid package, as well as the following statement,"From the issue
				date of this RFP, until a Regulated Provider is selected and the selection is
				announced, Bidders are not allowed to communicate for any reason with any
				Commission Staff member concerning this RFP except through the Issuing Officer
				named herein. For violation of this process, the Commission shall reserve the
				right to reject the proposal of the offending Bidder.";
(h) A statement that the Commission reserves
				the right to amend the RFP prior to the date of proposal submission and that
				the amendments will be sent to all potential Bidders who originally received a
				copy of the RFP, withdraw the RFP at any time, regardless of whether it has
				received any acceptable bids, and that any amendments will be sent to all
				Bidders who originally received a copy of the RFP;
(i) A statement that prior to the decision
				date, a submitted proposal may be withdrawn by the Bidder by submitting a
				request to the Issuing Officer named herein, and that any such request must be
				signed by a person authorized to sign for the Bidder;
(j) A statement that the cost of developing
				the proposal is the sole responsibility of the Bidder, and that the State will
				not provide reimbursement for such costs;
(k) The number of complete Bid Package copies
				that should be submitted to the Commission. A statement that failure to provide
				the correct number of copies could result in rejection of the Bid
				Package;
(l) A statement that all
				material (Bid Packages, handouts, etc.) submitted in response to the RFP will
				become the property of the Commission and may be returned to the Bidder at the
				option of the Commission, however, one copy shall be retained by the Commission
				for official files;
(m) Statements
				conveying that the pre-qualified Bidders may be invited to participate in oral
				presentations at a scheduled time to discuss their proposals. However,
				participation in oral presentations does not necessarily mean that the Bidder
				has met all of the RFP requirements. Oral presentations shall not be a
				substitute or a supplement for the Bid Package. New information presented at
				oral presentations shall not be utilized as part of the Evaluation
				Process;
(n) The Review and
				Evaluation Process as further detailed in 515-7-13-06(2);
(o) The Selection Process as further detailed
				in 515-7-13-.06(3);
(p) A timeline for the review of an
				Acceptable Bid;
(q) Specific point
				values or ranking methodology that will be utilized in the review and
				evaluation process;
(r) Optional
				Enhancements submitted as part of the Bid Package shall provide the Bidder the
				opportunity to enhance its score or ranking during the review and evaluation
				process. The Commission issued RFP shall prescribe the scope of the Optional
				Enhancements and any associated scoring or ranking values. The RFP shall
				clearly detail which enhancements, if any, the Commission will consider during
				the review and evaluation process; and
(s) A statement that "There is no assurance,
				expressed or implied, that an award will necessarily be made pursuant to this
				RFP. This RFP shall not give any rights to any respondent for any
				indemnification claims."