HomeMy WebLinkAbout1104RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY
OF A CONTRACT WITH PUGET SOUND POWER &
LIGHT COMPANY FOR FURNISHING
(Service Furnished)
WHEREAS, PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY has
oi~ered to furnish for a period of ..................... ~..~... ....................................... years,
upon the terms set forth in the following proposed form of contract, to-wit:
Page 1 of Resolution
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HUN I C I PAL t./ATER PUMP i NG POt4ER CONTRACT
"and the .... .~...t~.
PUGET SOUNO PO¥1ER & LIGHT COMPANY, herein called "Company, ....
· of
........................ , a munlclpal corporation of the State of Nashington,
herein call~ "City," agree as foll~s:
FIRST: This contract only covers p~er used in connection with the operation
of water distribution syst~s.
SECO~: DELIVERY- In c~sideratlon of the pay~nts, a~d subject, to the lim-
itations, herein stipulated, the C~Rany agrees for a permod of ..~. ~onsecutive
years, beginning..~.~. .... , 19.~..., to reserve for and furnish to the City,
and City agrees during sai~ period to bUY ively
exclus fr~ the C~pany, at the
rates herein fixed, all electric p~er required to operate the City4s water pumping
plant or plants located and described as foll~:~ ~~ ~ - ~ ~
~r}c ~ow~ha{} be three ~hase, s}x~y cyc{e, a}~erna~In9 current
~ {m~prox{ma~e{y....-[~. ...... VD{ ts 6~sny agrees to furnish not exeee~{n9
L~a~he R~er ~yailable. The po,hr of delivery shall be at ~i ~,
~~~ ~ a~Xe ~Ja~~ ~~~.
No. kO of the C~pany's Eiectr{c Tariff No .... ~" , filed with the Public Service
C~{smlon of the State of [~ashington:
O~nd Charge -
~1.65 per ~nth per kilOwatt, or major portion thereof, of ~ximum de, nd.
Energy Charge -
O.55¢ per kil~att hour for the first 25,~O kil~att hours used per ~nth.
O.55~ per kil~att hour for the n~t 25,000 kilowat~ hours used per ~nth.
O.k5¢ per k{ Iowatt hour for the next 50,000 k{ I~:~ hours used per month.
O.qO~ per kil~att hour for all over 1OO,OOO k{ I~att hours used per month.
Said rates are subject to change in accordance with the laws of the State of
tVashington and ~enever a n~ sch~ule of rates for the same service is made ef-
fective the City shall thereafter pay the n~ rates; provided, if the new rates
are higher than those herein fixed, the City shall be entitled to cancel this
contract.
All bills shall be payable within ten days from their date.
FOURTH: H~SUREHENT - Maximum d~and, consumption and power factor shall be
measured by co~ercia{ly accurate maxi~m d~and, war: hour and power factor meters
furnished and installed by Company, suitable space for which shall be furnished by
the City; provided, ~xlmum d~nd and p~er factor may at C~pany's option be
determined either by meters or by check of service.
The maxim~ d~and for any month Is understood to be the average kilowatt d~and,
or average rate of use m~sur~ in kil~atts, during the fifte~ minute interval in
~{ch the consumption of electric energy is greater than during any other fifteen
minute interval In the ~nth.
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MUNICIPAL ~4ATER PUMPING POWER CONTRACT - PAGE 2
FIFTH: USE OF EQUIPMENT - The City agrees to install and maintain in good con-
dition proper equipment for the use of such power and to save the Company harmless
from all liability for any loss or damage caused by such equipment to either party
hereto or to any person whomsoever; not to sell to others any electric power fur-
nished hereunder, nor use or permit others to use any of such power in any other
place or for any other purpose than to operate said plant.
City agrees to notify the Company before making any Increase in the connected
load and to operate its electric equipment so as not to impair the general service
rendered by Company to its other customers, If the City's use shall Impair such
service to other customers, the City will, upon demand, install the proper appa-
ratus to prevent City's po~er factor from falling below 85 per cent, and Company
shall have the right to discontinue service to the City until such apparatus Is
installed.
The City agrees to use reasonable diligence to protect the Companyts property
from Injury and Company shall have free access to all parts of the premises where
its electricity is used, to inspect, repairs remove and replace Its property.
SIXTH: SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS _ Company shall use reasonable diligence to furnish
uninterrupted service but shall not be liable for any interruptions caused by
strikes and/or other labor disputes, accidents or acts of God, or by any cause by-
yond the control of the Company, or by the necessity for making repairs or changes
in the Company's equipment and facilities, and the City waives and shall not assert
any clalms against the Company for damages to the City caused by any suspension~
Interruption, failure or curtailment of service by the Company under this agreement
attributable in any manner to national war emergency, tncl'udlng voluntary coopera-
tion by the Company in any method of operation or in any program recomaended or
requested by civil or military authorities. No temporary interruption shall cancel
this contract.
SEVENTH: The Company shall have the right to cancel this contract if any part
of the Company's property used for the rendition of this service is taken by em-
inent domaln, or if such service can no longer be rendered by reason of franchise
expiration and the inability of the Company to secure a renewal thereof.
......... day of ............ , .
.................. .......... .... .y ..............
City Clerk Mayor
Witness: PUGET SOUND POt.ER & LIGHT COHPANY
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the .............
G~,~' ...of ..... ]BF'~I~'t;O[I that a
of the ................. i~l~[~~ ............
contract be entered into with Puget Sound Power & Light Company for the furnishing of
Ifa%er Puaping Pever a% $~a~ion
upon the terms above proposed, and that the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized
and directed to execute and deliver such contract on behalf and in the name of the
~.~l~ ........................ and the Clerk be and he hereby is authorized
and directed to attest such contract and to affix thereto the seal of the .................................
~TT~ST:
.......... ..........
Clerk.
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