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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 101460M - Contract - Southwestern Public Service Co, Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers - 10/14/1960to 14(eO ryl RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. THAT the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock to execute the attached Contract for Engineering Services to which the said City of Lubbock, Southwestern Public Service Company and Black & Veatch, Consulting Engineers, are parties,, which said Contract for Engineering Services is hereby incorporated herein by referenc for all purposes. SECTION 2. THAT the City Secretary -Treasurer is authorized and directed to attest the Mayors signature to such Contract for Engineering Services,, affix- ing the ;seal of the City of Lubbock thereto. Passed 'by the Commission this 14th day of October _,, 1960. WVID C. CASEYx Y Ma o ATTES Form Approved City AttO10Y Lave is Lowe,, ity Secretary -Treasurer BLACK & V E AT C H CONSULTING ENGINEERS TEL. EMERSON 3-1402 1500 MEADOW LAKE PARKWAY P. O_ BOX 14, MISSOURI KANSAS CITY 14, CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES THIS CONTRACT, made and executed in triplicate this thirteenth day of October, 1960, by and between the City of Lubbock, Texas and Southwestern Public Service Company (a Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New Mexico and authorized to transact business in the State of Texas) as joint participants, hereinafter called the Utilities, Parties of the First Part, and Black & Veatch, Consulting Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, hereinafter called the Engineers, Party of the Second Part, WITNESSETH: THAT WHEREAS, competing systems of the Utilities are operated for the purpose of supplying electric service to users within and immediately adjacent to the City of Lubbock, and WHEREAS, each Utility must now construct, maintain and operate completely separate and parallel electric systems, and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Utilities to obtain an engineering study of the most feasible alternate solutions to the problem of providing electric service to their respective customers in a more economical manner, and WHEREAS, the Engineers are qualified to do this work, and the Utilities wish to employ them to make the necessary studies and to assist in obtaining a mutually agreeable and satisfactory solution to the problem; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the Utilities hereby agree to employ the Engineers to perform the services herein- after outlined, and to pay them for such services according to the schedule of, fees set forth herein; Section X. The Engineers agree to perform the following services: A. Analyze the operations of the respective utility systems within and immediately adjacent to the city limits of Lubbock, including, but not necessarily limited to the following items: 1. Number of customers in each customer classification from 1930 to date. - 1 - BLACK & V E A T C H ' 2. Kilowatt hour sales and revenues from the sale of power and energy under each customer classification during the period 1950 to date. 3. Maximum net power requirements during summer and winter seasons and the monthly net energy deliveries to the -systems from 1950 to date. 4. Cost factors relating to parallel construction, maintenance and operation of the two utility systems in the same general service area. 5. Construction and operating practices of the two systems. 6. Other factors affecting electric service. B. Study the probable power requirements to meet expected future needs to 1970- C. Develop feasible alternate plans for the supply of electric service to all customers within and immediately adjacent to the city limits of Lubbock, and estimate the comparative costs for the respective plans. D. Give due consideration to intangible factors affecting the alternate plans for supply of electric service. E. Consult with the Utilities separately and jointly as required. F. Summarize the investigations, conclusions and recommendations in a formal written report to the Utilities. G. Make all reasonable personal efforts during the progress of this work to effect agreeable solutions to the many basic problems, and continue such efforts during negotiations and until agreement has been achieved; provided, that if all such reasonable efforts shall have failed to achieve satisfactory agreements within a period of 24 months from the date of this contract, the obligation of the Engineers to continue such efforts shall cease. This work will be personally supervised by R. D. Woodson; important conferences will be attended by R. D. Woodson and/or H. F. Spainhour. Section II. The Utilities agree to supply information to the Engineers as may epee eT,_ including the following: A. System maps showing routing and sizes of existing transmission, sub - transmission and primary distribution circuits. Also, insofar as information is available, the size, location and electrical arrange- ment of major substations and the size and location of distribution transformers. - 2 - BLACK & VEATCH B. Records and information necessary in connection with the analyses to be made under Section I, paragraph A, and the estimates under Section I. paragraph B. C. Such other available information and data as may reasonably be required during the progress of the Engineers' work. The Engineers will send a representative to Lubbock to assist the Utilities in assembling the necessary detailed information. Section IM It is understood and agreed that appraisals or property valuations are not included as a part of this contract. Section IV. For all of the services outlined in Section I, the Utilities agree to pay tEe Engineers the lump sum amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), such payment to be made in accordance with a mutually agreeable schedule. Billings and payments for these services shall be divided equally between the two participating Utilities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties of the First and Second Parts have hereunto set their hands and seals on the date first above written. THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS (Participating Party of the First Part) By SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CC14PANY (Participating Party of the First Part) By BLACK & V&AT CH., Consulting Engineers (Part of th d Part) By W . - 3 - 1800 MEADOW LAKE PARKWAY P. O. OOX No. 8.406 KANSAS CITY 14, MISSOURI October 17, 1960 Mr. H. P. Clifton City Manager Lubbock, Texas Mr. Arlie Hudson Division Manager Southwestern Public Service Company Lubbock, Texas I Gentlemen: During the joint meeting on October 13 between the City Commission, Southwestern Public Service Company and ourselves, the desire was expressed on the part of the Commission to establish at that time a schedule for payment of the engineering fee provided in our contract for engineering services. This is to confirm that the schedule mutually agreed upon is as follows: 1. An amount of $7500 to be paid approximately six months from the contract date. 2. An amount of $7500 to be paid approximately one year from the contract date or upon completion of theengineering services, whichever date is first to occur. 3• The remaining amount of $10,000 to be paid upon completion of the engineering services. As stated in the contract ,sbillings and payments for the engineering I will be divided equally between the City and Southwestern Public Sexvice Company., We take this opportunity to express our appreciation for courtesies which you,have extended to,us and for the engineering contract. Yo truly, LACK & 1' RDW: el Ril so r 1