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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2017-R0184 - Amendment 1 With Newgen Strategies And Solutions, LLC - 05/25/2017Resolution No.2017-R0184 Item No.6.16 May 25,2017 RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock is hereby authorized and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock,Amendment No. 1 to that certain Professional Services Contract for consultant services related to reviewing,evaluating, designing and implementing water and wastewater cost of service,rates, and financial models,by and between the City of Lubbock and NewGen Strategies and Solutions,LLC, and related documents.Said Contract is attached hereto and incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set forth herein and shall be included in the minutes of the City Council. Passed by the City Council on May 25 _,2017. DANIEL M.POPE,MAYOR ATTEST: >£&&L& Rebecp Garza,City Secretary APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Aubrey A.Speay;P.E.,Director4)f Water Utilities APPROVED AS TO FORM: RES.Amend 1-Prof Serv Contract-NewGen Strategies and Solutions,LLC (4-28-17) Resolution No. 2017-RO184 AMENDMENT No. 1 to PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT This Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract ("First Amendment"), is entered into this 25th day of May 2017, by and between the CITY of Lubbock, a Texas home rule municipal corporation (the "CITY"), and NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC (the "CONSULTANT") a corporation authorized to conduct business in Texas. WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the CITY and CONSULTANT entered into a certain Professional Services I Contract, dated January 28, 2016, Resolution No. 2016-R0032 ("the Original Contract"), I wherein the CITY contracted with CONSULTANT to perform activities related to reviewing, evaluating, designing and implementing water and wastewater cost of service, rates, and financial models; WHEREAS, the CITY and CONSULTANT now desire to amend the Contract to, among other things, substitute the scope of services, that contemplates related, but originally unanticipated, work provided in the Original Agreement, as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the City and CONSULTANT agree as follows: 1. ARTICLE I of the Original Agreement, as amended, is deleted in its entirety, and is replaced with the following: The term of this Contract commences on the Effective Date and continues without interruption until February 1, 2018. If the CONSULTANT determines that additional time is required to complete the Services, the Director of Water Utilities may, but is not obligated to, in his discretion, execute an agreement to grant up to an additional six (6) Amendment No.1 to Professional Services Contract City of Lubbock and NewGen Strategies & Solutions, LLC Page 1 months of time so long as the amount of the consideration does not increase. An amendment to this Agreement resulting in an increase in the amount of the consideration must be approved by the CITY acting through its governing body. 2. ARTICLE II of the Original Agreement, as amended, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: A. CONSULTANT shall conduct all activities and within such timeframes as set forth on Exhibit "A", attached hereto (the "Services"). B. CONSULTANT shall receive as consideration to be paid for the performance of the Services set forth in Exhibit "B", for a lump sum price of one hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($145,000). 3. "Exhibit A, Scope of Services", "Water & Wastewater Cost of Service & Rate Structure Evaluation," of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the new "Exhibit A, Scope of Services," attached to and made a part of this First Amendment, and constitutes the scope of work to be completed. 4. The attached new Exhibit B of this First Amendment, "Payments of Fees," is substituted for all fees and compensation items, contained in Exhibit "B" to the Original Agreement. 5. Except as amended hereby, the terms and conditions of the Original Agreement shall remain valid and subsisting as originally provided. IN WITNESS WEREOF, the parties have executed this First Amendment by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above. Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract City of Lubbock and NewGen Strategies & Solutions, LLC Page 2 CITY OF L: K Daniel M. Pope, Mayor ATTEST: Reb ca Garza, City Secret y APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: �2 � at L" C Aubrey A. Spe E., Direct r of Water Utilities APPROVED AS TO FORM: Arn, NewGen Strategies & Solutions, LLC Chris Ekrut, Director Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract City of Lubbock and NewGen Strategies & Solutions, LLC Page 3 EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES WATER & WASTEWATER COST OF SERVICE & RATE STRUCTURE EVALUATION CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS PROJECT OVERVIEW For this project, the consultant will collect, analyze, and evaluate data associated with the Water and Wastewater Funds. This data will include past, present, and projected revenue requirements. In addition, cost of services including debt service coverage data will be evaluated. Appropriate financial models will be developed to evaluate various rate structure scenarios to confirm the adequacy of the current rate structure. Based on the information analyzed and evaluated, recommendations regarding the effectiveness of the current water and wastewater rate structures will be developed. Final recommendations will be presented to City Staff and the Water Advisory Commission. TASK I — FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN & REVENUE REQUIREMENT IDENTIFICATION Task 1 of the proposed scope of services will establish the overall revenue needs of the water and wastewater utility. The goal of this Task will be to establish a financial plan for Fiscal Year (FY) FY 2017 through FY 2021, utilizing a Test Year of FY 2016. The financial plan for the utility will incorporate the capital needs of the utility, reflective of the City's planned funding method (i.e., debt, cash, reserves, grants, etc.). It will also seek to define the revenue needed to meet the City's defined financial metrics including required debt service coverage. Task I will be executed via the subtasks outlined below: 1.1 Development of Initial Data Request The Project Team will develop an initial data request that will be needed to adequately begin the review and evaluation of the City's water and wastewater rates. This data will include, but is not limited to, operating, financial, contractual, management, policy, and ordinance data. The purpose of the initial data request is to gather the necessary data to conduct the Study and to ensure the Team has a good understanding of the City's current operating conditions. The Project Team will issue the initial data request within five (5) days after receiving notice to proceed on the project. 1.2 Initial Data and Information Assessment Once the City has submitted the initially requested data, the data will be reviewed for discussion during the project kick-off meeting. Throughout the course of the project, data received by the Project Team will be sampled and tested for accuracy. The sampling and testing of data is imperative in regards to the billing data used to set rates. It is also essential that the billing data be as accurate as possible in the development of proper cost allocations and reliable revenue projections. The Project Team will work closely with the City's billing staff and software provider to extract the appropriate billing data. In addition, as necessary, the Project Team will conduct informal interviews with City staff during our review of the historical data to ensure that the Project Team understands the information provided. Water & Wastewater Rate Structure Evaluation City of Lubbock costs may be influenced by the City's wastewater permits and current industrial strength wastewater program. It should be noted that these are the Project Team's proposed classification methods. Discussions will be held with City staff to determine the appropriate classification methods to utilize in recognition of the City's goals and objectives and available system and billing data. 2.3 Allocation of Revenue Requirements One of the most important considerations in the setting of fair and equitable rates for utility service is the establishment of the appropriate grouping of customers (i.e., customer classes for cost distribution after costs are classified). Generally, a customer class should only include those customers who: (a) are in a similar location in relation to the utility; (b) use the same or similar service from the utility; and (c) receive similar service from the utility and place similar demands upon the utility. The Project Team will analyze the usage patterns of the presently defined customer classes in the above context and evaluate whether a new classification of customers should be recommended. Costs within each utility will be allocated to the selected customer classes based on each customer class' level of service provided by the City. It is vital that the factors that form the basis of costs incurred by the City to provide continuous and adequate service to its customers be appropriately identified. This identification requires a thorough understanding of the influencing conditions controlling the design and/or actual operation of a system. These conditions include normal and peak weather conditions as well as average and peak service demands. Members of the Project Team are versed in appropriately identifying these costs and are recognized experts before the State's rate regulatory agencies. The factors for the allocation of costs to the customer classes will be dependent on the billing and system information available from the City. The final selection of customer classes and allocation methodologies will be discussed with the City. 2.4 Task 2 Overview Report At the completion of Task 2, the Project Team will prepare a summary report of the work completed. This will include a discussion of the Cost of Service process inclusive of the allocation methodologies utilized and any assumptions made by the Project Team. The report will include a comparison of the cost of service by customer class as compared to the level of revenue currently generated by class under existing rates. This will provide the City with an estimation of the overall revenue adjustments necessary to bring a customer class in -line with its calculated cost of service. In addition, the report will also include an analysis of the stability of the City's revenue stream. Specifically, the Project Team will compare the utility's existing debt service obligations with the level of revenue generated under minimum charges. Additionally, we will also compare the level of fixed charge revenue generated against the allocated excess capacity and customer related costs, as well as the revenue generated under the volumetric rate with the average day allocated costs. This will provide an estimation of the adequacy of the City's base water and wastewater charges, which will further be evaluated as part of Task 3. On completion, the draft report will be provided to City staff for review and comment, which will be discussed with City staff via teleconference. After receipt, staff comments will be incorporated into the final overview report. The Project Team is keenly aware of the sensitive nature of a cost of service analysis. Many times, the analysis will produce a result which is not politically appealing and can be cause of significant stakeholder outcry. While the Project Team anticipates presenting the results of Task 2 to the Water Advisory Commission and has priced such a presentation into the enclosed price proposal, the Project Team will Water & Wastewater Rate Structure Evaluation City of Lubbock work directly with City staff to outline an appropriate strategy for this presentation to ensure minimal stakeholder impact. Task 2 Deliverables: Task 2 Overview Report and teleconference with City staff Task 2 Work Session with Water Advisory Commission' TASK 3 — RATE STRUCTURE EVALUATION On completion of the cost of service analysis, the Project Team will begin an in-depth review of the City's current water and wastewater rate structures. At present, the Project Team understands the City utilizes a customer's average winter consumption (AWC) to determine the first block charge under an inclining block water rate structure. Further, the City's base charges have been decreased steadily over the years, leading to concerns about the stability of the overall revenue stream. During Task III, the Project Team will evaluate the overall effectiveness of the current rate structures and will provide recommendations for amendment. The following outlines the key subtasks as part of Task III. 3.1 Evaluation of Current Rate Design Based on the City's initial request for qualifications, the Project Team understands the primary pricing goals and objectives of the City at this time include revenue stability, affordability, and water conservation. These pricing objectives are particularly important given the reduction the City has experienced in per capita consumption, coupled with the downward adjustments made to the base (minimum) rates charged by the utility. The reduction seen through water conservation and overall efficiencies in water use can have a negative impact on revenue stability. Sufficient monies must be collected in minimum charges to offset declines in consumption, but the level of minimum charges must be carefully balanced with customer affordability, particularly for low and/or fixed income customers who are typically more heavily impacted by the level of minimum charges. At the outset of Task 3, the Project Team will perform an evaluation of the current rate structure's ability to achieve these goals and objectives. We will also develop a listing of strengths and weaknesses of the current rate structure, as well as potential structural changes which may better achieve these goals and objectives. On completion of the evaluation, the Project Team will prepare a memorandum of our analysis and provide to City staff for review. After receiving and incorporating staff s comments, we propose to include this memorandum as part of the presentation to the Water Advisory Commission performed at the end of Task II. Through dialogue with the Water Advisory Commission, we propose to develop a formal rate and fee design plan which will be used to guide our completion of Task 3. In developing the rate and fee design plan, the Project Team will also discuss with the Water Advisory Commission any limitations and/or guidelines when incorporating the cost of services results developed in Task 2 into the alternative rate design. For example, if it is not politically feasible to move immediately to cost of service based rates for a particular class of customers, we will seek to set bounds on the overall changes seen by a customer class and/or identified group of customers. ' In an effort to perform the Study in the most cost effective manner, the Task 2 work session will include a discussion of the memorandum proposed to be developed as part of Task 3.1 Water & Wastewater Rate Structure Evaluation City of Lubbock 3.2 Development of Alternative Rate Design Based on the rate and fee design plan developed in Task 3.1, the Project Team will develop alternative rate designs for the City's consideration. Please note that the proposed pricing included herein anticipates up to two (2) alternative water rate designs and up to two (2) alternative wastewater rate designs. Additional rate designs requested to be analyzed and/or developed will be provided at a to be negotiated price. 3.3 Determination of Realizable Revenue with Alternative Rate Structures The Project Team will analyze and compare the revenues forecasted to be generated under alternative rate structures to the forecasted cost of service to determine the adequacy of the alternative rate structures to meet the City's financial goals, including bond coverage requirements and operating and capital reserves. In the revenue determination, adjustments will be made to the historical billing data to reflect normalized weather conditions and usage. Additionally, when projecting revenue under the alternative rates, the Project Team will incorporate the estimated impact of elasticity of demand within the revenue projections. Elasticity of demand is the economic concept that recognizes the relationship between the quantity demanded of a good and a change in the price of that good. Failure to recognize this relationship, particularly with regards to water sales, can result in an inaccurate estimate of revenue on a going forward basis. The Project Team will presume industry standard, long-term elasticity standards within its calculations. Finally, the monthly impact on customer bills under the alternative rate structures will also be examined along with the impact to the City's revenue stability. 3.4 Rate Comparison Review The Project Team will compare the City's current and proposed water and wastewater utility rates and resulting monthly bills to utility rates of municipal utilities of similar size, demographics, geographic location, and/or operational characteristics so as to provide an estimation of the City's comparable and competitive position. 3.5 Task 3 Overview Report At the completion of Task 3, the Project Team will develop a report summarizing the current rate structure evaluation, the rate and fee design plan, and the recommended alternative rate structures for consideration. On completion, the draft report will be provided to City staff for review and comment, which will be discussed with City staff via teleconference. After receipt, staff comments will be incorporated into the final overview report, with a presentation of the report to the Water Advisory Commission. Task 3 Deliverables: Memorandum discussing Current Rate Design Evaluation Memorandum outlining the City's Rate and Fee Design Plan Task 3 Overview Report and teleconference with City staff Task 3 Work Session with Water Advisory Commission TASK 4 — ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD OF PROJECT A clear administrative record, or report, of a Water and Wastewater Rate Study has become a key element in supporting and defending the rate action of a municipality. Recently, a City in California saw its rates challenged by customers and ultimately overturned. One element of the judicial ruling against the City's 6 Water & Wastewater Rate Structure Evaluation City of Lubbock rates was the fact that the rates adopted were not based on a written report — referred to in the judgement as an Administrative Record. While cities in Texas enjoy original rate jurisdiction, a clearly written, comprehensive administrative record of a project is highly recommended to support rate action taken by the City. To fully obtain customer buy -in and ensure compliance with legal precedent, a clear record of the assumptions and methodologies employed as part of the analysis must be developed, along with a record of the key decision points and outcomes which occurred throughout the conduct of the analysis. To ensure the proper development of an appropriate administrative record, the Project Team will develop a final report for the project which will include each of the overview reports and presentations developed from the prior tasks. The final draft report will include an Executive Summary, as well as the inclusion of all necessary tables, charts, and worksheets needed to fully understand and comprehend the study. Once completed, the final draft report will be provided to City staff for review and comment. Upon receipt of City staff edits and comments, the report will be finalized with electronic and hard copies provided to the City for full dissemination to the City Council and the public, as deemed appropriate. The Project Team will also present the findings and recommendations of the Study to the City Council in a workshop setting. The Project Team will participate in up to two on -site meetings with the City Council. Task 4 Deliverables: Electronic and Hard Copies of Draft Report Electronic and Hard Copies of the Final Report, reflective of City Staff edits and comments Presentation to City Council (Up to two meetings) TASK 5 — FINANCIAL FORECASTING & RATE MODEL DEVELOPMENT The development of a financial forecasting and rate model for City use will occur throughout the course of the project. Once the project has been finalized, the Project Team will work to form this model into a "user- friendly" program for use by City staff. NewGen prides itself in developing user-friendly models which are specific to, and reflect the unique operational characteristics of, each client. While our Project Team utilizes standard best practices in developing rate models, each model we develop is unique and does not reflect a "canned" or "off -the -shelf product. Given the unique nature of each of our clients, we believe it is important that the product produced as part of a rate study also be unique and reflective of our client's overall goals and objectives. The model provided to the City will be built so as to be compatible with Microsoft Excel 2010 or newer versions. Within the model itself, the user guide will be built-in so as to ensure that a user has immediate and constant access to instructions on the model's function. All assumptions will be presented in blue font and all calculations/results presented in black font so the user is aware of fields that can be amended. Additionally, both a fully protected version and an unlocked version of the model will be provided to ensure staff has a tool that can be deployed to all classes of user, from novice to advanced. The City's model will allow staff to run "what -if' scenarios including, but not limited to, changes in operating, capital and wholesale costs, customer and volume growth or decline, debt service structure, source costs, inflation, capital project financing, and funding sources. The model will allow the user to assess the impact various scenarios will have on an existing typical monthly bill for each class of customer. The model will also generate financial statistics such as debt coverage ratios and average dollar and Water & Wastewater Rate Structure Evaluation City of Lubbock percentage change for each customer class. A visual dashboard will also be included within the model to assist City staff in communicating key financial and performance metrics, as defined by City staff, with the City's key decision -makers. To ensure the model is fully useable by staff, the Project Team will conduct a hands-on training session with key model stakeholders when the model is delivered and will discuss every worksheet within the model and fully demonstrate its functionality. Task S Deliverables: Electronic copy of Financial Forecasting and Rate Model On -site, hands-on training session with City staff TASK 6 — RATE IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES Given the complexities associated with the City's planned billing system conversation, coupled with the proposed new rate design, the Project Team agrees to assist the City in providing needed services related to the implementation of the alternative rate design structure. Such services will include updating rate calculations as necessary to reflect the fiscal year in which initial application is to occur, modifying completed work products and financial models as necessary to reflect final agreed upon implementation dates and timelines, and assisting in developing and presenting materials explaining planned implementation steps to the Water Advisory Commission and/or City Council. Task 6 Deliverables: Updated rate calculations as necessary reflective of planned implementation Modifications to Financial Forecasting and Rate Model reflective of planned implementation One (1) additional meeting with City Council or Water Advisory Commission, as may be needed, to assist in rate implementation PROPOSED ADDITIONAL SERVICES The scope of services outlined above reflects the activities the Project Team believes are necessary to meet the goals and objectives outlined by the City. However, we recognize that additional services may be desired by the City to increase stakeholder communication and buy -in throughout the process, or to expand the analysis beyond simply water and sewer rate revenues. Such services may include, but may not be limited to, those outlined in detail below. Please note that the not -to -exceed project fee proposal included herein does not include any of these additional services at this time. Additional Service 1 — Cost of Service and Rate Design 101 Workshop Depending on the involvement of City leaders and decision -makers, the Project Team has found it useful in past studies to conduct a Cost of Service and Rate Design 101 workshop. Such a workshop would introduce key stakeholders to the Cost of Service and Rate Design process including key terminology and methodological processes, and provide them an overview of what to expect from the study. This workshop can also be used as a means by which to gather policy direction from the Water Advisory Commission and/or City Council members, or to begin to outline and consider the potential pricing objectives to be included in Task 3. A 101 workshop can best be described as a foundation upon which the remainder of the study is built. It serves as a key introduction to the process and can be a useful step to obtaining buy -in at the outset of the study. Water & Wastewater Rate Structure Evaluation City of Lubbock Additional Service 2 — Additional Meetings As evident above, there are a number of meetings with the Water Advisory Commission and City Council that have been included within the Standard Services. However, we recognize that additional meetings may be necessary with either body, or with others within the community. Our Team stands ready to support the City as necessary and can be available to attend additional meetings as requested. Additional Service 3 — Stakeholder Engagement Effort For a study such as this to be as successful as possible, ongoing and open communication between the Project Team and Stakeholders much occur. This includes, but is not limited to, community with the City Council, Water Advisory Commission, City staff and, as necessary, communication with the City's customers. Our Project Team understands the complexities and challenges that stakeholder involvement can bring to a Project, and is happy to assist the City in a more extensive stakeholder engagement effort or Citizen Education Plan. Such a plan could include, but would not be limited to: Public Presentations and/or Question and Answer Sessions conducted throughout the Community; Presentations and/or Speaking Engagements with local Homeowner's Associations; Development of white papers and/or citizen education pamphlets, newsletters, or press releases; and/or, Development of bill calculation tools for deployment on the City's website. Additional Service 4 — Miscellaneous Service Fee Evaluation Based on our understanding of the proposed project, the City is most interested in an analysis of the current water and wastewater rates. However, the utility may charge other fees for miscellaneous services including, but not limited to, meter tap fees, disconnect / reconnect fees, and late fees. While the revenue stream from such fees is generally minor, maintaining these fees as adequate levels is an important part of utility financial management. The Project Team is well versed in these miscellaneous fee types and can include an evaluation of their adequacy within the scope of services as requested. Water & Wastewater Rate Structure Evaluation City of Lubbock PROPOSED PROJECT SCHEDULE Based on the Standard Services outlined above, and assuming notice to proceed is received by the Project Team by February 1, 2016, the Project Team anticipates the starting and completion dates for each Task as noted in the table below. Please note that the Project Team's ability to meet these deadlines will be dependent on the timely receipt of accurate data as requested by the Project Team and the availability of City staff, the Water Advisory Commission and/or the City Council for the meetings indicated herein. Task No Task Descriptioii �kl Starting Date CompletionD. I Five Year Financial Plan and Identification February 1, 2016 April 1, 2016 of Revenue Requirements 2 Cost of Service Analysis April 4, 2016 May 20, 2016 3 Rate Structure Evaluation May 23, 2016 July 15, 2016 4 Administrative Record of Project July 18, 2016 August 31, 2017 5 Financial Forecasting and Rate Model August 8, 2016 August 26, 2016 Development 6 Rate Implementation Services May 1, 2017 August 31, 2017 10 Water & Wastewater Rate Structure Evaluation City of Lubbock EXHIBIT B PAYMENT OF FEES WATER & WASTEWATER COST OF SERVICE & RATE STRUCTURE EVALUATION CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS The City shall pay Engineer for services set forth in Exhibit A on a lump sum basis by task, as indicated in the attached schedule below. The Engineer will invoice the City monthly based on estimated percent complete of each task. The final payment for Task 5 will be paid upon receipt by the City of all deliverables for this Project. Task Description Task Budget Task 1 Five Year Financial Plan and Identification of Revenue Requirements $ 31,663 Task 2 Cost of Service Analysis $ 35,246 Task 3 Rate Structure Evaluation $ 33,970 Task 4 Administrative Record of Project $ 15,341 Task 5 Financial Forecasting and Rate Model Development $ 7,780 Task 6 Rate Implementation Services $ 21,000 Total Fee $145,000 Attachment A includes a detailed breakdown of the anticipated hours and costs by task as well as the anticipated out-of-pocket expenses to be incurred. 11 Water & Wastewater Rate Structure Evaluation City of Lubbock CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES FORM 1295 1of1 Complete Nos. 1- 4 and 6 if there are interested parties. OFFICE USE ONLY Complete Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 if there are no interested parties. 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