Res 2828 8/4/1981RESOLUTION NO. leaf
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH
JOE M. NALL & ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF EVALUATING AND DETERMINING THE
REASONABILITY OF LONE STAR GAS COMPANY'S
RATE INCREASE REQUEST.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS , THAT:
The proposal dated July 20, 1981 , a copy of which is
attached hereto, from Joe M. Nall & Associates, Inc. to
provide expert assistance to the City in analyzing Lone Star
Gas Company' s request for rate relief in furnishing domestic
gas service is hereby approved, and the City Manager is
authorized to contract with Joe M. Nall & Associates, Inc.
by signing such proposal.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 4th day of August, 1981 .
M A Y O R
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City Clerk
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Joe M. Nall & Associates, Inc .
Consulting Engineers
MUNICIPALITY WORK ORDER
y DATE: July 20, 1981
IIICLIENT: City of Wichita Falls
Mr. Stuart Bach, City Manager
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1431
Wichita Falls, Texas 76307
PROJECT: Gas Rate Analysis and Mana•ement Operating Efficienc Stud
NJ JMN Job No. 06-81-GC
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SCOPE OF SERVICES:
To provide expert assistance to the City of Wichita Falls in analyzing theLoneStarGasCompany's request for .rate relief in furnishing domestic gas service.These services, including the work prescribed under Part I in the first 7paragraphsoftheCity's request, are to be provided at the direction of the CityManagerandshallincludebutnotbelimitedto: analyses of the applications andrequestsofLoneStarGasCompanyforthedeterminationoftheproperratebase,revenues and expenses and rate of return that should be utilized i n dfairandequitablechargesfordomesticgasconsumptioninWichitaFalls.
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work described as Part II in City 's request includes four (4) more paragraphswhichwehaveagreedtoperformthiswork. And finally,agement operating efficiency is Part III, or the remains of paragrraphs8uin
theman-
City's request and is made a part of this agreement.
The Consulting Engineer's findings and recommendations shall be set forth inwrittenletter-type reports to the City, after all necessary underlying records,documents and other information supplied by the Gas Company to the City of WichitaFallshavebeenreviewedbytheConsultant. A random sample of the plant in ser-vice will be assessed to assure usefulness. A determination of the theoreticalreservefordepreciationbyPlantaccountcanbemadeifnecessary. If the plantinserviceisstatedtobelessthan85% of new condition, an independent study ofthegasdistributionplantconditionsmightneedtobeerstruc-
tures recommended will be block analyzed to assure coverage oofrevenue requirements.
The Consulting Engineer shall make available to the City expert witness withconsiderableexperienceingasutilityratemakingtopresenttestimony.
BILLING AND ACCOUNTING DATA:
For services rendered, the Client shall pay Joe M. Nall & Associates, Inc. ,Consulting Engineers, upon submission of monthly invoices, an amount equal to theactualhoursofservicesfurnishedmultipliedbytheproductoftheConSultinEngineer's established hourly salary cost. This expense shall come from currentrevenueorfromtaxeswhichthemunicipalityagreestolevyforthepurpose .of pay-ing the same or from the utility requesting change in the rate ordinance.
In addition, the Client shall reimburse the Consulting Engineer each month atcostforallout-of-pocket expenses directly chargeable to the work.
Work Order, City of Wichita Falls
Gas Rate Analysis and Management Operating Efficiency Study
JMN Job No. 06-81-GC
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Unless prolonged by lengthy hearings before the City Council and the Railroad
Commission of Texas, the services billings of the Consulting Engineer will be re-
stricted to a maximum of $14,899 in Part I , $9,895 in Part II , and $16,000 in Part III.
APPROVED FOR: CITY OF WICHITA FALLS APPROVED FOR: JOE M. NALL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
BY j _ .
e City Manager e: President
BY:
Title: City Clerk
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DATE: 0 — /=2-- -- t
A copy of the City of Wichita Falls Request for Proposals is attached hereto and
made a part hereof. It is mutually agreed and understood that the items presented
in that document shall be performed, at a minimal?,by Joe M. Nall and Associates,
Inc. , and that the consultant shall not proceed with any of the work required
under step two of item number eight unless authorized in writing by the City's
representative. Furthermore, the fees to be paid the consultant shall not exceed
the maximums set forth hereinabove unless specifically approved and authorized
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JOE M. NALL & ASSOCIATES , INC .
F E ? S C H E D U L E
October 1 , 1977
Principal Engineer 50.00 per hour
Data Systems Consultant 45.00 " "
Managing Examiner 45.00 " "
Senior Engineer 40.00 " "
Senior Examiner 40.00 " "
Data Manager 40.00 " "
Engineer 30.00 " "
Examiner 30.00 " "
Associate Engineer 25.00 " "
Senior Engineering Technician 25.00 " "
Senior Data Processing Technician 25.00 " "
Junior Engineer 20.00 " "
Engineering Technician 18.00 " "
Data Processing Technician 18.00 " "
Associate Engineering Technician 15.00 " "
Associate Data Processing Technician 15.00 " "
Junior Engineering Technician 12.50 " "
Junior Data Processing Technician 12. 50 " "
Steno-Typist 11.50 " "
Other qualified personnel as needed.