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ZEC-17: Is the ZEC Contract with a utility intended to be executed once by a Seller with multiple Zero Emission Facilities or is the Seller executing one ZEC Contract for each Zero Emission Facility? In the latter case, how would the Seller be identified in the ZEC Contract?

A Seller executes with a utility one ZEC Contract for each Zero Emission Facility approved by the Commission. The Seller will be identified as “[Name of Company] for [Name of Zero Emission Facility]” in the introductory paragraph of the ZEC Contract.

ZEC-16: We note that the ZEC Cost Cap for 2017/2018 is provided in the Zero Emission Standard Procurement Plan. Given that this figure is known, can you please provide the Performance Assurance amounts that would need to be posted to each utility per section 4.3(a) of the ZEC Contract?

Pursuant to the ICC Order approving the Zero Emission Standard Procurement Plan, the calculation of the ZEC Cost Cap must be net of all applicable fees and charges related to the administration of the ZEC Contract. At this time, the estimate of applicable fees and charges related to the administration of the ZEC Contract for … Continue reading We note that the ZEC Cost Cap for 2017/2018 is provided in the Zero Emission Standard Procurement Plan. Given that this figure is known, can you please provide the Performance Assurance amounts that would need to be posted to each utility per section 4.3(a) of the ZEC Contract?

ZEC-15: Can you also confirm that, if the Collateral Threshold Amount for the Seller in Table 1 is greater than the Collateral Requirement, then a Seller will not need to post any performance assurance (assuming no other relevant credit exposures)?

Under the assumption that there is no other credit exposure to the Buyer arising from contracts entered into by Seller or affiliates of Seller with Buyer, then the Seller’s Collateral Threshold Amount is determined by Table 1 of the ZEC Contract. If the Collateral Threshold Amount is greater than the Collateral Requirement, then a Seller … Continue reading Can you also confirm that, if the Collateral Threshold Amount for the Seller in Table 1 is greater than the Collateral Requirement, then a Seller will not need to post any performance assurance (assuming no other relevant credit exposures)?

ZEC-13: Section III.4.3 states that a Bidder may provide comments on or propose modifications to the Standard PRE-Bid Letter of Credit for a Company exclusively by submitting a redline to the POST-Bid Letter of Credit for that Company. Can you confirm that this is a typographical error and that we should submit a redline of the Pre-Bid Letter of Credit with our comments or requests for modifications?

Confirmed. Bidders may provide comments on or propose modifications to the Standard Pre-Bid Letter of Credit for a Company exclusively by submitting a redline of the Pre-Bid Letter of Credit for that Company in Microsoft Word format.

ZEC-10: The RFP Rules state that the Procurement Administrator will send a Bid Form to each Bidder by January 8, 2018. If we provide Attachment #2 prior to the deadline of January 4, 2018, can we receive our Bid Form prior to that date?

It is possible that Bidders will receive the Bid Form prior to January 8. Once Attachment #2 and all other components of the Proposal have been received from a Bidder and are complete, the Procurement Administrator will endeavour to send the Bid Form within two (2) business days.