Post Date: December 04, 2000 
Category: SHORT-TERM FIRM CAPACITY 
Subcategory: NWP OFFERS 
Subject: 01-177 Soliciting Electronic Bids 

Notice Text: 

All Shippers Notification: 01-177?????? ??????? ??????? Dated December 4, 
2000 



TO:???? ??????? ALL SHIPPERS 

FROM:?? Candace C. Karpakis- (801) 584-6996 wk 
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? (801) 971-5983 
cellular 
?????????????????????????????? 
?????????????????????? Williams Gas Pipeline-West 
?????????????????????? Northwest Pipeline Transportation 

SUBJECT:??????? SOLICITING ELECTRONIC BIDS FOR 
AVAILABLE FIRM MAINLINE TRANSPORTATION 
CAPACITY ON NORTHWEST'S TRANSMISSION SYSTEM 

Northwest has posted the following package of available firm TF-1 Large 
Customer transportation capacity to its Electronic Bulletin Board ("EBB") 
for competitive bid pursuant to the "Right-of-First-Refusal; Posting of 
Pipeline Capacity" provision of Northwest's Tariff, which requires 
availability of capacity to be posted to the EBB subject to bid.? All 
prearranged terms are indicated below, if applicable.? The prearranged 
shipper has the right to match the highest economic value at the end of 
the bid period.? If the prearranged shipper does not match the highest 
economic value, award of such capacity will be made according to 
Northwest's tariff. 

NOTE:? BIDS FOR POSTED CAPACITY WILL BE CONDUCTED ELECTRONICALLY AS CLOSED 
BIDS ON NORTHWEST PIPELINE'S EBB.? Please contact Candace Karpakis or your 
Marketing Services Representative if you encounter any problems with your 
EBB bid(s).? DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO POST YOUR BID.? Time 
deadlines are electronically monitored and implemented. 

PACKAGE "ZZ" 
From the November 14, 2000 Posting 
EBB OFFER # 450 

RECEIPT DELIVERY??????? ? TOTAL ? INITIAL PRIMARY?????? PREARRANGED 
?POINT? ??? POINT ????? ?? DTH/D??????? ? CONTRACT TERM ??????? ?????? 
OFFER?? 

Blanco????????????? Green??????????? 15,000??????????? 12/06/00 - 
12/31/00????? ???????? YES 
Hub-TW??????????? Rvr-CIG 

Min. Acceptable Bid:??? $0.03 per Dth of daily Reservation Contract Demand 
for Flexible 
Receipt/Delivery Point Rights 
Min. Acceptable Bid Vol:??????? 1 Dth/d 
Max. Acceptable Bid Vol:??????? 15,000 Dth/d 
Bid Open Date:? 12/04/00 - (3:00 pm Central Time) 
Bid Close Date: 12/05/00 - (3:00 pm Central Time) 
Award Deadline: 12/05/00 - (4:00 pm Central Time) 
Evergreen:????? ??????? NONE 
Special Terms & Cond:?? See 1, 2 and 3 Below. 

SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

1. The discount rate shall apply to points utilized by the original shipper 
entering into 
the transportation agreement with Northwest. 

2. A shipper will be allowed to release and/or segment and release the 
capacity and 
shipper and replacement shipper may utilize any available points on 
Northwest's transmission 
system without impacting the discount for the original shipper. 

3. This prearranged offer is for a reservation contract demand rate.? In 
addition to the 
Reservation Charge Bid, shipper will pay the volumetric charge, the 
applicable surcharges and 
fuel. 
? 

PROCEDURE FOR BIDDING FOR 
AVAILABLE TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY 

The following guidelines will be adhered to for all posted packages of 
transportation 
capacity for electronic bid ("package or packages"): 

1. Shipper must submit a separate electronic bid for each package of 
available 
transportation capacity.? Multiple electronic bid(s) can be submitted for the 
total available 
transportation capacity under the specified package OR multiple rates can be 
submitted each 
for a partial amount of available transportation capacity under the specified 
package.? If 
the same Shipper submits multiple bids, the highest present value for such 
package of 
available transportation capacity shall be considered the valid bid. All 
other bids from the 
same Shipper for the same package of transportation capacity will be 
discarded. 

2. Northwest awards bids based on a net present value calculation.? If bid 
rate is less than 
minimum tariff rate, the following formula is utilized:? Bid Rate x FERC 
Interest Rate 
x The Maximum Bid Quantity x 365 days/100/12; or if the maximum rate is bid, 
the 
following formula is utilized:? Bid Rate x FERC Interest Rate x Maximum Bid 
Quantity x 
days bid/100. In case of a tie, each tied shipper will have the right to 
improve its bid 
by submitting an improved bid within 24 hours of the bid close time.? Such 
improved bid 
shall be faxed to (801) 584-7076 to Candace Karpakis or Patrick Aman.? If a 
tie still 
exists, such capacity shall be awarded on a prorata basis. 

3. Northwest will not accept bids with a primary contract term (Term) longer 
than indicated 
for the capacity unless maximum rate is bid. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING A BID FOR 
NORTHWEST'S FIRM CAPACITY RELEASE OFFERS 

1. Select "CAPACITY RELEASE" application in Northwest Passage. 
2. Select "CREATE/SUB BID FOR NWP CAP" application.? All current offers will 
appear. 
3. Highlight the offer you are interested in by clicking the left mouse 
button on the 
offer. 
4. Select the "TERMS & COND" button at the top of the screen, which is now 
active.? The 
screen will allow you to review the conditions of the offer.? Close this 
screen when you have finished reviewing. 
5. At this point you can review current bids posted for this offer by 
selecting the 
"VIEWBID" button.? Close this screen when you have finished viewing. 
6. If you would like to create a bid for this offer, select "CREATE BID" 
button. 
7. If you want to bid the maximum rate for the capacity, select the "BID MAX 
RATE" 
button. 
8. Highlight the "END DATE" if you want to modify the end date of the term of 
your offer. 
9. If you want to modify the receipt/delivery point maximum and minimum 
volume, highlight 
the receipt/delivery point section with the left mouse button and modify 
accordingly. Select 
?"SAVE".? If an error appears at the button of the screen, the error will 
need to be 
corrected and the data will need to be saved again.? If successful, a message 
will appear 
indicating the bid information has saved and the bid rate must be entered.? 
Select "OK". 
10. Select the "RATE" button.? Enter the bid rate.? Select "SAVE". 

????? You have just "CREATED" your bid for the offer.? You now need to 
"SUBMIT" 
????? your bid as follows: 

11. Close out of all screens and return to the "CAPACITY RELEASE" menu 
screens. 

12. To Submit or Review your bid(s), select the "REV/SUB/WDRW NWP CAP BID" 
button.? All 
of your bids will appear.? Highlight the "BID IN DRAFT STATUS" that you would 
like to submit. 
Select the "SUBMIT" button at the top of the screen to post the bid. 

????? To Withdraw your bid(s), select the "REV/SUB/WDRW NWP CAP" button.? All 
of?? 
????? your bids will appear.? If the bid has not yet been submitted, 
highlight the? 
???? "BID IN DRAFT STATUS" that you would like to withdraw.? Select the 
"WITHDRAW" 
????? button at the top of the screen to withdraw the bid.? After a bid has 
been 
???? withdrawn, you can select the "DELETE" button at the top of the screen 
to 
???? delete it from the screen. 

NOTE:? After each selection, always "REFRESH" the screen to get the latest 
status. 

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