Post Date: November 09, 2000 
Category: SHORT-TERM FIRM CAPACITY 
Subcategory: NWP OFFERS 
Subject: 01-15 Soliciting Electronic Bids 

Notice Text: 
All Shippers Notification: 01-155?????? ??????? 
Dated November 9, 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 "AA" 
From the October 31, 2000 Posting 
EBB OFFER # ____ 

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

Crossover?????????????????????????? Green River-??? 23,152???? 11/14/00 - 
11/18/00????? ??? YES 
??????? 16??????????????????????????????????????? CIG 

Min. Acceptable Bid:???????? ?? $0.03 per Dth of daily Volumetric Reservation 
Contract??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Demand? 
for Flexible Receipt/Delivery Point Rights

Min. Acceptable Bid Vol:??????? 1 Dth/d 
Max. Acceptable Bid Vol:??????? 23,152 Dth/d 
Bid Open Date:? ??????? 11/09/00 - (4:00 pm Central Time) 
Bid Close Date: ??????? 11/10/00 - (4:00 pm Central Time) 
Award Deadline: ??????? 11/10/00 - (5:00 pm Central Time) 
Evergreen:????? ??????? ??????? Day to Day, One (1) Business Day Prior 
Notification 
Special Terms & Cond:?? ??????? See 1, 2 and 3 Below. 



PACKAGE "Q" 
From the October 31, 2000 Posting 
EBB OFFER # ____ 

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

Shute Creek??????????????????????? Ignacio??????????????? 10,000????? 
11/14/00 - 11/30/00?????? ??? YES 
????????????????????????????????????????????? Bondad-EPNG 

Min. Acceptable Bid:???????? ?? $0.07 per Dth of daily Reservation Contract 
Demand for Flexible 
?????????????????????????????????????????????? Receipt/Delivery Point Rights 
Min. Acceptable Bid Vol:??????? 1 Dth/d 
Max. Acceptable Bid Vol:??????? 10,000 Dth/d 
Bid Open Date:? ??????????????????????? 11/09/00 - (4:00 pm Central Time) 
Bid Close Date: ??????? 11/10/00 - (4:00 pm Central Time) 
Award Deadline: ??????? 11/10/00 - (5:00 pm Central Time) 
Evergreen:????? ??????? ??????? Month to Month, Ten (10) Business Day Prior 
Notification 
Special Terms & Cond:?? ??????? See 1, 2 and 4 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 a volumentric reservation contract demand.? A 
monthly base 
reservation charge per unit of transportation contract demand shall be the 
awarded 
rate/dth multiplied by the dth's delivered during the month, divided by the 
total 
monthly Transportation Contract Demand.? In addition to the Volumetric 
Reservation 
Charge Bid, shipper will pay the volumetric charge, the applicable surcharges 
and 
fuel. 

4. 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 "VIEW 
BID" 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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