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Provide a map of the fuel supply and transportation infrastructure for the proposed
project and a description of supply and transportation alternatives available to the
project.
• Provide details of storage facilities.
• Provide copies of all fuel supply and transportation agreements in place for the
proposed project. If fuel supply and transportation contracts are not in place, provide a
description of the types and quality of service for fuel supply and transportation sought.
If the Bidder has received proposals from fuel and transportation providers, the Bidder
should include the preferred proposal as well as a description of the experience of the
Bidder in developing similar supply arrangements.
[Note: Bidders could be directed to the model Fuel Supply Agreement.]
• Specify the criteria that would be used to select the ultimate fuel supplier and
transportation service providers. Bidders should ensure that fuel purchasing
mechanisms are as economic as possible and do not pass through all the costs,
regardless of their amount.
• If a secondary fuel is to be used, provide supporting information for the periods over
which the primary and secondary fuel supplies are expected to be used.
• Indicate whether transportation would be provided from existing transportation
corridors or whether new construction would be required. If new construction is
required, provide an assessment of the availability of property and/or rights of way.
2.11 Chapter 9: Commercial Operation Date Certainty
In Chapter 9, the Bidder is required to demonstrate that its Proposal will be able to achieve the
[insert date] Commercial Operation Date requirement. As part of this demonstration, the Bidder is
required to provide a critical path diagram and schedule for the project that conforms to the
requirements specified below. For the purposes of developing this schedule only, the Bidder
should assume that contract negotiations are finalised by [insert date]. The specification of this date
should not, however, be construed as a commitment by [the Procuring Entity] to finalise contract
negotiations by this date.
[The Procuring Entity] will evaluate the reasonableness of the following aspects of the Bidder’s
proposed schedule: permitting, securing the project site, fuel supply and transportation
arrangements, engineering design, equipment procurement, project financing, project construction,
and start-up and testing. [The Procuring Entity]’s evaluation will consider the evidence presented by
the Bidder that the proposed schedule for each of these project elements is reasonable.
Section 9.0 – Project Development Schedule
Bidders are required to provide a critical path diagram and schedule for the project that specifies
the critical path for each of the elements of the project development cycle including, but not
limited to, the following: permitting, securing the project site, fuel supply and transportation
arrangements, engineering design, equipment procurement, project construction, Unit/Facility
start-up and testing, and construction-period and permanent financing.
Section 9.1 – Project Milestones
Bidders are required to complete Schedule 7 – Project Milestones, which will be included as part
of an executed contract.
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