Loading...
03-15-1993 HUCM6 7 ---"- Special Meeting March 15, 1993 Commissioners Lyke, Cornell, Beatty and Ward were present; Commissioner Gilmer was absent; also present were Mgr. Kadrmas and Counsel Prochnow. President Lyke called the meeting to order at 7:05 a.m. Mgr. Kadrmas presented a request for bids for the construction of a control building (unit W. After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Cornell, seconded by Commissioner Beatty to advertise for bids and to open the bids on April 13, 1993. Motion was unanimously carried. Counsel Prochnow presented a resolution relating to financing of certain proposed projects to be undertaken by the Hutchinson Utilities Commission of the City of Hutchinson; establishing compliance with reimbursement bond regulations under the Internal Revenue code (resolution attached). After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Cornell to accept the resolution. Motion was unanimously carried. Counsel Prochnow is working with City of Hutchinson's attorney on McLeod Co- operative service territory issue. Mgr. Kadrmas presented a five year contract (November 1, 1993 to November 1, 1999) with Northern Natural Gas Company. After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Beatty, seconded by Commissioner Cornell to approve the contract with Northern Natural Gas Company. Motion was unanimously carried. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:38 a.m. Doug s D. Ward, Secretary ATTEST Thomas B. Lyke, President ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTROL BUILDING FOR THE HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA Notice is hereby given that the Hutchinson Utilities Commission of the City of Hutchinson, Minnesota, hereinafter referred to as the Owner, will receive sealed Bids at the Hutchinson Utilities office in Hutchinson, Minnesota, until 2:00 p.m. on the 13th day of April, 1993, and will publicly open and read aloud such Bids on the following improvement(s): FURNISH, DELIVER AND ERECT A 70' X 60' STEEL BUILDING AND ' FOUNDATIONS FOR THE STEEL BUILDING, THE STEAM TURBINE AND CONDENSER, AND THE HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED PILING, EXCAVATION AND SITEWORK. Proposals shall be properly endorsed and delivered in an envelope marked, "BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTROL BUILDING FOR THE HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION, HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA, PROJECT NO. 915221 1993 ", and shall be addressed to: Hutchinson Utilities Commission of the City of Hutchinson, Minnesota 55350. All proposals shall be submitted in triplicate on the Bidder's own letterhead in facsimile of the Proposal Form enclosed in the Specifications, or by utilizing the Proposal Form enclosed with the Specifications by typing the official name of the Bidder at the top of the form. Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier's check, or certified check made payable to the Owner in the amount of five percent (5 %) of the Bid, as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into the proposed Contract and provide a performance and maintenance bond after their Bid shall have been accepted. No Bidder may withdraw their Bid or Proposal for a period of thirty (30) days after date of opening of Bids. At the aforementioned time and place, or at such later time and place as the Owner then may fix, the Owner will act upon Proposals received and within its sole discretion may award Contracts) for the furnishing /construction of said improvement(s). Payment for said improvements will be made in cash derived from available cash on hand from revenue and such other sources as may be available to the municipal electric utility. The city shall not incur any general obligation for said improvements. The Contract for the furnishing of said improvements shall not constitute a general obligation of said city nor be payable in any manner by taxation. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the Owner, and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the Contract and the terms and conditions therein contained, and save harmless the Owner from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operation of the Contractor and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement for a period of one year from and after final acceptance by the Owner. Work shall be started and completed within the time stated in the Specifications /Contractor's Proposal. Specifications and Plans are on file at the office of the Owner and Associated Consultants Engineers, Inc., 3131 Fernbrook Lane North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55447, upon payment of twenty dollars ($20.00) per set (non - refundable) to defray handling costs. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals and to waive informalities. Published upon order of the Owner. HUTCHINtrpN UTILITIES CO MISSION HUTCHI y`OMINNr T By resident Date ATTE ED By Sec etary Date (a) The Internal Revenue Service has issued Section 1.103 -18 of the Income Tax Regulations (the "Regulations ") dealing with the issuance of bonds, all or a portion of the proceeds of which are to be used to reimburse the Commission for project expenditures made by the Commission prior to the date of issuance. (b) The Regulations generally require that the Commission make a prior declaration of its official intent to reimburse itself for such prior expenditures out of the proceeds of a subsequently issued borrowing, that the borrowing occur and the reimbursement allocation be made from the proceeds of such borrowing within one year of the payment of the expenditure or, if longer, within one year of the date the project is placed in service, and that the expenditure be a capital expenditure. (c) The Commission desires to comply with requirements of the Regulations with respect to certain projects hereinafter identified. 2. Official Intent Declaration. (a) The Commission proposes to undertake the following projects described on Exhibit A attached hereto. (b) Other than (i) expenditures to be paid or reimbursed from sources other than a borrowing or (ii) expenditures permitted to be reimbursed pursuant to the transition provision of Section 1.103 - 18(1)(2) of the Regulations of (iii) expenditures constituting preliminary expenditures as defined in Section 1.103- 18(i)(2) of the Regulations, no expenditures for the foregoing projects as identified on Exhibit A have heretofore been made by the Commission and no expenditures will be made by the Commission until after the date of this Resolution. RUN 2- 0 w -n ZD o c cn RESOLUTION 147 m m m c � m =F o HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION a (h h 0 � RESOLUTION RELATING TO FINANCING OF CERTAIN PROPOSED 0 n (n -0' 4t PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE HUTCHINSON UTILITIES o COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINSON; ESTABLISHING � �,Cp COMPLIANCE WITH REIMBURSEMENT BOND REGULATIONS UNDER THE ' o Q INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 0 'Co (D wQ BE IT RESOLVED by the Hutchinson Utilities Commission rn (the "Commission "), as follows: No N CD � 1. Recitals . °') 0 (a) The Internal Revenue Service has issued Section 1.103 -18 of the Income Tax Regulations (the "Regulations ") dealing with the issuance of bonds, all or a portion of the proceeds of which are to be used to reimburse the Commission for project expenditures made by the Commission prior to the date of issuance. (b) The Regulations generally require that the Commission make a prior declaration of its official intent to reimburse itself for such prior expenditures out of the proceeds of a subsequently issued borrowing, that the borrowing occur and the reimbursement allocation be made from the proceeds of such borrowing within one year of the payment of the expenditure or, if longer, within one year of the date the project is placed in service, and that the expenditure be a capital expenditure. (c) The Commission desires to comply with requirements of the Regulations with respect to certain projects hereinafter identified. 2. Official Intent Declaration. (a) The Commission proposes to undertake the following projects described on Exhibit A attached hereto. (b) Other than (i) expenditures to be paid or reimbursed from sources other than a borrowing or (ii) expenditures permitted to be reimbursed pursuant to the transition provision of Section 1.103 - 18(1)(2) of the Regulations of (iii) expenditures constituting preliminary expenditures as defined in Section 1.103- 18(i)(2) of the Regulations, no expenditures for the foregoing projects as identified on Exhibit A have heretofore been made by the Commission and no expenditures will be made by the Commission until after the date of this Resolution. RUN 2- 0 w (c) The Commission reasonably expects to reimburse the expenditures made for costs of the designated projects out of the proceeds of debt (the "Bonds ") to be incurred by the Commission after the date of payment of all or a portion of the costs. All reimbursed expenditures shall be capital expenditures as defined in Section 1.150 -1(h) of the Regulations. The maximum principal amount of the Bonds to be issued to reimburse the Commission for expenditures made for costs of the designated projects is $13.5 million. (d) This declaration is a declaration of official intent adopted pursuant to Section 1.103 -18 of the Regulations. 3. Budgetary Matters. As of the date hereof, there are no Commission funds reserved, allocated on a long term basis or otherwise set aside (or reasonably expected to be reserved, allocated on a long term basis or otherwise set aside) to provide permanent financing for the expenditures related to the projects, other than pursuant to the issuance of the Bonds. This resolution, therefore, is determined to be consistent with the Commission's budgetary and financial circumstances as they exist or are reasonably foreseeable on the date hereof, all within the meaning and content of the Regulations. 4. Filing. This resolution shall be filed within 30 days of its adoption in the publicly available official books and records of the Commission. This resolution shall be available for inspection at the office of the Commission during normal business hours on every business day until the date of issuance of the Bonds. 5. Reimbursement Allocations. The Commission's financial officer shall be responsible for making the "reimbursement allocations" described in the Regulations, being generally the transfer of the appropriate amount of proceeds of the Bonds to reimburse the source of temporary Zinancing used by the Commission to make payment of the prior costs of the projects. Each allocation shall be evidenced by an entry on the official books and records of the Commission maintained for the Bonds, shall specifically identify the actual prior expenditure being reimbursed or, in the case of reimbursF. -ment of a fund or account in accordance with Section 1.103 -18, the fund or account from which the expenditure was paid, and shall be effective to relieve the proceeds of the Bonds from any restriction under the bond resolution or other relevant legal documents for the Bonds, and under any applicable state statute, which would apply to the unspent proceeds of the Bonds. Adopted this 29th day of March, 1993. EXHIBIT A PURCHASE AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN LM6000 COMBINED CYCLE PLANT WITH PROJECTED COSTS AS HEREINBELOW SET FORTH Unit #1 Construction * Items already Bid or on order ITEM Paid 1992 Paid 1993 Paid 1994 Total Paid *G.E. contract LM6000 $3,037,800 $9,113,400 $12,151,200 *Deftak Boiler Contract 256,000 3,357,000 500,000 4,1 13,000 Site Work *Turbine Pad 32,800 32,800 *Grading & Fence 62,200 62,200 *Road Assements 160,000 160,000 Final Site 100,000 •, 100,000 Electrical *Power Transformer 331,500 331,500 69KV Breaker & Structure 100,000 100,000 Swgr & MCC Center 85,000 85,000 Scads RTU & Submaster 83,000 83,000 Misc Electrical 125,000 75,000 200,000 r= Steam Turbine 810,000 100,000 910,000 Mechanical Cooling Towers 375,000 375,000 Aux Boiler 55,000 55,000 Chiller . 500,000 500,000 Misc Mechanical 400,000 100,000 500,000 Building 350,000 350,000 Misc Eng,Permits,Financing 197,948 210,000 100,000 507,948 $16,154,900 $875,000 $20,616,648 Totals $3,586,748