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TASK AUTHORIZATION <br />Task Authorization Description: Power Supply Analysis <br />Effective Date: .fury ii, zoii <br />Client Name and Number: Elk River Municipal Utilities <br />Contract No.: <br />Consultant and Client agree that this Task Authorization will be governed by the terms and <br />conditions of the Professional Services Agreement dated July 11, 2011 unless specifically <br />modified herein. <br />Scope of Services <br />The Client is interested in having SAIC provide consulting services associated with an <br />evaluation of alternative long term all-requirements power supply including transmission <br />services. The Client currently purchases all requirements power from Connexus who obtains the <br />power it sells to the Client from Great River Energy ("GRE"). In 2008, Connexus exercised the <br />termination clause of the rolling 10 year all-requirements power contract effectively establishing <br />the contract end date as September 30, 2018. As a result of receiving this notice and other <br />factors, Client decided to join a Resource Planning coalition with Central Minnesota Municipal <br />Power Agency ("CMMPA") and others in a request for power supply process ("RFP") to obtain <br />alternative power supply options. Connexus would like to continue to serve the Client, however, <br />they are interested in renegotiating its contract terms. SAIC will provide the services to the <br />Client on a time and materials basis. <br />TASK -POWER SUPPLY ANALYSIS <br />Consultant will conduct an evaluation of alternative all requirements power supply arrangements <br />for the Client based on proposals received by the Client for the period January 1, 2019 to <br />December 31, 2028 (the "Study Period"). The analysis will be based on offers and information <br />to be obtained by the Client and provided to the Consultant. Services provided by the Consultant <br />will include the following. <br />1. The Client and the Consultant will participate in a kick-off conference call. The parties shall <br />agree on a schedule, review the proposed Task Authorization, and discuss the timing for <br />decisions by CMMPA on the RFP process and its recent discussion with the Client's existing <br />supplier. <br />2. The Consultant will prepare a data request for the term of a proposed arrangement between <br />GRE and the Client to be provided to Connexus and GRE by the Client. The information <br />requested from GRE may include the following. <br />a. An electronic copy of the model of GRE's system including model inputs and <br />outputs <br />b. GRE and Client Annual Demand and Energy Load Forecast <br />c. GRE and Client Hourly load data for a typical year <br />R:IOrlandolElk River,TA-ELKRIVER071111.DOCX Paget <br />