08/24/2021 Resolutions 2021-205RESOLUTION 2021-205
WHEREAS, at the September 24, 2019, meeting, Council approved a Consulting
Services Agreement with GDS Associates, Inc., of Marietta, Georgia, for Transmission Planning
Services; and
WHEREAS, Grand Island Utilities plans to pursue qualifying its transmission
facilities to be incorporated into the SPP Transmission System; and
WHEREAS, this would allow the Utilities Department to receive annual financial
reimbursements for having its 115,000 Volt Transmission Loop utilized by the SPP Transmission
System; and
WHEREAS, Grand Island Utilities needs to amend the existing Consulting Services
Agreement with GDS Associates, Inc., to include consulting services for SPP Zonal Placement and
FERC approval in support of the aforementioned process, and the amount needed to perform this
additional work is not to exceed $127,000.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the Amendment to the Transmission Planning
Services Agreement with GDS Associates is hereby approved, and the Mayor is authorized to sign
the Amendment on behalf of the City of Grand Island.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, August 24, 2021.
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Rog . Steele, Mayor
Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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