• Purchasing Policies & Procedures - Debra Wright, Risk/Purchasing Manager, Ed Case, Purchasing Coordinator, and Win Calkins, General Counsel
• Communications Plan - Marty Douglass, Public Affairs Manager and Cathy Hamilton, External Communications Coordinator

• Agenda check (President Dyer)
• Approval of Consent Calendar (Items will be approved by one motion and without discussion. If discussion is required, specific items will be removed from the consent Calendar and considered separately.)
• Items from Board Members (5 min.)
• Correspondence (5 min.)
• Public Input
• Purchasing Policies and Procedures - Ed Case and Win Calkins (Presentation - 10 min./Discussion - 5 min./Action)
• First Quarter Financial Statements - Cathy Bloom, Assistant Treasurer (Presentation - 10 min./Discussion - 5 min./Information)
• Water Transmission Project Update - Ron Wilson, Senior Engineer (Presentation - 20 min./Discussion - 10 min./Information)
• Renewable Energy Project Update - Scott Spettel, Power Management & Planning Manager and Jim Maloney, Resource Planning Analyst (Presentation - 15 min./Discussion - 10 min./ Information)
• Items removed from Consent Calendar

• Minutes of the April 4, 2000 Work Session and Regular Board Meeting

PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT

• R.W. Beck - Strategic Planning - Human Resources - Corporate Services. This agreement has been in effect since March, 1999. It authorizes $15,000 additional budgeted funds for strategic and operational planning and guidance, facilitation and consultation services. Total allocated prior to this amendment was $25,000. Contact person is Sandy DeLuna.

Applies to 2000 Budget

Previously contracted amount - Job #446 $25,000

Additional funds needed $15,000

Total contract $40,000

 

• Jerry Brown Co. - Shop - Facilities Services. Extend fuel contract with Jerry Brown Co. through 11/30/01. Contract awarded 12/96 through bid process year 2000 funds in budget. Year 2001 funds will be budgeted for next year. Total contract to date is $386,188 since 1997 - (1997: $143,513; 1998: $106,905; 1999: $135,770) Contact person is Kevin McCarthy, 484-2411, ext. 3778.

Applies to 2000 Budget

Total funds needed for 2000 $135,000

 

• International Utility Structures, Inc. - Carmen Smith 115 kv Upgrade - Electric Operations - Electric Division. This project includes the replacement of thirty-eight (38) existing wood pole structures of the Carmen transmission line structures with new steel pole structures (85 poles total). Bids have been solicited for the purchase of the steel poles, with International Utility Structures Inc. being the lowest evaluated bid at $200,365. The remainder of the budgeted costs include additional materials (e.g. insulators, fittings, etc.), project engineering, and contract labor to perform the change outs. Pole change outs are scheduled for this summer. Contact person is Rich Lehigh at 484-2411, ext. 3211.

Applies to 2000 Budget

Total contract amount - Job #20316 $345,000