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Staff Report
DATE: April 22, 2021
TO: Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors
FROM: Barbara Boswell, Interim Chief Executive Officer
ITEM 5: Approve Extension of Consulting Services Agreements
RECOMMENDATION
Approve extension of consulting services agreements for the following not to exceed amounts and
terms:
Scope of Work Consultant Not to Exceed Term
General Counsel RWG Law $120,000 6/30/2022
Special Counsel — Regulatory Tosda I APC $100,000 6/30/2022
Special Counsel — Energy
Transactions
Hall Energy Law $120,000 6/30/2022
Special Counsel — CPUC Proceedings Keyes & Fox $120,000 6/30/2022
Technical Consultants Pacific Energy
Advisors
$283,200 6/30/2023
Interim Treasurer/CFO Marie Berkuti $50,000 6/30/2022
Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer to execute the contract amendments, subject to General
Counsel approval:
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
At its regular meeting January 21, 2021, the Board directed existing consulting agreements to be
extended through fiscal year 21/22. These contracts include:
Scope of Work Consultant
General Counsel RWG Law
Special Counsel — Regulatory Tosdal APC
Special Counsel — Energy Transactions Hall Energy Law
Special Counsel — CPUC Proceedings Keyes & Fox
Technical Consultants Pacific Energy Advisors
Interim Treasurer/CFO Marie Berkuti
April 22, 2021
Consulting Agreements
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Pacific Energy Advisors (PEA) has two separate consulting agreements, Agreement #1 scope of services
that includes preparation of regulatory compliance reports (RPS Procurement Plan, Integrated Resource
Plan, annual and monthly Resource Adequacy filings), Long-Term Renewable Energy Procurement,
maintenance of Financial Pro Forma Model and analysis of SDG&E rates and rate setting. This
agreement has been on an annual basis, with extensions. Agreement #2, awarded in September 2020,
includes portfolio management, conventional energy procurements and energy risk management. This
contract was approved with a term through June 30, 2023. Due to the efficiencies realized by the work
of Agreement #1 and Agreement #2, PEA built in a cost savings into the pricing of Agreement #2. Staff
recommends extending Agreement #1 to be commensurate with Agreement #2's term, through June 30,
2023.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for the agreement extensions are within the assumed costs in the CEA pro forma that was used to
set rates.
ATTACHMENTS
None