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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCarmel/Panhandle Eastern Pipe LineAPPROVED, AS FO FORM BY: PIPELINE RELOCATION AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP AND CITY OF CARMEL FOR CASING REMOVAL ON LINE # 41-06-004-2800 (ZIONSVILLE 400) CASING VENT EXTENSION ON LINE# 41-06-004-2800 (ZIONSVILLE 300) AT 131 STREET HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA Date OCTOBER 26, 2007 3 567897 RECEIVED 20 CARME -- C"ENGINEER TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE PAGE I FACILITY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION 3" II PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS 4. III AUDIT 5 IV DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 5 V RIGHT OF WAY 6 VI INDEMNIFICATION 6 VII NOTIFICATION 7 VIII ASSIGNMENTS 7 XIV FURTHER ASSURANCES 8 X MISCELLANEOUS 8 X1 FORCE MAJEURE 8 AUTHORIZED APPROVALS 10 EXHIBIT A - DRAWING DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES EXHIBIT B - AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENTS 2 PIPELINE RELOCATION AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT This Pipeline Relocation and Reimbursement Agreement ("Agreement") is made this 26th day of October, 2007 by and between Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company,'I-P ("COMPANY"), a Delaware limited partnership with its principal office in Houston, Texas and City of Carmel ("CUSTOMER"), an Indiana municipal corporation located in Hamilton County, Indiana, with its principal office in Carmel, Indiana. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, COMPANY is an interstate natural gas transmission company rendering gas transportation service to the public; and WHEREAS, CUSTOMER is an Indiana municipal corporation that owns and maintains roads within its jurisdiction for the benefit of its residents, including 131 Street; and WHEREAS, COMPANY owns, operates and maintains a 30-inch diameter high pressure natural gas pipeline (line number 41-06-003-2800) Zionsville 300 Line and a 30-inch diameter high pressure natural gas pipeline (line number 41-66-004-2800) Zionsville 400 Line (the "Pipelines") within Customer's city limits; and WHEREAS, CUSTOMER has requested COMPANY revise its Pipelines to facilitate the widening of 131 Street; and WHEREAS, COMPANY is willing to facilitate such casing removal and casing vent extension under the terms and conditions set forth herein; and WHEREAS, CUSTOMER has agreed to reimburse COMPANY for its casing removal and vent extension costs in an amount not to exceed the amount.set forth in Section 2.1 below, , subject to the terms of this Agreement, NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises above, and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, COMPANY and CUSTOMER (the "Parties" hereto; each is a "Party") agree as follows: ARTICLE I FACILITY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION 1.1 COMPANY shall remove its existing 34-inch casing on its Zionsville 400 line and extend existing casing vents to edge of road right-of-way on its Zionsville 300 line under the CUSTOMER's 131 Street property. 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PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS 2.1 CUSTOMER agrees to reimburse COMPANY for costs incurred to remove the existing casing and vent extension; including, but not limited to: engineering, surveying, labor, equipment use, materials, inspections, general and administrative expenses, and any.othercosts incurred directly or indirectly with respect to the work to be performed not to exceed $68,700 and is contingent on CUSTOMER providing die.following: 2.1.1 All labor and equipment to design, plan and implement a maintenance of traffic plan to meet all State, County and City requirements for a Monday through Friday 131 Street road closure; 2.1.2 All labor, equipment and material'to remove asphalt portion of 131 Street Road in the area to be excavated by Company-and haul off for disposal along with the excess spoil from excavation by COMPANY;, 2.1.3 All labor, equipment and material to repair damage to 13l Street as a result of casing removal by COMPANY; 2.1.4 All labor, equipment and material to backFill area of excavation created by COMPANY for removal of casing after COMPANY backfills excavation to a minimum of one foot over exiting Pipeline with tlowable fill. 2.2 CUSTOMER shall make prepayment to COMPANY of the amount.set forth in Section 2.1 above. COMPANY is under no obligation to proceed with any phase of the project until the payment is received from CUSTOMER. 2.3 Upon completion of the project, when all costs are fully determined, COMPANY shall provide a detailed cost accounting to CUSTOMER. COMPANY shall refund, within 30 days of the transmittal date of the final cost accounting, any amount prepaid by CUSTOMER that is in excess of the final cost 2.4 In the event the project should be cancelled for any reason prior to the start of construction, CUSTOMER shall only be responsible for actual costs incurred by COMPANY at the time of cancellation, plus any additional costs to close out the project and settle existing commitments and less any refunds to COMPANY. ARTICLE III AUDIT 3.1 CUSTOMER shall have'theright to audit, arits own expense,•the,records of COMPANY relevant to COMPANY's cost ofthe,pipeline'casing,.removal and vent extension project for one (1) year from the date of COMPAaY's final invoice;.provided, however, that CUSTomER-shall not have any right to audit COMPANY's indirect costs or any aspect thereof. Duringsuch one year, period, COMPANY shall`maintain all necessary records, including back-up data, fonsuch costs:. 3.2 All audiWshall be performed'dunng'COMPANY's normal business, hours and at COMPANY's. principal-place:of business in-Pfouston, Texas:. ARTICLE IV DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 4.1 COMPANY'shall.have sole;authority and responsibility for the design of the Pipeline; selection of materials, procedures,; and for the selection and management of the contractor utilized to perform the work. All designs shall bean accordance with DOT Title 49 GER Part 192 and applicable fcderal, state and local safety and environmental regulations and in accordance with,sound;and prudent natural,gas pipeline industry `practices. The contractor.shall be selected,through COMPANY's'normal competitive bid process-or use of COMPANY'sapprovcd alliance contractor or use of COMPANY- personnel. 4.2 Approximate pipeline casing remoyal.and vent extensiowa`s : hown.on•the attached arawings'(`?Exhibit A") shall-not be altered without the approval of COMPANY; which approval COMPANYmay-withhold'at,'its sole discretion. 4.3 COMPANY shall be solely-responsible for obtaining all applicable,mte:and federal permits pertaining to the Pipeline casing,removal.and vent extension project, 4.4 COMPANY agrees that it, will usc-reasonable efforts to haye;the above-work substantially complete within 96'days of receipt of.the:prepaymsentt,:provided, however, that underno ciTCumstances shall COMPANY be liable to CUSTOMER or anyother party for consequential, special, punitive orany other indirect damages; claims or expenses brought about. by either COMPANY'sifailure,to substantially complete;such-work.bysuch'date'or for any other `reason- CUSTOMER ; hereby agrees; to; indemnify, defend,and hold COMPANY and its affltated companies'harmless with respect to any such liabilities. '5 ARTICLE V RIGHT-OF-WAY 5.1 CUSTOMER agrees that upon completion of the pipeline casing removal and vent extension at CUSTOMER's property; it shall be responsible for any liabilities, costs, expenses, claims or judgments which arise in any manner' regarding the property covered by the easement.and CUSTOMER agrees that it will defend, indemnify, and hold COMPANY and its affiliated companies harmless with respect.to such property and the use thereof. ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION 6.1 It is expressly understood that (1) COMPANY is in no respect and for no purpose the agent of CUSTOMER: and (2) CUSTOMER shall at all times be responsible for the acts or omissions of its employees, agents and representatives, subcontractors or suppliers or their employees, agents and representatives. ARTICLE VIl NOTIFICATION 7.1. All notices and other communications between the parties, unless otherwise specifically provided, shall be in writing and deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person or deposited with the United States Postal Service, First Class, with postage prepaid, addressed as follows: If to CUSTOMER: CUSTOMER ATTN: Michael McBride. P.E. City of Carmel Indiana One Civic Square Carmel, In 46032 Voice: 317-571-2441 Fax: 317-571-2439 If to COMPANY For Payments: As instructed on the invoice. For All Other Communications: David Parham, Manager E&C Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company 8910 Purdue Road, Suite 300 Indianapolis; In 46268 Voice:.(317) 879-3047 Fax: (317) 879-3009 E-mail: david.parham@sug.com or to such other address as either party from time to time may designate for itself. ARTICLE VIII ASSIGNMENTS 8.1 This Agreement may be assigned by either party, without the consent of the other, to an affiliate or any other company which shall succeed it by purchase, merger, consolidation, or other transfer of substantially all assets of the original party. Such successor shall be entitled to the rights and shall be subject to the obligations of its predecessor under this Agreement. Otherwise, neither party shall assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In no event shall the party assigning its interest be released from any of its obligations to the other party. Nothing herein contained shall prevent or restrict either party from pledging, granting a security interest in, or assigning as collateral all or any portion of such party's interest in this Agreement to secure any debt or obligation of such party under any mortgage, deed of trust, security or similar instrument. ARTICLE lX FURTHER ASSURANCES 9.1 CUSTOMER and COMPANY agree, at the request of the other, to execute and deliver all such other and additional instruments and documents and take such other reasonable action as may be necessary or desirable in order to more fully and effectively carry out the intents and purposes of this agreement. ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS 10.1 THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCEPT FOR THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF NVHICH WOULD REFER A PARTY TO THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 10.2 Each party shall promptly notify the other of any action; circumstance, condition, or reasonably likely potential occurrence that might have a material effect on the ability of such party to perform its intended obligations under this Agreement. 10.3 This Agreement is expressly made subject to all statutes and/or regulations of any governmental body having lawful jurisdiction over Company or Customer, as the case may be. ARTICLE XI FORCE MAJEURE 11.1 If, by reason of force majeure, any party hereto shall be rendered unable, wholly or partially to carry out any obligations it may have under this Agreement, except CUSTOMER'S obligations to make payment to COMPANY under this Agreement, as specified in Article 11, then if such party shall give notice as soon as.practicable and full details thereafter in writing of such force majeure to the other party within a reasonable time after the occurrence of the event or cause relied on, the obligations of the party giving such notice, so far as affected by such force majeure, shall be suspended during the continuance of the inability so caused but for no longer period, and such party shall endeavor to remove or overcome such inability so caused with all reasonable dispatch. The tern "force majeure as employed herein shall mean acts of God, inability to obtain permits, strikes, lockouts, and any other industrial disturbances, acts of the public enemy, orders of any kind of the government or any governmental authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the premises, any civil or military authority,. insurrections, riots, epidemics, landslides, lighting, earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, storms, acts of government or people, civil disturbances, explosions, breakages or accident of machinery or pipelines; or inability on the part of any party hereto to carry out its obligations under this Agreement on account of any other cause or cases not reasonably within the control of such party. Settlement of all labor disputes shall be in the sole discretion of the party having the difficulty. IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties heretojiave caused this agreement to be executed by theirduly authorized officers as of the day and yea'rjabove first written. AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED this 3 day of l AIL _..2007 PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPAN.V, LP $Y: AGREED'TO.AND ACCEPTED ,this tkdayof ,200+7""'3 J CITY OF By: 1&6'r e> q