NP 2003 GRA. Page 1 of 12. Nature of ... Compliance audits & ISO 14001
consulting ... Rose Blanche fisheries valuation. 15,614. Small hydro EMS
assessment.
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 1 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consulting Services 1997 Operating Nature of Engagement Regulatory Services Innovative approaches to rate design
Cost
$
Environmental Services Asbestos audit Environmental – pole yard assessment
17,830
6,097 5,502
Engineering Services Electrical system protection seminar Heat pump installation Dam safety inspections
5,144 40,641 9,500
Human Resource Services Employee assistance plan evaluation Employee counseling Employment search services Employment surveys & consulting Pension administration & planning Re-employment counseling services
8,000 26,588 36,251 9,568 114,049 5,674
Information Technology Services Microsoft Outlook installation Software consulting services
7,760 11,875
Other Conference Board of Canada On-line service Financial & consulting services Depreciation study – annual update Customer research Safety presentation Others less than $5,000 $
10,365 5,625 5,355 82,995 13,608 21,001 443,428
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 2 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consultant Services 1997 Non-Operating Nature of Engagement Engineering Services Turbine efficiency - diesel generation review - Rose Blanche Brook Hydro project Generation Impact Study - Re: NLH RFP
Cost
$
Environmental Services Rose Blanche Brook Hydro project Soil testing- Pierre's Brook Spill clean-up
87,179 35,543
49,102 6,620 5,317
Information Technology Services CIAC workflow application programming CSS technical migration Lotus Notes implementation
92,721 188,308 51,378
Other Others less than $5,000 $
3,399 519,567
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 3 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consulting Services 1998 Operating Cost
Nature of Engagement Regulatory Services Consulting services - compensation Cost of capital Cost of service Rate case support Witness preparation
$
Environmental Services Environmental audits/ site assessments
57,812 205,056 42,481 40,000 28,789
162,113
Engineering Services Dam safety inspections Engineering services – hydro plants Workflow assessments
9,542 27,600 45,000
Human Resource Services Consulting services - pension Financial planning seminars
13,970 5,157
Information Technology Services Y2K testing Technical assessments & services - Oracle Y2K consulting/PC support Consulting - cash register system
10,010 45,224 13,500 12,500
Other Annual depreciation review Conference Board of Canada On-line service Customer/Market research Filing fees Media training Others less than $5,000 $
8,269 11,810 19,658 8,119 6,000 10,725 783,335
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 4 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consultant Services 1998 Non-Operating Nature of Engagement Engineering Services Bay Bulls Big Pond Dam Diesel plant retirement Generation Impact Study - Re: NLH RFP Rose Blanche Brook Project Surge tank inspections
Cost
$
Information Technology Services System upgrades - Y2K modifications CSS technical migration & Y2K upgrade CSS upgrades/enhancements Desktop computer installations Human Resources system upgrade Internet development Server infrastructure assessment System upgrades - Y2K modifications Technical consulting
54,216 34,411 10,622 300,598 41,775
57,931 255,908 44,875 83,176 102,119 32,458 33,600 267,773 17,320
Environmental Services Asbestos removal project
12,211
Other Others less than $5,000 $
17,079 1,366,072
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 5 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consulting Services 1999 Operating Cost
Nature of Engagement Regulatory Services Witness preparation Regulatory consulting
$
13,973 86,349
Environmental Services Compliance audits & ISO 14001 consulting EMS audit
61,845 9,478
Engineering Services Dam safety inspections Rose Blanche - fish habitat
28,377 62,343
Human Resource Services Consulting services - compensation Consulting services – employee benefits Consulting services - pensions Financial planning services
15,559 31,673 29,004 9,264
Information Technology Services Research advisory/consulting Y2K testing/database & PC support
25,739 200,496
Other Annual depreciation review Conference Board of Canada On-line service Customer/Market research Others less than $5,000 $
14,372 11,790 26,656 25,218 652,136
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 6 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consultant Services 1999 Non-Operating Nature of Engagement Engineering Services Bay Bulls Big Pond Dam Building design - system control center Diesel plant retirements Generation consulting services Fuel shed retirements Penstock welding inspection - Horse Chops Rose Blanche fisheries valuation Small hydro EMS assessment Study distribution SCADA system
Cost
$
Information Technology Services CSS enhancements HRIS enhancements/upgrade Internet enhancements IT disaster recovery IT security review PC software upgrades Desktop computer installations Power systems software conversion Protective equipment & spill reporting system Substation maintenance management system System upgrades - Y2K modifications
8,222 54,036 40,809 5,889 21,430 11,980 15,614 6,838 11,032
187,640 65,872 29,820 52,558 16,818 101,547 182,521 38,578 51,000 100,097 64,915
Other Others less than $5,000 $
19,845 1,087,061
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 7 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consulting Services 2000 Operating Cost
Nature of Engagement Regulatory Services Depreciation Study
$
69,055
Environmental Services EMS audit Environmental assessment - Equipment Maintenance Centre Poleyard remediation
34,479 458,112
Engineering Services Dam safety inspections Environmental site assessment - diesel plants Fisheries Study/Consulting Hydrology study and engineering Surge tank assessments
10,000 5,915 28,589 220,050 14,200
15,022
Human Resource Services Consulting services – employee benefits Consulting services - pensions Ergonomic Study
18,140 13,340 15,545
Information Technology Services Consulting/PC support Database support Intranet maintenance Research advisory/consulting Server infrastructure support Software consulting services Y2K consulting services
45,314 23,967 21,850 25,500 9,759 141,371 9,193
Other Conference Board of Canada On-line service Route optimization Others less than $5,000 $
10,885 5,072 24,796 1,220,154
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 8 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consultant Services 2000 Non-Operating Nature of Engagement Engineering Services Diesel plant retirements Fisheries habitat strategy Fuel shed retirements Generation consulting services Geotechnical services Power plant soil remediation - Lawn Plant sanitation systems – design & specification Retire utility sheds Scada system security Site remediation – retire penstock - Hors Chops
Cost
$
Information Technology Services Application enhancements - programming Cognos/Oracle consulting & upgrade Corporate reporting - programming CSS enhancements Desktop computer installations HRIS enhancements Internet enhancements Intranet development - programming Microsoft Exchange enhancements
16,309 13,110 6,930 6,300 5,250 6,945 26,297 21,493 17,630 17,653
114,047 142,443 79,376 148,902 115,413 31,849 24,127 23,918 11,442
Other Others less than $5,000 $
22,876 852,310
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 9 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consulting Services 2001 Operating Cost
Nature of Engagement Regulatory Services Cost of service expert Depreciation Study Regulatory accounting expert
$
93,609 88,395 98,795
Environmental Services EMS audit Environmental clean-up and audit ISO 14001 registration
38,358 60,144 47,654
Engineering Services Dam safety inspections Geotechnical inspections Hydro system planning study Vehicle noise study
8,964 6,896 45,389 6,480
Human Resource Services Consulting services - compensation Consulting services – employee benefits Human resource planning
30,284 17,534 10,000
Information Technology Services Consulting services - Oracle
8,228
Database consulting/ production & Internet support Intranet maintenance Research advisory/consulting VMS consulting
327,463 18,210 39,118 6,720
Other Conference Board of Canada On-line service Others less than $5,000 $
9,987 15,827 978,055
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 10 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consultant Services 2001 Non-Operating Nature of Engagement Engineering Services Asbestos removal Diesel site remediation – Gander Fish habitat monitoring Geotechnical inspections Renovate Grand Falls service bldg Replace penstock - Cape Broyle Service building HVAC improvements Site Remediation – Steam Plant
Cost
$
Information Technology Services Application enhancements Business support systems (BOSS) development & implementation Cognos/Oracle upgrade Desktop computer installations Facilities management Internet enhancements Operations support system - programmer Safety Management System implementation Shared server infrastructure implementation
5,343 60,084 8,462 5,981 6,307 20,441 7,376 42,931
221,050 581,060 69,323 55,476 7,708 87,345 8,625 8,408 15,698
Other Others less than $5,000 $
31,849 1,243,467
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 11 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consulting Services 2002 Operating Cost
Nature of Engagement Regulatory Services Consulting services - compensation Cost of capital evidence Cost of service expert Depreciation Study Regulatory accounting expert Witness training
$
11,394 67,593 61,494 53,869 29,433 11,595
Environmental Services EMS audit Environmental audit ISO14001 verification
13,906 46,855 21,961
Human Resource Services Audiometric testing Consulting services - compensation Consulting services – employee benefits Consulting services - pensions
8,970 16,290 6,172 8,790
Information Technology Services Database & production support - programming Research advisory/consulting
127,356 31,173
Other Conference Board of Canada On-line service Others less than $5,000 $
10,920 9,917 537,688
CA-207 Attachment A NP 2003 GRA Page 12 of 12
Newfoundland Power Inc. Consulting Services 2002 Non-Operating Nature of Engagement Engineering Services Environmental assessments - St. John's diesel Greenhill exhaust stacks design Seal Cove retire penstocks – risk assessment Site remediation – Steam Plant Soil sampling penstock - Lockston
Cost
$
Information Technology Services Application upgrades Asset Management Business support systems (BOSS) development & implementation CSS upgrades Hand held meter reading implementation Infrastructure environment Internet enhancements Network infrastructure Operations Support systems implementation Desktop computer installations SCADA infrastructure consulting - Unix Shared server infrastructure implementation WEB Enterprise Access - SCADA
7,249 14,157 29,162 8,340 5,161
191,921 53,849 520,986 237,975 102,376 27,555 5,000 54,822 132,610 112,980 11,000 52,801 49,923
Other Others less than $5,000 $
29,829 1,647,696
