Specifications include, but are not limited to: To analyze the advance determination of prudence application submitted by Montana-Dakota Utilities Company and Otter Tail Power Company. Overview The North Dakota Public Service Commission, Economic Regulation Division, is soliciting proposals for a thorough analysis of the advance determination of prudence applications submitted by Montana-Dakota Utilities Company and Otter Tail Power Company. The selected offeror will be required to provide written testimony and present effective oral testimony at the commissions technical hearing and assist in the preparation of pre- and post-hearing documents. State-Furnished Property/Services Commission staff will work with the consultant on a limited basis to help identify critical issues and provide background information. The Commission will not provide any property or equipment. Description of Specific, Results-Oriented Tasks Contractor must provide a detailed analysis and conclusion related to the necessity and the economic prudence of installing the air quality control system on the existing Big Stone coal plant in comparison to other resource alternatives. Of specific interest in this case, advocacy staff is interested in determining the reasonableness of the air quality control system project costs, as well as the cost of other resource alternatives not chosen, the modeling inputs and sensitivity analysis, and the results as submitted by Montana-Dakota Utilities Company and Otter Tail Power Company.
