City of Seattle

Seattle City Light Department

DEPARTMENT POLICY & PROCEDURE

Subject FINAL CONNECTION COSTS FOR TEMPORARY SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION INSTALLED BY CONTRACTORS

Number DPP 500 P III-422, Schedule 101

Effective January 11, 2012

Supersedes November 22, 2010

/s/ by Jorge Carrasco

Approved by Jorge Carrasco

1.0 Payment for final connection, disconnection, and removal costs incurred by the Department in energizing and de-energizing temporary services installed by contractors employed by customers.

1.1 Basic charges for final connection costs for temporary services for construction shall apply to temporary secondary services installed by contractors to pole boxes or service entrance equipment. Charges for inspection/review, standby service, and reactive metering shall be assessed for costs incurred by the Department, if applicable, in addition to the basic charge.

1.2 The customer's responsibilities shall include:

1.2.1 Providing and installing the pole box or other temporary service entrance equipment.

1.2.2 Furnishing and installing a pole, post, or other satisfactory structure for attaching the temporary service for construction purposes, in accordance with the section on Temporary Service in the "Requirements for Electric Service Connection" manual adopted, January 26, 2007 and as the same may be amended or superseded.

1.2.3 Providing and installing temporary service conductors from the pole box or other temporary service entrance equipment to the utility-designated final connection point of the distribution system. Connection shall be made by the contractor at the pole box or service entrance equipment, but not to the distribution system.

1.2.4 Providing for the installation of a meter. For services rated over 225 amperes, providing for the installation of current transformers.

1.2.5 Removal of temporary service equipment after the Department has disconnected service from the distribution system.

1.2.6 Obtaining the electrical permit for sites for both inside and outside the City limits.

1.2.7 When the customer's contractor obtains a permit to perform public right-of-way construction work, the contractor shall be responsible for the cost of the construction permit, inspection fee, and administrative costs assessed by the permit-issuing authority, and any bonding requirements of the Department and the permit-issuing authority. Department standby service, inspection, and review charges, if applicable, will be assessed in addition to those charged by other inspecting authorities.

1.3 The Department shall make the final connection to the distribution system energizing the customer's temporary service, and shall also disconnect from the distribution system de-energizing the customer's temporary service.

1.4 Charges for additional labor, such as installing or increasing the size of a transformer, extending the secondary circuit, or other line work done solely for temporary service requirements (and the removal of such material and equipment), shall be determined by estimates of time and nonsalvageable material required. The determination of additional charges shall be made by Customer Engineering.

1.5 Temporary service shall not be energized by the Department until inspection approval by the proper authority has been obtained by the customer.

1.6 Payment for temporary service final connection, disconnection, and removal costs.

1.6.1 Full payment of all temporary service connection charges, as indicated by basic charges established in ?2.l0, shall be required before service is energized.

1.6.2 Full payment of temporary service final connection charges, based on an estimate of $35,000.00 or less, will be required before service is approved for connection.

1.6.3 Payment of the entire estimated cost of the temporary service final connection for those jobs estimated to exceed $35,000.00, an advance payment of 20 percent of the engineer?s estimate will be required before the Department?s service design engineers and/or installation crews begin work. All fees (100 percent of the estimate) must be paid before service can be approved for connection. Final billing shall be rendered after the job is completed, to reflect actual time and material costs expended in energizing the service, unless prior agreement has been reached to assess on a firm bid price.

1.7 Temporary services shall be energized as soon as reasonably possible after notification by the customer. Installations that require additional work indicated in ?1.4 above may take 30 days or longer from the date of notification to date of connection.

1.8 Temporary services shall be removed by the Electrical Service Representative and Electrical Service Engineer not later than one year from the date of installation. Extension may be granted with approval from the inspecting agency and the Department.

1.9 Temporary service final connection charges shall be billed, in addition to any permanent or enlarged electric service final connection charge assessed.

1.10 Final connection and disconnection charges for each temporary service for residential construction shall include the basic connection cost of ?2.1 plus the energy charge for energy usage. All energy used shall be billed according to Rate Schedules Small General Service ? City, ? Suburban, or ? Tukwila.

1.11 Electrical usage for temporary service for nonresidential construction shall be billed on a regular billing cycle according to Rate Schedules Small General Service ? City, ? Suburban, or ? Tukwila; Medium General Service ? City, ? Network, ? Suburban, or ? Tukwila. All charge components of the rate schedule will be observed.

2.0 Charges

2.1 Basic Charges. The costs of making final connections and disconnections to the Department distribution system that energize and deenergize customers' temporary secondary services. These charges are based on typical labor-hours and materials used for the various sizes and types of temporary secondary services connected and disconnected, and include engineering, current transformer secondary circuit metering connections, and/or meter installation, administrative expenses, and taxes.

2.1.1 In non-network areas:

2.1.1.1 For service entrance equipment rated up to 225 amperes, single $355 phase

2.1.1.2 For service entrance equipment rated up to 225 amperes, three $533 phase

2.1.1.3 For service entrance equipment rated from 225 to 600 amperes, single-phase $1,504

2.1.1.4 For service entrance equipment rated from 225 to 600 amperes, three-phase $1,916

2.1.2 Single-phase services in network areas:

2.1.2.1 For service entrance equipment rated up to 150 amperes, when final connection is made at vault/handhole $3,100

2.1.2.2 For service entrance equipment rated up to 150 amperes, when final connection is made at alley can/terminal can/weatherhead $2,087

2.1.3 Three-phase services in network areas:

2.1.3.1 For service entrance equipment rated up to 225 amperes, when final connection is made at vault/handhole $3,560

2.1.3.2 For service entrance equipment rated up to 225 amperes, when final connection is made at alley can/terminal can/weatherhead $2,351

2.1.3.3 For service entrance equipment rated 400 amperes, when final connection is made at vault/handhole $4,578

2.1.3.4 For service entrance equipment rated 400 amperes, when final connection is made at alley can/terminal can/weatherhead $3,721

2.1.3.5 For service entrance equipment rated 600 amperes, when final connection is made at vault/handhole $6,987

2.1.3.6 For service entrance equipment rated 600 amperes, when final connection is made at alley can/terminal can/weatherhead $6,399

2.2 Inspection/Review Charge. The Department shall provide inspection and review service for contractor-installed temporary service equipment and material between the customer's service connection point and the Department's distribution system to assure contractor compliance with Department specifications, standards, and requirements for temporary service. All such inspections and/or reviews shall be charged to the customer.

One Journey-Level Cable Splicer or Lineworker

During normal work hours at $106/hour including travel time

During overtime work hours at $126/hour including travel time

One Associate Civil Engineering Specialist

During normal work hours at $98/hour including travel time

During overtime work hours at $117/hour including travel time

2.3 Construction Permit and Inspection Fee. When the customer's contractor obtains a permit to perform public right-of-way construction work, the contractor shall be responsible for the cost of the construction permit, inspection fee, and administrative costs assessed by the permit-issuing authority; and any bonding requirements of the Department and the permitissuing authority. Department inspection and review charges, if applicable, will be assessed in addition to those charged by other inspecting authorities.

2.4 Energy Charge. Final connection and disconnection charges for residential temporary services shall include, in addition to the basic charge of Section 2.1, the cost of energy usage.

All non-residential energy shall be billed according to the energy charge component of the applicable Small General Service rate schedules.

2.5 Reactive Metering Charge. If any temporary, three-phase secondary service contains an inductive load that will cause unsatisfactory conditions on the Department's system, the Department may install a reactive kVA-hour meter. In such cases, a charge of $154 for Department installation of kvarhour metering shall be levied, in addition to the basic charge applicable in Section 2.1.

2.6 Standby Service Charge. The Department shall provide standby service for the contractor whenever the contractor must perform any work in energized Department facilities, when approved to do so. The Department, in most cases, will perform this portion of the service work.

One Journey-Level Cable Splicer or Lineworker

During normal work hours at $106/hour including travel time

During overtime work hours at $126/hour including travel time

2.7 Primary Cable Charge. When the Department has determined that the 15-kV or 28-kV cable as specified by the Department is unobtainable by the customer's contractor and will be provided by the Department, the loaded cost of such cable provided will be included in the final connection costs billed to the customer.

3.0 Appendix

Distribution: Posted online at http://sclweb.light.ci.seattle.wa.us/dpp/

4.0 Revision History

Version Date Changes Made Author/Key Contact

2.0 12-1-11 Revised to update charges. Energy Services Engineering Manager and Robert Bartley Update Coordinated By: Jackie Kirn

1.0 10-18-10 Revised to update text and charges. Margy Jones and Robert Bartley

Update Coordinated By: Jackie Kirn