NATURAL GAS AGREEMENTS (031)
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SERVICE AGREEJ'IENl'
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INTERRUPl'IBLE GAS SERVIrn
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THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this day of
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CLF'~]<;l{, FIDRIDA, a municipal corp:>ration, hereinafter called the
".Seller", and NATIONAL HEALTH CARE LINEN SERVICE, 605 Packard Court,
Safety Harbor, Florida hereinafter called the "Buyer,"
WITNESSEI'H:
WHERF~, the Buyer wishes to obtain the special gas rate provided
herein for interruptible gas service, and the Seller is willing to sell
and deliver natural gas, when available, to the Buyer:
NOW, THEREFORE, Seller and Buyer agree as follows:
1 . The Buyer hereby agrees to install and maintain an alternate
fuel-supply system, in good working order, for all. equipnent and
appliances to be served with interruptible natural gas under this
Agreement, during the life of this Agreement, at Buyer's site located at
605 Packard Court, Safety Harbor, Florida Equipnent without such
standby apparatus shall not be serviced with gas under this Agreement,
2. The Seller agrees to furnish an adequate supply of natural gas
to aforesaid equipnent and appliances except when necessary to interrupt
said supply as provided herein.
3. Whenever a curtailment of gas delivered hereunder is required,
the Seller shall issue a curtailment order to the Buyer and the time at
which such curtailment shall take effect. When restoration of service is
permissible, Seller shall similarly issue a restoration order,
A curtailment order may be issued by verrol or written notice at
least two hours in ,i'dvance of its effective time, except that if
curtailment or interruption is occasioned by an event of "force majeure'l
affecting the Seller's system, Seller shall be obligated to give only
such notice as is practical under the circumstances.
4. Gas taken by the Buyer under this Agreement by reason of Buyer's
failure to comply with a curtailment order shall be considered as over-
run gas, and Buyer shall pay for such over-run gas at the rate of $2.00
per thermo The Seller shall have a meter reading taken at the effective
time of a curtailment order, and any gas .cecorded on the meter after said
time and before restoration of service shall be considered as over-run
gas.
5 . All gas furnished by the Seller under the terms of this
Agreement shall be separately metered by metering equipnent furnished by
the Seller.
6, The Buyer agrees to pay the Seller for a minimum of 250 therms
per calendar day regardless of actual consumption, except that there
shall be no minimum consumption charge during the periods of curtailment,
or when the Buyer's gas
plant closings, strikes,
'lectrical supplier.
requirement falls below the minimum rate due to
or electrical curtailment to Buyer from Buyer's
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Billing ,,,ill be on a monthly basis.
1he current unit price per
thenn, excluding franchise fees and taxes, is 42,861(: " TIlis unit price
may be adjusted up or down to reflect changes in the base rate for
interruptible gas fUI11ished to Seller by its supplier, Florida Gas
Transmission Comp,lIlY. The unit price charged .to the Buyer may also be
changed by the Clearwa-ter City Corrmission, but only as approved for all
inten:uptible gas customers of the System.
7. Gas service wlder this rate schedule shall be
initial tenn of five (5) years from date of Agreement.
provided during an
After the initial
term, the Agreement shall continue on a-year-to-year basis, unless either
party shall, at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of any such yearly
period, give the other party notice of its intention to terminate the
Service Agreemen t.
8. In consideration of the service and rate structure defined
herein, Buyer agrees to relinquish any claim Buyer might have for damage
to any product, process or machinery as a "result of gas service
interlLlf:)tion or curtailment pursuant to this !).greement.'
9. It is the responsibility of the.. Buyer to notify the City of
Cleanvater Gas Division imnediately if a gas main, gas service, or gas
fit'b.ng is damaged, or suspected of being damaged.. All calls shall be
directed to the Gas Division's emergency numbex, which is 462-6633, day or
night, "eekday or weekend. The Buyer shall not try to correct the
problem.
(a) If the problem is a gas odor, the Buyer shall at once clear
the room, building or area of all.occupants. Every practical means to
eliminate any source of ignition shall be used by the Buyer. This shall
be accanplished by preventing smoking, striking matclles, .the operating of
electrical switches, motors or other equipnent (including telephones), or.
opening furnace doors, etc" which Cilll cause a spark, If possible, the.
Buyer shall cut off all electrical circuits at a remote source to
eliminate operation of automatic switches in the dangerous area. Safety
flashlights desigTIed for use in hazardous atJrospheres s.hould be the only
light used in such emergencies,
(b) The Buyer shall imnediately notify the emergency dispatcher
for the Gas Division (telephone 462-6633) from a telephone remote from the
area of the leak. The Buyer shall not try to correct the problem.
(c) The Buyer agrees to ensure that all employees are made aware
of the procedures required to be followed as stated aoove, . Important
teleplone numbers are reprinted below for the cor.venience of the Buyer.
Gas Einergency
Gas Division Office
462-6633
462-6630
462-6600
Utilities Customer
Representative
(d) The telephone numbers set forth herein are subject to change
without notice.
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10. Special provisions to this Agreement, if any, are as listed
below:
None
11, This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
by their duly-authorized officials on the date set forth above,
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City Manager
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NATION~T!{CARE.tX.T\~~S<':E.'iICE
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Sr. V e President 0 Technical
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Secretary
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