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Modelling of Emissions Trading Scheme impact on the electricity market
Buyer’s Contract number: [to be inserted by Procurement when the contract has been processed]
The Parties
The Buyer The Ministry for the Environment
Environment House, 23 Kate Sheppard Place, Thorndon, Wellington 6011
and
The Supplier Sam Harvey
s 9(2)(a)
Agreement
The Supplier will provide the following goods and/or services (as applicable) to the Buyer by the date
and for the price recorded in the table below (excluding GST). The price includes all expenses.
Background
The Buyer requires the Services for the purpose of developing a model that will simulate the impact of
the ETS on wholesale electricity prices. The model is needed to ensure policy advice on the EAF is
considered.
The Supplier will provide updates and reviews to datasets. The Supplier will coordinate this work with
the Buyer, the Electricity Authority, and the Major Electricity Users Group (MEUG). A final report will
be provided by the Supplier that includes: MEUG feedback, changes from last run, simulation results
and graphs, criteria to consider when reviewing each year’s results.
Description
Delivery date
Specific Standards (if any)
Price (exc GST)
Report on modelling
29/04/2022
Develop the inputs for the
$8000
results and
model and
run the model to
implementation
provide EAF values for
improvements
calendar years 2016-2021
inclusive, for all three
scenarios as defined in Table
16, page 39 of this
consultation document:
https://bit.ly/3LQbzVK
Draft and finalise a report to
include any changes from
completed reruns, explain
simulation results and graphs
and suggestions for
implementation
improvements
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Price
The total price payable under this Contract is up to NZ$8000 excluding GST.
This price is calculated as follows: s 9(2)(b) per hour up to a maximum of
hours.
(ii)
Invoice and
The Supplier will invoice the Buyer for the goods and/or services when all goods
payment
and/or servies have been provided.
If delivery of the goods and/or services has been satisfactory, and the Buyer
receives a valid tax invoice:
• on or before the 5th business day of the month, the Buyer must pay
that tax invoice by the 20th calendar day of that month; and
• after the 5th business day of the month, the Buyer must pay that tax
invoice by the 20th calendar day of the following month.
Start date
This Contract will start on 11/04/2022.
End date
This Contract will end on 29/04/2022.
Term
This Contract starts on the Start Date. Goods and/or services must not be
delivered before the Start Date.
This Contract ends on the End Date.
Standards
FOR SERVICES: (as applicable) The Supplier will provide the services with due
care, skill and diligence and to the Specific Standards specified above (if any).
FOR GOODS: (as applicable) All conditions and warranties under the Contract
and Commercial Law Act 2017, Part 3, Subparts 1 - 6 apply to the supply of
goods under this Contract.
The Supplier must comply with the
Supplier Code of Conduct issued by the
Procurement Functional Leader (see procurement.govt.nz).
On-Site
If the Supplier (including the Supplier’s personnel and subcontractors) is at the
Requirements
Ministry's premises, the Supplier must observe the Ministry's policies and
procedures, including those relating to security requirements and health and
safety. The Supplier must comply with the terms of the Ministry’s COVID-19
Vaccination Policy as updated from time to time
(https://environment.govt.nz/about-us/covid-19-vaccination-policy-for-visitors-
to-mfe-workplaces/).
Intellectual
Pre-existing intellectual property rights remain the property of their current
Property
owner. New intellectual property rights in any tangible output of the services
(deliverables) become the property of the Buyer when they are created. The
Supplier grants to the Ministry a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide and
royalty-free licence to use, for any purpose, all intellectual property rights
incorporated in the deliverables by the Supplier that are not owned by the
Buyer. The Supplier will not infringe any third party intellectual property rights
in developing any deliverables under this Contract.
Confidentiality
Each Party confirms that it has adequate security measures to safeguard the
other Party's confidential information from unauthorised access or use by third
parties, and that it will not use or disclose the other Party's confidential
information to any person or organisation other than:
1. to the extent that use or disclosure is necessary for the purposes of
providing the goods or services or in the case of the Buyer, using the goods or
services,
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2. if the other Party gives prior written approval to the use or disclosure,
3. if the use or disclosure is required by law (including under the Official
Information Act 1982), government Ministers or parliamentary convention, or
4. in relation to disclosure, if the information has already become public, other
than through a breach of the obligation of confidentiality by one of the Parties.
On termination or expiry of this Contract, the Supplier must, if requested by the
Buyer, immediately return or securely destroy all confidential information and
other material or property belonging to the Buyer.
Resolving
The Parties will use their best endeavours to resolve any dispute or difference
disputes
that may arise under this contract through direct negotiation. If the Parties
cannot resolve a dispute by negotiation, either Party may refer the matter to
mediation. The Party requesting mediation must notify the other Party in
writing. Each Party will meet their own costs of resolving the dispute.
Contractual
Nothing in this Contract constitutes a legal relationship between the Parties of
Relationship
partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment. Neither Party has authority
to bind or represent the other party in any way or for any purpose.
Conflicts of
The Supplier warrants that as at the Start Date, it has no conflict of interest in
Interest
providing the goods and/or services or entering into this Contract. The Supplier
must do its best to avoid situations that may lead to a conflict of interest arising.
The Supplier must tell the Buyer immediately, and in writing, if any conflict of
interest arises in relation to the goods and/or services or this Contract.
Publicity
The Supplier may disclose the existence of this Contract but must obtain the
Buyer's prior written approval before making reference to the Buyer or this
Contract in its publications, public statements, promotional material or
promotional activities about this Contract.
Records
The Supplier must keep and maintain records relating to this Contract in
accordance with prudent business practice and all applicable laws.
Law
This Contract will be governed and interpreted in accordance with New Zealand
law.
Signed for and on behalf of the Buyer:
Signed for and on behalf of the Supplier:
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(signature))
(signature)
Name:
James Coombes
Name:
Samuel Harvey
Position:
Manager, ETS Policy
Position:
Consultant
Date:
8/04/2022
Date
11/04/2022
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