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CONTRACT NO. �
E114ONSULTING SERVICES, INC.
7801 Pencross (972) 726-7216
Dallas, Texas 75248 (972) 726-0212 (fax)
March 6, 2000
Mr. Peter Vaky
Assistant City Attorney
City of Fort Worth
1000 Throckmorton
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Dear Mr. Vaky:
C2 Consulting Services, Inc. ("C2") is pleased to have this opportunity to work again
with the City of Fort Worth ("City") concerning cable services rate regulation. The
following proposal provides a description of the scope of services that C2 will provide in
evaluating the FCC Forms 1240/1205 filed by Charter Communications ("Charter" or the
"Company") with the City on or about October 1, 1999.
Project Scope
It is C2's understanding that the City is forming a coalition of other Charter served cities
for purposes of rate analyses. The following project scope relates to those services that
would be performed for either an individual city or for all members of such a coalition.
C2 will assess the accuracy of the Form 1240/1205 filings, the reasonableness of
Charter's proposed computations, compliance with any resolved issues from prior
computations, and compliance with FCC regulations and recent rulings.
C2 proposes to conduct the following activities:
• Initial review of the filings and identification of:
— Any filing deficiencies and necessary actions
— Potential issues based on the operator's approach to developing rates
— Compliance/non-compliance with FCC rulings
— Compliance/non-compliance with prior City ordinances and agreements
• Submission of detailed requests for information
• Analyses of responses to requests for information and submission of follow-
up requests, as necessary
• Determination of the reasonableness of Charter's proposal based on the
analyses and any further rulings issued by the FCC during the course of the
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review
• Discussion with the City regarding preliminary findings and recommendations
• Submission of written reports
• One meeting with Charter and the City, if desired, to discuss the findings and
recommendations prior to submission to Council'
Additional Services
The above includes the activities to be performed for the City and any other members of a
potential coalition. However, additional assistance can been provided to the City or to
other coalition members on an as needed basis:
• Assistance to city staff in preparing their respective Council documentation
• Meetings with city legal representatives to discuss potential actions
• Presentation of findings and recommendations before City Councils
The proposed Project Scope does not provide for these specific activities as all cities may
not desire such assistance. C2 separates these services in order to limit the estimated
professional fees for those activities that will impact any city participant.
Deliverables
C2 will provide each coalition city member with written reports specific to their
respective rate filings. The reports will include a description of the project activities,
findings and recommendations regarding potential City Council actions. The report
related to the Form 1205 (equipment basket) will likely be largely identical in that this
filing is anticipated to be the same for all of the Charter served cities.
Project Cost
In the event that the City is the only participant, C2 estimates that the professional fees
required to conduct the review of the Form 1240/1205s noted under Project Scope above
are not-to-exceed $3,500, plus out-of-pocket expenses. If three or more cities join the
City of Fort Worth in these efforts, the professional fees per each coalition participant are
estimated not-to-exceed $2,500, plus out-of-pocket expenses.2 Additional Services
activities will be billed at an hourly rate of$150.
C2 bills its clients monthly based on actual hours worked, plus out-of-pocket expenses.
In the event that the actual hours spent in conducting the enumerated activities are less
than those used in the development of the not-to-exceed proposed costs, the City(ies) will
' This meeting would be jointly conducted with all other members of any coalition.
2 The estimated$2,500 in professional fees for each participant drives C2 total billing for the project. For
example, if four cities participate, C2's professional fees will not exceed$10,000,plus out-of-pocket
expenses. Based on the desires of the participants, C2 can bill individual cities based on an allocation of
these total project costs as determined by the cities.
Mr. Peter Vaky
March 6, 2000
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be billed only for the actual hours. However, if the actual hours exceed the estimate, the
City(les) will only be billed up to the not-to-exceed cost, plus out-of-pocket expenses.
Additional activity billings will be noted via a separate line item on the requesting city's
monthly bill.
Acceptance
C2 greatly appreciates this opportunity to work again with the City of Fort Worth. If this
letter is in agreement with the City's understanding as to the scope of services to be
provided and the associated fees, please execute one copy and return it to C2 at the
following address:
C2 Consulting Services, Inc.
7801 Pencross
Dallas, Texas 75248
If you have any questions regarding the proposed project activities and/or proposed costs,
please feel free to contact Ms. Connie Cannady at(972) 726-7216.
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C2 Consulting Services, Inc.
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