Baseline Cost a specific amount designated by the TCEQ in the Approved Application to reflect the costs that would othenwise be incurred by the PERFORMING PARTY in the normal course of business, as determined according to the provisions of Guidelines for the Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants (RG-388).
Baseline Cost. 12.1.1 Cost Allocation Model (CAM)-Annual Rate Development
a. Cost Allocation Model The Cost Allocation Model (CAM) allocates costs for all ST Express bus service and for other Xxxxxx Transit services. The amounts billed to Sound Transit do not represent a time and materials calculation of cost; rather, the CAM annual rate represents blended costs that are allocated in a way to apportion costs in a fair and reasonable manner between the two agencies. The CAM results in a set hourly rate for all Xxxxxx Transit provided services.
b. Estimated CAM Approval Process Annually, both Sound Transit and Xxxxxx Transit will review and agree upon, in writing, the CAM used to allocate costs to Sound Transit for the following year. The annual CAM approval may be made by the Executive Director, Operations of Sound Transit and Executive Director, Finance of Xxxxxx Transit, and the CAM will be documented on a Cost Submittal Letter defining the cost per platform hour rate, which need not be approved by the Parties’ respective governing boards. Should it be determined that a change in the CAM methodology is needed, for any reason, both Parties must agree to the changes in writing. Any change must include an explanation for the change. Examples of reasons for changing the CAM are the restructure or reorganization of budgetary units or a change in services provided. If the Parties do not agree to changes to the CAM methodology by the timelines established in Section 12.1.3, the rates established using the currently agreed-upon CAM methodology will be used until agreement is reached. Differences in rate will be reconciled in the year end reconciliation process provided in Section 12.7. The CAM uses a set of cost centers. Xxxxxx Transit maintains a cost center descriptions document that will be updated within the CAM model on an annual basis. Xxxxxx Transit will provide more detailed descriptions of the cost centers if requested by Sound Transit. Decision rules represent the methodology used to allocate the cost center expenditures of Xxxxxx Transit services, including ST Express Bus Service. Decision rules and allocation methods will be updated in the CAM on an annual basis as needed and provided to Sound Transit for its review. When possible, decision rules and allocation methods will represent direct metrics that can be uniquely attributed to support Sound Transit maintenance and operations, such as platform hours, number of vehicles or vehicle miles. The CAM process will be ...
Baseline Cost a specific amount designated by the TCEQ in the Approved Application to rcflccl Ihc costs thai would olherwise be incurred by the PERFORMING PARTY in the normal course of business, as determined according to the provisions of the Guidelines for the Emissions Reduclion Incentive Grants (RG- 388).
