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Distribution Outsourcing - Puget Sound Energy's Experience

Overview In February 2001, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) began outsourcing its new residential and commercial system extension and system maintenance construction work on its gas and electric distribution networks to two specialized service providers. Quanta Services Inc. and Pilchuck Inc. were selected after a year-long nationwide competitive procurement process. After full implementation of the two contracts (expected next year), PSE will cease to perform this work with its own construction crews.

This new initiative is a strategic component of PSE's "Competitive Distribution Company" (CDC) asset management business model. The implementation of the model started with PSE's Delivery Business Unit (DBU) (the electric and gas distribution business line). All DBU business processes were reviewed and segregated into core and non-core functions.

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Publisher	Montgomery Research	File Format	HTML
Date Published	January 2002	Downloads	19
Format	White Papers
Topics	Outsourcing

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