REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND
CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
DATE: 11/03/2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Utilities Department
SUBJECT:
Title
Professional Services Agreement with MeterSYS for analysis, planning, and full procurement support for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Meter Replacement Project.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Under the City's Capital Improvement Program, the Utilities Department created the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Meter Replacement Project to replace and/or retrofit direct read water meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure meters City-wide to obtain real-time remote meter reads and provide customers the ability to monitor their usage and detect leaks in real-time. MeterSYS provides metering technology support services which will be utilized to develop a Metering Technology Master Plan. The Utilities Department will apply for a WaterSMART grant with the Bureau of Reclamation to fund the procurement and installation of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure meters. The Plan will be completed prior to the grant award to assist the Utilities Department to select the most appropriate metering technology for the system.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the:
a. City Council approve and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Professional Services Agreement with MeterSYS for $76,930.
b. City Council authorize the General Manager and City Attorney, or their designees, to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, change orders, and amendments up to $7,693 or 10% of the total contract cost as authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.070(I).
c. City Council authorize the Purchasing Manager to issue a purchase order to MeterSYS for $76,930 for Fiscal Year 2022.
d. City Council make a determination under Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140(E) that competitive bidding is not required for the award of an agreem...
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