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Agreement to Utiliworks for AMI Planning and Implementation Services <br />May 7, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />smart water meters, monthly billing cycles and cash flow improvements. An AMI system will also <br />enable the City to provide customer service improvements by providing much greater detail on <br />individual water account consumption, which can reduce the occurrence of a high water bill, reduce <br />billing problems and customer frustrations, and also enable customers to proactively manage their <br />own water consumption. The City is committed to pursuing an AMI system to convert all water <br />meters to smart meters based on new available technologies. <br />Due to the size of the service area, the rapidly changing water metering technology, and complexity <br />of billing system integration and customer service, the Black & Veatch study recommended for the <br />City to select an AMI program advisor and industry consultant to assist in developing detailed <br />requirements, documentation and provide procurement support. The AMI program advisor will <br />engage in performing an unbiased and comprehensive industry review and business case analysis <br />for the potential implementation of AMI and make recommendations to the City and manage the <br />transition to a full AMI system. <br />On September 11, 2018, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for AMI Planning and <br />Implementation Consultant on the City's Planet Bids website, as well as the City website. Seven <br />proposals were received and evaluated by a selection committee based on criteria as outlined in <br />the RFP. Listed below are the responding firms and their respective scores: <br />Firm Location Preliminary <br />Score <br />Utiliworks Consulting, Inc. <br />Baton Rouge, LA <br />88.8 <br />Excergy <br />Denver, CO <br />86.0 <br />MeterSYS <br />Corona, CA <br />74.6 <br />West Monroe Partners <br />Los Angeles, CA <br />70.1 <br />MC Engineering <br />Folsom, CA <br />65.9 <br />KRE Consulting <br />Pasadena, CA <br />62.6 <br />SL-Serco <br />St. Anthony, MN <br />60.7 <br />The top two scoring firms were invited to interview with staff and provide a presentation on their <br />firm, proposal, and approach for meeting the City's needs. At the conclusion of the presentations <br />and interviews, staff ranked the firms as follows: <br />Rank Firm Location <br />1 Utiliworks Consulting, Inc. Baton Rouge, LA <br />2 Excergy Denver, CO <br />In accordance with the RFP, staff recommends awarding a contract to Utiliworks. Their proposal <br />and presentation demonstrated a high technical competency and experience performing similar <br />services from start to finish. The proposal contained a clear path toward achieving City goals and <br />objectives as required by the RFP. <br />25G-2 <br />