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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL <br />WATER METER REPLACEMENT SERVICES <br />GENERAL <br />The City of Santa Ana is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide Water Meter <br />Replacement Services. The City has over 44,000 water meters that are maintained and <br />replaced according to a replacement schedule. A detailed scope of work is outlined in <br />Section E of this RFP. The city will enter into an agreement with the firm to provide <br />Water Meter Replacement Services. <br />Upon receiving this Request for Proposal (RFP), consultant shall notify the City in <br />writing and faxed to 7'f4-647-3345 (Attention: Thomas Dix) regarding its intent to <br />respond to the RFP. <br />The Consultant must be able to assist the City through this.. contract to provide the <br />services needed. The consultant shall .utilize in-house staff and/or sub-consultants <br />satisfactory to the City to complete the assignments. For specialized work for which <br />the prime consultant will require asub-contractor, the prime consultant will serve <br />as an administrative liaison between the City and the sub-contractor. The prime <br />consultant mark-up for sub-consultants shall not exceed 15%. <br />The proposal shall be concise, to the point, and sufficient enough to cover all required <br />submittals and exclude any extraneous materials. A cover Getter shall summarize key <br />factors and guarantee than key personnel will be committed to perform the required <br />tasks throughout the duration of the contract. <br />PROPOSED SCOPE OF SERVICES <br />A. .Terms <br />Upon completing the selection process, the selected consultant will be awarded aone- <br />year contract°for a "not to eicceed fee°'to be determined. <br />B. PROJECT BACKGROUND <br />This request is for Water Meter Replacement Services for the City of Santa Ana water <br />distribution system. The City of Santa Ana desires to keep the water meter replacement <br />program as an integral part of our general water asset maintenance program. Water <br />meter replacement is an essential task and a key element to accurate customer billing. <br />The City of Santa Ana is located in Orange County in Southern California. The City of <br />Santa Ana's water system consists of approximately 475 miles of water mains with <br />nearly 45,000 water service connections, 4,850 hydrants, and 6,00 water distribution <br />valves- The city land area is 27.2 square miles and the population is approximately <br />350,000 people. <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA WATER METER REPLACEMENT SERVICES <br />City of Santa Ana P. wW.A. Water Resources <br />19G-4 Page 2 of 27