25I - AGMT - AUTO METER INFRASTRUCTURE

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EXHIBIT A, CITY OF SANTA ANA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE FEASIBILITY STUDY SCOPE OF SERVICES Background. The City of Santa Ana currently operates a water distribution system covering 27 square miles including over 450 miles of water main and over 44,000 water services. The City's existing meters range from 5 /8" to 6" and are made from a variety of manufacturers. Traditionally, all meters are physically read by a City Employee. Description of Services: The Services shall be completed as described below: Advanced Metering Infrastructure Feasibility Study 1. Project Research: The Consultant shall conduct data gathering meetings /interviews, as necessary with the City Meter Shop, Financial division, Water Resources and Purchasing Divisions in order to obtain information and understand the desired outcome and constraints of the Project. The Consultant shall budget for 6 meetings at a minimum for this portion of the project. 2. Advanced Metering Infrastructure System Technologies: The Consultant shall evaluate available Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technologies and provide feedback with recommendations on the best usable technology given the City's operating environment and constraints. The report shall be limited to evaluations of the fixed network based technology. This evaluation shall also include recommendations to establish criteria to address all of the City's existing meters, the collection system, billing system, staffing and technology issues. The City also anticipates that all existing water meters will be replaced in coordination with deployment of the selected AMI technology. It is assumed that the Consultant shall independently contact the providers of AMI technology to assist in their evaluation, as well as, use their own existing knowledge and experience. The Consultant shall include a survey of water systems that have implemented an AMI system to gather information including, but not limited to, the following: Type of Technology, Data Hosting, Size of the System, Cost, Type of Customer Engagement, Phases of implementation as well as status. In addition, the Consultant shall evaluate any leak detection capabilities and features of AMI systems. 3. Project Assessment: The Consultant shall review and prepare an evaluation of the City of Santa Ana's current business processes and practices for collection of water use data and fees from the meter to the bill payment system. The study will also evaluate the current software applications and information technology needs should an AMI system be implemented. The study shall also establish the basic staffing requirements for implementation, management and usage of any AMI system to be used. The project assessment portion of the study shall also include all regulatory requirements, environmental compliance requirements (i.e. Environmental Impact Reports /Environmental Impact Statements) and logistic requirements necessary to install AMI throughout the City in a phased plan. RFP ##15 -008 - Advanced Metering Infrastructure Feasibility Study 2�i�'2 ,. Size 518" ` Quantity 31 097 5 426 41$5 1 396 1 706 321 152 38 Description of Services: The Services shall be completed as described below: Advanced Metering Infrastructure Feasibility Study 1. Project Research: The Consultant shall conduct data gathering meetings /interviews, as necessary with the City Meter Shop, Financial division, Water Resources and Purchasing Divisions in order to obtain information and understand the desired outcome and constraints of the Project. The Consultant shall budget for 6 meetings at a minimum for this portion of the project. 2. Advanced Metering Infrastructure System Technologies: The Consultant shall evaluate available Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technologies and provide feedback with recommendations on the best usable technology given the City's operating environment and constraints. The report shall be limited to evaluations of the fixed network based technology. This evaluation shall also include recommendations to establish criteria to address all of the City's existing meters, the collection system, billing system, staffing and technology issues. The City also anticipates that all existing water meters will be replaced in coordination with deployment of the selected AMI technology. It is assumed that the Consultant shall independently contact the providers of AMI technology to assist in their evaluation, as well as, use their own existing knowledge and experience. The Consultant shall include a survey of water systems that have implemented an AMI system to gather information including, but not limited to, the following: Type of Technology, Data Hosting, Size of the System, Cost, Type of Customer Engagement, Phases of implementation as well as status. In addition, the Consultant shall evaluate any leak detection capabilities and features of AMI systems. 3. Project Assessment: The Consultant shall review and prepare an evaluation of the City of Santa Ana's current business processes and practices for collection of water use data and fees from the meter to the bill payment system. The study will also evaluate the current software applications and information technology needs should an AMI system be implemented. The study shall also establish the basic staffing requirements for implementation, management and usage of any AMI system to be used. The project assessment portion of the study shall also include all regulatory requirements, environmental compliance requirements (i.e. Environmental Impact Reports /Environmental Impact Statements) and logistic requirements necessary to install AMI throughout the City in a phased plan. RFP ##15 -008 - Advanced Metering Infrastructure Feasibility Study 2�i�'2