Submitted By
Rob Sproule, Public Works Director
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving a Water Meter Reading Purchase Price Agreement with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Ferguson Waterworks in an Amount Not to Exceed $166,777.00, Authorizing its Execution and Waiving the Village's Bid Process for the Agreement
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Overview
Overview
This item is for the purchase of water meter reading equipment as part of the Public Works Departments continuation of maintaining the water meter system. This is primarily for a purchase and installation of Water Meter Reading Equipment
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution.
Background
In an effort to strive for accurate reading of water usage and reduce non-revenue water loss the Public Works Department continues the process of replacing older/obsolete water meters.
There are approximately 12,600 meters in the Villages water system. The meters are necessary to record water usage for billing purposes. In 2021 and 2022, the Public Works Department upgraded its meter infrastructure, replacing old and obsolete water meters to allow the installation of Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) equipment.
Most water meters are currently read on a three month (quarterly) cycle, utilizing a 'drive-by' system. The readings are then provided to the Finance Department who proceeds with the billing of customers. The current style of replacement meters will allow the Village to transition from the 'drive-by' reading system to a 'fixed-base' reading system which will have the ability to collect reads on a daily basis.
The second phase of this project is to install data collectors to read the water meters. This agenda item will allow for the data collectors to be ordered and installed. This system will allow staff to monitor daily water consumption against daily water import volumes, thus providing an early warning when a non-revenue water loss event is occur...
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