Consultant Services for Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Program Implementation and Technical Advisory
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<p>A. INVITATION</p><p>The City is seeking an experienced consultant with specialized expertise in Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI), metering technologies, and AMI installation and deployment. The selected consultant will serve as the City's independent technical advisor and program management partner throughout the AMI program, from planning and procurement through implementation, deployment, system acceptance, and closeout.</p><p>B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND</p><p>The City of Sunnyvale (City) was incorporated in 1912 and became an official charter city in 1949. The City’s current water metering system includes approximately 29,650 meters serving potable water, recycled water, irrigation, fire service, and other uses to a service area of approximately 24 square miles and a population of approximately 161,884.</p><p>The City's objectives for the AMI Program include improving the accuracy, timeliness, and availability of water-use information; improving customer service and access to consumption information; supporting leak identification and water conservation; improving meter-reading and field operational efficiency; improving asset and consumption data; and supporting effective long-term management of the City's metering system.</p><p>The City has completed preliminary planning and feasibility work to evaluate the potential implementation of AMI. This prior work included review of the City’s existing meter inventory and meter-reading practices, identification of potential business objectives and operational benefits, preliminary review of AMI and meter technologies, consideration of system integration needs, evaluation of potential procurement and deployment approaches, and development of preliminary cost and implementation assumptions.</p><p>The City intends to use this prior work as background for the AMI Program but has not predetermined the AMI technology, meter manufacturer, communications architecture, software platform, procurement approach,…