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ACTION ITEM #11 Project2019 –Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement Consideration of Final Completion of the Water Project2019 –Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement Consideration of Final
Completion of the Water December 4, 2019
Water Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement areameter transmitter units (MTUs) throughout the District's water service Scope of work included the replacement of approximately 3,100 water
•for a total not to exceed contract amount of $209,000Total contract price of $189,950, plus a 10% change order authorization •Murrieta, California 2019 Project to Concord Utility Services
of -Transmitter ReplacementIn July 2019, the Board awarded a contract for the Water Meter Radio •BACKGROUND / HISTORY 2019 Project-Water Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement2019 Project-
NEW INFORMATION 2019 list items were completed in November -Inspections and final punch•Field work was completed by October 31, 2019•work in September 2019Concord Utility Services mobilized
crews to the area and began field •establishing database interfaces and project work order managementConcord Utility Services began preliminary work in August 2019, •2019 Project-Water
Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement2019 Project-Water Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement
NEW INFORMATION requirementsaccommodate water service account transfers and other utility billing approximately 100 of the MTUs with District Water Utility crews to project’s scope of
work, but staff expedited the replacement of The District had originally identified 3,100 MTU replacements in the •2,988 MTUsDuring the course of the project, Concord Utility Services
replaced •2019 Project-Water Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement2019 Project-Water Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement
NEW INFORMATION systemdeployment currently active in the District's water utility distribution There are approximately 4,600 MTUs from the original 2009 •reserved for water utility account
transfers expected later this yearThere are approximately 200 new MTUs currently in District inventory •MTUs that have recently experienced data transmission failures2019 Project, staff
has identified approximately 1,700 -ReplacementFollowing the completion of the Water Meter Radio Transmitter •2019 Project-Water Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement2019 Project-Water
Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement
NEW INFORMATION 2021-replacement MTU inventory for 2020Staff is currently working with ACLARA to acquire sufficient •been provided under the original manufacturer warrantyA majority
of the replacement MTUs associated with the project have •consideration, approval of MTU replacement contracts in 2020utility and billing operations, staff expects to bring to the Board
for In order to expedite the replacements and reduce impacts on water •2020-winter of 2019Additional water meter MTU failures are expected to occur over the •2019 Project-Water Meter
Radio Transmitter Replacement2019 Project-Water Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement
FISCAL IMPACT installedthe reconciliation of bid quantities versus the actual quantities The total invoiced is less than the bid price of $189,950 as a result of •The final invoice for
the completed project is $184,574•There were no change orders associated with this project•2019 Project-Water Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement2019 Project-Water Meter Radio Transmitter
Replacement
RECOMMENDATION filing of the Notice of Completion2019 Project as complete and authorize the -Transmitter Replacement27 accepting the Water Meter Radio -Adopt Resolution 2019•2019 Project-Water
Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement2019 Project-Water Meter Radio Transmitter Replacement