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ACTION ITEM #8Proposed Phase 1 ProgramElectric Meter Replacement Proposed Phase 1 ProgramElectric Meter Replacement , 20175April
Electric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 Program made to pursue other AMI alternativesThis system was not suitable to our needs and a recommendation was •District completed a pilot
AMI project in December, 2016•Investigation started in 2014•AMI) systems(Advanced Metering Infrastructure has actively been studying replacement options using The District •AMR system
is 20 years old and is at the end of its useful life•informationenergy usage personnel must drive by every electric meter to obtain monthly District •unitsway only) to truck mounted
collector -energy consumption data (onein radio modules that transmit -system consists of meters with builtAMR •electric customersDistrict operates an Automatic Meter Reading (AMR)
system for The •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Electric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 Program
NEW INFORMATION terrain, weather, and customer diversity compared to the DistrictTantalus AMI systems are successfully operating in utilities with the same •Tantalus focuses on the public
power market exclusively •AMI system to dateItron’sNo utilities have deployed •Tantalus has 115 utility customers with 2.5 million meters•Corporation ItronSystems and Tantalus AMI systems:
meters in their ItronThere are 2 vendors who use •manufacturersprogram compared to other meters have very low failure rates and their meters are easier to Itron•CorporationItronmanufactured
by the District has had great success over the years with electric meters The •Electric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 ProgramElectric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 Program
NEW INFORMATION has not integrated with NISCItron•applicationthe prepay have including 4 who NISC, has integrated with 21 utilities who use Tantalus •systemcompatible with the District’s
NISC billing and accounting Critical to business operations that an AMI system be completely •Electric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 ProgramElectric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph.
1 Program
NEW INFORMATION$170,000CorporationItron$148,565Tantalus SystemsCostVendor The proposals are summarized below:•District is responsible to install meters and the data collectorThe •Integration
with NISC billing and outage management systems•300 meters, 1 data collector unit, software, and services•replacement project consisting of:The District received 2 proposals for a Phase
1 electric meter •Electric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 ProgramElectric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 Program
NEW INFORMATION Q1,Q2, and Q3 2018–Full Deployment •November, 2017–Report and recommendation to Board •August to October, 2017–Evaluation •–Procurement and implementation •April 5,
2017–Phase 1 Program approval •Next steps for the District•Electric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 ProgramElectric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 Program
FISCAL IMPACT Fund and is estimated to be $150,000 plus staff time.will be funded from the Electric program cost of the Phase 1 The •Planthrough the Financial Master The District has
planned for an electric meter replacement program •Electric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 ProgramElectric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 Program
RECOMMENDATION shippingto exceed $111,737 plus tax and change order allowance in the amount of $10,158 for an amount not engineering services, in the amount of $101,579, plus a 10 percent
hardware, software, licensing fees, project management and order for the Phase 1 project from Tantalus Systems for AMI purchase and/or to execute a contract Manager the General Authorize
2.systemsaccounting and billing District’s existing NISC customer information systems and NISC time integration and compatibility with the -order to ensure realAMI meters in ItronSystem’s
AMI hardware, software, services and with competitive bidding for the procurement of Tantalus Dispense 1.Electric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 ProgramElectric Meter Replacement
Proposed Ph. 1 Program
RECOMMENDATION shippingamount not to exceed $51,686 plus tax and 10 percent change order allowance in the amount of $4,700 or an meters, in the amount of $46,986, plus a Itronexclusive
distributor of the ., IncAMI meters from General Pacific, ItronPhase 1 project to execute a purchase order for the Manager the General Authorize 3.Electric Meter Replacement Proposed
Ph. 1 ProgramElectric Meter Replacement Proposed Ph. 1 Program