Site work for a water / sewer project in Potosi, Missouri. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

CITY OF POTOSI, MISSOURI REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND BIDS FOR ADVANCED METER READING (AMR) SERVICES MARCH, 2023 The City of Potosi, Missouri ("City/Potosi") hereby requests qualifications and pricing from companies that are experienced in and capable of developing, and implementing a system-wide conversion to an AMR (Drive-By) metering system in order to read the Potosi's residential, commercial, and industrial utility meters. Potosi currently provides water service to 1,200 gas and water customers. The intent of this project is to have a system that eliminates the need for the majority of the manual meter reading for monthly billing and improve on the accuracy of the meter The City recognizes that based on multiple components that must be purchased, installed, configured, commissioned, and programmed, the City intends to award one contract to one prime contracting entity that will be responsible for every aspect of the project ("Firm"). In issuing this RFP, the City has provided an overview of its performance expectations for the System to allow interested companies the flexibility of submitting their best solution for the City. This approach will enable allow for a fair evaluation of all responses and remaining with standard purchasing procedures established by the City. Proposals will only be considered from companies that meet or exceed the following criteria: o Must have self-performed at least ten (10) AMR (Drive-By) projects using the same system that is being proposed for the City of Potosi. o Must be able to document an absence of any AMR-related litigation activities involving other cities. o Federal money is involved in this project and therefore all respondents will be required to comply with EVerify requirements for federal contracts. This request does not commit the City to award a contract to any company, pay any costs incurred by any company in the preparation of its response, or contract for any of the services referenced herein. Addi- tionally, Potosi reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals received as a result of this RFP pro- cess if it is in the City of Potosi's best interest to do so. This Request for Proposal and Bids shall be publicly advertised once a week for three consecutive weeks, on or about February 2, 9th and 16th. o Any and all questions must be submitted in writing to the City no later than 12:00 p.m. on February 21, 2023. If the City deems it necessary to respond to any of the questions submitted, the City will publish responses and distribute them to all interested companies no later than 12:00 p.m. on February 23, 2023. o The City intends to complete its evaluation by March 6, 2023. On March 14, 2023, the City will approve the selection of the Firm and will execute a contract with the Firm to commence with project implementation. The primary contact for this project is Debbie Jacobsen at City of Potosi, MO., 121 E. High St. Potosi, MO 63664, (573) 438-2767.