Site work for a water / sewer project in Gretna, Louisiana. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Jefferson Parish Department of Purchasing is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFPs) from qualified firms To Provide and Install New Advanced Metering Infrastructure Water Meters in Jefferson Parish for the Department of Water. Question Deadline 04/09/2024 at 4:30 PM CT Inquiries in accordance with this section may be delivered by e-mail or posted online: Phone: 504-364-2680 Purchasing Specialist II Email: sfolse@jeffparish.net Purchasing Specialist II Name: Shanna Folse The Parish shall only consider written and timely communications from proposers. No negotiations, decisions, or actions shall be binding as a result of any oral discussions with any Parish employee or Parish consultant. The Jefferson Parish Department of Water seeks to obtain competitive proposals as allowed by Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Section 2-895 et. seq. from bona fide, qualified proposers who are interested in replacing the existing water meters in Jefferson Parish that are beyond their useful life, to increase the accuracy and efficiency of the measurement of water usage for customers in Jefferson Parish. All proposals will be evaluated on criteria such as vendor's technical proposal, qualifications and experience, financial profile and proposal responsiveness and other criteria more specifically defined in the RFP document. The maximum total points for each proposal are set at 100 points The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals, in whole or part, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high quality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned business enterprises (DBE's, including MBE's, WBE's and SBE's) to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs. The scope of work for this project is to replace all residential and commercial water meters with sizes ranging from 5/8"x3/4" to 12". 5/8"x3/4" and 1" water meters shall be replaced with a new positive displacement water meter with a brass, bronze alloy, or epoxy coated ductile iron housing and mechanical dial register with a Nicor connector which enables connection to a battery operated AMI radio transmitter. 2" water meters shall be replaced with either a new positive displacement, or compound water meter, depending on the existing type of meter, with a brass, bronze alloy, or epoxy coated ductile iron housing and mechanical dial register with a Nicor connector which enables connection to a battery operated AMI radio transmitter. 3" to 12" water meters shall be replaced with turbine or compound water meter, depending on the existing type of meter, with a brass, bronze alloy, or epoxy coated ductile iron housing and mechanical dial register with a Nicor connector which enables connection to a battery operated AMI radio transmitter. All new meters shall be Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) radio frequency compatible. The replacement of curb stops, gate valves, meter boxes and/or meter lids may be necessary if broken or not in working condition. Also, the scope of work includes installing a licensed fixed network Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system which includes data collectors, radios, software, interfaces, etc. It will be a requirement of the proposer to provide a meter change out interface to update the new meter serial number in the Parish's AS400 billing system and any other interfaces required to communicate between the AMI and installation software and Parish's software. Additionally, a lead service line material classification survey for each meter must be conducted in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the EPA. Technical project specifications are attached to this RFP in Attachment E for additional project details. Proposers shall comply with the technical specifications in Attachment "E". Due to Hurricane Ida, the existing water meters in the areas of Grand Isle and Lafitte were covered with sand or mud. As a part of this project, the Jefferson Parish Water Department would like to Proposer to dig out these water meters for replacement. In Grand Isle, the existing water meters shall be inspected to determine if they are in working condition. If in working condition, the existing meters in Grand Isle do not need to be replaced.