Site work for a water / sewer project in Norfolk, Virginia. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Question Submission Deadline:March 21, 2024, 5:00pm Question Response Deadline:March 25, 2024, 5:00pm Questions shall be submitted through the Questions and Answers tab in the electronic solicitation posting for RFP No. 9899-0-2024/M or online The purpose of this RFP is to obtain an Advanced Metering Infrastructure ("AMI") System including, but not limited to, water Meters, AMI data collection system, Meter installations, hosted AMI software, system integration, training, scheduling, and Project management. The proposed Solution may be either a fixed network or a Network-as-a-Service ("NaaS") offering. The City of Norfolk (the "City") also desires to obtain manual Meter Reading Services to aid in the transition to new AMI. A plan to transition manual Meter Reading Services from the current contractor to the AMI contract will be developed as part of the Project start up. The City's Meter inventory consists of approximately 70,000 Meters, the majority of which are manufactured by Neptune, with the T-10 model being the most common. The Meters are predominantly 5/8-in in size (86%) serving residential and small commercial accounts. Meters larger than 2" are typically turbine Meters, with a mix of the Neptune HP and Sensus Omni models. Several of the larger Meters (10, 12 and 16-inch) are used for master Meter billing and industrial customers. The average age of all Meters is estimated to be 7.5 years. The vast majority of existing Meters are outfitted with a Neptune direct-read (manual) register which are read by a service provider. The Contractor shall provide all products and Services described within this RFP required to achieve a fully functional AMI system meeting the requirements described within this RFP. The Contractor shall also provide Meter Reading Services throughout the duration of this implementation Project as required to transition the City from manual meter reads to the AMI.