Site work for a water / sewer project in Concord, North Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The City of Concord (The City) requests proposals from qualified Proposers to provide equipment, software, and/or services (both construction and professional) for the City's comprehensive Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project. This required services and performance conditions are set forth in this Scope of Work and are summarized below as consisting of several parts (each individually referred to as a Component).This Request for Proposals (RFP) is designed to provide qualified and interested proposers (Respondents) with sufficient information to submit proposals meeting minimum requirements but is not intended to limit a proposal's content or exclude any relevant or essential data. The City expects that this RFP will result in a contract(s) awarded to the Respondent whose proposal is determined to provide the best value for the City based on the evaluation criteria (the Selected Vendor). The City of Concord provides water and/or electric service to approximately 46,000 water and 34,000 electric services. The City has experienced steady growth over the last decade. This growth is expected to continue; thus, expandability of a potential AMI solution is an essential concern. The City's service areas for water and electric service vary, so there are current and future service areas that will have water service only and do/will have an alternate electric utility provider. The City currently has an AMI system that is not reliably providing timely meter reads, resulting in manually reading approximately 20 percent of meters each month. The failures are more common with water meters than with electric, but the City intends to replace the entire AMI system. The City's goals for the project include: o Install a network with proven reliability and storm resilient o Select systems and new technologies that are proven o Select a system that has IOT capabilities o Select systems with proven capabilities to integrate with existing systems o Have the ability to create custom reports o Shorten the time from read to bill o Have the ability to identify EV charging locations Any formal requests for clarification, questions, or additional information regarding this solicitation shall be emailed to Ryan LeClear leclearr@concordnc.gov by 3 PM November15, 2024.