Tucson Water Meters

Description

The City of Tucson is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors/manufacturers to provide 5/8 X 3/4” and larger meters compatible with Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology. Meters shall be delivered to a Tucson Water Stores facility. Location(s) shall be determined at a later date. Tucson Water serves approximately 722,000 people (just over 70% of the population of the Tucson metropolitan area) within a 350 square-mile service area. About one-third of the utility's customers reside outside the city limits. Residential accounts (single family, multi-family and duplex/triplex) make up close to 93% of all potable metered connections. The Contractor shall provide 5/8 X 3/4” through 16” Water Meters compatible with AMI technology, to include alarms, for use by Tucson Water in residential and commercial installations for both reclaimed and potable water systems. The City intends to award all required sizes and models to the manufacturers meeting qualifications, specifications, pricing and testing criteria, with up to five (5) awards anticipated. Proposed products must have been commercially available for a minimum of one (1) year prior to the solicitation closing date.To ensure a comprehensive selection of products and provide adequate geographic coverage for Tucson Water customers, the City reserves the right to make multiple awards.The resulting contract(s) shall be a cooperative contract, and eligible participating agencies shall have the option to use the contract(s) to purchase water meters from the contractor.