Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) – Water and Electric Meters for the City of Gastonia and Two Rivers Utilities Service Area

The City of Gastonia (City) invites proposals from qualified companies (Responders) for revised issuance of: Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) – Water and Electric Meters for the City of Gastonia and Two Rivers Utilities Service Area Interested vendors should contact the City’s Utilities Engineer, Kyle Butler, PE, at kyleb@tworiversutilities.com, to receive the RFP package and all related documents. Upon receipt of the updated RFP package, it is the responsibility of the responder to read the documentation in its entirety and to follow all instructions precisely. Submitted proposals must be signed by an authorized agent of the company submitting a proposal in order to be considered responsive. The City is using ARPA funding and the awarded Vendor will be subject to program requirements, details of which are included in the RFP and Appendix J ARPA Funding. Background: The City of Gastonia and Two Rivers Utilities

provides water and electric service to a population of approximately 80,000 residents. There are approximately 40,000 water and 33,000 electric services. The City has experienced steady growth over the last decade, mainly driven by development of unincorporated land to the south and west of downtown. This growth is expected to continue; thus expandability of a potential AMI solution is essential. The City’s service areas for water and electric service vary slightly, so there are current and future service areas that will have water service only and have/will have an alternate electric utility provider. The City’s existing water meters include approximately 40,000 residential and commercial meters ranging from 3⁄4-inch to 10-inch. For 2-inch and smaller, the City’s current meter is manufactured by Mueller. For 3-inch and larger, the City has a mix of Badger, Master Meter (ultrasonic), and Hersey meters. Most of the existing meters are one of these models, equipped with Itron ERTs for drive-by Automatic Meter Reading (AMR).