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Accept Improvements Under Contract for Water Meter Program Phase 9 (Multi-Family) (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
July 2, 2025
PREPARED BY:
Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept improvements under contract for Water Meter Program Phase 9 (Multi-Family).
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City's Water Meter Retrofit Policy was adopted at the May 2, 2007 City Council meeting. The primary objectives of the policy were to accelerate the installation of residential water meters before the State's 2025 deadline and to limit the time period during which some customers would be paying for water on flat rate and others on a usage basis.
At the October 20, 2010 City Council meeting, a seven-phase construction plan was established for converting the single-family residential units over to meters. Due to the size and complexity, the final single-family residential phase was split into two phases (Phase 7 and Phase 8). Those eight single family residential phases installed approximately 12,250 meters, and replaced over 28 miles of water main. Each water meter installation included an Encoder Receiver Transmitter (ERT) within the meter box that transmits the meter usage data to the City's central system for billing.
This project was the final water meter phase, and was the last component necessary in converting the entire city to usage-based billing. This phase installed the larger meters (2-inch and larger) at locations that currently have meter boxes, and installed the appropriately sized meter assemblies, meters, and ERTs at the remaining fixed-rate locations, as shown in Exhibit A.
On October 2, 2024, Council approved plans, specifications, advertisement, and City Manager award authority for this phase. Three bids were received on October 30, 2024, with Preston Pipeline Infrastructure being the lowest bidder and awarded the contract (see breakdown below).
Bidder Location Bid
Preston Pipeline Infrastructure ...
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