Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Project No. WT-5080
Construction Contract Award
September 11, 2024
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
Project Recap
Ø Network Infrastructure /
Remote Reading
Ø 14,000+ Total Meters
Ø Helps achieve
Sustainability Master
Plan goals
3 Bidding
Name of Bidder $ Amount of Bid
Ferguson Enterprises LLC, dba
Ferguson Waterworks
Poway, CA
Base Bid………………………$ 1,272,765.15
Alternate Bid 1………………$ 4,669,442.24
Alternate Bid 2………………$ 2,715,895.91
Alternate Bid 3………………$ 1,195,202.87
TOTAL……………………….…$ 9,853,306.17
Thirkettle Corporation dba
Aqua-Metric Sales Company
Riverside, CA
Base Bid……………………….$ 1,876,332.68
Alternate Bid 1……………….$ 4,861,671.56
Alternate Bid 2……………….$ 2,712,934.27
Alternate Bid 3……………….$ 1,083,343.06
TOTAL………………………….$ 10,534,281.57
4 AMI Next Steps
Sept. 2024
AMI Project Award
Oct. 2024 - Early 2025
Base Bid (Network,
MDMS, & Retrofit)
Early 2025 - Summer 2025
Alternative Bid 1 (Small
Meters)
Summer 2025 - Early 2026
Customer Portal
Implementation
Early 2026 - Summer 2026
Customer Portal
Deployment
Summer 2026 - Spring 2027
Alternative Bid 2 (small
and mid-size meters)
Summer 2027 –
Summer 2028
Alternative Bid 3 (large
meters)
Staff Recommendations:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute Public Works Contract No. 2024- 172 with Ferguson Enterprises LLC, dba Ferguson Waterworks for a total contract authorization of $10,345,976.17; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute future contract change orders to the contract with Ferguson; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute Professional Services Agreement No. 2024-173 with Filippin Engineering, Inc. for a total agreement authorization of $483,030; and
4. Authorize the City Manager to execute Professional Services Agreement No. 2022-152A with MeterSYS LLC in an amount not-to-exceed $610,581, and authorize a contingency in the amount of $91,590, for a total agreement authorization of $942,729; and
5. Authorize the City Manager to execute future amendments to the agreements with Filippin Engineering, Inc. and MeterSYS LLC.