Summary Presentation and
Request for Contract Approval
CITY OF CORONA, CA
1 April 2, 2024
Award a Professional Services Agreement to Ferguson Enterprises, LLC to provide Advanced Metering Infrastructure equipment as well as network infrastructure and data management system for a total amount of $16,546,907.
The Ask
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It is the mission of MeterSYS to assist public utilities in the planning, selection, and implementation of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) with a focus on sustainability of performance, enhanced customer engagement, greater operational efficiencies, and more effective natural resource management.
Andy Honeycutt
MeterSYS President
Lauren Brown
VP/Project Manager
About MeterSYS
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History of AMI in Corona
AMI Procurement Timeline
Benefits of AMI and Selected Solution
AMI Equipment Contract Summary and Costs
Next Steps
The Ask
AMI Upgrade Project - Agenda
History of AMI for the City of Corona
5 2023
AMI RFP
ISSUED;
SOLUTION
IDENTIFIED
2022
METERSYS
FEASABILITY
ANALYSIS AND BOR
GRANT AWARD
2021
RAFTELIS REPORT
AND AMI CIP
2018
AB 1668 AND
SB 606
PASSED
2012
FIRST AMI
METERS
INSTALLED
AMI Project Timeline to Date 6
Project Setup, Discovery &
Requirements
Special Wage
Determination
2022 2023
Special Wage
Determination
Renewal
Response Reviews and
Pending BOR Grant Status Shortlisting
Dec
2021
Feb
2024
NIB Development
RFP
Active
RFP Development
RFP Final Edits
NIB Review/Edits
Oct
2022
May
2022
Aug
2023
Mar
2023
Contract
Negotiations
Procurement Milestones- Equipment (RFP) and
Labor (NIB)
City-wide network
provides 720
reads/meter/month
Meter accuracy +
usage trends/insight
Proactive alerts +
data for regulatory
compliance
Operational
efficiencies +
reduced water loss
Benefits of AMI
7 Competitively Selected Neptune AMI through Ferguson Waterworks • Neptune has 130 years in meter
technology
• Ferguson has 70 years industry
experience
• 23 SoCal utilities and 4,000
utilities in US and Canada use
Neptune AMI
• Selected Mach10 ultrasonic meter
• Leverages Neptune360 Meter
Data Management System (MDM)
• Project supports existing
replacement program
8 14,487
4,793 4,436 768
1,151
39 17 20 37 0
14,477
2,108 2,958
706
949
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
3/4" 5/8" 1" 1.5" 2" 3" 4" 6" 8" 10"
Meter Quantities
Replace: 25,748 Retrofit: 21,276
The Business Case for AMI and Ultrasonic Metering
Meter Upgrades and Meter Reading Automation Reduces or Eliminates:
◦ Contract Labor for Meter Reading and Re-reads (Alexanders) ◦ Annual Meter Replacement Funding
◦ Leak Adjustments
◦ Meter and System Troubleshooting
◦ Annual Meter Testing
Meter Reading Automation Enhances or Promotes:
◦ Accuracy of Consumption Data and Associated Billing
◦ Customer Self-Service (Portal)
◦ Replacement Technology for End-of-Life Legacy Meters and Network (Neptune R450) 9 Neptune’s AMI Foundation
• Certified propagation resulting in
19 gateways with 100% coverage
and 90% redundancy
• Supports dual AMR/AMI mode • Network design is LoRa-WAN allowing for future expansion of
LoRa-WAN enabled sensors for
municipal and utility operations
• Complement with cellular for
hard-to-reach units
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Prime Contract Ongoing Support
Contract
End User License
Agreement
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Category Cost
Network (20 collectors, 19 installs) $ 419,170
Software (Belt Clip, MRX, HES, and Year 1 OpEx) $ 124,932 Meters/Registers (25,748 meters, 18,924 registers only, 2,352 cellular endpoints) $ 11,461,240 Lids (estimated 41,500 of most common type for 90% assumed replacement) $ 2,911,800 Administration and Training $ 125,500
Contract Award to Prime Vendor (Ferguson) $ 15,042,643
10% Contingency Authorization $ 1,504,264
Total Authorization Request for Ferguson $ 16,546,907
AMI Project Costs – Phase 1
13 Next Steps
Issue NTP
for AMI
Project
Begin
installation of
network assets
Issue NIB for
meter
installation
services
Award a Professional Services Agreement to Ferguson Enterprises, LLC to provide Advanced Metering Infrastructure equipment as well as network infrastructure and data management system for a total amount of $16,546,907.
The Ask
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