Title/Name/Summary
RFP 22-016 Meter Replacement Program Evaluation-bid
History
Since 1996, Public Works has received Board approval to purchase Sensus water meters from Sensus Technologies, Inc. of Uniontown, Pennsylvania to continually update the Village’s residential and commercial water meters for replacement and new construction and removal of Badger meters. In 2004, the Meter Change out Program was reviewed and Sensus was approved by the Board to continue to supply meters to the Village.
Meter reading technology has changed over the years. Instead of visual reading, meter reading changed to a radio read format utilizing an MXU transmitter installed with each meter. Initially using handheld devices, meter reads were collected by walking near each metered property. As technology advanced and provided for improved meter reading efficiency, a vehicle mounted unit, a VXU, was purchased in 2002 to allow for drive-by meter reading. Between 2002 and 2012, the MXU transmitters with battery power reached their end of life span.
In 2012, taking advantage of improved technology, new Smart Point transmitters were started to be installed. SmartPoint transmitters come with a full twenty-year warranty, including the battery. The SmartPoint transmitters are capable of storing hourly reads for seven to ten days, as well as detecting continuous flow over a specified period of time and potentially identifying leak situations.
In 2014, a fixed network meter reading system called FlexNetTM was installed which allows for the reading of all SmartPoint enabled meters via computer using antennas installed on three water towers. The SmartPoint transmitters coupled with the FlexNetTM System can now read meters, eliminating the need to drive each route each billing period. The FlexNetTM technology provides two-way communication between the Village and individual meters, providing staff in Public Works and Finance the ability to read and monitor individual meters without ha...
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