CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the Sole Source procurement 23-269, Sensus Licensed RNI Software as a Service (SaaS), to Core and Main LP for an amount not to exceed $247,990
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DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
SUBMITTED BY: Darrell Blenniss, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
Core & Main LP, an authorized distributor of Sensus USA, Inc., provides for the integration of Sensus software with the City's various IT systems and the purchase of equipment and infrastructure that allows for the wireless transmission of water reads.
On September 1, 2020, the City Council awarded Contract 19-214 to Core & Main LP to install AMI hardware, including meter interface units (MIUs) and data collection units (DCUs), AMI head-end, and integration of the City's meter data management system (MDMS) and associated software for a complete system. The licensed AMI software responsible for collecting read information is installed on-premise on servers maintained by Electric Utility staff.
DISCUSSION:
The software as a service (SaaS) model provides numerous benefits to the Water Utility and our customers including constant system monitoring by Sensus Professionals to ensure 99.99% availability and reliability. The SaaS model would allow the Utility to meet future needs by integrating with additional software applications that monitor the distribution system pressure and detect system leaks. These applications are not otherwise available with the current licensed software.
The SaaS model will apply advanced analytics to real-time data, assisting the Water Utility with the goal of using Predictive Maintenance to reduce water system downtime and create more efficient maintenance protocols. Also, these new applications will assist the Water Utility with the goal of reducing Non-Revenue Water Losses (NRW).
Water identified the purchase as a Sole Source procurement because Core & Main - Illinois is the exclusive authorized distributor of Se...
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