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Home My WebLink AboutContract • "JJ CAZ3-11-084 1 d City of - City of Renton Contract For Automated Meter Reading System THIS CONTRACT, made this Day of 2011,by and between the City of Renton, Washington,an Optional Code city and a political s bdivision of the State of Washington (hereinafter"City") ) and United Pipe&Supply Co., Inc.with its principal place of business at 7600 SE Johnson Creek Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97206(hereinafter"Contractor"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS,the City has caused Contract documents for: Contract No. : CAG-11-084 Contract Title :Automated Meter Reading(AMR)System to be prepared for certain Work as described therein;and WHEREAS,the Contractor has assured the City that it has the specialized expertise and experience necessary to properly Provide the goods and Services in a timely manner and that its proposal includes all of the functions and features required for the goods and Services;and WHEREAS,the City has accepted the Contractors offer to provide the goods and Services in accordance with the Contract's terms,Statement of Work, Request for Proposal(RFP)documents and Contractor's Response to RFP;and WHEREAS, by executing this Contract,the Contractor represents that the waiver of the Contractor's immunity under industrial insurance,Title S1 RCW,as set forth in the Contract documents was mutually negotiated by the parties;and NOW THEREFORE,in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained and to be performed,the Contractor hereby agrees to supply the goods and Services at the price and on the terms and conditions herein contained,and to assume and perform all of the covenants and conditions herein required of the Contractor,and the City agrees to pay the Contractor the Contract price provided herein for the supply of the goods and Services and the performance of the covenants set forth herein. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 0 1 THE FURTHER TERMS,CONDITIONS AND COVENANTS of the Contract are set forth in the following order of precedence: (1) Contract Amendment (2) The Contract Document which includes this City of Renton Contract and the following Attachments, which are incorporated by this reference: A. Price B. Statement of Work C. Fair Practices Policy Affidavit of Compliance D. Affidavit and Certification Form E. Software o e License Agreement F. Maintenance Agreement G. Contractor's Insurance Forms H. ACORD Form I. Bond to the City of Renton (3) RFP Addenda (4) Request for Proposals (5) Contractor's Proposal CO TRACTOR T A 41 Presiden artner/Owner-Signature Denis Law,Mayor ATTEST: go.Vzop President/Partner/Owner–Printed Name L�,Yl!� , 46A�� — Sec1retar`y–Signature Bonnie I.Walton,City Clerk , Secretary--Printed Name dba United Pipe&Supply Co.,Inc. Firm Name chat{;one C3 Individual C3 Partnership 01/corporation Incorporated in V'rt' O <1 _ i City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS DEFINITION OF WORDS AND TERMS..........................................................................................5 1. STANDARD CONTRACTUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.......................................................7 1.1 Administration.................................................................................................................................. 7 1.2 Contract Amendment...................................................................................................................... 7 1.3 Termination for Convenience/Default/Non-Appropriation......................................................... 7 1.4 Force Majeure..................................................................................................................................8 1.5 Washington State Sales Tax.........................................................................................................8 1.6 Taxes, Licenses, and Certificate Requirements.........................................................................9 1.7 Assignment....................................................................................................................................... 9 1.8 Indemnification and Hold Harmless............................................................................................. 9 1.9 Applicable Law and Forum.......................................................................................................... 10 1.10 Conflicts of Interest and Non-Competitive Practices............................................................... 10 1.11 Claims and Appeals...................................................................................................................... 11 1.12 Mediation........................................................................................................................................ 11 1.13 Maintenance of Records.............................................................................................................. 11 1.14 Other Public Agency Orders........................................................................................................ 12 1.15 Environmental Purchasing Policy............................................................................................... 12 1.16 Nondiscrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity......................................................... 12 1.17 Prevailing Wages and Retainage................................................. 1.18 Contract Bond................................................................................................................................ 14 1.19 Severability..................................................................................................................................... 15 1.20 No waiver of Breach.........................................................................::.:......................................... 15 11. SPECIFIC CONTRACTUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS........................................................16 SECTION2 ................................................................................................................................................ 16 2.1 Execution of the Contract............................................................................................................. 16 2.2 Contract Term................................................................................................................................ 16 2.3 Notices............................................................................................................................................ 17 2.4 Notices for Appeal:........................................................................................................................ 17 2.5 Payment Procedures.................................................................................................................... 17 2.6 Purchase Orders........................................................................................................................... 18 2.7 Pricing ............................................................................................................................................ 18 2.8 Shipping Charges.......................................................................................................................... 18 2.9 Acceptance Process..................................................................................................................... 18 2.10 Final Acceptance Process........................................................................................................... 19 2.11 Warranty Provisions...................................................................................................................... 20 2.12 Express Warranties for Software................................................................................................ 20 2.13 Warranty Remedies...................................................................................................................... 21 2.14 Defective Work.............................................................................................................................. 21 2.15 Hardware and Software Warranty Process............................................................................... 22 2.16 Hardware and Software Maintenance....................................................................................... 22 2.17 Independent Status of Contractor...........:................................................................................... 22 2.18 Non-Disclosure of Data................................................................................................................ 22 City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract i 0 • 2.19 Non-Disclosure Obligation........................................................................................................... 22 2.20 Public Disclosure Requests......................................................................................................... 22 2.21 Product Return............................................................................................................................... 23 2.22 No Prototype Components.................................................. ......... 23 ............................................... 2.23 Industrial and Hazardous Waste............................................ ................................................23 2.24 Prohibition on Asbestos-Containing Products..........................................................................23 2.25 Design Defects.............................................................................................................................. 23 2.26 Changed Requirements............................................................................................................... 24 2.27 Software License........................................................................................................................... 24 2.26 Disaster Recovery......................................................................................................................... 24 2.29 Bug Status Reports....................................................................................................................... 24 2.30 Enhancements, Updates, Upgrades, Replacements and New Versions of Software ....... 24 111111. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS...............................................................................................26 SECTION3 ................................................................................................................................................ 26 3.1 Evidence and Cancellation of Insurance................................................................................... 26 3.2 Insurance Requirements..............................................................................................................26 3.3 Minimum Limits of Insurance.......................................................................................................27 AttachmentA: Price.....................................................................................................................29 AttachmentB: Statement of Work.............................................................................................32 Attachment C: Fair Practice Policy Affidavit of Compliance .................................................43 Attachment D: Affidavit and Certification Form.......................................................................44 AttachmentE: Software License Agreement...........................................................................45 AttachmentF: Maintenance Agreement....................................................................................49 AttachmentG: Contractor's Insurance Forms.........................................................................51 AttachmentH: ACORD Form......................................................................................................52 Attachment 1: Bond to the City of Renton.................................................................................53 City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract DEFINITION OF WORDS AND TERMS Words and terms shall be given their ordinary and usual meanings.Where used in the Contract Documents,the following words and terms shall have the meanings indicated.The meanings shall be applicable to the singular,plural, masculine,feminine and neuter of the words and terms. Acceptable,Acceptance or Accepted:Written Documentation of the City's determination that the Contractor's Work has been completed in accordance with the Contract. Contract Amendment:A written change to the Contract modifying,deleting or adding to the terms or Statement of Work,signed by both parties,with or without notice to the sureties. Contract or Contract Documents:The writings and drawings embodying the legally binding obligations between. the City and the Contractor for completion of the Work under the Contract as set forth on Pages 1 and 2 of this document. Contractor:The individual,association,partnership,firm,company,corporation,or combination thereof, including joint ventures,contracting with the City for the performance of Services or Work under the Contract. Cost Analysis:The review,evaluation and verification of cost data and the evaluation of the specific elements of costs and profit.Cost Analysis is the application of judgment using criteria to project from the data to the estimated costs in order to form an opinion on the degree to which proposed costs represent what the Contract should cost,assuming reasonable economy and efficiency. Cam:City of Renton and its officers,employees,agents,contractors,and subcontractors. Day:Calendar Day. Documentation:Technical publications and/or documentation relating to the use of the Software or Services to be Provided and delivered by Contractor under this Contract,such as reference manuals,training manuals, user manuals, maintenance manuals,installation,systems administration and technical guides designed to instruct the City on the features, uses,and functions of the Software or Services. Effective Date:The date the Contract is countersigned by the City. Enhancement:Technical or functional additions to improve functionality and/or operations. Error:An unanticipated Software problem resulting in program behavior not 1)following the Software's logical design,2)consistent with functionality described in Paragraph V Documentation, and/or 3)consistent with the requirements of the Contract. Final Acceptance:The point when City acknowledges that the Contractor has performed the entire Work in accordance with the Contract. Hardware: Tangible goods,excluding software and data,including,but not limited to, motherboard(s); firmware;memory;internal or external expansion card(s);power supply(s);fan(s);storage controller(s); internal or external hard disk(s);CD-ROM, DVD,Blu-Ray or other media drive(s);graphics controller(s); display screen(s);human interface devices e.g.keyboard,mouse,track ball,touch pad,web camera, microphone;biometric readers e.g.fingerprint scanner(s), retina scanner(s),voice print analyzer(s);security token(s)e.g. Express Card(s),Smart Card(s),PC card(s), USB token(s),crypto key generator(s);software authorizing devices e.g.serial, parallel,or USB dongle(s);equipment or devices to connect the computer to external peripheral equipment such as networks,printers or scanners;cable(s),coupler(s)or adaptor(s); mounting or supporting device(s); housing(s);enclosure(s);external subsystems e.g. Ethernet switch(es), storage system(s),tape drive(s),radios,communication systems,and/or UPS(s). City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract • 0 1 Obiect Code:The executable, machine-readable,form of a Software program.Object code is instruction code in machine language produced as the output of a compiler or an assembler. Person:Includes individuals,associations,firms,companies,corporations,partnerships,and joint ventures. Price Analysis:The process of examining and evaluating a price without evaluating its separate cost elements and proposed profit. Project Manaaer:The individual designated by the City to manage the project on a daily basis and who may represent the City for Contract administration.This Contract may be part of a larger City project. Proiect Sponsor:Individual designated by the City to conduct the Contract solicitation process,draft and negotiate Contracts,resolves contractual issues and supports the Project Manager during Contract performance. Provide:Furnish without additional charge. RCW:The Revised Code of Washington. Request For Proposal("RFP"):The original"Request for Proposal'published by the City of Renton,including Addenda thereto and written clarifications made by the City of Renton in response to contractor inquiries. Response to RFP:Those documents and materials submitted by contractors to the City of Renton in response to the RFP. Statemate of Work("SOW"):That Attachment to the Contract consisting of written descriptions of Services to be performed,or the goods to be Provided or the technical requirements to be fulfilled under this Contract. Services:The furnishing of labor,time,or effort by a Contractor for the following, but not limited to: installation, maintenance,support,configuration,custom Software,or consulting. Software:All or any portion of the then commercially available version(s)of the computer executable programs and Enhancements thereto, including Source Code, localized versions of the computer executable programs and Enhancements thereto,including Source Code and Documentation licensed and delivered by Contractor to the City. Source Code:A set of human readable instructions,written in a programming language,that must be translated to Object Code before the program can run on a computer. Subcontractor:The individual,association,partnership,firm,company,corporation,or joint venture entering into an agreement with the Contractor to perform any portion of the Work covered by this Contract. Update:All published revisions to the Documentation and copies of the revised,Enhanced,or modified Software,which are not designated by Contractor as new products. Upgrade:Subsequent releases of the Software and Documentation that generally have a new major version number,i.e.version 6.3 to version 7.0. Virus:Software code that is intentionally and specifically constructed for the purpose of destroying, interrupting or otherwise adversely impacting other code or data in a computer,such as replicating itself or another program many times without any useful purpose. Work:Everything to be Provided and done for the fulfillment of the Contract and shall include all Software, Hardware and Services specified under this Contract,including Contract Amendments and settlements. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract I I. STANDARD CONTRACTUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1.1 Administration This Contract is between the City and the Contractor who shall be responsible for Providing the Work described herein.The City is not party to defining the division of Work between the Contractor and its Subcontractors, if any,and the Statement of Work has not been written with this intent. The Contractor represents that it has or shall obtain all personnel,materials and equipment required to perform Work hereunder.in accordance with the FBI's Criminal Justice Information System Policy 4.5,all contractor employees that might access City systems will be required to comply with the personnel security screening requirements set forth in the policy. That screening may include,but is not limited to,a state of residency fingerprint check and additional screening as deemed appropriate by the City. All screening will be done prior to access to the City's systems,either from the contractor's site or the City's.Should the contractor send an employee that has either not been screened,or fails the security screening,for any reason,the City retains the right to turn away such employee and prohibit his/her access.All travel costs,if any,for such employee will be the responsibility of the contractor. The City retains the right to approve contractor employees assigned to the project and request a change of personnel based on employee performance. The City may refuse project staff for any reason. The Contractor's performance under this Contract may be monitored and reviewed by City personnel.Reports and data required to be Provided by the Contractor shall be delivered to the City as described herein. 1.2 Contract Amendment All changes to the Contract shall be through a Contract Amendment.No oral order or conduct by the City shall constitute a change to the Contract.If any Contract Amendment causes an increase or decrease in the cost of,or the time required for performance of any part of the Work under this Contract,the Contract may be modified if agreed to in writing by both parties.Contract Amendments may require a Cost/Price Analysis to determine the reasonableness of the proposed adjustments to the Contract. 1.3 Termination for Convenience/Default/Non-Appropriation A. Termination for Convenience The City for its convenience may terminate this Contract,in whole or in part,at any time by written notice sent certified mail,return receipt requested,to the Contractor.After receipt of a Notice of Termination ("Notice"),and except as directed by the City,the Contractor shall immediately stop Work as directed in the Notice,and comply with all other requirements in the Notice.The Contractor shall be paid its costs, including necessary and reasonable Contract closeout costs and profit on that portion of the Work performed and Accepted up to the date of termination as specified in the notice.The Contractor shall promptly submit its request for the termination payment,together with detailed supporting documentation. If the Contractor has any property in its possession belonging to the City,the Contractor shall account for the same and dispose of it in the manner the City directs.All termination payment requests may be subject to Cost or Price Analysis. B. Termination for Default If the Contractor does not deliver Work in accordance with the Contract,or the Contractor fails to perform in the manner called for in the Contract,or if the Contractor fails to comply with any material provisions of the Contract,the City may terminate this Contract,in whole or in part,for default as follows: 1. A"Notice to Cure"shall be served on the Contractor by certified mail(return receipt requested) or delivery service capable of providing a receipt.The Contractor shall have thirty(30)Days to cure the default or provide the City with a detailed written plan,which indicates the time and City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract methods needed to bring the Work into compliance and cure the default,or as otherwise set out in the Contract or noted in the Maintenance Agreement. 2. If the Contractor has not cured the default or the plan to cure the default is not acceptable to the City,the City may terminate the Contract.Termination shall occur by serving a Notice of Termination by certified mail(return receipt requested)or delivery service capable of providing a receipt on the Contractor setting forth the manner in which the Contractor is in default and the effective date of termination. 3. The Contractor shall only be paid for Work delivered and Accepted,less any damages to the City caused by or arising from such default. 4. The termination of this Contract shall in no way relieve the Contractor from any of its obligations under this Contract as to the work performed as of the effective date of termination,nor shall such termination limit the rights and remedies of the City hereunder as to the work performed as of the effective date of termination C. Termination for Non-Appropriation If expected or actual funding is withdrawn,reduced or limited in any way during the Contract term or in any Contract Amendment hereto,the City may,upon written notice to the Contractor,terminate this Contract in whole or in part. Payment shall not exceed the appropriation for the year in which termination is effected.If the Contract is terminated for non-appropriation: 1. The City shall be liable only for payment in accordance with the terms of this Contract for Services performed and Accepted prior to the effective date of termination;and, 2. The Contractor shall be released from any obligation under this Contract(including any related purchase order)to provide further Work pursuant to the Contract. Funding under this Contract beyond the current appropriation year is conditional upon the appropriation by the City Council of sufficient funds to support the activities described in this Contract.Should such an appropriation not be approved,the Contract shall terminate at the close of the current appropriation year.The appropriation year ends on December 31 of each year. 1.4 Force Majeure The term"force majeure"shall include,without limitation by the following enumeration:acts of nature,acts of civil or military authorities,terrorism,fire,accidents,shutdowns for purpose of emergency repairs,industrial, civil or public disturbances causing the inability to perform the requirements of this Contract.If a parry is rendered unable,wholly or in part,by a force majeure event or any other cause not within such party's control, to perform or comply with any obligation or condition of this Contract,upon giving notice and reasonably full particulars to the other party,such obligation or condition shall be suspended only for the time and to the extent commercially practicable to restore normal operations.In the event the Contractor ceases to be excused pursuant to this provision,then the City shall be entitled to exercise any remedies otherwise provided for in this Contract,including Termination for Default.Whenever a force majeure event causes the Contractor to allocate limited resources between or among the Contractor's customers,the City shall receive no less priority in respect to such allocation than any of the Contractor's other customers. In the event of any such delay,the date of performance shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay. 1.5 Washington State Sales Tax The Contractor shall register for payment of sales taxes in the State of Washington. The Contractor shall add the sales tax to each invoice and upon receipt of payment from the City,promptly remit appropriate amounts to the State of Washington. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 1.6 Taxes, Licenses,and Certificate Requirements This Contract and any of the Work Provided hereunder is contingent and expressly conditioned upon the ability of the Contractor to Provide the specified goods or Services consistent with applicable federal,state or local laws and regulations.If,for any reason,the Contractor's required licenses or certificates are terminated, suspended,revoked or in any manner modified from their status at the time this Contract becomes effective, the Contractor shall notify the City immediately of such condition in writing. The Contractor and Subcontractor(s)shall maintain and be liable for all taxes,fees,licenses,permits and costs as may be required by applicable federal,state or local laws and regulations as may be required to Provide the Work under this Contract. The Contractor and Subcontractor(s)shall maintain throughout the term of the Contract a City of Renton Business License. 1.7 Assignment Neither party shall assign or transfer any interest,obligation or benefit under or in this Contract,whether by change of control of greater than 51%,transfer of a controlling interest of greater than 51%,sale of assets or stock,merger with another entity,assignment or novation,without written consent of the other party.If assignment or transfer is approved,this Contract shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors of the assigning parry.This provision shall not prevent Contractor from pledging any proceeds from this Contract as security to a lender subject to city approval.An assignment or transfer shall be accepted by either parry upon the posting of all required bonds,securities and the like by the assignee and the written agreement by assignee to assume and be responsible for the obligations and liabilities of the Contract,known and unknown,and applicable law. 1.8 Indemnification and Hold Harmless A. Patent and Copyright Indemnity The Contractor shall protect,indemnify,defend and save harmless the City from any and all claims or lawsuits alleging a violation of a third party's copyright or patent rights.So long as the City gives Contractor prompt notice of any infringement claim brought against the City regarding the Software and the City gives Contractor information,reasonable assistance,and sole authority to defend or settle any infringement claim,then,in the defense or settlement of an infringement claim,Contractor shall,in its reasonable judgment and at its option and expense:(i)obtain for the City the right to continue using the Software;(ii)replace or modify the Software so that it becomes noninfringing while giving equivalent performance;or(iii)if Contractor cannot obtain the remedies in(i)or(ii),the parties may proceed to a court of competent jurisdiction to determine the amount of fees that shall be returned to the City.Before final payment is made on this Contract,the Contractor shall,if requested by the City,furnish acceptable proof of a proper release from all such fees or claims.Contractor shall have no liability to indemnify or defend the City to the extent the alleged infringement is based on:(i)a modification of the Software by the City or others authorized by the City but not by the Contractor;or(ii)use of the Software other than in accordance with the Documentation.If the City is required to defend itself or enter into a settlement agreement due to Contractor's failure to defend,Contractor shall indemnify the City for its costs and expenses as well as any judgment entered against the City. B. Indemnification For All Other Actions Contractor shall protect,defend,indemnify and save harmless the City,its officers,employees and agents from any and all costs,claims,judgments,and/or awards of damages for injuries to Persons and/or damage to tangible property,arising out of or in any way resulting from the acts or omissions of the Contractor its officers,employees,Subcontractors and/or agents.Contractor's indemnification obligation shall include but is not limited to,all claims against the City by an employee or former employee of the City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract • • Contractor or its Subcontractors,and the Contractor expressly waives by mutual negotiation,with respect to the City only,all immunity and limitation on liability under any industrial insurance act,including Title 51 RCW,other worker's compensation act,disability benefit act,or other employee benefit act of any jurisdiction which would otherwise be applicable in the case of such claim.In the event the City incurs any costs including attorneys'fees to enforce the provisions of this paragraph,all such costs and fees shall be recoverable from the Indemnitor. 1.9 Applicable Law and Forum This Contract shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Washington,including but not limited to,the Uniform Commercial Code,Title 62A RCW.Any claim or suit concerning this Contract may only be filed and prosecuted in either the King County Superior Court or U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington,in Seattle,Washington. 1.10 Conflicts of Interest and Non-Competitive Practices A. Conflict of Interest By entering into this Contract to perform Work,the Contractor represents that it has no undisclosed direct or indirect pecuniary or proprietary interest in the Work required to be performed under this Contract, and that it shall not acquire any such interest that conflicts in any manner or degree with the Work required to be performed under this Contract.The Contractor shall not employ any Person or agent having any Conflict of interest.In the event that the Contractor or its agents,employees or representatives hereafter acquires such a conflict of interest,it shall immediately disclose such conflict to the City.The City shall require that the Contractor take immediate action to eliminate the conflict up to and including termination for default. B. Contingent Fees and Gratuities By entering into this Contract to perform Work,the Contractor represents that: 1. No Persons except as designated by Contractor shalt be employed or retained to solicit or secure this Contract with an agreement or understanding that a commission,percentage,brokerage,or contingent fee would be paid. 2. No gratuities,in the form of entertainment,gifts or otherwise,were offered or given by the Contractor or any of its agents,employees or representatives,to any official,member or employee of the City or other governmental agency with a view toward securing this Contract or securing favorable treatment with respect to the awarding or amending,or the making of any determination with respect to the performance of this Contract. 3. Any Person having an existing Contract with the City or seeking to obtain a Contract who willfully attempts to secure preferential treatment in his or her dealings with the City by offering any valuable consideration,thing or promise,in any form to any City official or employee shall have his or her current Contracts with the City canceled and shall not be able to enter into any other Contract with the City for a period of two(2)years. C. Disclosure of Current and Former City Emplovees To avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or unethical conduct: 1. City employees or former City employees are prohibited from assisting with the preparation of proposals or contracting with,influencing,advocating,advising or consulting with a third party, including Contractor,while employed by the City or within one(1)year after leaving City employment if he/she participated in determining the Work to be done or processes to be followed while a City employee. For purposes of this section(1.10),the term"city employee" City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract shall include any individual who may have been an independent contractor,but(a)whose primary place of work was at the city,(b)whose work schedule was directed by any city employee,(c)who maintained an office space at the city,(d)who managed or supervised city employee(s),or(e)who reported hours worked to the city's finance or payroll department. 2. Contractor shall identify at the time of offer current or former City employees involved in the preparation of proposals or the anticipated performance of Work if awarded the Contract. Failure to identify current or former City employees involved in this transaction may result in the City's termination of this Contract. 3. After Contract award,the Contractor is responsible for notifying the City of current or former City employees who may become involved in the Contract at any time during the term of the Contract. 1.11 Claims and Appeals The Contractor shall address claims for additional time or compensation under the Contract in writing to the Project Sponsor and Project Manager within thirty(30)Days of the date in which the Contractor knows or should know of the basis for the claim.Claims shall be accompanied by supporting documentation and citation to applicable provisions in the Contract Documents.The City reserves the right to request additional documentation necessary to adequately review the claim. No claim by the Contractor shall be allowed if asserted after final payment under this Contract.The Project Sponsor and Project Manager shall ordinarily respond to the Contractor in writing with a decision issued jointly,but absent such written response,the claim shall be deemed denied upon the tenth(10th)Day following receipt by the Project Sponsor and Project Manager of the claim,or requested additional documentation,whichever is later. In the event the Contractor disagrees with the determination of the Project Sponsor and Project Manager,the Contractor shall,within thirty(30)Days of the date of such determination,appeal the determination in writing to the Finance&Information Technology Administrator(FIT Administrator) In the event the FIT Administrator is also the Project Sponsor,the appeal shall be directed to the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer(ACAO)of the City.Such written notice of appeal shall include all information necessary to substantiate the appeal.The FIT Administrator,or ACAO,shall review the appeal and make a determination in writing,which shall be final.Appeal to the FIT Administrator,or ACAO,on additional time or compensation claims shall be a condition precedent to litigation. Pending final decision of a claim and appeal hereunder,the Contractor shall proceed diligently with the performance of the Contract and in accordance with the direction of the Project Sponsor or Project Manager. Failure to comply precisely with the time deadlines under this paragraph as to any claim shall operate as a waiver and release of that claim and an acknowledgment of prejudice to the City. 1.12 Mediation If a dispute arises out of or relates to this Contract,or the breach thereof,and if said dispute cannot be resolved through the claims and appeal process set forth in the Claims and Appeals paragraph above,the parties may, upon mutual agreement,endeavor to settle the dispute in an amicable manner by mediation,or other agreed form of ADR process,prior to commencing litigation. 1.13 Maintenance of Records A. Retention of Records The Contractor and its Subcontractors shall maintain books,records and documents of its performance under this Contract in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for governmental entities. The Contractor shall retain all financial information,data and records for all Work under the Contract for six(6)years after the date of final payment. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract i • B. Audit Access 1. Federal,state or City auditors shall have access to Contractor's and its Subcontractors'records for the purpose of inspection,Cost or Price Analysis,audit or other reasonable purposes related to this Contract.Federal,state or City auditors shall have access to records and be able to copy such records during the Contractor's normal business hours.The.Contractor shall Provide proper facilities for such access,inspection and copying. 2. Audits may be conducted during or after the Contract period for purposes of evaluating claims by or payments to the Contractor and for any other reason deemed appropriate and necessary by the City.Audits shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for governmental entities and/or federal,state or City audit procedures,laws or regulations.The Contractor shall fully cooperate with the auditor(s). 3. Proof of Compliance with Contract The Contractor shall,upon request,provide the City with satisfactory documentation of the Contractor's compliance with the Contract. In addition,the Contractor shall permit the City and if federally funded,the Comptroller General of the United States,or a duly authorized representative,to inspect all Work,materials,payrolls and other data and records involving the Contract. 1.14 Other Public Agency Orders Other federal,state,City and local entities may use the terms and conditions established by this Contract if agreeable to all parties.The City does not accept any responsibility or involvement in the purchase orders or contracts issued by other public agencies. 1.15 Environmental Purchasing Policy Contractors able to supply products containing recycled and environmentally preferable materials that meet performance requirements are encouraged to Provide them. The Contractor shall use recycled paper for all printed and photocopied documents related to the submission of this solicitation and fulfillment of the Contract and shall,whenever practicable,use both sides of the paper. 1.16 Nondiscrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity A. Nondiscrimination in Employment and Provision of Services During the performance of this Contract,neither the Contractor nor any party subcontracting under the authority of this Contract shall discriminate or tolerate harassment on the basis of race,color,sex, religion,national origin,marital status,creed,sexual orientation,age,or the presence of any sensory, mental,or physical disability in the employment or application for employment or in the administration or delivery of Services or any other benefits under this Contract. B. Equal Benefits to Employees with Domestic Partners the Contractor agrees that it shall not discriminate in the provision of employee benefits between employees with spouses and employees with domestic partners during the performance of this Contract. Failure to comply with this provision shall be considered a material breach of this Contract,and may subject the Contractor to administrative sanctions and remedies for breach. C. Nondiscrimination in Subcontracting Practices During the term of this Contract,the Contractor shall not create barriers to open and fair opportunities to participate in City Contracts or to obtain or compete for Contracts and Subcontracts as sources of supplies,equipment,construction and Services.In considering offers from and doing business with City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 • Subcontractors and suppliers,the Contractor shall not discriminate against any person on the basis of race,color,religion,sex,age,national origin,creed,marital status,sexual orientation or the presence of any mental or physical disability in an otherwise qualified disabled person. D. Compliance with Laws and Regulations The Contractor shall comply fully with all applicable federal,state and local laws,ordinances,executive orders and regulations that prohibit discrimination.These laws include,but are not limited to,RCW 49.60, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,the Age Discrimination Act of 1975,the American with Disabilities Act and the Restoration Act of 1987.The Contractor shall further comply fully with any affirmative action requirements set forth in any federal regulations,statutes or rules included or referenced in the Contract documents. E. Small Contractors and Suppliers and Minority and Women Business Enterprises Opportunities While not a requirement of this Contract,the City encourages the Contractor to use businesses,including Small Contractors and Suppliers(SCS),as defined herein,and minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises in City Contracts. The term"Small Contractors and Suppliers"means that a business and the person or persons who own and control it are in a financial condition which puts the business at a substantial disadvantage in attempting to compete for public contracts.The relevant financial condition for eligibility under the Contracting Opportunities Program is set at fifty percent(50%)of the federal Small Business Administration(SBA)small business size standards using the North American Industry Classification System and Owners'Personal Net Worth less than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000). The City encourages the Contractor to use the following voluntary practices to promote open competitive opportunities for small businesses,including SCS firms and minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises: 1. Contact the Washington State Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises(OMWBE) to obtain a list of certified minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises at the following website at http://www.omwbe.wa.gov/or by telephone 360-704-1181 or jwheat @omwbe.wa.gov. 2. Use the small services of available community organizations,consultant groups,local assistance offices,and other organizations that provide assistance in the recruitment and placement of small businesses,including SCS firms and minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises. F. Equal Employment Opportunity Contractor shall execute the attached City of Renton Fair Practices Policy Affidavit of Compliance form, Comply with City Administrative Policy 1.2,and upon completion of the contract Work,file the attached compliance statement. (Attachment C) G. Record-Keeping Requirements and Site Visits The Contractor shall maintain,for at least six(6)years after completion of all Work under this Contract, the following: 1. Records of employment,employment advertisements,application forms,and other pertinent data,records and information related to employment,applications for employment or the administration or delivery of Services or any other benefits under this Contract;and 2. Records,including written quotes,bids,estimates or proposals submitted to the Contractor by all businesses seeking to participate on this Contract,and any other information necessary to City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract • 0 document the actual use of and payments to Subcontractors and suppliers in this Contract, including employment records. The City may visit,at any time,the site of the Work and the Contractor's office to review the foregoing records.The Contractor shall Provide every assistance requested by the City during such visits.In all other respects,the Contractor shall make the foregoing records available to the City for inspection and copying upon request.If this Contract involves federal funds,the Contractor shall comply with all record keeping requirements set forth in any federal rules,regulations or statutes included or referenced in the Contract. H. Sanctions for Violations Any violation of the mandatory requirements of the provisions of paragraph 1.16 shall be a material breach of this Contract,for which the Contractor may be subject to damages,withholding payment and any other sanctions provided for by this Contract and by applicable law. 1. Required Submittals Upon Completion of Work Upon completion of Work and as a condition precedent to final payment,the Contractor shall submit a Final Affidavit of Amounts Paid to City of Renton Finance&Information Technology Department.Identify amounts actually paid,and any amounts owed,to each Subcontractor and/or supplier(if applicable)for performance under this Contract.Failure to submit such affidavits may result in withholding of payments or the final payment. 1. Compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 The contractor has evaluated its services,programs and employment practices for compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,as amended("504"),and the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). 1.17 Prevailing Wages and Retainage Contractor and Subcontractors shall pay prevailing wages. Before the first incremental payment is made to the Contractor for an item, the Contractor and its Subcontractors shall file Intents to Pay Prevailing Wages with the State of Washington(information copy provided to the City of Renton). The Contractor should not pay any subcontractor for any work until after the subcontractor has filed all Intents to Pay Prevailing Wages. The Contractor shall not receive release of retainage until all Affidavits of Wages Paid have been filed with and accepted by the State of Washington. See paragraph 2.5.B.2 for applicability of retainage. 1.18 Contract Bond The Contractor shall provide an executed Contract Bond for the amount of the sum of the prices for 1,000 units of Item 1 plus Items 4 through 14 inclusive in Attachment A, Price. The bond shall: A. Be on the City-furnished form; e. Be signed by an approved Surety(or Sureties)that: 1. Is registered with the Washington State Insurance Commissioner, and 2. Appears on the current Authorized Insurance List in the State of Washington published by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, C. Be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the Contract by the Contractor within the prescribed time; D. Guarantee that the Surety shall indemnify, defend, and protect the City against any claim of direct or indirect loss resulting from the failure: City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 1. Of the Contractor(or any employees, Subcontractors, or lower tier subcontractors of the Contractor)to faithfully perform the contract, or 2. Of the Contractor(or any employees, Subcontractors, or lower tier subcontractors of the Contractor)to pay all labors, mechanics, Subcontractors, lower tier subcontractors, materialperson, or any person who provides supplies or provisions for carryi9ng out the Work; E. Be accompanied by a power of attorney for the Surety's officer empowered to sign the bond; and F. Be signed by an officer of the Contractor empowered to sign official statements(sole proprietor or partner). If the Contractor is a corporation,the bond must be signed by the president or vice- president, unless accompanied by written proof of the authority of the individual signing the bond to bind the corporation (i.e., corporate resolution, power of attorney or a letter to such effect by the president or vice-president). 1.19 Severability Whenever possible,each provision of this Contract shall be interpreted to be effective and valid under applicable law.If any provision is found to be invalid,illegal or unenforceable,then such provision or portion thereof shall be modified to the extent necessary to render it legal,valid and enforceable and have the intent and economic effect as close as possible to the invalid,illegal and unenforceable provision.If it is not possible to modify the provision to render it legal,valid and enforceable,then the provision shall be severed from the rest of this Contract.The invalidity,illegality or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity,legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Contract,which shall remain valid and binding. 1.20 No waiver of Breach No action or failure to act by the City shall constitute a waiver of any right or duty afforded to the City under the Contract;nor shall any such action or failure to act by the City constitute an approval of,or acquiescence in,any breach hereunder,except as may be specifically stated by the City In writing. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract II. SPECIFIC CONTRACTUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 2.1 Execution of the Contract The documents constituting the Contract between the City and the Contractor are intended to be complementary so that what is required by any one of them shall be as binding as if called for by all of them. After the Effective Date: A. Automated Metering Reading System Infrastructure. 1. Fixed Network Data Collection Units. The City will issue a purchase order for the three fixed network data collection units(Sensus FlexNet Tower Gateway Base(TGB)stations)and associated antennas,cables and related equipment;including installation,setup and testing of communications links to meter data transmitters and the AMR system control and data management servers(Sensus FlexNet Regional Network Interface(RNI)). Included in the price for this item are three field programmer/tester/reader units(three Trimble Nomad 800 LE units plus three Sensus Command Link Modules). 2. Fixed Network Data Collection Unit Site Support. The City will issue purchase orders for the site work to provide electrical power and communications links at the three TGB sites. 3. Fixed Network Data Collection Repeaters. The City will issue purchase orders for fixed network data collection repeaters(Sensus FlexNet Network Portals(FNP)),including installation,if field conditions indicate the repeaters are required. It is estimated that up to six repeaters may be necessary. 4. AMR System Control and Data Management Subsystem. The City will issue a purchase order for the AMR system control and data management subsystem(Sensus FlexNet Regional Network Interface consisting of the Utility Information Platform Server and the Network Controller Server),including the Sensus Meter Data Manager(MDM)and Sensus Flexware software,set up and testing of the communications with the TGBs,and set and testing of the interface with the City's utility billing system. The contractor will Provide the subsystem except for the following which will be provided by the City:the hardware and operating systems for the Utility Information Platform Server and the Network Controller Server and the database for the Utility Information Platform Server. See the Statement of Work for Details. B. Meter Data Transceivers. The City will issue purchase orders for meter data transceivers(Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint M2 510M and 5120M endpoint radios). The Contract may be executed in counterparts,any of which shall be deemed an original and which shall together constitute one Contract. 2.2 Contract Term The term of this Contract shall be five(5)years,commencing on the Effective Date of the Contract and subject to the termination provisions at paragraph 1.3,Termination for Convenience/Default/Non-Appropriation.The Warranty Period begins at Final Acceptance and continues for a period of twelve(12)months.Upon the completion of the Warranty Period,the Maintenance Agreement begins and continues from year to year unless terminated as described in this Contract.The Software License shall be perpetual. If during the Contract term, additional units or services need to be purchased to provide AMR coverage to meters located within the City's Water Service Area as defined in the Statement of Work,the City will pay either the unit cost as identified in the Contract or the then current market value,whichever is more beneficial to the City. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 2.3 Notices All notices or documentation required or Provided pursuant to this Contract shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given when delivered to the addresses set forth below. For Project Management related notices,questions or documentation: CITY OF RENTON CONTRACTOR Project Manager J.D.Wilson 1055 South Grady Way Renton,WA 98057 (425)430-7295 jwilson@rentonwa.gov For Contract related notices,questions or documentation contact: Project Sponsor Name:Abdoul Gafour City of Renton 1055 South Grady Way Renton,WA 98057 (425)430-7210 agafour @rentonwa.gov 2.4 Notices for Appeal: Gregg Zimmerman, Public Works Administrator City of Renton 1055 South Grady Way Renton,WA 98057 (425)430-7311 gzimmerman@rentonwa.gov 2.5 Payment Procedures A. Invoices The Contractor for Work Accepted by the City shall furnish invoices to the Project Manager. Important—When a purchase order is issued against this Contract that has the potential for multiple or partial deliveries,a separate invoice shall be generated for each completed delivery Accepted by the City. All invoices shall include the following information:purchase order number,requester's name and phone number,date of invoice,invoice number and invoice total.For each item in the Contract,provide:item number,quantity,description,Contract price and when applicable provide the manufacture,list price and discounts.For Services,invoices shall identify either milestones Accepted,hours worked and Contract hourly rates,or authorized fees. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract • 0 The City will not be bound by prices contained in an invoice that are higher than those in this Contract. The invoice may be rejected and returned to the Contractor for a correct invoice. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS OR TO PROVIDE AN INVOICE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONTRACT MAY DELAY PAYMENT. B. Payments Within thirty(30)Days after receipt of an invoice,other than a rejected invoice,the City shall pay the Contractor for Accepted Work. Upon acceptance of payment Contractor waives any claims for the Work covered by the invoice,accept for claims already asserted. 1. The City will pay invoices submitted by the selected contractor as progress is made against mutually agreed upon milestones and deliverables on the implementation project and agreed upon service stipulated in the final agreement.Prior to payment,invoices will be reviewed to determine if billing is reflective of actual agreed upon project progression and performance. Upon acceptance of the billing by the City's Project Manager the payment will be processed and submitted to the contractor. 2. Retainage. Retainage shall apply to Items 4,5,6,7 and 8 of Attachment A,Price. The City will withhold from payment five percent of the price,before taxes,for these items. After the work for these items has been accepted by the City and the City has verified that the applicable Affidavits of Wages paid have been accepted by the State of Washington and that the taxes for these items has been paid to the State of Washington,then the retainage will be released to the Contractor. See paragraph 1.17 regarding filing Intents to Pay Prevailing Wages as a condition of payment. C. Subcontractor Prompt Payment The Contractor agrees to pay each Subcontractor under this Contract for satisfactory performance of its Subcontract within thirty(30)Days from the receipt of each payment the Contractor receives from the City. 2.6 Purchase Orders Purchase orders shall be issued referencing this Contract number.Purchase order(s)shall define and authorize the Work by the Contractor based on the prices contained in this Contract.The purchase orders issued by the City may reflect agreed to Contract Amendments. 2.7 Pricing Prices shall be as stated in the Contract Price,and shall remain firm during the contract term.Any price adjustments shall be addressed in accordance with paragraph 1.2,Contract Amendment. See Attachment A, Price,for provisions for unit price adjustment using the Consumer Price Index(CPI). 2.8 Shipping Charges All prices shall include freight FOB to the designated delivery point.The City shall reject requests for additional compensation for freight charges. 2.9 Acceptance Process The City may Accept Work by phase or milestone as specified in the Statement of Work.The Contractor will give the City"notice of completion"of Work related to a specific milestone following the Contractor's completion of all such Work in accordance with the requirements in the Contract. A. Acceptance Process City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract • 0 Upon completion of the milestone deliverables,the Contractor will notify the City and the Acceptance process will commence.Acceptance shall be based on conformance with the Statement of Work.After notice by Contractor of completion of the milestone,City will issue a written notice of milestone Acceptance or Provide Contractor with a notification of rejection,which will include documentation of the specific grounds for the rejection,outlining items not in compliance with the deliverables. B. Correction of Deficiencies Process If a deliverable is rejected,Contractor will have a commercially practicable time to correct items documented in the City's notification of rejection.Following the receipt of Contractors'notice that the Work has been corrected,the City will issue a written notice of Acceptance or provide Contractor with a notification of rejection,which will include documentation of the specific grounds for the rejection, outlining Work not in compliance with the milestone.The project schedule will be adjusted accordingly in the event that a dispute regarding the method or accuracy of the correction causes a delay.if the deliverable(s)fails to comply with the milestone after Contractor's second attempt to correct the Work and no clear plan can be agreed upon between the City Project Manager and the Contractor's Project Manager,the City will determine the appropriate corrective action(s)up to and,including declaring a breach of Contract. 2.10 Final Acceptance Process The City shall begin the Final Acceptance process as follows: A. The parties shall agree on the start date for the Acceptance test. The Acceptance test will test and evaluate all system components: SmartPoint radios,TGBs,FNPs,RNI,data backhaul,interface with the utility billing system,Flexware software,Meter Data Manager software,etc. The City will purchase and install Sensus SmartPoint radios at all the meter locations in current Route numbers 25 and 31 (approximately 950 meters). Additionally,the City and the Contractor will choose additional meters throughout the system for which the City will purchase and install Sensus SmartPoint radios. These additional installations will be used to locate areas in the system where FPNs need to be installed to provide radio coverage. The FPNs will be installed. The Acceptance test will be based upon the aforementioned installed meter radios. B. The Acceptance test shall include sixty(60)days of continuous operation of the Work without material defect in accordance with the Contract in the City's fully implemented production environment. C. If the City Accepts the Work,the City will send a notice of Final Acceptance to the Contractor and notify the Contract Bond Surety that the Work for which the bond was issued has been completed and accepted by the City. D. If the City determines that the Work is not Acceptable,the City shall notify the Contractor in writing, describing the deficiencies. E. The Contractor shall either Provide a detailed,written plan to achieve Final Acceptance or to make corrections or replacements within a mutually agreed upon time period.The parties shall mutually agree on a start date for beginning another Acceptance test. F. Another sixty(60)Day successful operation period shall follow any corrections or replacements to the Work.Subsequent thirty five(35)Day operation Acceptance test periods can occur if mutually agreed to by the parties. G. If the City Accepts the Work following a second or subsequent Acceptance test the City will send a notice of Final Acceptance to the Contractor. H. If the Contractor does not correct or replace the unacceptable Work the City may declare a breach of Contract. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 2.11 Warranty Provisions A. No Waiver of Warranties and Contract Rights Conducting of tests and inspections,review of Statement of Work or plans,payment for Work,or Acceptance or Final Acceptance of the Work by the City shall not constitute a waiver of any rights under this Contract or in law.The termination of this Contract shall in no way relieve the Contractor from its warranty/guarantee responsibility as it pertains to work completed as of the effective termination date. B. Warranty Term The Contractor warrants that the Work performed under this Contract shall be free from defects in material and workmanship,and shall conform all requirements of this Contract,for a period of twelve(12) months from date of Final Acceptance of such Work by the City,except that the warranty for the equipment items(SmartPoint radios,TGBs and FNPs)shall be as described in Sensus publication G-500- R12,Sensus Limited Warranty.The exception does not apply to the installation of said items. The clock for the warranty of the installation Work starts at Final Acceptance. Any Work corrected shall be subject to this paragraph to the same extent as the Work initially Provided. C. Warranty Applicable to Third Party Suppliers,Vendors.Distributors and Subcontractors The Contractor shall ensure that the warranty requirements of this Contract are enforceable through and against the Contractor's suppliers,vendors,distributors and Subcontractors.The Contractor is responsible for liability and expense caused by any inconsistencies or differences between the warranties extended to the City by the Contractor and those extended to the Contractor by its suppliers,vendors,distributors and Subcontractors.Such inconsistency or difference shall not excuse the Contractor's full compliance with its obligations under this Contract.The Contractor shall cooperate with the City in facilitating warranty related Work by such suppliers,vendors,distributors and Subcontractors. 2.12 Express Warranties for Software A. Contractor warrants that on the date of Final Acceptance,the Software Provided hereunder shall be free from programming Errors and when used in accordance with this Contract shall operate and conform to the Statement of Work,performance capabilities,functions and other descriptions and standards as identified in this Contract and all supplemental information Provided by Contractor. B. Contractor warrants that it has full power and authority to license or sublicense the Software to the City without the consent of any other Person. C. Contractor warrants that the Software,the License to the City to use the Software,instructions for use of the Software,Documentation and the performance by Contractor of the Services,shall be in compliance with all applicable laws,rules and regulations. D. Contractor warrants the tapes,CD's,DVD's or other media delivered to the City to be free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for sixty(60)Days from the date of receipt by the City. E. Contractor warrants that the Software Provided is free from intentional Viruses,disabling code or other intentional programming defects.Prohibited intentional programming defects include,but are not limited to,features such as"backdoor shutdown mechanisms","time bombs","automatic unauthorized connection to outside systems",programming that responds to or Provides information to outside systems'"pinging",and features that can"retire","shut down","cripple"or"stop"the Software. Contractor further warrants that neither the Software alone or through Contract with the Contractor is capable of electronic self-help that may deprive the City of the use of the licensed Software. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract • i F. Contractor warrants that future maintenance or Software releases shall not degrade the Software,cause a breach of any other warranty or require the City to purchase new or additional hardware or Software for continued operation of the Software. G. Contractor warrants functionality as described in the Statement of Work and represents that the Work identified in the Contract has been specifically selected,designed,and/or configured for the City as being an operationally efficient integration of Hardware,Software and Services. H. Contractor shall be responsible for Providing and implementing a Software and/or Hardware system that is successfully integrated into the existing system environment of the City and meets the functional requirements as specified in this Contract. 2.13 Warranty Remedies A. If at any time during the twelve(12)month period immediately following Final Acceptance of any Work covered by this Contract,Contractor or the City discovers one or more material defects or Errors in the Work or any other aspect in which the Work materially fails to meet the provisions of the warranty requirements herein Contractor shall,at its own expense and within thirty(30)Days of notification of the defect by the City,correct the defect,Error or nonconformity by,among other things,making additions, modifications,adjustments,or replacements to the Work as may be necessary to keep the Work in operating order in conformity with the warranties herein.Any Work corrected shall be subject to this subsection to the same extent as the Work initially Provided. B. There must be a sixty(60)day warranty period,during which the City may return defective media to Contractor and it shall be replaced without charge to the City. C. In order to qualify for remedial action under these warranties,the City shall report a warranty failure to the Contractor in writing within thirteen(13)months from the date of Final Acceptance.The Contractor shall not be responsible for remedial action under this warranty to the extent the failure to meet the warranty is caused by modification to the product(s)by the City or anyone other than the Contractor or its Subcontractors,unless under Contractor's or its Subcontractor's direction. D. The City shall give written notice of any defect to the Contractor.If the Contractor has not corrected the defect within thirty(30)Days after receiving the written notice,the City,in its sole discretion,may correct the defect itself.In the case of an emergency(a reported defect not corrected within forty-eight(48) hours)where the City believes a delay could cause serious injury,loss or damage,the City may waive the written notice and correct the defect.In either case,the City shall charge-back the cost for such warranty repair to the Contractor. E. The Contractor is responsible for all costs of repair or replacement in order to restore the Work to the applicable Contract requirements or Statement of Work,including shipping charges,for Work found defective within the warranty period,regardless of who actually corrects the defect. 2.14 Defective Work Prior to Final Acceptance,when and as often as the City determines that the Work,furnished under the Contract is not fully and completely in accordance with any requirement of the Contract,it may give notice and description of such non-compliance to the Contractor.Within thirty(30)Days of receiving such written notification,the Contractor shall supply the City with a detailed,written plan which indicates the time and methods needed to bring the Work in compliance with the Contract.The City may reject or accept this plan at its discretion. If the City rejects the plan the Contractor may be determined to be in material default of the Contract.This procedure to remedy defects is not intended to limit or preclude any other remedies available to the City by law,including those available under the Uniform Commercial Code,Title 62A RCW. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 2.15 Hardware and Software Warranty Process During the warranty period, Hardware and Software support shall be as described in the Maintenance Agreement,Attachment F. 2.16 Hardware and Software Maintenance After the warranty period,Hardware and Software Maintenance support shall be as described in the Maintenance Agreement,Attachment F. 2.17 Independent Status of Contractor In the performance of this Contract,the parties shall be acting in their individual,corporate or governmental capacities and not as agents,employees,partners,joint ventures,or associates of one another.The parties intend that an independent Contractor relationship shall be created by this Contract.The employees or agents of one party shall not be deemed or construed to be the employees or agents of the other party for any purpose whatsoever.Contractor shall not make any claim of right,privilege or benefit,which would accrue,to an employee under RCW 41.06.,or RCW Title 51. 2.10 Non-Disclosure of Data Data provided by the City either before or after Contract award shall only be used for its intended purpose. Contractors and Subcontractors shall not use nor distribute the City data in any form without the express written approval of the City. 2.19 Non-Disclosure Obligation While performing the Work under this Contract,the Contractor may encounter personal information,licensed technology,Software,Documentation,drawings,schematics,manuals,data and other materials described as "Confidential","Proprietary"or"Business Secret".The Contractor shall not disclose or publish the information and material received or used in performance of this Contract.This obligation is perpetual.The Contract imposes no obligation upon the Contractor with respect to confidential information which the Contractor can establish that:a)was in the possession of,or was rightfully known by the Contractor without an obligation to maintain its confidentiality prior to receipt from the City or a third party;b)is or becomes generally known to the public without violation of this Contract;c)is obtained by the Contractor in good faith from a third party having the right to disclose it without an obligation of confidentiality;or,d)is independently developed by the Contractor without the participation of individuals who have had access to the City's or the third party's confidential information.If the Contractor is required by law to disclose confidential information the Contractor shall notify the City of such requirement prior to disclosure,to allow City to seek legal protection of such information. The notice shall allow for ten(10)business days to take whatever action the City deems necessary to protect its interests. 2.20 Public Disclosure Requests This Contract shall be considered a public document and will be available for inspection and copying by the public in accordance with the Public Records Act,RCW 42.56(the"Act"). If the Contractor considers any portion of any record provided to the City under this Contract,whether in electronic or hard copy form,to be protected under law,the Contractor shall clearly identify each such portion with words such as"CONFIDENTIAL," 'PROPRIETARY"or"BUSINESS SECRET."If a request is made for disclosure of such portion,the City will determine whether the material should be made available under the Act.If the City determines that the material is subject to disclosure,the City will notify the Contractor of the request and allow the Contractor ten(10)business days to take whatever action it deems necessary to protect its interests.If the Contractor fails or neglects to take such action within said period,the City will release the portions of record(s) deemed by the City to be subject to disclosure.The City shall not be liable to the Contractor for inadvertently City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract releasing records pursuant to a disclosure request not clearly identified by the Contractor as"CONFIDENTIAL," "PROPRIETARY"or"BUSINESS SECRET." 2.21 Product Return The City reserves the right to return to the Contractor,those parts and supplies determined to be surplus and no longer required by the City.Parts and supplies eligible for return to the Contractor shall have been ordered by the City for inventory or as spares,be unused,and in the same general condition as when received.The City shall advise the Contractor in writing of its intention to return any parts and supplies before the Contract closes. Such items shall be returned within twelve(12)months of purchase. The Contractor shall only be authorized a restocking fee if agreed to at the time of Contract execution and as described in Attachment A,Price,for the return of parts and supplies.The Contractor shall,at the City's option, issue a credit for the dollar value of the merchandise returned or refund that dollar amount(less any restocking fee)to the City. This paragraph does not apply to any merchandise made to order for the City. 2.22 No Prototype Components All Work shall be in production and be used by customers comparable to the City at the time of the Contract Effective Date.Test or prototype items shall be clearly identified as such.A sufficient inventory of the Work shall be available to meet delivery requirements. 2.23 Industrial and Hazardous Waste The Contractor shall comply with all applicable local ordinances,state and federal statutes,and supporting rules and regulations governing the discharge of industrial waste to a public sewer,private sewer,or side sewer tributary to any sewerage system. Contractor shall handle and dispose of all hazardous wastes in compliance with all applicable local,state and federal laws and regulations,including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,the Washington Hazardous Waste Management Act,and applicable rules and regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Ecology governing the generation,storage,treatment,transportation or disposal of hazardous wastes. 2.24 Prohibition on Asbestos-Containing Products Asbestos-containing products shall not be provided to the City under this Contract,unless no practicable alternative for the asbestos-containing product exists and the Contractor obtains the written consent of the City. The Contractor shall notify the City in writing at least sixty(60)Days before it plans to supply the City with an asbestos-containing product.The City shall respond to such notification within thirty(30)Days of receipt.The Contractor shall comply with applicable state,federal and local labeling and other laws,regulations and ordinances pertaining to asbestos-containing products,including,but not limited to,the State of Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act. 2.25 Design Defects The City shall declare a design defect in the event that***twenty percent(20%)***of the number of like items purchased under this Contract fail for the same failure.The City shall notify the Contractor of the defect in writing;the Contractor shall Provide a modification,redesign or a plan to correct the defect within ninety(90) Days of receipt of the notification. The warranty period and terms for corrected items shall be the same as for the initial items purchased under this Contract.An extended warranty on items determined to be design defects shall have the same term as the original warranty.This extended warranty shall begin on the correction of the defect. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract If repairs or modifications made necessary by design defects are not completed for an extended period of time, the extended period of the lack of correction shall not be considered in computing the warranty end date.The same warranty shall remain in effect until a correction is implemented. 2.26 Changed Requirements New federal,state and City laws,regulations,ordinances,policies and administrative practices may be established after the Contract Effective Date is established and may apply to this Contract.To achieve compliance with changing requirements,the Contractor agrees to accept all changed requirements that apply to this Contract and require Subcontractors to comply with revised requirements as well.Changed requirements shall be implemented through paragraph 1.2,Contract Amendment. 2.27 Software License Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Contract and the Software License Agreement,Attachment E,including payment of the license fees by City to Contractor,Contractor hereby grants to City a perpetual,non- exclusive,non-transferable license to use the Software,including any Software and Source Code released,as well as any Documentation. 2.28 Disaster Recovery In the event a disaster is declared at any City site(s),Contractor and its software vendor,Sensus USA,Inc,will allow the City the right to use the Software in accordance with the Software License Agreement,Attachment E at the recovery site identified by the City,at no additional cost to the City for moving the Software to the recovery site Services or maintenance. 2.29 Bug Status Reports The Contractor and its software vendor,Sensus USA,Inc,shall Provide bug status reports specifying all known outstanding bugs in the current version of the Software.The initial bug status report shall accompany the Software when delivered.Subsequent reports shall be Provided monthly or as agreed to by the City Project Manager. 2.30 Enhancements, Updates, Upgrades, Replacements and New Versions of Software A. The Contractor agrees to Provide to the City,at no cost,prior to,and during installation and implementation of the system any Software/firmware Enhancements,Updates and replacements which the Contractor initiates,or generates. B. As long as the City has a Maintenance Agreement,Attachment F,the Contractor and its software vendor, Sensus USA,Inc,shall notify the City of the availability of newer versions of the Software and within thirty (30)Days Provide the City with this new version.The Contractor and its software vendor,Sensus USA,Inc, shall Provide Updated Documentation in the form of new revision manuals or changed pages to current manuals consistent with the original Documentation supplied and reflecting the changes included in the new version of the Software.The Contractor and its software vendor,Sensus USA,Inc,shall Provide bug status reports specifying all known,outstanding bugs in the new Software version(s).The information shall be updated periodically as new information and work-arounds become known.The Contractor and its software vendor,Sensus USA,Inc,shall also Provide installation instructions,procedures and any installation program required by the Enhancement,Upgrade,Replacement or New Versions of the Software. C. Contractor shall configure the most robust and cost-effective,latest-technology system to meet the City's needs and developing systems requirements.The Software and Hardware to be delivered shall be the current production version as determined by the City. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 • D. The Contractor and its software vendor,Sensus USA,Inc,agree that as long as the City is current on its annual maintenance with Sensus USA,Inc that the City shall have the right,at its option,to migrate to any new Software product with similar functionality that Sensus USA,Inc develops,sells or acquires,including but not limited to Software written in a new language,on a new platform,and/or on a new database,at no charge to the City as per the software license agreement. I City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract III. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Evidence and Cancellation of Insurance A. Prior to execution of the Contract,the Contractor shall file with the City evidence of insurance and endorsements from the insurer(s)certifying to the coverage of all insurance required herein.All evidence of insurance shall be certified by a properly authorized officer,agent,general agent or qualified representative of the insurer(s)and shall certify the name of the insured,the type and amount of insurance,the location and operations to which the insurance applies,the expiration date,and that the City shall receive notice at least forty-five(45)Days prior to the effective date of any cancellation,lapse or material change in the policy. B. The Contractor shall,upon demand of the City,deliver to the City all such policies of insurance,and all endorsements and riders,and the receipts for payment of premiums thereon. C. Failure to Provide such insurance in a timeframe acceptable to the City shall enable the City to suspend or terminate the Contractor's Work hereunder in accordance with Contract provisions regarding "Termination for Convenience/Default/Non-appropriation."Suspension or termination of this Contract shall not relieve the Contractor from its insurance obligations hereunder. 3.2 Insurance Requirements A. The Contractor shall obtain and maintain the minimum insurance set forth below. By requiring such minimum insurance,the City shall not be deemed or construed to have assessed the risks that may be applicable to the Contractor under this Contract.The Contractor shall assess its own risks and,if it deems appropriate and/or prudent,maintain greater limits and/or broader coverage. Nothing contained within these insurance requirements shall be deemed to limit the Scope,application and/or limits of the coverage afforded,which coverage shall apply to each insured to the full extent provided by the terms and conditions of the policy(s).Nothing contained with this provision shall affect and/or alter the application of any other provision contained with this Contract. For all coverages: 1. Each insurance policy shall be written on an"occurrence"form;excepting insurance for professional liability/errors and omissions. Professional liability/errors and omissions when required,may be acceptable on a claims made form. 2. If coverage is approved and purchased on a"Claims Made"basis,the Contractor warrants continuation of coverage,either through policy renewals or the purchase of an extended discovery period,if such extended coverage is available,for not less than three(3)years from the date of completion of the Work which is the subject of this Contract. 3. The Contractor shall provide the City and all Additional Insureds with written notice of any policy cancellation,within two business days of its receipt of such notice. 4. Failure on the part of the Contractor to maintain the insurance as required shall constitute a material breach of contract, upon which the City may, after giving five business � Y days notice to the Contractor to correct the breach immediate) terminate the Y contract or, at its discretion, procure or renew such insurance and pay any and all premiums in connection therewith, with any sums so expended to be repaid to the City on demand, or at the sole discretion of the City, offset against funds due the Contractor from the City. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 0 S. All costs for insurance shall be incidental to and included in the unit or lump sum prices of the contract and no additional payment will be made. B. Minimum Scope of Insurance Coverage shall be at least as broad as: 1. General Liability:The Consultant shall secure and maintain commercial liability insurance in the amount of$1,000,000 in full force throughout the duration of this Consultant Agreement. It is agreed that on the CONTRACTOR's policy,the City of Renton will be named as Additional Insured(s)on a non-contributory primary basis. A certificate of insurance and the Primary& Non-Contributory Additional Insurance Endorsement page,properly endorsed,shall be delivered to the City before executing the work of this Contract. Please note: The cancellation language must read"Should any of the above described policies be cancelled before the expiration date thereof,the issuing company will mail 45 days'written notice to the certificate holder named herein." 2. Automobile Liability:In the event that use of an automobile is required in the performance of this Contract,Automobile Liability coverage shall be Provided,with the minimum limits set out herein. 3. Professional Liability:Professional Liability,Errors and Omissions coverage. In the event that services pursuant to this Contract either directly or indirectly involve or require professional Services,Professional Liability,Errors and Omissions coverage shall be Provided. 4. Workers'Compensation: Workers'Compensation coverage,as required by the Industrial Insurance Act of the State of Washington,as well as any similar coverage required for this Work by applicable federal or"Other States"State Law. 5. Employers Liability or"Stop Gap": The protection Provided by the Workers Compensation Policy Part 2(Employers Liability)or, In states with monopolistic state funds,the protection provided by the"Stop Gap"endorsement to the General Liability policy. 3.3 Minimum Limits of Insurance A. The Contractor shall maintain limits no less than,for: 1. . General Liability:$1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury,personal injury and property damage,and for those policies with aggregate limits,a$2,000,000 aggregate limit. 2. Automobile Liability:$1,000,000 combined single limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage. 3. Professional Liability,Errors and Omissions:$1,000,000 per Claim and in the Aggregate. 4. Workers'Compensation:Statutory requirements of the state of residency. 5. Employers Liability Stop Gap:$1,000,000. 6. Deductibles and Self-insured Retentions:Any deductibles or self-insured retentions shall be declared to,and approved by,the City.The deductible and/or self-insured retention of the policies shall not limit or apply to the Contractor's liability to the City and shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor. 7. Other Insurance Provisions:The insurance Provided pursuant to these requirements shall be on a Primary and Non-Contributory basis. Any insurance and/or self-insurance maintained by the City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract • 0 City,its officers,officials,employees or agents shall not contribute with the insurance or benefit the Contractor in any way. 8. Liability Policies:The City,its officers,officials,employees and agents are to be covered as additional insureds as respects liability arising out of activities performed by or on behalf of the Contractor in connection with this Contract. To the extent of the Contractor's negligence,the Contractor's insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the City,its officers,officials,employees and agents. The Contractor's insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom a claim is made and/or lawsuit is brought,except with respect to the limits of the insurer's liability. B. Acceptability of Insurers Unless otherwise approved by the City: Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a Bests'rating of no less than A:VIII,or,if not rated with Bests',with minimum surpluses the equivalent of Bests'surplus size VIII. All insurance shall be obtained from an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Washington. If at any time one of the foregoing policies shall fail to meet the above stated requirements,the Contractor shall,upon notice to that effect from the City,promptly obtain a new policy,and shall submit the same to the City,with the appropriate certificates and endorsements,for approval. C. Subcontractors The Contractor shall include all Subcontractors as insureds under its policies,or shall furnish separate certificates of insurance and policy endorsements for each Subcontractor.Insurance coveraees Provided bysSMb5o ctors as evidence 915ompliance with the insurance reauirements of&his Coom shall bg subject to all of the reauirements stated herein. D. Work Site Safety The Contractor shall have the"right to control'and bear the sole responsibility for the job site conditions, and job site safety.The Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal,state and local safety regulations governing the job site,employees and Subcontractors.The Contractor shall be responsible for the Subcontractor's compliance with these provisions. E. Endorsements Additional Insured Endorsement shall be included with the certificate of insurance.The City reauires this Endorsement to complete the Contract. all + ' 0 Attachment A: Price Item Item Description Estimated Unit Price Extended Tax @ 9.5% Total Price with Tax Number Quanti Price 1 SmartPoint 520M 14,420 $119.25 $1,719,585.00 $163,360.58 $1,882,945.58 Single Port each Pit Set See Notes 1,2, 3 &8 below. 2 SmartPoint 520M 1,510 $136.15 $205,586.50 $19,530.72 $225,117.22 Two Port each Pit Set See Notes 1, 2,3 &8 below. 3 SmartPoint 510M 150 $116.62 $17,493.00 $1,661.84 $19,154.84 Single Port each Non-Pit Set See Notes 1,2, 3 &8 below. 4 Tower Gateway 3 $45,000.00 $135,000.00 $12,825.00 $147,825.00 Base Station each See Note 4 below. 5 Site work for 1 $16,628.86 $16,628.86 $1,579.74 $18,208.60 Highlands TGB lump sum See Note 5 below. 6 Site work for 1 $8,485.63 $8,485.63 $806.13 $9,291.76 Rolling Hills TGB lump sum See Note 5 below. 7 Site work for 1 $20,129.30 $20,129.30 $1,912.28 $22,041.58 West Hill TGB lump sum See Note 5 below. 8 FlexNet Network 6 $4,000.00 $24,000.00 $2,280.00 $26,280.00 Portal each See Note 6 below. 9 Backhaul 1 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $380.00 $4,380.00 communications lump sum from data collectors See Note 5 below. 10 Field 3 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Programmers each See Note 4 below. 11 Field testers/ 3 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 readers. each See Note 4 below. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 0 Item Item Description Estimated Unit Price Extended Tax @ 9.5% Total Price with Tax Number Quantity Price 12 AMR Control 1 $12,500.00 $12,500.00 $1,187.50 $13,687.50 computer lump sum software. 13 Interface with 1 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Billing System lump sum Included above. 14 Initial on-site 3 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 training. Includes days all travel costs. (8 hours See Note 7 below. per day) 15 Subsequent 2 $1,600.00 $3,200.00 $304.00 $3,504.00 training. Includes days all travel costs. (8 hours See Note 7 below. per day) 16 Project 200 man- $75.00 $15,000.00 $1,425.00 $16,425.00 Management and hours consulting for system deployment Notes: 1. The City reserves the right to order any amounts without affecting the unit price. 2. The City reserves the right to order any items listed in its component parts. 3. If a TouchCoupler connection to a SmartPoint cannot be used and therefore,a three wire connection is needed,the additional cost is$2.50 per SmartPoint. 4. The price for the TGBs includes providing the 3 TGBs,3 Trimble Nomad 900 G Series handheld GPS units,3 Sensus Command Link Modules, mounting the TGBs to existing pads, placement of the antenna cables from the TGB cabinets to the antennas, mounting the antennas and connection of antenna cables to the same on the reservoirs and connection of City provided fiber optic to the TGB cabinet for data backhaul. 5. See Attachment B,Statement of Work,TGB Site Responsibilities,for a description of the site work. 6. Price includes equipment and installation of equipment and power from nearby source. See Attachment B,Statement of Work, Repeater Site Responsibilities,for a description of included work. 7. The price of the initial 3 days of on-site training is included in the items above. Additional training, if needed,is priced as in Item 15. 8.Starting on the third anniversary of the contract execution date,and annually thereafter,the pricing for all SmartPoints shall increase automatically. The price for that year shall equal the sum of 1)the amount charged for that pricing component(Unit Price in the table above—the "Base Price") plus 2) the product of the Base Price multiplied by the percentage rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers Seattle—Tacoma-Bremerton (CPI-U STB)during the immediately preceding twelve month period (which product shall not be less than zero,such that the pricing for the SmartPoints cannot decrease). "CPI-U STB"means the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers(CPI-U)for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton,Washington area for"All Items Less Food and Energy". The index measures prices changes from a designated City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 0 reference date (1982—1984)that equals 100, not seasonally adjusted,or substantially similar succeeding index. Any CPI-U STB increases called forth in this contract shall be calculated to the third decimal place(e.g.,0.025%). For reference:the CPI-U STB for All Items Less Food Energy for August 2010 was 226.763. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract Attachment B: Statement of Work Background Incorporated into this contract, by reference,are the following documents which the Contractor submitted in response to the City's request for proposals(RFP): 1. Statement of Qualifications for an Automated Meter Reading System for the City of Renton,Project No.WTR-27-3499,dated June 10, 2009 2. Step 2 Evaluation for a Automated Meter Reading System for the City of Renton, Project No.WTR-27- 3499,dated August 12,2009 3. City of Renton AMR System Procurement,Cost Proposal, Dated August 12,2009 Item 1 includes Appendix 4, "FlexNet Statement of Work". Attachment B:Statement of Work replaces Appendix 4, "FlexNet Statement of Work"in its entirety. Any reference to Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint Model 520X is hereby replaced with Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint Model 520M. Sensus published literature for FlexNet SmartPoint Model 520X is hereby replaced with the Sensus published literature for FlexNet SmartPoint Model 520M. Any reference to Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint Model 51OX is hereby replaced with Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint Model 510M. Sensus published literature for FlexNet SmartPoint Model 51OX is hereby replaced with the Sensus published literature for FlexNet SmartPoint Model 510M. Sensus document G-500-R7,The Sensus Guarantee, is hereby replaced with Sensus document,G-500-1112,The Sensus Guarantee. General Responsibilities: The Contractor shall: 1. Provide a project manager to coordinate all FlexNet installation activities with the customer and be the main contact point between the City and the Contractor during deployment.The project manager will also coordinate all installation activities with the Sensus field engineers and contract installation crews hired by the Contractor or Sensus to install any equipment that is the responsibility of the Contractor. 2.Conduct a propagation study to determine the locations best suited for installation of the TGB's and to ensure proper communications with end point transmitters and the RNI. 3. Hire a qualified installation contractor to install the TGB equipment and run all data and power cables between the antennae and the TGB.TGB's are available as indoor units and outdoor units. 4.Commission the 11N1 hardware and software and provide training to operate the software and manage the RNI to identified personnel at the customer location. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 0 The City shall: 1. Provide a main point of contact and contact information for project management activities to work with the Sensus project manager to help facilitate a timely installation of the FlexNet system. 2. Provide the network infrastructure in the RNI Location including network cabling and power. 3. Pay monthly fees associated with the network access for all sites where network access is needed. 4. Provide communication links between the Regional Network Interface and the TGBs. 5. Purchase any routers,hubs,mounting equipment, uninterruptible power supply and /or security equipment need to connect the RNI to the customer's internal network. RNI Responsibilities The Contractor shall: 1. Supply and configure the RNI data management software(Flexware/Meter Data Manager)on the City supplied RNI hardware(described below)necessary to on the RNI hardware. 2.Stage all Software and configure the RNI hardware for operation with the Sensus FlexNet network. 3.Test the RNI hardware and software and verify proper network connectivity to access the TGBs. 4. Set up the software application to export of billing data from the RNI to a file that can be imported to the City's Springbrook Utility Billing system (version 6.07). The City shall: 1. Provide the two RNI servers as follows: a. Hardware. Two HP ProLiant DL360 G7 High Performance Servers configured as follows, located in the IT server room at Renton City Hall and connected to the City's network: HP ProLiant DL360 G7 High Base Performance Server HP ProLiant DL360 G7 High 579237-HP1 Performance Server Processor 2 Six-Core Intel®XeonG Processors X5650(2.66GHz, 12M L3 Cache,95 Watts,DDR3-1333,HT,Turbo 2/2/313) HP 12GB PC3-10600E 3x4GB 2Rank 500672-12G Memory HP 12GB PC3-10600E 3x4GB 2Rank 500672-12G Memory Storage controller HP P410i/1GB Flash Backed Cache City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract (SAS Array Controller) Drive cage HP 8-Bay Smell Form Factor Drive Cage HP 146GB 3G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual 504062-B21 Port 15,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive HP 146GB 3G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual 504062-821 Port 15,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive HP 146GB 3G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual 504062-821 Port 15,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive HP 146GS 3G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual 5040624621 Port 15,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive HP 146GB 3G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual 504062-B21 Port 15,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive HP 146GB 3G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual 504062-621 Port 15,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive Network card 2 Embedded HP NC382i Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters (4-Ports) HP NC382T PCI Express Dual Port. 458492-B21 Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter- Low Profile HP 12.7mm SATA DVD Drive 532066-B21 Power supply 2 HP 460W CS HE Hot-Plug Power Supplies 2 HP 1.83m 10A C13-UL US Power AF556A-XX2 Cords HP Insight Software-installed HP Insight Control including 1yr 24x7 Support ProLiant MUDL-bundle Electronic License Server management Integrated Lights Out 3(iLO 3) Management b.Software: 1. RNI Network Controller/Web Server—Redhat 5.3 operating system 2. RNI Utility Information Platform Server(Database/Stats)—Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 Enterprise c. Note:The hardware description provided above is that of hardware available at the time of the writing of this statement of work. At the time of purchase the City will coordinate with the Contractor and Sensus on the specifics of the purchase,which may vary somewhat from what is described above. 2. Pay fees associated with acquiring and maintaining the static IP addresses needed to access network equipment located at the TGB sites. 3. Provide the necessary static IP addresses for the FlexNet system components—a total of eight(8) static IP addresses. 4. Allow a minimum of thirty(30)to forty-five(45)days from the time the TGB, RNI and sufficient endpoints have been operational before requiring that data be used for billing purposes. 5. Provide any necessary equipment should the utility require system backup. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 • 6. Perform system backup on a regular basis as recommended by Sensus. 7. Assure that the servers provided for the FlexWare application are provided for the exclusive use of FlexNet. Customer cannot add,and/or delete applications within the FlexWare software or the servers that house the software without the written approval of Sensus. 8. Provide remote network access to the FlexNet(RNI)computer and TGB network by authorized Sensus AMR Technical Services personnel for the purpose of performing system maintenance, troubleshooting and system monitoring(Note:Sensus personnel shall coordinate with the City IT staff to have a remote login port opened only during the period Sensus requires access). TGB Site Responsibilities The TGB configuration for this project is"outdoor unit"at all three sites(Rolling Hills Reservoir Site,West Hill Reservoir Site and Highlands Reservoir Site). The Contractor shall: 1. Provide the following ancillary site work(which was identified as needing to be done for a complete installation by the Contractor): a. Rolling Hills Reservoir Site Work: 1. The TGB cabinet will be installed on the existing concrete pad located to the northeast of the 590 Zone elevated water tank. The TGB will be installed near the south corner of the pad. 2. Provide electrical power to the TGB by connecting to the electrical power located on the same concrete ad to the north and east of the TGB location. Provide all labor, materials p , and equipment to make the connection in a way that meets Sensus'requirements for the TGB and all local building, mechanical and electrical codes. Conduit shall be Schedule 80 PVC and/or rigid. 3. Provide all labor, materials an equipment - e d eq p ent to provide an empty 1 mch diameter conduit from the interior of the existing cabinet to the interior of the TGB cabinet. This conduit will be used in the future to run fiber optic cable into the TGB for the purpose of providing a data path from the TGB to the RNI. 4. Use one of the existing 4-inch conduits to run the antenna cable from the TGB cabinet to the top of the 590 Pressure Zone elevated water tank. Remove and properly dispose of the existing cables that are contained in the conduit. Cut off and properly dispose of approximately 10-feet of the conduit. Run new conduit from the TGB to the cut off end of the conduit and connect to the end. Use this pathway from the TGB to the near the top of the tank as the route for the new TGB antenna cable. 5. Ground the TGB using the existing grounding at the pad. Add additional ground rods if necessary. 6. Obtain all required permits and will contract will a private locator to locate underground utilities not located by One-Call. Note:The City will make arrangements to for data City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract backhaul using cellular technology. The cellular service provider will install its modem in the TGB. b. West Hill Reservoir Site Work: 1. The TGB cabinet will be installed in the location of the existing concrete pad located to the south of the 495 Zone standpipe. Saw cut and remove a portion of this pad and construct a new pad in its place for the TGB. Install a grounding ring at this location. 2. Provide all labor,materials and equipment to install four runs of 1-inch diameter Schedule 80 PVC electrical conduit with rigid conduit on each end between the TGB and the telemetry/power/fiber optic panels located on the southeast quadrant of the standpipe — includes saw cutting,asphalt removal&disposal,trenching, bedding,backfill and restoration of the pavement with compacted and rolled hot mix asphaltic cement concrete and seal the edges of the patch hot poured pavement joint sealer. The estimated length of trench is 80 feet. One of the conduit runs will be used to run power to the TGB. One of the conduit runs will be used to run fiber optic cable between the TGB and the fiber optic panel. The other two conduits are spares. 3. Provide electrical power to the TGB by running conductors in the conduit described above. Provide all labor, materials and equipment to make the connection in a way that meets Sensus' requirements for the TGB and all local building, mechanical and electrical codes. 4. There is an existing 6-inch empty conduit that runs from the TGB location to the east quadrant of the standpipe. This conduit will be used to run the antenna cable from the TGB to the standpipe. The end of the conduit near the standpipe is in a trench covered with a steel plate. The end is about 15 feet from the standpipe. Extend the conduit run to the standpipe with PVC conduit. Modify the end of the conduit at the TGB to meet the requirements of the antenna installation. S. Install and terminate six(6)strands of a 24 strand fiber optic cable running between the TGB and the City of Renton fiber optic cable terminal box using the 1-inch conduit described above as the pathway. Make terminations on both ends. This is the data path between the TGB and the RNI. 6. Obtain all required permits and will contract will a private locator to locate underground utilities not located by One-Call. i c. Highlands Reservoir Site Work 1. Provide a new concrete pad between two legs of the tower(the one with the ladder and the one with all the other antenna cables running up its length). 2. Provide a ground ring. 3. Provide all labor,materials and equipment to install four runs of 1-inch diameter Schedule 80 PVC electrical conduit with rigid conduit on each end between the TGB and the City of Renton telemetry pad —includes,trenching,bedding, backfill and restoration of the turf via top City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 • soiling and seeding. The estimated length of trench is 150 feet. One of the conduit runs will be used to run power to the TGB. One of the conduit runs will be used to run fiber optic cable between the TGB and the fiber optic panel. The other two conduits are spares. 4. Provide electrical power to the TGB by running conductors in the conduit described above. The source of power is power at the City's telemetry pad. Provide all labor, materials and equipment to make the connection in a way that meets Sensus' requirements for the TGB and all local building, mechanical and electrical codes. 5. Install and terminate six(6)strands of a 24 strand fiber optic cable running between the TGB and the City of Renton fiber optic cable terminal box using the 1-inch conduit described above as the pathway. Make terminations on both ends. This is the data path between the TGB and the RNI. 6. Provide Schedule 80 PVC conduit between the TGB and the latter leg of the tower for the antenna cable—diameter and bend radius to meet Sensus' requirements. 7. Obtain all required permits and will contract will a private locator to locate underground utilities not located by One-Call. 2. Make all data and power terminal,and antenna connections at the TGB Cabinets,this includes the connection from the power source,connection of the CAT 5 data line from the network access point at the three sites. 3. Provide all bracketing needed to mount the antennas at the three sites. 4. Mount the TGB cabinets to the concrete pads described above. S. Provide all strapping hardware needed to run the data and power cables from the base of the TGB sites to the antennas. 6. Provide the TGBs and antennas sufficient to receive meter data and provide the meter data to the RNI via the network connection provided by the City. 7. Identify and hire a qualified installation team to install the TGB equipment and make final end connections to the equipment. 8. Connect to a ground field to properly ground the TGB and antenna equipment.See Items 1.a., 1.b. and 1.c.above. The City shall: 1. Provide an area at the TGB site for installation if the TGB is installed at a customer provided site. 2. Provide network access at the site where the TGB is located. 3. Provide padlocks at TGB location for security purposes. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 • 4. Provide sufficient foundation to secure the outdoor cabinet should an outdoor cabinet be required to house the TGB.This foundation will consist of a concrete pad or steel structure that is designed to hold 600 Ibs per square inch. See above. 5. Provide a 240 VAC power source at each site from which the Contractor shall convey the power to the TGB. See items La, 1.b and 1.c above, under"The Contractor shall"for a description of these locations. Repeater Site Responsibilities Repeaters are also known as FlexNet Network Portals(FNPs) The Contractor shall: 1. Provide FlexNet Network Portals(FNPs)including mounting brackets and install them at sites mutually selected by the Contractor,Sensus and the City. The estimated number of FNPs is six. 2. Install the FNP units and ancillary equipment necessary to a structure as need. 3. Identify and hire a qualified installation team to install the FNP equipment, run power from the City provided 120 VAC power source to the FNPs and make final connections. Provide all labor, materials and equipment to make the connection in a way that meets Sensus' requirements for the FNPs and all local building, mechanical and electrical codes. 4. Obtain all required permits and shall contract will a private locator to locate underground utilities not located by One-Call. 5. Identify the optimum location to install the FNPs and communicate those locations to the City. 6. Identify the FNP locations after all three of the TGBs and the endpoints (also known as meter data transceivers or Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint radios) identified in contract paragraph A of Section 2.10, Final Acceptance have been installed and it is apparent that additional infrastructure in the form of FNPs is required to provide full coverage of the water service area. The City shall: 1. Initiate, coordinate and acquire authorization for installation crews to climb poles, buildings and other structures necessary to safely affix cable runs as needed for the installation of the RNPs. 2. Provide adequate electricity to the FNP locations and is responsible for any and all recurring electricity charges for FNP operations. 3. Be responsible for on-going maintenance and support of the equipment after completion of the Sensus installation and acceptance phase. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract I End Points & Field Installation Responsibilities The Contractor shall: 1. Train a City provided SmartPoint installation auditor to properly identify and correct any known problems in the field. See below. 2. Investigate any SmartPoint installations that are having problems connecting to the FlexNet network(non reporting SmartPoints)after the City provided auditor has determined that the SmartPoint installations having such problems were installed and set up properly, i.e., identify and fix any coverage issues. 3. Provide the City with three Trimble Nomad 90OG Series handheld GPS units and three Sensus Command Link Modules for field programming and testing. The City shall: 1. Purchase the endpoints(also known as meter data transceivers or Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint radios). 2. Install or hire an installation contractor to install all end point transceivers that will be used in the system. 3. Be responsible for the quality assurance for the installation of the endpoint transceivers. 4. Visit and troubleshoot endpoints that are not reporting into the system. Investigate any non-reporting SmartPoints to ensure that there are no cut wires, improper installations, improper programming and resolve all data entry errors in the system. S. Provide an installation auditor(in-house or via contract)to ensure SmartPoint installation work is correct. This individual will be the primary contact for troubleshooting,identifying and correcting non reporting SmartPoints and installation errors. 6. Coordinate with the Contractor to establish the SmartPoint installation schedule, shipment quantities and overall project timeline. 7. Rent or purchase handheld programming devices in sufficient quantities to meet the demands of the installers. Miscellaneous Responsibilities The Contractor shall: 1. Apply for, pay for and obtain any needed work permits. 2. Pay all applicable sales taxes to the State of Washington. [When invoicing for contract items,the Contractor shall list the applicable sales separately from the price of the items on the invoice]. Acceptance Milestones and Criteria Milestone 1—Network Deployment Network deployment is achieved when: 1)the three TGBs have been installed;2)all of the required FNPs have been installed; 3)the RNI has been installed and the system is providing automated meter reading coverage for the entire water service area as was defined in the RFP(water service area polygon). The preliminary City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract • • estimate of required FNPs is six. Using a Contractor provided propagation study as a guide the City will install endpoints at various locations in the water service area that are estimated to need FNPs in order to communicate with the system. These endpoints in conjunction with the propagation study will be used to determine the sites for the FNPs. Milestone 2—AMI Endpoint Delivery and Installation—Pilot Area AMI endpoint delivery and installation is considered achieved 45 days after the last meter to be automated in the pilot study area has had its endpoint installed by the City. The pilot study area is that area currently assigned route numbers 25 and 31(approximately 950 meters). Milestone 3—System Acceptance System acceptance is achieved when the system performance has reached a level of 98.3%(during a three day reading window—see below)or better successful reads in the defined acceptance period. System performance is calculated by dividing the number of installed endpoints that are registered on the network that have successfully provided a reading during a three(3)day reading window by the total number of installed endpoints that are registered on the network. System acceptance will be determined on an individual route basis. A complete route will be installed,optimized and then evaluated for acceptance and accepted before proceeding to the next route installation. The system acceptance reading window period will be a mutually(between the City and the Contractor) agreed upon period not to exceed ninety(90)days after Milestone 2 has been achieved. When calculating the system performance the following exceptions apply. An endpoint will not be included in the count of installed endpoints(included in neither the dividend nor the divisor) if any of the following occur: Its daily reads are lost due to a TGB power failure that lasts more than 24 hours A Force Majeure Event or Act of God affects the endpoint,TGB or RNI The endpoint is removed from service The endpoint is damaged or tampered with The endpoint cannot communicate to the system due to an object being placed over it(e.g., parked automobile) The endpoint is installed in an area outside of the water service area Definitions The definitions set forth below shall apply for the purposes of this Agreement. 1) "AMI or AMI System" means the integrated Sensus Advanced Metering Infrastructure technology and Services consisting of FlexNet, Approved Meters, installation tools, Licensed Software,AMI Equipment, Network Equipment, RNI, TGB and related components. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 • 2) "FlexNet SmartPoints"means collectively any FlexNet communicating device intended to transmit meter reading and other information as appropriate from water, gas or electricity meters. 3) "Billing Window" means,with respect to the three or four day period beginning one or two days prior to, and ending two days following, the Utility's preferred billing day for a particular meter. 4) "Available Meter" means an installed FlexNet Meter or installed SmartPoint satisfying all of the following criteria: a. it functions properly is not damaged or failed or an Unavailable Meter during the Billing Window; b. it is serviced by a TGB or FNP that has not been subjected to a power failure greater than eight (8)continuous hours during the Billing Window; c. neither it, nor the TGB, FNP or any other network equipment that serves that meter has been affected by a Force Majeure Event; d. interference or jamming of the Radio Spectrum is not preventing or interfering with radio communication to or from a SmartPoint, provided that Sensus is diligently working to effect a cure and provides a weekly status report; e. it is installed in a mutually agreed upon coverage area of the Utility as defined in the final propagation study; f. it has not been reported to the applicable Utility under Sensus'or the Utility's preventive maintenance or trouble ticket generation service, unless the parties agree that the reason for the report was resolved before the Billing Window opened or that the meter is functioning normally; g. its functioning or performance has not been adversely affected by a failure of the Utility or its SmartPoint installation team to perform its obligations or tasks for which it is responsible, or to properly maintain network equipment owned by the Utility; h. its functioning or performance has not been adversely affected by a failure or insufficiency of the back haul telecommunications network of the Utility used for communications among the components of the Sensus Network; and i. It is installed in compliance with the procedures and specifications approved by and provided to the Utility in writing by Sensus. 5) "FlexNet W means the system comprised of the Sensus Network and the approved SmartPoints in service in the Territory with customers of Affiliated Utilities, including back-end hardware and Licensed Software. The backend hardware consists of the RNI hardware and TGB hardware. 6) "FlexNet Network Portal(FNP)" means a pole mounted unit with simple store and forward capability that communicates directly to a TGB. 7) "RNI" means the Regional Network Interface consisting of equipment and FlexWare software used to gather, store and report data collected from SmartPoints and TGBs that are part of the Sensus Network.The FlexWare software operates on the RNI. 8) "TGB"means a Tower Gateway Basestation consisting of hardware,firmware and software installed at a tower site and used to communicate by radio with SmartPoints and the RNI. 9) "Tower Site"means a site on a radio tower, building,or elsewhere where a TGB is located or intended to be installed. 10)"Tower Site Lease" means a lease, license or other right to use or occupy all or a portion of a Tower Site for a TGB. 11) "Unavailable Meters"include, but are not limited to the following: a. Cut At Pole—nominally a meter for which power has been turned off to the socket by the Affiliated Utility b. Booted on Line Side—nominally a meter for which power has been turned off my placing "boots' in the socket from which the power to the meter has effectively been turned off. c. Failed or flawed power delivery to the meter socket—an Affiliated Utility power generation, distribution or delivery system failure that has effectively turned off power to the socket and/or meter. d. Tampered Meters—sockets, meters or distribution assets that have been modified by unauthorized personnel rendering the meter incapable of providing accurate usage readings from that meter. e. Failed Register—the meter register is not responding to a read message. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract f. Cut Wire—the wire and all associated components connecting the SmartPoint to the meter register is cut in some way causing the radio to not be able to read the register. g. Broken TouchCoupler—the TouchCoupler is damaged by intentional or unintentional acts. h. Broken Clip—the clip that holds the TouchCoupler into the radio package housing is broken and the unit can not complete the inductive electrical connection. i. Improper installation of the TouchCoupler--the TouchCoupler is not pushed all the way into the housing clip causing the unit to not be able to complete the inductive electrical connection. j. Unit not installed through the pit lid—the unit is not installed with the antenna positioned through the pit lid and properly secured with the retaining nut. The radio unit must also be securely attached to the antenna section. k. Radio unit not securely attached to the Antenna unit—The water-proof SmartPoint housing is not properly installed and secured to the antenna unit. I. Damaged antenna-the unit's antenna is damaged by intentional or unintentional acts. m. Damaged radio package—the unit's water-proof radio package is damaged by intentional or unintentional acts. n. Data Base errors—the unit is removed from the system but not updated in the database. Still shown as in the system when in fact has been removed. o. Phantom Units—the unit is removed from the system but is still transmitting and being heard by the system. 12) "Unread Meters"means any Available Meter that is not read by the FlexNet Network. 13)"FlexWare"TM software, developed by Sensus, is the software utilized in the RNI to decrypt the data from meters,filter the data by application, and route the data appropriately to the utility customer. FlexWareTm includes the software in all of the RNI components. 14)"SmartPoint" is a printed circuit board that provides an AMI endpoint the ability to acquire data from its connected meter and transmit the data to AMl collection devices located at AMi towers. SmartPoints are mounted either integral to the meter or remotely depending upon meter type and manufacturer. 15)"TouchCoupler" is an inductive coupler connection from a water register to the SmartPoint unit. 16))"Register" is a mechanical or electronic device attached to a water meter designed to capture meter consumption. I I �I City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract Attachment C: Fair Practice Policy Affidavit of Compliance CITY OF RENTON • FAIR PRACTICES POLICY AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE United Pipe & Supply Co. , Inc hereby confirms and declares that (Name of contractor/subcontractor/consuhant) I. It is the policy of United Pipe & Supply Co. , Inc. to offer equal (Name of contractor/subcontractor/consultant) opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to the race, creed, color, sex, national origin, age, physical or sensory disability, religion, sexual orientation,or veteran status. II. United Pipe & Supply Co. , Inc. complies with all applicable (Name of contractor/subcontractor/consultant) federal, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. III. When applicable, United Pipe & Supply Co. , Inc. will seek out and (Name of contractor/subcontractor/consultant) negotiate with minority and women contractors for the award of subcontracts. Print Agent/Representative's Name 1 �'z✓S�cJ�ec�t' Print A nt/Representative's Title Agent/Representative's Signature Af,,,., .5, 2oh Date Signed City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract I' Attachment D6 Affidavit and Certification Forth CITE`OF RENTON Combined Affidavit and Certification form: Non-Collusion,Anti-Trust,and Minimum Wage (Non-Federal Aid) NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT Being duly sworn,deposes and says,that he is the identical person who submitted the foregoing proposal or bid,and that such bid is genuine and not sham or collusive or made in the interest or on behalf of any person not therein named,and further,that the deponent has not directly induced or solicited any other Bidder on the foregoing work or equipment to put in a sham bid,or any other person or corporation to refrain from bidding,and that deponent has not in any manner sought by collusion to secure to himself or to any other person any advantage over other Bidder or Bidders. AND CERTIFICATION RE: ASSIGNMENT OF ANTI-TRUST CLAIMS TO PURCHASER Contractor and purchaser recognize that in actual economic practice overcharges resulting from anti-trust violations are in fact usually borne by the purchaser. Therefore,contractor hereby assigns to purchaser any and all claims for such over- charges as to goods and materials purchased in connection with this order or contract,except as to overcharges resulting from anti-trust violations commencing after the date of the bid,quotation,or other event establishing the price under this order or contract. In addition,contractor warrants and represents that such of his suppliers,vendors and subcontractors shall assign any and all such claims to purchaser,subject to the aforementioned exception. AND MINIMUM WAGE AFFIDAVIT FORM I,the undersigned,having been duly sworn,deposed,say and certify that in connection with the performance of the work of this project,I will pay each classification of laborer,workman,or mechanic employed in the performance of such work;not less than the prevailing rate of wage or not less than the minimum rate of wages as specified in the principal contract. I have read the foregoing affidavits and certification,know the contents thereof and the substance as set forth therein is true to my knowledge and belief. FOR: NON COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT, ASSIGNMENT OF ANTI-TRUST CLAIMS TO PURCHASER AND MINIMUM WAGE AFFIDAVIT n /� I^ WTR273499 ,,,w V" AMR System - o. o", r Name of Project Name of Proposees Fi J Signature of Authorized Representative of Proposer ,%bscribed and sworn to before me on this 15 day of , 20A. UiTy OFFICIAL SEAL Not is in and the state o TRACY R MARTIN j NOTARY PUBLIC OREGON Notary (Print) 11 ��i ri COMMISSION N0.455098 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES FEBRUARY 13,2015 My appointment expires 1�1 City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract Attachment E: Software License Agreement SOFTWARE LICENSE WHEREAS, United e&Supply Co., Inc. and The City of Renton(Utility)have entered into a contract Agreement, Pi CAG-11- 084 , dated 20_ACP1 J ("Master Agreement") WHEREAS, Sensus desires to grant, and Utility desires to acquire from Sensus the right to use the Software on the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. IT IS AGREED: 1. Definitions a. "Intellectual Property"means patents and patent applications, inventions(whether patentable or not), trademarks, trade dress,copyrights, trade secrets, know-how,data rights, specifications, maskwork rights, moral rights, author's rights, and other intellectual property rights, as may exist now or hereafter come into existence,and all renewals and extensions thereof, regardless of whether any of such rights arise under the laws of the United States or of any other state, country or jurisdiction, any registrations or applications thereof, and all goodwill pertinent thereto. b. "Sensus Software" means the Sensus software listed in Exhibit A and any Updates and purchased Upgrades to such software. c. "Service Territory"means the territory set forth in Exhibit B. d. "Updates"means patches or maintenance releases of the Sensus Software that correct processing errors and other faults and defects found in the previous two minor or major releases of such Software. e. "Upgrades"means all modifications, revisions, additions, alterations, error corrections of the Sensus Software that represent major releases of new versions of such Software which constitute a significant improvement in functionality or architecture of such Software. 2. License. Sensus hereby grants to Utility for the fee outlined in the Master Agreement, a nonexclusive, non- transferable, royalty-bearing license(the"Software License")to use the Sensus Software solely for the purposes of reading its own meters, home area network devices and/or distribution automation devices(as applicable and contemplated by the Master Agreement) in the Service Territory on specifically designated hardware/equipment authorized by Sensus(the"Permitted Use"). The Software License is personal to Utility and is nonsublicenseable. Utility shall have no rights to the Sensus Software other than those granted in this Section. Utility shall not use the Sensus Software other than for the Permitted Use. 3. Software License Restrictions. Except as expressly authorized in accordance with the Permitted Use, Utility shall not(and shall not attempt to): (a) use,copy, adapt, translate, publish, display, sublicense, rent, lease, lend,transfer or distribute the Sensus Software, related documentation, or any copy thereof; (b)improve, enhance, revise, modify or make any other derivatives of the Sensus Software, related documentation or any copy or part thereof; and/or(c) merge or combine the Sensus Software or any part thereof,or any copy thereof,with any other software or other item(s). Utility shall not reverse assemble, reverse compile, reverse engineer or otherwise translate or decode the Sensus Software or any part thereof, or any copy thereof. Sensus'suppliers of software and documentation(or any part thereof)are beneficiaries of this provision. Utility shall not destroy, remove or otherwise alter any proprietary notices(including, but not limited to, copyright notices) on the Sensus Software or related documentation, or any copy thereof,and agrees to reproduce any such notice(s)on any copy thereof it makes pursuant to this License. As applicable, Utility also agrees to abide by any additional or different terms and conditions and restrictions provided by Sensus with respect to any third party software provided in or with the Sensus Software. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract • • 4. Authorized Users. Utility shall permit only those of its employees who have a reasonable need to access to the Sensus Software("Authorized Users")for the purpose of the Agreement to have access to it. 5. Bundled Third Party Software. In addition to the Sensus Software, Sensus shall provide Utility with the open source software listed in Exhibit C under the heading "Bundled Third Party Software"(the"Bundled Third Party Software"). Utility acknowledges that the Bundled Third Party Software is subject to various rights and restrictions in favor of or imposed by the licensors thereof and that its use of the Bundled Third Party software is subject to all such rights and restrictions. Sensus provides no warranty, indemnity nor support of or in relation to such third party software. 6. Non-Bundled Third Party Software. Exhibit C contains, under the heading"Non-Bundled Third Party Software", certain third party software that Utility must license directly from third party licensors in order to operate the FlexNet System ("Non-Bundled Third Party Software"). Sensus provides no warranty, indemnity nor support of or in relation to such third party software. All such rights and obligations are a matter strictly between Utility and the relevant third party licensors. 7. Payment. For so long as the Utility pays the applicable Sensus Software fees set forth in the Master Agreement Sensus shall provide Utility with ongoing software Updates. Upgrades are not included hereunder and shall be priced separately. 8. Warranty Disclaimers. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SENSUS MAKES NO WARRANTY TO UTILITY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,WITH RESPECT TO THE SENSUS SOFTWARE(OR ANY THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE) OR ANY MODIFICATIONS, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND SENSUS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH WARRANTIES. 9. Ownership of Intellectual Property. Sensus and/or its supplier(as applicable)shall own all right,title, and interest in and to the Intellectual Property associated with the Sensus Software and related documentation. To the extent, if any, that any ownership interest in and to such Intellectual Property does not automatically vest in Sensus by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise, and instead vests in Utility, Utility agrees to grant and assign and hereby does grant and assign to Sensus all right, title, and interest that Utility may have in and to such Intellectual Property. 10. Term,Termination,and Certain Remedies a. Term. The Software License shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate immediately when this Agreement expires or is earlier terminated for any reason or if Utility uses the Sensus Software other than for the Permitted Use. b. Termination. If either party(or its employee,agent,or representative, or an employee,agent,or representative) materially breaches this Agreement,the non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty(30)days prior written notice, unless the breaching party has cured the applicable breach within such thirty-day period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a breach of Utility relates to the Intellectual Property or Confidential Information of Sensus, then Sensus may, in its sole discretion, immediately terminate this Agreement. c. Termination of Master Agreement. This Agreement will terminate automatically, to the extent applicable by law, in the event that the Master Agreement between these parties terminates for any reason. d. Termination Consequences. Upon the termination of the Software License, all rights of the Utility to use the Sensus Software shall immediately cease and Utility shall promptly remove and return to Sensus all copies of such Software and any related documentation and shall instruct all its employees that further use of the Sensus Software is prohibited. 11. General Indemnity. Sensus on the one hand, and Utility on the other hand (each an "Indemnifying Party") shall and hereby does indemnify,defend and hold harmless the other(the"Indemnified Party")from and against all Third Party Litigation Costs incurred by any Indemnified Party in any Third Party Litigation caused by; (i)the Indemnifying Party breaching this Agreement; or(ii)the negligence or intentional misconduct of the Indemnifying Party. As used in this Agreement, "Third Party Litigation"means litigation brought against an Indemnified Party by a Person that is not an Indemnified Party; and "Third Party Litigation Costs"means all reasonable attomeys'fees and other legal expenses incurred in the Third Party Litigation as well as the judgment rendered or settlement reached therein. To avoid doubt, City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract "Third Party Litigation"does not include disputes between the Parties. It is meant to cover only third party claims by persons or entities other than Indemnified Parties. The Indemnifying Party shall not settle any claim which may affect the Indemnified Party without the Indemnified Party's prior written approval. 12. Limitations on Liability. a. Sensus'aggregate liability in any and all causes of action arising under,out of or in relation to this Agreement, its negotiation, performance, breach or termination(collectively"Causes of Action")shall not exceed the total amount paid to Sensus under this Agreement. This is so whether the Causes of Action are in tort, including, without limitation, negligence or strict liability, in contract, under statute or otherwise. b. As separate and independent limitations on liability, Sensus'liability shall be limited to direct damages. Sensus shall not be liable for;(i)any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages; nor(ii)any revenue lost by Utility from any end user(s), irrespective whether such lost revenue is categorized as direct damages or otherwise. c. The limitations on liability set forth in this Agreement are fundamental inducements to Sensus entering into this Agreement. They apply unconditionally and in all respects. They are to be interpreted broadly so as to give Sensus the maximum protection permitted under law. 13. Confidentiality. Both parties shall(and shall cause their employees and contractors to) keep all Confidential Information strictly confidential and shall not disclose it to any third party,except to the extent reasonably required to perform or enforce this Agreement or as required under applicable law,court order or regulation. As used herein, "Confidential Information" means all non-public information of either party, including the terms of this Agreement, the Sensus Software, pricing information, Utility's end user's data, software performance, software architecture and design and all trade secrets of either party. Confidential Information shall not include(i) information that was in the receiving party's possession before receipt from disclosing party; or(ii)is or becomes a matter of public knowledge through no fault of the receiving party. The terms of this licensing agreement may be subject to disclosure under Washington's Public Records Act(RCW Chapter 42.56). The City agrees that if it receives any request for disclosure of a copy of this licensing agreement that it will promptly notify Sensus of the public disclosure request so that Sensus may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prohibit disclosure of such information. 14. Force Majeure. If either a becomes unable, either wholly or in art b an event of Force Majeure, to fulfill its J party Y part, Y J obligations under this Agreement, the obligations affected by the event of Force Majeure will be suspended during the continuance of that inability. The party so affected will give written notice of the existence, extent and nature of the Force Majeure to the other party. The party so affected will take reasonable steps to mitigate the Force Majeure. The term "Force Majeure"as used in this Agreement means acts of God, hurricane,flood, volcano, tsunami, tomado, storm, tempest, vandalism, illegal radio frequency interference, strikes, lockouts, or other industrial disturbances, unavailability of component parts of any goods provided hereunder,acts of public enemies,wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, epidemics,earthquakes,fires, restraints or prohibitions by any court, board,department, commission or agency of the United States or any States,any arrests and restraints,civil disturbances and explosions. 15. Compliance with Laws. Utility shall comply with all applicable law(s) including, but not limited to,export and import control laws and regulations with respect to Utility's use of the Sensus Software and Third Party Software. 16. Assignment and Sub-contracting. Either party may assign this agreement without requiring the other party's consent; (i)to an Affiliate; (ii)as part of a merger; or(iii)to a purchaser of all or substantially all of its assets. Apart from the foregoing, neither party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Sensus shall not subcontract its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of utility, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 17. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution. This Agreement will be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina. Any and all disputes arising under, out of,or in relation to this Agreement, its negotiation, performance or termination("Disputes')shall first be resolved by the Parties attempting mediation in Utility. If the Dispute is not resolved within sixty(60)days of the commencement of the mediation, it shall be litigated in the state or federal courts located in Charlotte, North Carolina. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the parties agree to a bench trial and that there shall be no jury in any Disputes. City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 18. Non-Waiver of Rights. A waiver by either Party of any breach of this Agreement or the failure of either Party to enforce any of the articles or other provisions of this Agreement will not in any way affect, limit or waive that Party's right to enforce and compel strict compliance with the same or other articles or provisions. 19. Survival. The provisions of this Agreement that are applicable to circumstances arising after its termination or expiration shall survive such termination or expiration. 20. Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement is held to be void, unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, that provision will be severed from the remainder of the Agreement and replaced automatically by a provision containing terms as nearly like the void, unlawful,or unenforceable provision as possible; and the Agreement,as so modified, will continue to be in full force and effect. 21. Four Corners. This written Agreement represents the entire deal between the parties. There are no other terms or conditions, oral, written, electronic or otherwise. There are no implied obligations. All obligations of Sensus are specifically set forth in this Agreement. Further,there are no representations that induced this agreement that are not included in it. The ONLY operative provisions are set forth in writing in this agreement. All amendments, revisions, additions to, or other modifications to this Agreement shall be in a writing, signed by each party. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers, authorized as of the day and year first written above. SENSUS,USA INC. CITY OF ON Authorized Sig�ture Authorized Signature f ryrap/}I) 94nR.PG E4 DiR. dT r�,iles— 11d�Je�r Denis Law, Mayor Name and Title (Print or Type) Name and Title (Print or Type) Q� ao, poi i Date Date Attest: Bonnie I . Walton, City Clerk City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract Attachment F: Maintenance Agreement [insert page one here] City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract AMR-454-R3 Sensus FlexNet Annual Maintenance S e� rvice Offerieng Customer Information Form INTRODUCTION • Two business day response time for on-site The FlexNet Annual Maintenance Agreement was analysis3 established to provide FlexNet utility customers with • Replacement equipment within 48 hours of up to 50,000 endpoints a cost-effective array of services completion of primary troubleshooting to meet their individual hardware and software support • Does not cover Acts of God' requirements. • Does not include costs associated with tower rental,electrical fees or site maintenance. PARTICIPATION AND COVERAGE • Does not include costs associated with purchase, All new FlexNet systems receive Standard Support maintenance or support of ancillary network equipment or network backhaul connection free for the first year of operation;Premium Support is available for an additional cost at the price listed FlexNet Network Portal (FNP) below.After the first year of operation,customers may . Two business day response time for on-site choose to extend coverage under Premium Support analysis2 or Alternate Service Pricing.Participation in Premium Support is strongly recommended for maximum cost • Repair or replacement of defective parts or unit, effectiveness. at Sensus'discretion.Includes costs for parts and Standard or optional Premium Support coverage labor. begins upon completion of MDM training.Annual • Does not cover Acts of God' renewal notices will be mailed to customers • Does not include costs associated with tower approximately sixty(60)days prior to expiration of their rental,electrical fees or site maintenance current agreement.Customers who allow their support . Does not include costs associated with purchase, agreement to expire will be subject to current Alternate maintenance or support of ancillary network Service pricing for support needs.See CoverageTerms equipment or network backhaul connection for more information. FlexWare/MDM Software FLEXNET STANDARD SUPPORT • Sensus software updates • Remote diagnostics of Sensus software issues2 (Included for 1st year of New FlexNet systems) (Remote access required) • FCC license protection and maintenance • Two business day response time for on-site • Phone support: Mon.-Fri.8 a.m.to 6 p.m.EST analysis3 (1-800-METER-IT) • Does not include RNI hardware' For hardware and software technical support • Does not include RNI operating system upgrades or • FlexWare/MDM software updates' updates after initial coverage • Loaner programming equipment,if necessary HHD Programming Software • Sensus software updates FLEXNET PREMIUM SUPPORT Includes Standard Support plus: • 24/7 Phone support. (1-800-METER-IT) • Sensus Extended Maintenance Program(SEMP) for one FlexNet Programming Tool Set.(AR5001, Charge Stand and M900) • Annual Support Agreement for AutoRead (if applicable) Tower Gateway Basestation (TGB) • Sensus software updates • Remote diagnostics2 of operational issues (remote access required) • Repair or replacement of defective parts or unit, at Sensus'discretion. Includes cost for parts and labor Page 1 of 2 Attachment G: Contractor's Insurance Forms City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract 0 • Attachment H: ACORD Form CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE T141SCERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER.THIS COERtIF1CATE DOES NOT AFFIRMATIVELY OR NEOATiVELY AMEND,EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED DY THE POLICIES got-OW, THIS CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT OETWEEN THE ISSUING INSURER(S),AUTHORIZED RC-PRIESENTATIVE_OR PRODUCER,AND THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. 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CERTIFICATE HOLDER —-- -_- CANCELLATION City of Renton SHOULD ANY OF TH!AiSYB 000111e110 PDUCIEa_BE CANCELLEb BEFORE TIC ' @RfPIRAYION DATE THEREOF,NOTICE WILL BE DON EREO ai ACCOROANCE MYN TRR2 Attn: POLICYPROVISIOUS. tO55 South Grady Way AUTHOR'=REPIMSENTATIVE Rent=WA, 98057 ©9988.2009 ACORD CORPORATION. All rights reserved. ACORD ZS(2009109) The ACORD name and logo are rogIriered marks of ACORD City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract Attachment I: Bond to the City of Renton BOND TO THE CITY OF RENTON KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned United Pipe&Supply Co.,Inc. as principal, and Western Surety Company corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of South Dakota as a surety corporation, and qualified under the laws of the State of Washington to become surety upon bonds of contractors with municipal corporations, as surety are jointly and severally held and firmly bound to the City of Renton in the penal sum of 1372,291.1-9-for the payment of which sum on demand we bind ourselves and our successors, heirs, administrators or person representatives, as the case may be. In no event shall the Surety's obligation hereunder exceed the penal amount of this bond. This obligation is entered into in pursuance of the statutes of the State of Washington, the Ordinance of the City of Renton. Dated at Portland,OR , Was-hington,this ,5t day of April , 2011. Nevertheless,the conditions of the above obligation are such that: WHEREAS, under and pursuant to Public Works Construction Contract CAG-11-,084 providing for construction of WTR-27-3499,Automated Meter Reading System (project name) the principal is required to furnish a bond for the faithful performance of the contract; and WHEREAS, the principal has accepted, or is about to accept, the contract,and undertake to perform the work therein provided for in the manner and within the time set forth; NOW,THEREFORE, if the principal shall faithfully perform all of the provisions of said contract in the manner and within the time therein set forth, or within such extensions of time as may be granted under said contract, and shall pay all laborers, mechanics, subcontractors and materialmen, and all persons who shall supply said principal or subcontractors with provisions and supplies for the carrying on of said work, and shall hold said City of Renton harmless from any loss or damage occasioned to any person or property by reason of any carelessness or negligence on the part.of said principal, or any subcontractor in the performance of said work, and shall indemnify and hold the City of Renton harmless from any damage or expense by reason of failure of performance as specified in the contract or from defects appearing or developing in the material or workmanship provided or performed under the contract within a period of one year after its acceptance thereof by the City of Renton,then and in that event this obligation shall be void; but otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and effect. United Pipe& Supply Co., Inc. Western Surety Company ,tnci Surety I Signature Signa re f2!�r.C.tN Attorney in Fact Title Title - -- - ------------ --------- ---------------- ... - - -------------- ----------------------- ------I----- ----------------------------- -------------- -. . City of Renton Automated Meter Reading System Contract )&estern Surety Conoany POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT Know All Men By These Presents,That WESTERN SURETY COMPANY,a South Dakota corporation,is a duly organized and existing corporation having its principal office in the City of Sioux Falls,and State of South Dakota,and that it does by virtue of the signature and seal herein affixed hereby make,constitute and appoint Sarah R Bennett, Lynn Akers, Patricia Gaines, Gary Haggerty, Konthea E Neang, Individually of Portland,OR,its true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign,seal and execute for and on its behalf bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature - In Unlimited Amounts - and to bind it thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of the corporation and all the acts of said Attorney,pursuant to the authority hereby given,are hereby ratified and confirmed. This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Law printed on the reverse hereof,duly adopted,as indicated,by the shareholders of the corporation. In Witness Whereof,WESTERN SURETY COMPANY has caused these presents to be signed by its Senior Vice President and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed on this 22nd day of March,2011. WESTERN SURETY COMPANY ............:oo, AO,;•�Q,POggj:a= 4S ?`` y,NTH Paul 4rBruflat,Senior Vice President State of South Dakota l J? County of Minnehaha ss On this 22nd day of March,2011,before me personally came Paul T.Bruflat,to me known,who,being by me duly sworn,did depose and say: that he resides in the City of Sioux Falls,State of South Dakota;that he is the Senior Vice President of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY described in and which executed the above instrument;that he knows the seal of said corporation;that the seal affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal;that it was so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Board of Directors of said corporation and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporation. My commission expires +y'``" y`'y"`'``yyyy5`yhh+ s D. KRELL i November 30,2012 s SE^�L� NOTARY PUBLIC SEAL s s SOUTH DAKOTA s +�,yy55y55�,yy�,o,hhyhy5hy55+ D.Krell,No ry Public CERTIFICATE I,L. Nelson,Assistant Secretary of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney hereinabove set forth is still in force,and further certify that the By-Law of the corporation prm d on the reverse hereof is still in force. In testimo y whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said corporation this V day of ETyw.,, WESTERN SURETY COMPANY _W:HOP r�'yi ;s. Sff%. Opw ' L.Nelson,Assistant Secretary Form F4280-09-06 O. O N' as 47 CD CD VI Ci Cl 0--Q) U'„ N .0 cc i O 4+ 'n >: 4rh _ci.K: co CD co fm �; : moo. - � . a ._.. �a ►: � a z �. L)LLI 0. � . a- C14 :Cr.m Q mprn CD w=p. 0 Q-0L o zOl _. Q t- r CL W. p c F- r,0- RECEIVED MAR 3 1 2011 CITY OF RENTON UNITED UTILITY SYSTEms - P1PE&SUPPLY March 29, 2011 J. D.Wilson %City of Renton Washington Utility Systems Division Fifth Floor 1055 South Grady Way Renton,WA 98057 iwilson(@rentonwa.gov RE:Written Consent to sign contracts Dear Mn Wilson, I am writing this letter in response to your request for a letter from United Pipe& Supply Co., Inc. listing the names and position of employees that are authorized to sign contracts on behalf of the corporation. I have also included the signatures of those authorized to sign documents pertaining to the City of Renton Washington contracts. The following people have authorization to sign contracts,purchase orders,etc on behalf of United Pipe&Supply Co., Inc. Terry A. Dotson- President tj Walter D. Gar r-CFO/C00 Stu t Ny n-'VP Sales&Marketing Sincerely, Terry A Dotson President tdotson(tunitedpiipe.com 7600 SE Johnson Creek Blvd. Portland,OR 9720/6 (503)-772-6230 Direct(503)-542-9330 Fax .Se'-e, State of Oregon County of Clackamas This instrument was acknowledged before me on March 29, 2011, By Stuart N re as VP Sales & Marketing, of United Pipe & Supply, Inc. Y Tracy Marti Notary Public — State of Oregon My Commission Expires: February 13, 2015 OFFICIAL SEAL Seal TRACY NOTARY PUBLIC OREGON COMMISSION No.455098 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES FEBRUARY 13,2015 State of Oregon County of Clackamas This instrument was acknowledged before me on March 29, 2011, By Walter D Gardner, as CFO/COO, of United Pipe & Supply, Inc. r By: Tracy Martilk Notary Public — State of Oregon My Commission Expires: February 13, 2015 OFFICIAL SEAL Seal TRACY R MARTIN NOTARY PUBUC OREGON COMMISSION NO.455098 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES FEBRUARY 13,2015 State of Oregon County of Clackamas This instrument was acknowledged before me on March 29, 2011, By Terry A Dotson , as President, of United Pipe & Supply, Inc. By: Tracy Martin Notary Public — State of Oregon My Commission Expires: February 13, 2015 Seal OFFICIAL.SEAL TRACY R MARTIN NOTARY PUBLIC OREGON COMMISSION N0.455098 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES FEBRUARY 13,2015 i ATTACHMENT B, ITEM 1 . i • Table of Contents i—Table of Content.......................................................................................................................................1 ii—Cover Letter.............................................................................................................................................2 iii—Executive Summary................................................................................................................................3 iv—Step 1 Evaluation Criteria .......................................................................................................................9 v—Responses to Technical Specifications ..................................................................................................20 vi—Warranties..........................................................................................................................................125 vii—Failure Rates ......................................................................................................................................139 r viii—Appendices........................................................................................................................................140 Appendix 1—Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint 520X Installation Instructions ...................................140 Appendix 2—Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint 510X Installation Instructions ...................................143 Appendix 3—Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint Programming Instructions ........................................146 Appendix 4—Sensus FlexNet Statement of Work(SOW)............................................................148 Appendix 5—City of Renton Propagation Studies ......................................................................158 Appendix 6—Sensus FlexNet MDM Import/Export Fields ..........................................................162 Appendix 7—Sample Project Schedule........................................................................................174 Appendix 8—Sensus FlexNet Annual Maintenance Agreement..................................................198 Appendix 9—Sensus FlexNet TGB Maintenance .........................................................................200 Appendix 10—Sensus FlexNet Project Management Services ...................................................202 Appendix 11—Sensus FlexNet Command Link Information .......................................................203 1 i UNITED P/PE&SI/PPLI' Branches Throughout The Pacific Northwest JD Wilson June 10, 2009 Project Manager City of Renton 1055 S. Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 Dear Mr. Wilson: Thank you for the opportunity to allow us to present the Sensus FlexNet Solution to the City of Renton. We are pleased to provide this Proposal in response to your RFP for an Automated Meter Reading System solution. Our proposed solution is the FlexNet Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) solution. FlexNet is a fixed-network AMI system in which RF modules communicate directly to a receiver installed at a Tower Gateway Base Station(TGB). From the TGB,the data transmits directly to the utility, not a remote collection facility. FlexNet was designed on the core concepts of Reliability, Flexibility and Simplicity and offers the City of Renton these benefits: ❖ Scalability, with single-tier communications architecture that eliminates thousands of pole- mounted transceivers ❖ Eliminates complex distributed data bases and adaptive networks ❖ Reliability, with overlapping coverage ❖ 5x redundant meter messages ❖ CRC-32, error detection and correction ❖ Primary Use Licensed Frequency to ensure long term reliability ❖ TouchCoupler meter connection technology to ensure a long term factory sealed connection between the existing and future Sensus meters and FlexNet radio unit. No other vendor can match the functionality, reliability, flexibility and simplicity that the FlexNet system offers. The network monitoring and maintenance services, which also includes FlexNet system software maintenance and upgrades,provide the assurance that the system will continue to operate at optimal performance levels for the useful life of the system. We are excited about this opportunity to continue and expand our partnership with the City of Renton and look forward to your feedback on our response. Sin ely, i Ed Kolasinski Ryan Carnathan United Pipe & Supply United Pipe & Supply Chief Financial Officer Automated Meter Specialist (503) 703-2802 Mobile (503) 209-2027 Mobile (503) 542-9315 Fax (503) 296-2683 Fax (503) 772-6018 Office (503) 772-6007 Office ekolasinski@unitedpipe.com rcarnathan@unitedpipe.com _'r I� Executive Summary Section iii. Executive Summary The City of Renton has enjoyed many years using Sensus meters and has a large Uinstallation NITED of the Sensus TouchRead and RadioRead system. With the partnership between United Pipe&Supply and Sensus, we have provided the City of Renton with PIPE&SUPPLY local support and service. With the current AMR project being presented, our continued service will enhance the overall experience that United Pipe and Supply and Sensus can provide. iii.a. Brief understanding of the scope of this project. United Pipe &Supply and Sensus both have a clear understanding on how a system of this magnitude needs to be managed and supported. We feel confident that our partnership over the last 24 years will only strengthen the support level that we can provide. The FlexNet solution being proposed will provide the city with a solution unmatched by any other. The total system capabilities will provide true two-way communication between the City of Renton and each water meter installation with a SmartPoint radio allowing for hourly meter reading to be collected and displayed. The Primary Use Licensed Frequency that the FlexNet system operates on coupled with a long time knowledge of installing and operating radios successfully in the Pacific Northwest ensures that the Sensus FlexNet system is the only system with the long term needs and goals of the City of Renton as the number one priority. Similar projects of equal magnitude have been successfully completed in past years. With a 5 year deployment scheduled for Renton, the deployment will be very manageable. United Pipe &Supply and Sensus have the capability to provide installation options that would allow for system wide completion within 1 year if requested by the city. An identical project of a smaller caliber was just completed at the City of Fife. United Pipe& Supply was the general contractor of the project. With the installation of SmartPoints performed by a subcontractor, the installation of 2,350 SmartPoints was completed in a 2 month period, with 100% coverage and success completed before the first billable read in March of 2009. iii.b. Company profile that includes discussion of the financial strengths, stability, and capacity of the Respondent. United Pipe & Supply Co. United Pipe &Supply Co., Inc. is a privately owned wholesale supply business headquartered in Portland,. OR. United Pipe & Supply was founded in 1953 in Eugene, OR. By Taylor Ramsey, who is still active in the business holding the position of Chairman of the Board Emeritus. As our mission statement says, "United Pipe&Supply is dedicated to providing products and services which insure the Care, Custody and Control of the Water and Air throughout the Pacific Northwest." United Pipe &Supply employs over 425, has 35 branches in Oregon,Washington, Idaho and Montana and serves an area ranging from Northern California to Alaska. Still locally owned and operated, United Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 3 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Executive Summary Pipe&Supply is one of the leading wholesale distribution houses in the Pacific Northwest. United Pipe prides itself on the service provided by its well-trained, knowledgeable staff. United Pipe&Supply proudly distributes the Sensus meter line in Washington, Northern California, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska. Because of our 24 year history with Sensus, we can provide the knowledge and expertise required on the entire product line for a clean installation. Our dedication to the Sensus product line extends to our ability to support the product throughout or service territory. Part of that commitment is the employment of three (3)AMR/AMI Specialists that provide support at a local level. All AMR Specialists are factory trained and attend all national Sensus events for continued education. Sensus Metering Systems Sensus Metering Systems is one of the largest meter manufacturers in the world with a rich heritage dating back over 125 years. The company employs over 3,500 exceptional, dedicated people and operates on 6 continents. The Sensus Metering Systems worldwide staff includes 351 Sales/Marketing; 172 Product Development; 2,954 Product Support and 285 Professional Services.employees. North American Metering is approximately 900 staff. Approximately 400 of these employees are dedicated to North American AMI activities. Sensus annual revenues for 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 were$570M, $614M, $633M and $694M respectively. Sensus provides electricity, gas and water meters as well as AMI infrastructure and software solutions for multiple markets. We have an installed base of approximately 2,000,000 current generation FlexNet AMI endpoints. Sensus is considered an innovator in smart metering technology with highly progressive products such as the iCon electricity meter platform especially designed for AMI applications. Sensus has received AMI technology endpoint commitments for its mature FlexNet 2-way licensed band RF system totaling over 9,700,000 units for delivery through 2012. Additionally, information regarding Sensus's SEC filings can be found at www.sensus.com/Module/SecFiling/SecFilingList. The Sensus's Territory Manager, Erik Ongstad, has 13 years of experience of working with the City of Renton and is a resident of the City. iii.c. Statement that the Respondent will provide all the services necessary to complete the specific project as outlined in the RFP. United Pipe&Supply and Sensus are prepared to provide all services required by this RFP. Additionally, if extended services are required throughout the deployment process, both United Pipe &Supply and Sensus are capable in providing these additional services. iii.d. Brief summary description of the Respondent's proposed AMR system and implementation plan. The Sensus FlexNet system is an IP-based, multi-application, primary use, FCC licensed fixed AMI system for water systems. The Sensus solution proposed incorporates 172Kbps of system bandwidth which measurably exceeds competitive offerings. This provides Renton with the highest possible system performance for both current and future needs. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 4 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Executive Summary The FCC licensed band proposed by Sensus represents a very significant investment by Sensus and a very significant long-term risk mitigation value to Renton. This licensed band solution was not a casual choice, and its importance to Renton cannot be overstated. It was born through 20 years of participating in the ISM unlicensed band and experiencing its deterioration in performance due to the continually rising noise floor. The Sensus design and project operations teams have first-hand knowledge that hard to reach meters are difficult to reliably and economically reach using ISM, and that the noise floor increases will drive the need for the ongoing installation of additional collectors over the life of the network. Our Sensus team has 70 patents in the area of ISM radio design and proactively chose to discard it(at great expense) in favor of long term reliability and sustainability afforded by FCC licensed band performance and protection. The software definable radio endpoints in the Sensus solution represent a very significant long-term risk mitigation value to Renton in avoiding stranded hardware assets. We are the first to admit that no one has a perfect view of the future applications and demands on the system over the 15-20 year horizon. What we do know is that endpoint and collector hardware agility and flexibility is paramount to risk avoidance. All the endpoints proposed by Sensus (representing fully two-thirds to three-quarters of your financial investment and risk) contain software definable radios. This endpoint agility is far more than the ability to upgrade firmware. It permits the endpoints to receive new RF modulation improvements over time which hold the promise (and the demonstrated reality)to increase bandwidth, capacity, and performance in support of future applications. It further permits the endpoints to adapt to new licensed spectrum frequencies (up to four simultaneously). Should Sensus and Renton decide at some point to roll-out additional network spectrum, or have the network operate simultaneously on multiple licensed frequencies, the hardware in the ground remains unchanged. We believe Renton fully appreciates the lower total cost of ownership, elimination of backhaul costs, elimination of installation and support hassle, support for backhaul primary to secondary failover, and dramatically reduced O&M points inherent in the Sensus tower-based data collectors. Sensus would also like to emphasize that the collectors represent a very significant long-term risk mitigation value to Renton .in avoiding stranded hardware assets. The Sensus 19" rack mount telecom solution uses proven industry practices for advanced mission-critical telecom networks. The collector design is agile in support of future changes in bandwidth and capacity. Sensus permits 1) changes to RF modulation 2) additional collectors added to the same Renton tower sites 3)additional collectors added to alternative Renton or third party sites and 4) upgrades to collectors to support future RF spectrum alternatives and message types. By a very wide margin, Sensus has the largest successful installed base of production AMI networks (172) and endpoints (3,000,000). The Sensus solution has proven its scalability in very large network deployments. Our real-world experience matches our modeling of the network communications and the scalability testing of the head-end system. Sensus has already successfully deployed networks the size of the Renton deployment. Sensus' advanced scale manufacturing capacity is keeping pace with the rapid adoption of the FlexNet product line. Industry Standards—Sensus supports your requirements for ANSI metering, Zigbee HAN, IP backhaul and IP endpoint addressability. Further, the flexibility of our endpoints, collectors, and overall systems architecture position Renton to support other standards and protocol conversion requirements in the future. As an example our Smart Grid Portal roadmap endpoint for adopting installed base distribution equipment assets supports protocol conversion for DNP3 and Modbus. Successfully executing Renton's vision for water is far more than a radio. Experience matters. The expectations include robust compatibility with Sensus and competitive installed-base water meters, plus a Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 5 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Executive Summary range of companion execution issues including local stocking, delivery, service, installation, and relationship. Sensus is the number one supplier of water meters in the world and importantly has successfully installed 800,000 FlexNet water endpoints. Implementation Plan Sensus plans to successfully implement and execute every project in a customer-sensitive manner, while maximizing safety, timeliness and accuracy. Our Operations and Deployment plans are based upon national best practices gained from our experience performing meter changes and AMR/AMI network installations for water, gas and electricity utilities nationwide. Before project start-up, Sensus expects to work closely with our customer to establish an installation plan, installation schedule, project deliverables, accountabilities, clear lines of communication and reporting protocol between the companies. Sensus typically plans 45 days after contract finalization for the start of project deployment. During the mobilization phase of this project the Sensus AMI Program Manager and our Project Site Manager will work closely with the customer's Project Manager, to coordinate all aspects of the project start-up including the following: • Operational review of the contract and scope of work • Coordination with our customer on operating policies and procedures involved in this project • Clearly define team members roles and responsibilities and project deliverables • Development of a project deployment plan (including phased deployment) • Development of a project deployment schedule • Consolidation of the Sensus production schedule with the project schedule • Coordination with our customer on training processes The project deployment team is trained to ensure that the implementation utilizes our general operational philosophy and approach, combining the benefits of national best practices and local management. The plan ensures day-to-day supervision and ongoing coordination at the highest levels within Sensus. Sensus'AMR Program Manager will work with the customer's Program Manager in coordinating all aspects of the project start-up and ongoing quality monitoring of the implementation. FlexNet Deployment Process Sensus' program management has significant Integrated Product and Process Development(IPPD) experience and will employ proven IPPD methods in managing the customer's AMI Program. SMS, and its partners, integrate product activities under program management to simultaneously optimize the product, including its development and implementation in order to meet schedule, performance and cost objectives. Sensus uses empowered cross-functional teams composed of program management, project management, engineering, manufacturing, test, implementation, logistics, procurement, contracts and financial management. These teams are dedicated to a common purpose and objectives for which they are mutually accountable. The focus is on delivery of a quality product to our customer rather than on the individual disciplines—being on the same page, and promoting timely and knowledgeable program decisions. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 6 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Executive Summary Sensus seeks to mitigate risks to the project by employing an elite team of Program and Project Managers with significant experience in industrial, military and commercial program areas of large-scale structured project management. Automated tools for resource management and daily communication are web enabled. Our customer's management and team members will have daily access to information via the web regarding the status of the project from a schedule and area of activity point of view. Also viewable are the corrective actions that are being taken to ensure compliance with standards, schedules, and expectations. Sensus and its preferred subcontractors will work with our customer to create the deployment plan and schedule within 45 days of contract signing. The plan and schedule pay particular attention to the transition planning required to ensure seamless service with minimal awareness and impact upon our customer's customers. Project Monitoring and Review Process Project status reviews take place weekly between the Sensus Program Manager and the designated customer representatives. The reviews focus on progress relative to specified benchmarks and milestones, and identify and discuss strategies employed to resolve any significant issues affecting the smooth deployment of the network and ancillary systems. Data systems are employed to obtain daily data on the status of all aspects of the system deployment. Statistical analysis is employed to ensure that all significant trends are identified as early as possible to permit taking corrective actions at the earliest possible point in time. This information is shared with all team members and summaries provided to the customer as part of the weekly review meetings. To reduce product supply risk, the Sensus Program Manager coordinates with Sensus Operations Management to review installation schedules to ensure the continuous supply of product for rapid deployment. This approach ensures that product for large-scale deployments remains always readily available for installation. The PM and Operations Management will create a project manufacturing schedule for the project. This schedule will be reviewed on a weekly basis to ensure sufficient buffer stock of transmitters and network elements on site, and therefore available on short notice to keep ahead of the deployment schedule. This approach also permits deployment schedule acceleration if all other conditions permit. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 7 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Executive Summary iii.e. Identification of any services that will be subcontracted. Provide names, experience, contact information, and qualifications of any subcontractors. This may be referenced as an attachment. For a project similar to the City of Renton the following personnel were used, due to the number of new and ongoing projects there may be substitutions: Name Role Professional,'- Market :. Training E XP enence PMP 30 years Randy Arntson Project Manager, Sensus Metering Systems Project Mgmt RF Comms. RF En ineerin PMP 9 years Rob Cawyer IT Lead, Sensus Metering Systems Six Sigma Database ITIO Operations Integration Territory Manager, Sensus Metering 13 years Erik Ongstad Systems Miller Heiman AMI/AMR Metering. Applications Engineer, Sensus Metering El years Arthur Burns Systems Miller Heiman Electronics Metering Ryan Miller Heiman Ca nathan AMI/AMR Specialist, United Pipe and Supply Electrical 3 years Engineer Sensus will use a subcontractor, USA Mobility(which has offices in Seattle,WA)to install the Tower Gateway Basestation(s) and associated antennas. i I Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 8 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System 0 Step 1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria Section iv. Step 1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria UNITED PIPE&SUPPLY iv.1. System Design r.' Sensus believes it offers the City of Renton an AMI system that will freeze meter reading costs for ,r. .,� more than 20 years. We would like to review the Sensus strengths in delivering, sustaining, and protecting the City of Renton's AMI investment. Licensed Band RF — The FCC licensed band proposed by Sensus represents a very significant investment by Sensus and a very significant long-term risk mitigation value to City of Renton. This licensed band solution was not a casual choice, and its importance to City of Renton cannot be overstated. It was born through 20 years of participating in the ISM unlicensed band and experiencing =' its deterioration in performance due to the continually rising noise floor. The Sensus design and project k operations teams have first-hand knowledge that hard to reach meters are difficult to reliably and economically reach using ISM, and that the noise floor increases will drive the need for the ongoing installation of additional collectors over the life of the network. Our Sensus team has 70 patents in the ?: area of ISM radio design and proactively chose to discard it (at great expense) in favor of long term reliability and sustainability afforded by FCC licensed band performance and protection. RF Endpoint Design —All the endpoints proposed by Sensus contain software definable radios. This :t endpoint agility is far more than the ability to upgrade firmware. It permits the endpoints to receive new RF modulation improvements over time which hold the promise (and the demonstrated reality) to increase bandwidth, capacity, and performance in support of future applications. It further permits the endpoints to adapt to new licensed spectrum frequencies (up to four simultaneously). Should Sensus and City Of Renton decide at some point to roll-out additional network spectrum, or have the network operate simultaneously on multiple licensed frequencies, the hardware in the ground remains unchanged. RF Collector Design —We believe City of Renton fully appreciates the lower total cost of ownership, elimination of backhaul costs, elimination of installation and support hassle, support for backhaul primary to secondary failover, and dramatically reduced O&M points inherent in the Sensus tower- 4 based data collectors. Sensus would also like to emphasize that the collectors represent a very significant long-term risk mitigation value to City of Renton in avoiding stranded hardware assets. The x Sensus 19" rack mount telecom solution uses proven industry practices for advanced mission-critical s.. telecom networks. The collector design is agile in support of future changes in bandwidth and capacity. Sensus permits 1) changes to RF modulation 2) additional collectors added to the same City x of Renton tower sites 3 additional collectors added to alternative City of Renton or third party sites and Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 9 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System • 0 Step 1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria R,, 7,oTj�w , Y. J• '` 4) upgrades to collectors to support future RF spectrum alternatives and message types. Storm and Outage — The Sensus solution has been field proven to operate successfully in severe y: storm and outage incidents. Should City of Renton face storm conditions which create downed power poles you will not lose AMI network communications. With or without power, the Sensus data f" collectors will continue to operate from secure City of Renton tower asset locations. Scalability — By a very wide margin, Sensus has the largest successful installed base of production . AMI networks (172) and endpoints (3,000,000). The Sensus solution has proven its scalability in very $, large network deployments. Our real-world experience matches our modeling of the network communications and the scalability testing of the head-end system. Sensus has already successfully deployed networks the size of the City of Renton deployment. Sensus' advanced scale manufacturing capacity is keeping P ace with the rapid adoption of the FlexNet product line. k; Industry Standards— Sensus supports your requirements for ANSI metering, Zigbee HAN, IP x= backhaul and IP endpoint addressability. Further, the flexibility of our endpoints, collectors, and overall =t systems architecture position City of Renton to support other standards and protocol conversion r" requirements in the future. Water Vision— Successfully executing City of Renton's vision for water carries with it a set of end- . customer expectations that are deep and wide. Experience matters. The expectations include robust Tt compatibility with Sensus and competitive installed-base water meters, plus a range of companion {p` execution issues including local stocking, delivery, service, installation, and relationship. Sensus is the number one supplier of water meters in the world and importantly has successfully installed 800,000 FlexNet water endpoints. Sensus has a complete understanding of the expectations and the delivery mechanisms and has boots on the ground in Renton with the expertise already in place to actually execute this vision as City of Renton's partner. Sensus will enable City of Renton to achieve the u vision of offsetting some O&M costs without having to employ a new set of unexpected overhead and = expertise to implement the plan. Security — Sensus' wide range of utility engagements has culminated in a second generation of AMI enterprise security for FlexNet. To the best of our knowledge, the Sensus multi-layered security architecture ... complete with AES256K and PKI ... is unrivaled. It represents true industry leadership for City of Renton's deployment and affords City of Renton the best possible risk mitigation for the future. !:n Company — Sensus believes its long history of sustained operation, its varied sources of revenue domestic and international, it's breadth of customer base, and its publicly available financials accrue to City of Renton's benefit in choosing a sustainable partner for the long term. The City of Renton currently has a Sensus interface to Springbrook, additionally another Springbrook ' user Fife, WA is already using FlexNet to send billing information to Springbrook. The FlexNet Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 10 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 9 Proposal Evaluation Criteria FlexWare software will automatically provide reading data for Renton's CIS system in ASCII and/or csv file format as directed by Renton. FlexNet uses Microsoft SQL 2005 (soon to be 2008) as the underlying relational database. The FlexNet system can provide account number, transmitter ID number port number, billing cycle or route number, meter number, meter readings, error codes or flags, date and time for each meter .` reading, and tamper indications, but does not typically provide"unable-to-read" code as this is typically a field that a meter reader would manually enter upon reading a route with a handheld or mobile device. K, - The fields required from the Renton CIS system in the route file are: � Account Number " Service Address Meter ID number • Meter Type(register manufacturer code letter—B for Sensus) Endpoint Number F • Endpoint Type (optional—a constant"B" can be set in the software) °w Service Type(optional—a constant"W"can be set in the software) • Billing Cycle number( required in order to return same to CIS) ^,. Please see document "MDM Import/Export Fields" attached in Section viii, Appendix 6 for more information on optional fields and additional fields available for export. The file layout and format is completely flexible, and can be easily changed without programming if ` , there are changes to the Renton CIS system in the future, or if additional fields are needed. Field 1} length and format can be adjusted to fit existing parameters. See document "MDM Import/Export y fields" attached in Section viii, Appendix 6 for maximum field lengths. Field position is adjustable and will be matched to the format desired by Renton's CIS system. Sensus plans to match the existing file Y.?: interface format that Renton is using for the existing Sensus meter reading,equipment. This will ensure {. a smooth transition from the current Sensus equipment to the new FlexNet system. Additionally, Sensus can set up a database view (or multiple database views)with any of the available database fields for Renton if this is helpful. A FlexNet database dictionary is available upon request, and Sensus support staff can assist Renton in setting up different database views if desired. The FlexNet software is web-based does not require the installation of any software onto individual workstations. The servers running the FlexNet system will be fully integrated into the existing Renton network to allow for full network access. The FlexWare software is designed to be very powerful and extremely easy to use. Routes, reports and notifications can be automated, and users can subscribe to distribution lists for various reports and query results. A host of useful reports and queries are available for users at any time. The FlexNet system database retains at least 13 months of hourly reading data for analysis. The FlexNet system is capable of delivering a.very high percentage (averaging 99.5% hourly reading interval success across Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 11 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria 172+ currently FlexNet deployments) of hourly readings from every meter in the system, so these reports and queries benefit from this very complete set of data. A data file export can be set up for 3rd party software, such as work order management systems. A CMEP export is also available. Any unread meters (such as meters not yet converted to FlexNet) can be automatically loaded to a Sensus handheld for meter reading if desired, and an installation route x can be loaded onto a handheld to facilitate installation services. The City of Renton has excellent sites for the FlexNet system. For example the Highland's tank, a Tower Gateway Base Station installed at this location would service over 12,000 of the 18,000 proposed services! Sensus used (and attached in Section viii, Appendix 5) detailed propagation studies that indicate the best design for full coverage is three (3) Tower Gateway Basestation (TGB) using existing Renton " = Water Tanks. This is not an "estimate". All FlexNet systems delivered carry a minimum performance t, guarantee. If the system requires more infrastructure to reach this minimum level of performance, r Sensus will provide and install the equipment at no charge to the City of Renton. Each TGB has the capacity to serve to 70,000 individual meters delivering hourly readings. Typical operating range varies from 2 miles to 30 miles for pit set water meters depending on TGB antenna height, topography, foliage, and building density in the service area. One of the many benefits of the FlexNet system is the overlapping coverage provided by the TGB network. Typically, any given meter will be heard by an average of 1.5 TGBs, resulting in very robust communications. In fact, over more than 172 Utility deployments in North America, FlexNet systems have an average of 99.5% hourly reading interval success for more than 3 million deployed meters to date. 4. FlexNet features "All Paths AlwaysT"'" communication, which means that any meter endpoint Hwy transmission can be received by any TGB in the system without the need for pre-programmed routing or subscription lists. Pole-top repeaters can be added if needed to provide additional signal .h propagation in weaker areas without the need for an additional TGB. ' The small number of TGBs required to cover the service area will reduce overall system lifetime costs n dramatically. Long term recurring fees for backhaul and power will be much lower than with any other system. The system has been proven across more than 172 utility deployments, including more than 100 water deployments in North America. = f The FlexNet system operates on an advanced database platform that can be manipulated for any use that Renton desires. The integration with utility billing is one example of this capability, being able to export information in any form required by the billing software (either fixed width or CSV). With the current use of Springbrook, no changes will need to be done to integrate the Sensus FlexNet system into the current configuration of Springbrook. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 12 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria Additionally, All FlexNet endpoints are programmed with their specific GIS coordinates upon activation. This is used to help locate the endpoints and also for use with the diagnostic mapping tools available in the FlexWare software. The endpoints regularly transmit their GIS coordinates to the FlexNet RNI ;." where they are stored in the database and used for various diagnostic functions. The FlexNet system can easily export GIS coordinates of meters either by flat text file, report or database view for the City of Renton as desired. Sensus will work with the City of Renton to develop any number of possible .• interface methods for the GIS data. a.: ,3 Sensus has already demonstrated....and will continue to employ on-air upgrades of radio modulations, collector software, and RF spectrum frequencies that provide flexibility to increase performance and speed without adding additional collectors. This is not possible with competitive mesh systems. With competitive systems the architecture you deploy on day one is identical to the system you endure in Y year 20. With Sensus you have multiple options over time to upgrade the system. 's.. FlexNet currently supports remote firmware upgrades to water endpoints without a field visit. Successful firmware upgrade capability is a key differentiator versus competitive systems. The Sensus system is "full duplex" and permits the firmware upgrade capability while simultaneously maintaining Q the meter reading and two-way. Many competitive systems are half duplex and the firmware upgrade .: functionality may inhibit meter reading functions. Sensus also offers an optional FlexServer Customer Web Portal for the City of Renton water customers and utility personnel. This web portal allows Renton water customers to view their own, up- to-date individual consumption in a number of different ways on their computers or smart phones. It also allows Renton customers to set up custom alerts, receive messages from the utility, and will even allow the City of Renton to deliver information to consumers via in-home display devices. The th FlexServer platform will be available in the 4 quarter of 2009,,and offers true benefits to end user and 4 the utility in terms of conservation and customer service. The FlexServer platform also gives the City of Renton Utility personnel another platform to view and analyze data, set up customer alerts for different usage conditions, notify end users of boil water alerts, maintenance in different pressure zones, water restrictions or other important messages. *'Oft F ipe & Supply is fully capable of meeting all bonding and insurance needs required by the City n on this AMR project. Given the current project schedule, the bonding requirements can e handled on a phased deployment or over multiple years. All bonding and insurance is d by Fullerton &Company Insurance. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 13 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria iv.2. Qualifications United Pipe & Supply Co., Inc. is a privately owned wholesale supply business headquartered in Portland, OR. United Pipe & Supply was founded in 1953 in Eugene, OR. By Taylor Ramsey, who is g still active in the business holding the position of Chairman of�the Board Emeritus. I Sensus is one of the largest meter manufacturers in the world, with a rich heritage dating back over 125 years. The company employs over 3,500 exceptional, dedicated people and operates on 6 continents. The Sensus Metering Systems worldwide staff includes 351 Sales/Marketing; 172 Product Development; 2,954 Product Support and 285 Professional Services employees. Approximately 400 of these employees are dedicated to North American AMI activities. - H Name Contact Name Phone Number Number of Completion Services Date s City of Fife, February WA Art Gregg, Supervisor (253) 922-9315 2,350 Water 2009 ,. Spanish Forks Guy Chang, Electric Meter (801) 921-9833 x 18,000 Water w: tY: Supervisor, Paul Taylor June 2009 UT 29 9,000 Electric s Water Supervisor ; $ Cumberland, David J. Curry, (301) 759-6624 9,000 Water October 2008 MD Superintendent of Utilities k`. 2,000 Water Nephi, UT Tony Ferguson, Utilities (435)623-0276 2,000 Gas 2008 Supervisor 2,000 Electric St. Johns Frank Kenton (877) 837-2311 20,042 Water 2008 County, FL R. John Dufresne, Apopka, FL C.P.M.Pension/Finance (407) 703-1731 22,000 Water 2008 Applications Manager Greg Worton,Water Los Lunas, NM Supervisor/Theresa (505) 839-3841 5,200 Water 2007 Medina, Billing Supervisor I Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 14 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria } The last project to be conducted by United Pipe & Supply was with the City of Fife, WA. The project was for a one time mass deployment of FlexNet to automate 100% of the cities Sensus TouchRead v meters currently in use. The system design prior to deployment showed that the city would require only one (1) TGB in conjunction with three (3) repeaters. This was a system performance guarantee provided by Sensus rk which protected the city if additional equipment would be provided to ensure 100% coverage. After deployment, it was determined that the system was doing so well, that only two (2) repeaters would be f required for full coverage. The refund of the third repeater was offered to the city. After some thought, the city decided to keep the third unit as a backup. The deployment phase of the operation was carefully, planned out prior to equipment arriving. The entire operation was scheduled around the billing cycle of Utility Billing. The installation of the Tower Gateway Basestation (TGB) and Regional Network Interface (RNI)were scheduled months in advance *` and completed on time and on schedule. With the infrastructure in place, SmartPoint radios started deployment on November 24, 2008. If the weather can be recalled at that time, we faced a good snow storm and heavy flooding during the two (2) month install timeframe. Even with these obstacles, the >, ry installation contractor was able to finish the installation on January 23, 2009. The project finished on ' time and was ready for full billing integration. Sensus employees a large staff of specialist within the industry. The table below is a portion of the key people that was involved with the City of Fife project. Due to the number of new and ongoing projects ;. there may be minor substitutions for the City of Renton. k Professional Market Name Role Training Experience Randy Project Manager, Sensus PMP 30 years RF Comms. Arntson Metering Systems RF ject Mgmt Engineering IT Lead, Sensus Metering PMP 9 years Database Rob Cawyer Six Sigma n Systems ITIO Operations Integration Erik Ongstad Water Territory Manager, Miller Heiman 13 years AMI/AMR Metering Sensus Metering Systems Arthur Bums Applications Engineer, Sensus Miller Heiman 16 years Electronics Metering Systems Metering Ryan AMI/AMR Specialist, United Miller Heiman Carnathan Pipe and Supply Electrical Engineer 3 years Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 15 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria r us succ ssf II im lem nts and execu ve r ' in e u a tes e o ect acustomer-sensitive manner while Y P rY P 1 mizing safety, timeliness and accuracy. Our Operations and Deployment plans are based upon nal best practices gained from our experience performing many successful meter changes and /AMI network installations for water, gas and electricity utilities nationwide. iv.3. Implementation and Support Plan r .. Sensus' approach to project implementation begins before project start-up. Sensus expects to work closely with our customer/partner to establish an installation plan, installation schedule, project deliverables, accountabilities, clear lines of communication and reporting protocol between the companies. Sensus typically plans 45 days after contract finalization for the start of project deployment. During the mobilization phase of this project the Sensus AMI Program Manager and our Project Site Manager will work closely with the customer's Project Manager, to coordinate all aspects of the project start-up fi including the following: • Operational review of the contract and scope of work Coordination with our customer on operating policies and procedures involved in this project • Clearly define team members roles and responsibilities and project deliverables a Development of a project deployment plan (including phased deployment) • Development of a project deployment schedule r • Consolidation of the Sensus production schedule with the project schedule ' y '} • Coordination with our customer on training processes • Acquisition of vehicles and other contractor-supplied equipment, supplies, uniforms • Inventory of all equipment, if any, provided by our customer a • Hiring, qualification, and training of field and supervisory staff • Conducting background checks and pre-employment drug screening The project deployment team is trained to ensure that the implementation utilizes our general operational philosophy and approach, combining the benefits of national best practices and local management. The plan ensures day-to-day supervision and ongoing coordination at the highest levels within Sensus. Sensus'AMR Program Manager will work with the customer's Program Manager in coordinating all aspects of the project start-up and ongoing quality monitoring of the implementation. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 16 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading,System Step 9 Proposal Evaluation Criteria • . . . • As provided with every FlexNet system, Sensus will provide support to Renton throughout the program lifecycle. The Project Management team is responsible for managing installation of the TGB network, commissioning of the TGB network, scheduling of on-site training for endpoint installation crews, training of Renton utility staff, and Renton acceptance of the system. Upon acceptance, the project team transitions support to Sensus'AMI Technical Services. Sensus will schedule on-site training for endpoint installation crews, meter reading staff, utility billing staff and IT administrators as necessary during the course of the project and beyond. On-site training is included in the purchase price of the TGB network, and covers all aspects of the system, from endpoint installation, the FlexWare software interface, diagnostic system tools, and best practices for IT administrators. { Sensus Project Managers will schedule the following training during system deployment: a. Installer Training Sensus personnel will train Renton Staff or Contract Installation teams on: ?; Handheld Operation • Proper Endpoint Installation. {:g` • Proper Documentation of Work Orders • Verification of Endpoint Activation F`a • Troubleshooting Endpoint Issues Sa ty&Security • Quality Audits of Installations Software Training . Sensus provides at least three (3) days of on-site training for utility personnel under the terms of the a standard FlexNet contract. Additional days of training are available upon request. Software training {_$ includes all aspects of the system, from data management, billing operations, reporting, queries, and system diagnostic tools. Sensus will also train Renton Customer Service and Billing staff in order to Y use the FlexNet system to assist with: t�r • Processing of Initial and Final readings from the office • Analyzing data to assist with customer disputes Analyzing data to better educate water users • Viewing and interpreting water usage graphs and profiles • Running available queries to find abnormal usage . Identifying users violating watering restrictions or other regulations IT Administrator Training Although the impact on IT Administration staff is usually minimal due to the self-contained nature of the FlexNet system, Renton IT Administration staff will be consulted at every stage of the system deployment in order to design the network to work within the established City IT standards. This consultation will include training on best practices for network maintenance, backup procedures, and network monitoring and diagnostic tools. FlexNet can be configured in many different ways so as to fully comply with all existing City IT standards and preferences. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 17 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System I Step 1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria s Ongoing Training and Support AMI Technical Services is staffed to provide technical support and follow-up training for the system } through the warranty period and on an annual maintenance contract basis. Sensus'Customer Services staff acts as a single oint-of-contact for Renton and support staff are available for additional training 9 P pp 9 by phone or in person during the system lifetime. Support is available via a toll-free number and on- site support is available as required. For customers who require additional support, we can provide custom support services under an extended service contract. Customer Training: Sensus University `< Sensus is committed to providing the best possible customer service to Renton and all of its more than �1_ 172 deployed networks in North America. Part of this commitment is provided via the Sensus University. Sensus University is a dedicated AMI training facility located in our headquarters in Raleigh, NC. The Center includes a 20-person training room and has an operational FlexNet network for live and interactive training. FlexNet training sessions are held on a regularly scheduled basis. Sensus Users Conference Fes, '- The conference is held normally in November. It is an opportunity to see new and existing products. Maximize efficiency of current operations through maintenance and troubleshooting classes. Gather valuable information and contacts from other SENSUS users. FlexNet End Users Group t The FlexNet end users have established an organization to share ideas and best practices with each m . other to make their operations the best they can be. This group is operated and run by Sensus users. r Additional Support F< All program, customer and training documentation will be supplied and kept up to date during the }- program lifecycle. Sensus provides an annual software maintenance program with a release schedule and upgrades. Training for new releases and products will be provided if required. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 18 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 1 Proposal Evaluation Criteria y. Sensus and United Pipe & Supply have maintained a partnership since 1985. In that time, multiple levels within the United Pipe & Supply organization have gone through Sensus factory training. Currently United Pipe & Supply employees three (3) AMR/AMI Specialists to support the Sensus ,. product within the service territory (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, N. California). The AMR/AMI Specialist is employed to support the Sensus product only. Additionally, Sensus has two (2) employees in the Puget Sound region. Both are factory trained to assist with all aspects of the FlexNet system. Their names are Scott Selzer (Manager of Technical Sales) and Renton's very own Erik Ongstad (Territory Manager). Erik Ongstad has worked with the City of Renton's meter and reading equipment for over 14 years. With his unique knowledge and xb background that Erik can provide to Renton, Erik will be a big asset for local support to Renton, and with him living within city limits, it doesn't get any more local. iv.4. Response to Technical Specifications Please see section v for a complete response to the Technical Specifications. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 19 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System 1 Technical Specification Section v, Technical Specification UNITED PPIA SUPPI r Yes — The FlexNet System operates in both One-Way and Two-Way Modes. The } normal reading messages are delivered on a scheduled basis between 5 and 6 times per day without user intervention. This provides very current readings without having to poll individual meters. The system also allows users to poll individual meters at any time via Two-Way mode. An advantage of the FlexNet system is that normal reading messages are sent very frequently (at least every 5 hours), while also allowing for individual meters to be polled at any time if more current information is --needed. ® No Yes — FlexNet offers full-duplex Two-Way operation direct to the meter endpoint. A ! The meter endpoints can receive transmissions from the TGB network at any time, and will respond within minutes of the reading request. FlexNet uses separate spectrums for inbound and outbound transmissions, therefore improving overall system bandwidth and throughput speed. Other systems use half-duplex transmit capability, meaning that the system cannot transmit and receive at the same time. The two-way network also allows for top-of-hour readings and remote firmware updates. Remote firmware updates include the ability to add new features, change the reading and transmit interval, transmit mode (normal, boost, buddy, tri-mode), and also to change the endpoint parameters such as leak detection threshold and intervals, backflow detection threshold and intervals, and update other programming parameters that are performed during on-site programming. FlexNet is superior to other systems in that inbound transmission use double the ,y power(2 Watts) of any other system, and outbound transmissions can use 35 times r the power(35 Watts actual—300 Watts effective -due to antenna gain) of any other system. This is due to the primary use licensed frequencies used. Other systems are limited to just 1 Watt of power for inbound and outbound transmissions. This required for FlexNet than for other means that far less collection equipment is re � q systems. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 20 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification v.1.a System Design—Provide the following information for the AMR system being proposed. Include any charts, graphs or illustrations that would help communicate the information requested. • • 0 0 • • • • • •r • • • Under normal operation, FlexNet endpoints read the meter register each hour, and transmit six (6) { times per day. While other systems provide only one transmit mode and frequency, FlexNet can take tom: advantage of multiple transmit modes and separate frequency channels for each tYP a of message xs N (inbound, outbound, alarm, etc.). This increases bandwidth, reduces data collisions, and improves - overall system performance, reliability and capacity. By using multiple transmission modes, FlexNet provides the most reliable and robust communications p possible with the least amount of collection infrastructure. The different endpoint transmit modes are: ``' • Normal Mode—A 2 Watt transmission at normal data rate in the normal transmit frequency i--i Buddy Mode —A 2 Watt transmission at normal data rate in the alternate transmit frequency (can be repeated by an FNP repeater) • Boost Mode — A 2 Watt transmission at Y2 data rate in the normal transmit frequency (can ' double or triple range). rt1'' Transmit modes are determined automatically at the time of installation by the field installation tools, using real-time two-way communication to the TGB network. Transmit mode and interval can also be lz. changed at any time via two-way communication to the endpoint (automatically or manually). All available modes are covered by the 20 year battery and endpoint warranty. Often, endpoints will use a mix of the three modes throughout the day (for example, 3 Normal, 1 Buddy, and 1 Boost mode transmission) to ensure that a transmission is received by the TGB network. By using these separate - modes, the system can be tuned to deliver excellent throughput with the least amount of collection Y infrastructure. Sensus has demonstrated this reliability at more than 172 deployed FlexNet networks in =4 North America. FlexNet delivers hourly meter readings by default(24 readings per day)while maintaining a twenty(20) year nationally published endpoint and battery warranty. The hourly data is transmitted at least every 5 hours from every endpoint, keeping overall system reading latency very low. In contrast, other systems may transmit reading data only one time per day or have a reduced warranty while operating in hourly profile mode. Additionally, FlexNet features "All Paths AlwaysTm" communications, which means that any endpoint can communicate with any piece of collection infrastructure. For example, for Renton Sensus has , designed a collection network with overlapping coverage. There are no pre-determined routes for the 3 endpoints to follow when reporting in over the air. A single endpoint transmission can be received by one or all Tower Gateway Basestations(TGBs) seamlessly. Additionally, any FNP repeaters deployed in the service area can repeat a "buddy mode" transmission to any TGB in the service area. Each FlexNet TGB has the capacity to serve at least 70,000 individual meters. Other systems use complicated routing tables, subscriber lists, or have other capacity or range limitations on the collection network which prevents the same type of redundancy and overlapping Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 21 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification coverage. a will* • • B - • P111TI fe • •j • • • • • ;- The default reading interval of the FlexNet system is one reading per hour. The endpoints transmit the hourly reading history up to six (6) times per day. Each transmission contains up to seven (7) days of hourly reading history to allow for backfill in the event a transmission is missed. Sensus has , demonstrated over 99.5% hourly success across more than 172 deployed systems and 3 Million -} meters. This is unmatched by any other system available on the market. The endpoint reading and transmit interval can be changed remotely via two-way transmission to the endpoint. Individual meters or batches of meters can be reprogrammed remotely to a number of F° different reading and transmit intervals. a FlexNet offers system redundancy at every level. The MIUs (SmartPoints) send up to seven (7) days hourly reading history with every transmission. If a transmission is g" missed for any reason, the data is resent in the next transmission. J. Since there are fewer collection points, the TGBs are built very ruggedly. Each TGB can serve up to 70,000 individual water meters, and each has at least eight (8) hours of battery backup, self-contained heating and air conditioning (for outdoor k= applications), redundant backhaul capability, and can store at least thirty (30) days 5, worth of hourly reading data for up to 70,000 meters if necessary. In emergency R;. situations where all backhaul options are not functioning, all stored meter information can be downloaded locally and imported into the RNI to complete billing needs. The RNI has the default capacity to store Thirteen (13) months standard hourly data retention for all meters on the network (compared with 30 or 60 days with most other - systems). Additional data retention capability exists if desired and can be expanded at a later date if the City of Renton desires. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 22 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification x "Off-Cycle" or "On-Demand" readings can be obtained in a number of different ways. First, since FlexNet endpoints transmit their hourly reading data every four (4) to five (5) hours, overall reading latency is very low for all meters on the network. It is very likely there will already be a very current reading waiting in the FlexNet database at the time an off-cycle reading is needed. The user can look up the specific meter under review and choose the most appropriate reading available in the database. However, if a more current reading is needed, the user can directly poll an individual meter endpoint or batch of meter endpoints over the FlexNet 2-way network. Turn-around for on-demand readings direct to the meter is very low on the FlexNet network due to the nature of the full-duplex two-way G communications architecture. Additionally, FlexNet can take advantage of 35 Watts (300 effective) outbound transmit power from the .� TGB network to the endpoints. Other systems are limited to 1 Watt outbound transmit power due to 5 _ Secondary use license restrictions. FlexNet operates on Primary use FCC licenses and therefore can use 35 times the outbound transmit power of any other system. This is important because endpoint receiver antennas are much less sensitive than "collector" antennas, and additional power is often ' required to reach pit set water meters even when inbound transmissions from the same endpoints can reach the "collectors". By using 35 times the outbound transmit power, FlexNet eliminates this risk and k= provides true and reliable two-way transmission capability to each FlexNet endpoint. &RnUnn all " LtJ ]. • - s;F FlexNet features hourly reading profiles for all meters on the network as standard. FlexNet endpoints will deliver 24 readings per day from all meters on the FlexNet network for 20 years. The FlexNet nationally published twenty (20) year endpoint and battery warranty covers hourly reading profiles for all meters on the network at all times and for all available transmit modes. The hourly reading profile will be transmitted every four (4) to five (5) hours from every meter on the ". network.The hourly information can be displayed in either graphical or tabular views. Renton can remotely modify the reading and transmit intervals (for example 15 minute reading intervals) for individual meters or batches of meters. Changes to the reading and transmit interval can be made remotely over the network or locally at the endpoint. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 23 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • •• • 3F.ai ?.=JJea • • • • 1 • • • , Ali r • - ,;. y r FlexNet uses Primary Use FCC licensed spectrum exclusively. Sensus maintains national and regional frequencies for the FlexNet system. For Renton, Sensus will employ our regional MAS r Spectrum which uses 932.2125 MHz and 941.2125 MHz. Inbound transmissions from the endpoints use 932.2125 MHz, and outbound messages from the network (and "buddy mode" transmissions from endpoints) use 941.2125 MHz. This separate spectrum for inbound and outbound messages enhance overall throughput and future capability, and also allows for full-duplex, 2-way transmissions that are not available with other AM[ networks. No other AMI system offers full-duplex two-way communications. Additionally, FlexNet offers multiple communications channels within the allotted spectrum to further enhance throughput and allow more advance communications than other networks. Scheduled reading messages use one part of the spectrum and proactive alarm messages a separate part of the spectrum. Outbound messages use dedicated channels as do broadcast control messages to the TGBs and other ancillary devices such as repeaters (if used). No other system features multiple communications channels for different types of traffic. FlexNet Communications Methods Dedicated Channels for Full Duplex Operation s f a� j�76 Kb/ss+ j j:;POLL On Demand Messages Continual + ��P�/j i. ' s READ PUSH �a ✓, I Scheduled Read Messages ,s ., p1. ,v :y :Outboundy,, ` ;;•Of POLL /i Broadcast Control Messages ;. U 1 1 GRID t Broadcast/Control :8 Kb/" DR t ALARM 1` ..:+,`.. - J� �s '�:,{;��.- Proactive Messages Figure 1: FlexNet Communications Methods Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 24 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification ntli i } � - fie+ ++ t® 4ac.4¢r�1��e 6•A++c4F.��^yy� �,�}p z Sensus already holds all the necessary frequencies for the Renton network. Complete FCC license maintenance and renewal is included in the FlexNet support contract outlined in this RFP response. . Renton will not be responsible for maintaining any FCC licenses for the FlexNet system. Sensus will perform this maintenance for as long as Renton maintains a FlexNet support cbntract. FlexNet endpoints transmit at up to two (2) Watts of power, which is double that of any other AMI system on the market. Additionally, outbound transmissions (from the network to endpoints in the field) can use up to thirty-five (35) Watts of power, which translates to an effective output of up to three-hundred (300) Watts due to gain available from the FlexNet TGB antennas. All other AMI networks are limited to 1 Watt of power for inbound and outbound transmissions. This is because all other AMI networks operate on secondary use FCC licenses if they are even licensed at all, while FlexNet utilizes primary use licensed frequencies. Outbound power is important because endpoint receiver antennas are not as sensitive as "collector' antennas. If a network is set up to minimize collectors, and the endpoints have just enough range to reach the collector at 1 Watt of power, it is less likely that the network will be able to reach the collector at 1 Watt of power, given the much lower sensitivity of the endpoint receiver antenna. This means that J systems that can only use 1 Watt of outbound power must use even more collectors to enable two- way operation. FlexNe t, with 35 Watts (300+ Wafts a ffectiv e) outb ou nd power, allows true two-way communication with minimal infrastructure. This will reduce overall network costs significantly over time, and ensure a much more robust and reliable network. FlexNet is a field proven system, with over 172 active utility deployments in North America to date. =r FlexNet endpoints also feature multiple transmission modes to increase transmission success without s"_y the need to add additional collectors. "Normal Mode" uses the normal transmit frequency at 2 Watts of power at the normal data rate. "Boost' mode uses the normal transmit frequency at'/data rate. This can double or triple range. "Buddy" mode uses the alternate transmit frequency at normal data rate. - "Buddy"transmissions can be received by repeaters which retransmit the message in "Normal" mode, where they can be received by any TGB. Endpoint transmission mode is set automatically at endpoint installation via real-time performance data relayed to the 2-way field tool by the TGB. In addition to having double the transmit power of any other system, FlexNet TGBs also offer the highest receiver sensitivity available. TGB receiver sensitivity is-121 dB. Each-3 d6 of sensitivity can double range. FlexNet features patented 7-Level Frequency Shift Keying (7-FSK) RF modulation and packet compression which allows a large amount of information to be sent in a very short transmission. This modulation also provides superior data security, as it cannot be decoded by off-the-shelf RF equipment. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 25 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification D . • FlexNet provides the best data accuracy and security of any system on the market. First, FlexNet operates exclusively on primary use licensed FCC frequencies. It is illegal for other entities to interfere on these frequencies. Penalties for interference include stiff fines and even incarceration. Second, The 7-FSK modulation used by FlexNet cannot be decoded by off-the-shelf RF equipment. Third, »a FlexNet features Viterbi forward error correction, which can recover 1 in every 3 bits. Fourth, the {> packet compression used by FlexNet further improves data security while reducing the transmit time required to send data over the network. No plain text is sent over the air. All messages remain encoded until they are received at the head-end RNI. rik x FlexNet offers many provisions for stored data system integrity and security. First, reading data is ? .. stored on 2 separate servers at the RNI. Second, the FlexNet RNI features RAID hard drive arrays for u data integrity. Third, if the head end RNI is unavailable for any reason (backhaul or.server failure, for example), each FlexNet TGB receiver can store up to thirty (30) days of hourly reading data for up to 70,000 individual meters. Once the RNI becomes available, the TGBs automatically send the stored data to the head end RNI. IGO a= { ►': • - • � �.• '.. 1'x'1 I1.� - • • - • `�P .��A�lrrl�- - . FlexNet has a number of securities and alarms that warn of possible tampering or vandalism. These conditions are monitored 24/7 to ensure that correct meter reading information is provided over the 20+ year life of the system. If any tampers are detected, these will be reported on the Tamper Report t on the RNI. This will include tampers such as: • Cut Wire • Power Failure(Battery Interruption) Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 26 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System v 1a;ix. Tamper Detection. The system must3contain fflomper detection capability which, when the metes, transmitter or any wiring between components has been tam' e ed with (cu wire, tilting of meter backflow, etc.}, must cause.a tamper message to be indicated when the transmitters nds its ata. Indicate how quickly tamperinwi we Prep rted and how it will be reported. Addrress whether or not the system generates a notifcation if"the re g stet number of the Oil device changes or there is a mismatch between the register numb.er..of the field device and the current register number in the system database. 9- - . Lea .Detec#ion.the ysfem must monitor water onsumption through theme#ear and indicate w.en the is a suspected leak, descr be how the system identifies and communicates leak detection info afion a the lime reading information co municate . Note ifthere are any other teak etection capabilities that the system has,e.g.,can leak detection be configured at the individual eter leveli can distribution teaks be etec d via the AMR ystem using additional sensors? Technical Specification Al _Ju or 9 K ;y° Q«sena,s kw Data ManayrK">> u J - I M. - eage Safety 7¢oh_rt)• e _ _ 10 * - PnIR 's p +t S stem Monitor Error fib;• View errors based on the following criteria: Route: �• E:tir >�� s' Service Types: w ❑Electric ❑Gas Water Errors: ❑� Malfunctions - ' GDate Range from es-:e-a::? " to C, ;`=; that have occurred I or more times O Hourly from the past!, �hours ( Bad Reads 0Date Range from ;os-�:_y; to Ins-_s-znae:,17• that have occurred or more times CHourfy from the past I`-D hours El Leaks GDate Rance from jcs-.e-ao�s r'', to !os-ar.-20r:4 �; that have occurred or more times Hourly from the past L-,i hours ❑Un-Reads Internet :3 100'.4 -_ Figure 2: System Flag Window Extended leak detection capabilities are available outside this RFP that will enable the city to monitor leaks in the distribution system. The leak detection equipment is called PermaLog+ and is an acoustical monitoring system that can be temporarily or permanently deployed throughout the system. k These devices monitor for leaks during the nighttime hours when usage is at a minimum. If a leak is found the PermaLog+ system will radio back through the FlexNet system notifying operations of a possible leak and it approximate location and flow rate. Operations will then need to visit the site using a correlator to determine the exact location and depth of the leak. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 28 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • - • rte►•i� : • � . . • �. • . . ��_�1�3 The FlexNet system software is designed to facilitate conservation with a number of user-definable m queries and automated reporting functions. Users can specify certain conditions and subscribe to reports that are generated and delivered automatically. The FlexNet system database retains a minimum of 13 months of hourly history that can be accessed by customizable queries, reports and 4` charts for detailed analysis. ' The FlexNet system can detect and report on all of the following conditions: • Backflow • High/Low Usage Exceptions(based on usage history of specific accounts) • Broken Pipe (extremely high usage over short period of time) Zero Usage over any definable period Register Malfunction • Endpoint/Register Mismatch = Cut wire between register and endpoint Usage over or under a definable percentage last week, month, year(per account) .,:a. V cr • Battery Voltage of every endpoint(measured at load for best accuracy) • Endpoint Temperature `. ; Signal-to-Noise ratio for every transmission (and SNR average for every endpoint over a 30 day period) o Can be displayed in tabular or Google Earth map format — see Google Earth ,�� Deployment Map below �tr Overall System Statistics The Overall System Statistics provides a view of the system performance. Individual meters can be selected, and the report can be sorted by many different criteria. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 29 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification x Sb•'4n meters I to 100 of 2414 » READ 30DY.24M MR BLAX LAST L4.ST RIS RAn' CAP,DIR BCD BUDDY P-A/ kHz DST MR N= .1-11?. . k'\IT BUD BUD GAP M1 RM ID/Ty ,pe Date lust % . % CNT OR OR NOISE 2-SIG Ofst (311) REP RI LET MODE AMNIS C\T.OIHR 3fE HRS HRS HRS Ell -2714 CA.1709 100.0 78.7 - 0 303 41 0.0 12-T 0.2 0.1 .0.8 I 1 HR AS HR BSSmP?,i 129 0 - 0 17.0 3.6 3.8 (1:13) { B4fmP\1S Rwm 10959528 n i 1201D9 100.0 76.9 0 24-3: 93_ 0.0 118'11.0 0.0' 1.0 1, i HR S HR 120 0 1; IS.O I d l.d R,;.n 1096684 a• 124305' IOD.D 79.1. 0 31.7 12-1 0.0 10.611.0 02 1.0 1 1 HR 5 HR BSL1nP\�S 122 0 1 15.0. 3.4 3.3 (133) k..10960936 n' iY04.'08- 100. S4_5. 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IDA IDA ..;.- -. , 10965942 m 1_'0208 100.0 952 0 29.8 27.7 0.0 11.9.9.0 0.1 1.7 1 l I2. 5HP B�f1nP\ f 145 0 1 10.0 33, 33 Ryon 10959270 n 12:0599, 100.0. 79-5 0 30.0 14.S 0.0 10A70.0 0.3, LT 1, 1 MII 5 H (1:1:3) 120 0: I. 15.0, 13. 1.3 G BM=P\13 Repot 1D96G152 n 12'0=DS 100.0 90.9 0 38.3 20.. 0.0 13.4'120 0.1 1.1 1 1 HR HR lA0 0 1 10.0 43 43 Rep.109623;4 n 1204.06 100.0 826 G 15.4 15.9 0.0 15.0'12-0 0.0 1.1 1 I HR S HP. 123 0 1� 15.0 -. 2.7 I,*=IC96109D n- 1204i0S 100.0 S1.6 G 283 16-6 0.0 151:15.9 0.1. 11 1 1hT 51R 8}1mP. . 124, G 2 15.0 4.4 4.4 11 Mo"701 n I7.'V:n9 VY,n 40A n 164 nn On 11 1-inn n7'. 16 Y 1 W 4NR TQ-1 1;: n n ,nn 111 111 Figure 3: Overall System Statistics ,. FlexNet Deployment Map '"' FlexNet also offers a very powerful FlexNet Deployment Map which shows system performance .,, graphically on an interactive map which uses open source protocols. Renton can view the entire meter deployment, and show different conditions by specific color and icon, including signal-to-noise ratio, high meter latency, cut wires or other alarms, low reading interval success, raw transmit success, and transmit mode used. Renton can also view transmission routes from all deployed meters. This information can be used to help tune the system. I Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 30 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification ...,.�.,, .� :tlP -++C•..t?x '>''e .^"r._3..�..°� ".,ems �.} 1 r. x ,E 5�Ki'fit�� y�m"� ate 1 a^''^.t'n� 3 i ✓1p'2� t` �. .l �JT��S�T+F-'�'��.- "'+^' t-.�s^1y" �t� 1 r �-}• � "F j'��"C' �/� .A��- ~Iy}i ''9 'F�A ,"N�Ir�£ i °�. �0..d':Y :fir' � �}.x � Fw �1 �:lL "A't�'�� • J/i} `a'Tt�:5 d". r°,^� 's7"- ,. f...c. F„ :"C` AFr •9 /r '� i .,is 7 x t it } �' w !^ d r� • r` , -: -?:.�u -_:.',+.^}�'�i��`:'ti .j '74-_ �� _,3}$�T t._ .?! • - r63E r _ } -1 t i Z C K •�R��r��,3��,�ti!��t. 7v��sa" /- yj«111 X ..� 'r y '�. M f ap - Z . . PND a sp Figure 4: FlexNet Deployment fr'ap I - Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 31 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification O 1 44 6 1 o c • -• �• ♦ • ® • • oil Zi? Gz R 3 f ,,c' ...:�c�`.p`• +* ••y�, r • sbf •�i �W��r'�Su�,�'4-,.� ;`"'z` w-� 3'�S'ail��. •.""y; +�, ;F•,,�.(Ekz '�Y'i{i'-A2:'Li6a��a't.a'Y•`� _ 5�+E- .. Figare 5: FtexNet Deployment[Aap All meter performance statistics are also available on the FlexNet deployment map by clicking on the specific meter icon. This brings up all diagnostic information that is transmitted by the SmartPoints and stored on the RNI. TGB performance can also be viewed by clicking on the TGB Icon(s) on the deployment map. Information provided includes: • Messages received last hour and over 30 days • Noise floor and illegal in-band interference Specific TGB Alarms (power fail, door open, possible tamper, low battery) Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 32 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification Lq • • • i i �i • • • • _ • High message latency from TGB(may indicate TCP/IP backhaul issue) • TGB History Graph, showing all transmissions, noise and other events Overall System Graphs The Overall System Graphs provide a picture of the entire system performance at a glance. There are nine graph types which you can select, and are described in detail below. The default graph type is r Average SNR vs. Overall Throughput for all deployed meters and towers. To display information for a specific meter or tower, click on the For TGB drop-down menu and select either a location or a specific TGB. Sample graphs include: s„ • Average SNR vs. Overall Throughput: This scatter plot shows the Average SNR versus the Overall Throughput. Intuitively, there are some expected behaviors which indicate how the system is performing. • Distance to Closest TGB vs. Overall Throughput: This is graph is similar to the Average SNR vs. Overall Throughput scatter plot except the distance is being observed. There are some intuitive conclusions here as well. It makes sense that the further away the meter is, the lower the throughput will be • SNR vs. MaxRG (1 day): The SNR versus MaxRG (1 day) scatter plot shows, over a 30-day window, the biggest gap within the last day. MaxRG is the largest gap between two read bearing messages • SNR vs. MaxRG (7 days): The SNR versus MaxRG (7 days) scatter plot shows, over a 30-day sr: window, the biggest gap within the last seven days. MaxRG is the largest gap between two read bearing messages -° SNR vs. MaxRG (24 Hour Data Only): The SNR versus MaxRG (24 Hour Data Only)scatter plot shows the biggest gap within the last 24 hours. MaxRG is the largest gap between two r read bearing messages SNR vs. Hours Stale(32 Hours): The SNR versus Hours Stale (32 Hours)scatter plot indicates how long ago a read bearing message was received within the last 32 hours • SNR vs. Days Stale(7 days): The SNR versus Days Stale (7 Days)scatter plot indicates how long ago a read bearing message was received within the last seven days • SNR vs. Buddy Client Count: The SNR versus Buddy Client Count scatter plot indicates the number of different meters for which the buddy meter has forwarded messages • Stale Meter Histograms:The Stale Meter Histograms illustrate how the system is doing as a whole. The histograms indicate the number of meters stale within the last four hours. The blue bars of the histogram represent the actual number of stale meters within the last four hours. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 33 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • • • • • • - 1 • • '�` • • r• • •�•• 1 • AIQM • • • • • • • • • • • 11( 1M��- • • • • • • is 1!110 The grey bars represent the theoretical number of stale meters based on an equation which calculates the percentage of messages that can be expected. To view the stale meter count, k- move the mouse over the bars. For more detailed statistics and information, click on the blue bars k' Overall System Profile On a continuous basis, the collected data is analyzed against performance thresholds defined in FlexWare. The sum of all defined thresholds creates an overall performance profile. These profiles <. define acceptable performance characteristics on a given element type. Profiles can specify ,:. performance characteristics across multiple collection periods to catch intermittent problems that are not typically severe enough to cause a major performance problem. When thresholds defined in FlexWare are exceeded, an alert in the GUI is raised. Thresholds may be y defined for any performance parameters available for analysis within FlexWare. Profiles are defined using distinct parameters for electricity, gas and water. The FlexWare diagnostics system raises and presents alerts to allow network operators to take meaningful and informed action when required. !. When alert conditions change or abate, FlexWare diagnostics modifies or clears the alert. FlexNet Meter Performance Tracking ' The FlexNet system tracks the following parameters for every meter in the system: • Read Interval Success(RIS):A measure of read interval success. RIS is a percentage that is calculated by taking the"Number of Read Intervals Received" divided by"Number of Read Intervals Expected"over a given time period, multiplied by 100 to arrive at a percentage. A read interval is based on the sample rate of a FlexNet radio. If a FlexNet radio is configured to sample the meter reading every hour, then the number of intervals expected is 24. RIS is ` typically calculated using the past 30 days of message traffic to give an overall picture of interval success .,t • Raw Transmit Success(RAW): A measure of raw transmit success. With FlexNet, the read sample rate and transmit rates are typically decoupled. Sample rate may be hourly, while transmit rate may be four times per day. Each transmission contains up to seven (7) days of hourly reading history. Raw transmit success is a measure of transmit success divided by transmit attempts, multiplied by 100 to arrive at a percentage. It is possible fora meter to have a very low RAW percentage and still maintain a 100% Read interval success. This is due to. the reading history included with every transmission. • Signal to Noise Ratio(SNR): Compares the level of a desired signal (in this case the transmission of read data)to the level of background noise. Meters with a higher SNR to the tower will provide meter reads more reliably than meters with weaker SNR values.An extremely week SNR is considered 8 db or lower, a weak SNR will range from 8 to 10 db, a Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 34 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System • i Technical Specification LRIL • - •` • UCd11:EL1k.911:1 . M'-I ft fr Ct a,Imo; • • • - • • �. .►,•'� ""7�"^"l�k • - - • • . • • - -.WSJ Qma ftTt Jim IV k" moderate SNR will be 10 to 12 db and a good SNR will be above 12 db x" GIS Meter Data A report can be generated which includes the specific GIS coordinates for every installed meter. • Latitude: The latitude as reported by the meter. (The meter is programmed with this information during installation and setup and re-transmits it regularly to ensure that it is maintained in the database) ' s Longitude: The longitude as reported by the meter. (The meter is programmed with this information during installation and setup and re-transmits it regularly to ensure that it is maintained in the database) Other Monitoring & Health Reports FlexWare includes many additional monitoring and health reports, including: Statistics Reports . SNR Histograms A`"' • Time Between TX Histograms • Signal Metrics History Graphs • Missed Message/Throughput History Graphs • SNR Time Plots ` • Time Plots ' TGB Status Overall System Statistics • Message Counts Operating temperature for 520X SmartPoint-Radio The SmartPoint radio can fully operate at temperatures of-30° F to+165° F or-34° C to+74° C. This unit is completely encapsulated in HDPE plastic enclose to ensure 20 years of operation without water intrusion. The enclosure also ensures that the radio will not be susceptible to submersion or humidity Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 35 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification :� . tR` • • <� 1 ' ,' �` 1 � � .;: -;•: .• • � .:.� x ,a spy � r and is designed to withstand being submerged for its entire service.With the TouchCoupler technology, the ICE register will be able to connect to the radio without risk of water intrusion, ensuring a trouble-free installation over the life of the system. Operating temperature for 51OX SmartPoint- Radio The 51 OX SmartPoint radio can fully operate at temperatures of-30° F to+165°F or-34° C to+74°C. This unit is completely encapsulated in HDPE plastic enclose to ensure 20 years of operation without water intrusion. The model 51OX is designed for non-pit, non-submersible applications. The Model y: 51 OX can be mounted indoors or outdoors where it is not subject to submergence. e Tower Gateway Basestation (TGB) { The TGB can fully operate at temperatures of-40° F to+185° F and is housed in either an internal enclosure or external enclosure as needed per site. The external enclosure is equipped with a heater and air conditioner to ensure proper environmental conditions for optimum performance. Regional Network Interface (RNI) }' The RNI can fully operate at temperatures of 50° F to 90° F and is housed on a server rack, typically along-side other city servers. r FlexNet Network Portal(FNP) The FNP can fully operate at temperatures of-35° F to+165° F and is housed in a NEMA enclosure _: that complies with NEMA standards 4, 12 and 13. r�` Sensus Net is the ONLY AMI system to operate exclusively on Primary Use, licensed FCC spectrum. holds the licenses for these frequencies nationwide. City of Renton will not be required to obtain or maintain licenses to operate the system. Sensus will manage the spectrum licenses for City of Renton for the lifetime of the system under the terms of the FlexNet support agreement. The use of Primary Use licensed spectrum allows FlexNet to operate at double the power of any other system—2 Watts. Additionally, the TGBs can transmit outbound to the meter population at 35 Watts (300 Watts effective) of power, which allows direct tower to meter communication for applications such as Home Area Networking, In-Home Displays, Demand Reads, Remote Programming and Firmware } Upgrades. FlexNet operates on the following frequencies: • US NBPCS Frequency:Inbound:901.125 MHz±25 KHz i • Outbound:940.125 MHz±25 KHz Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 36 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System III Technical Specification F {-, HAeI i�ie/ •tea��p • } •,� _ ?T� - MMMR� .PPS. _ ` All firmware updates to the AMI network and endpoints are provided at no charge over the system lifetime under the terms of the FlexNet system support contract. FlexNet network firmware (TGBs, RNIs, etc) can be updated remotely via secure VPN tunnel by Sensus support personnel. Endpoint firmware can be updated wirelessly without a site visit via the FlexNet 2-way network. v.2. Transmitter Device, designed to capture meter readings or accumulated consumption and other information from the meters and transmit this information to data collectors, must be installed at all water service meter locations. The information provided by the transmitter must be sufficient to enable the AMR system to replace the routine reading and physical inspection of meters by City staff. The FlexNet 520X pit set SmartPoint weighs one (1) pound, and is 4.43" W x 5.09" H x 4.6" D. The 520X is available in single port and dual port configuration in either a TouchCoupler or 3-Wire configuration. The dual port configuration can connect to two (2) individual encoded registers, which can reduce overall system costs significantly. The FlexNet 51 OX wall-mount SmartPoint weighs 1.13 pound, and is 5 9/16"W x 5 1/2' H x 3' D. The #: 51OX is available in single port and dual port configuration in either a TouchCoupler or 3-Wire �: -- configuration. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 37 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification OCCO " // 630 2.620 }` Figure 6: SmartPoint Characteristics DOD P. g, • -� • :,•. • � . • . rte.... _ �'G'T:1 • • • �,, N • • • • Y. • r . . • • • • . ' r '� FlexNet SmartPoints are completely sealed in HDPE plastic for water resistance. SmartPoints can take advantage of the patented TouchCoupler m connection which allows a completely modular, yet 100% waterproof connection between the SmartPoint and the meter registers. FlexNet SmartPoints can also connect to third-party registers (including Neptune ProRead and Badger AIDE registers) using a traditional three (3) wire connection with 3M Gel-Cap connectors. FlexNet SmartPoints offer compatibility with most available encoder registers currently on the market. The FlexNet SmartPoint is required to be mounted thru a pit-lid AMR hole in a meter box or vault configuration. The SmartPoint is designed to the same hole requirements as current TouchRead and RadioRead installations, with no additional need for meter box modifications when mounting thru the AMR hole. When mounting the SmartPoint radio on a wall-mount application, Sensus will provide a wall-mount radio designed for this application.' The model of this radio is the 51OX and has the same Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 38 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification dimensions and requirements as the current 51 OR radio being used for the Sensus Drive-by system. t yam The FlexNet system SmartPoint radio is capable of connecting up to two (2) meters to one radio in a ;4. dual port configuration. Utilizing this capability, the cost difference of deployment system-wide can reach as much as 43%. The maximum distance from meter to radio to ensure proper operation must be less than 100 feet. The FlexNet SmartPoint dual port radio comes from the factory with two sequentially different radio id ro`, numbers, one for each port. This ensures both data security and operational efficiency in backend diagnostics and troubleshooting. GO • �� FlexNet SmartPoints use a Lithium Thionyl Chloride battery in conjunction with a hybrid layer capacitor (HLC). There are more than 12 million Sensus endpoints(mobile and fixed) using this same battery type installed throughout North America. The endpoint battery is completely sealed inside the HDPE endpoint enclosure for water resistance. The battery is not field replaceable (Sensus does offer a unit that has a field replaceable battery, but we are not recommending this for this project). Every SmartPoint carries a nationally published twenty t (20) year battery warranty (10 year full and 10 year pro-rated). If a SmartPoint battery fails within the warranty period, the entire endpoint is replaced. FlexNet Water endpoints provide 24 readings per day for 20 years (hourly reading), delivered up to 6 times per day under the nationally published warranty. Renton may program endpoints to a shorter reading interval (15 minute reading interval for example) but this is not covered under the 20 year warranty. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 39 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification In 0 COMM '111atm(EY r _ - • li.L"LJ L"/i • 1►'1 - ►�Y.:1 W�a�.�a.�. - • • • � ++rr • �([��.(�.j�p.. k.` Disposal of the batteries will be managed by the Sensus RMA department for any warranty F SmartPoints for the first 20 years. After this point, additional services will be provided to exchange the '; - expired SmartPoint for new material through United Pipe& Supply and Sensus. u The health of the battery is monitored constantly over the life of the SmartPoint. The battery level is measured while the SmartPoint is under full load to ensure the most accurate measurement. If the radio determines that the battery has reached a low capacity, a low battery warning is transmitted back to the RNI for notification. The warning will display until the SmartPoint is replaced. FlexNet SmartPoints read the meter registers hourly, and transmit four (4) to five (5) times per day. Each transmission contains up to seven (7) days hourly reading history for. redundancy. If a transmission is missed, the subsequent transmissions will fill in the missing reading data at the Head End. Using this mode of operation, FlexNet has been able to deliver better than 99.5% hourly reading interval success across more than 172 deployments with over 3 Million FlexNet SmartPoints deployed. FlexNet provides for true hourly reading delivery (24 readings per day delivered to the head end) while maintaining a twenty (20) year battery warranty. There is no need to turn on or off hourly reading capability to maintain the twenty-year battery life. Other systems may require users to communicate with the network to deliver hourly data for short periods, and then turn off this functionality to maintain :. battery life. 14 ' • � ��- �iD�l ' �LiI,. tom• " Q�.l = • " Ql'T" r Ow ' Each FlexNet endpoint has a unique, permanent, numeric 9 digit Endpoint ID number that is transmitted with the meter readings. This ID number is clearly printed on the Endpoint label and is also represented in barcode format. =R The Meter ID number is also transmitted to ensure that the meter reading is attributed to the correct account. If the Meter ID connected to the endpoint does not match what is resident in the Renton billing system database, the system will report the exception and will not apply the reading to the account until the discrepancy is rectified. This is a fail-safe to prevent readings from being attributed to Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 40 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • ^� the wrong account. Dual-Port endpoints can serve two (2) individual meters. Dual-Port endpoints have a unique 9 digit Endpoint ID number for each port. 4 all :x x'. To program the FlexNet endpoints, the installers utilize the Sensus CommandLinkTM programming module in conjunction with a Bluetooth enabled Windows Mobile 6 handheld (such as the S•ensus AR 5501 Handheld) or a laptop computer. Sensus will supply the CommandLink software to be used with the installer's preferred Windows Mobile 6 handheld. 1 77 --%t 1. 1 AM---- y El.m.khW yarodW.S—a-,.wlrtlen fa ilas..,avrtogxk. 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SO ISUS d •* Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 41 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification Programming with CommandLink.TM X Wireless Bluetooth Connection io+oe between handheld and o` o CommandLinkTM f� Figure 7: Command Link The FlexNet CommandLinkTM' programming equipment can be set with defaults to facilitate }, programming. FlexNet endpoints can be programmed with the following parameters: • Reading Units (Gallons or Cubic Feet) • Meter resolution (0.01 Cubic Feet, 1 Cubic Foot, etc) • Leak Detection Threshold (0.01 Cubic Foot, 1 Cubic Foot, 10 Cubic Feet, etc) • Leak Detection consecutive reads(12 hours, 24 hours, 72 hours, etc) ry • Backflow threshold (0.01 Cubic Feet, 1 Cubic Foot, etc) `' • Backflow consecutive reads(1 hour, 2 hours, 12 hours, etc) r • Broken Pipe threshold (amount of water per hour maximum) r: The meter type (Sensus, Neptune, Badger, etc) is detected automatically during installation by the endpoint and does not need to be set by the installer. xr Programming is not required during register maintenance unless one of the above parameters needs to be adjusted, or if the register type is changed (Badger to Sensus, for example). Parameters can be changed over the air to individual endpoints or batches via the 2-way network. t Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 42 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification a, FlexNet SmartPoints are certified to operate over a temperature range of -30° F to 165° F, and a humidity range of 0% to 100% non-condensing. Each 520X pit set SmattPoint module is completely encapsulated in HDPE.plastic, with no exposed wire connectors. The units can withstand constant . submersion over their entire twenty (20) year life. The Sensus 520x endpoint offers the best environmental tolerances of any AMI module on the market. �. � IF 1 1 t Figure 8: 520X w/SR2 Meter IME2W�1,� • • �`�-�-�-..�s�� l:,tll f.L'�.11i•.dlJi�l�t::�s�{�,�.� • . • W.a t11:.l�i�j • • . - =ftt7-TVfVTW--Tra • p �; Comply, as you can see adding City of Renton"to the label would result in key data being reduced in size we would strongly recommend against this. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 43 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification v.2.h. Labeling. The Aransmitter must be permanently labeled with-the man ufact. 0 rer's name, model-number, "City of RentonWater Utility"', a filmpev I ilia T. • x � ` § �' Port type identification WINN � r �• Z PORT 1 E o i m O o 3 fi TouchCoupled L sz _ M520X-F1-TC-X-E-AL DATE: 09/08 3 a z � I P1 Tx ID: 010959004 a � Ver 24 :W Firmware Version MXU bar-coded ID FDate of Manufacture Figure 9: 520X Front Label Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 44 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification . t f ty _A) df Tear away barcode MXU ID labels t Pat I WiGX-F1-7C X-E Al `TX 1U,01005004: "c"" t t_ ; e*sus Metering Systems, Uniontown, PA 15401,. _ MODEL 52OX FCC ID:SDB52DX -IC:5733A-52QX 3f - Thb d�vlce<ompti a whh Wrt 16 of FCC rufrc,o /s.:t to p�r�tlon{s sub _ tM foww{ two- , t _ .C) s c�mY uu Mt Y irut se tg 1 t t e{t�trne.irid 2 thlstl estrt srrytr{t-rfero+{c�r�Eved LtotritllnQ Irtltiferenee t1r.4 may ••Irsbt-ot» Vo-Thts cN •s 8 ... s0 iilus com wilA 7 ES" ' t-003 d.Grads. C ie ?T =§:3-537-521.011AL M SZOX;kjC•X-is-A! Date osi , MM 187' W rt I Tx o r f)95 . eaoa Tear away barcode MXU ID labels . Figure 10: 520X Bottom Labci ONE • - •Lw!If!) -j.L' • .ry. .� a r. r. _ OD ,.` .--��f • • -( 1 •.{}:{i}; .. ' The Model 520X is designed for pit set environments and is available for both a single port and dual port operation. The Model 520X is designed to maximize performance in a fixed base environment. In order to achieve maximum performance, the Model 520X must be installed through the pit lid. The unit can be installed with either a TouchCoupler connection or wire connection. The TouchCoupler connection is a simple plug-n-play installation while the wire connection required for non-Sensus registers will require the use of 3M Gel Caps for splicing in order to ensure long term water tight connections. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 45 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification v.2J. Ease Of Installation. Briefly describe installation Oro.cedures.,-.1ndipate design provisions to avoid installers' mistakes in installation, connection to meters, and.programming..Can successful installatioh,,be verifiedilin'the-fieldlo. • • . to,transm itteF radio,/ Figure 11: 520X Mounting Example Once mounting and meter connections are made, activation and programming will verify that the ' installation is complete before leaving the installation. During the activation process the SmartPoint: • Verifies the meter connection to each port and will notify the installer if one port is not responding correctly r • Setup the transmission mode that it will transmit dependent on the Signal to Noise Ratio(SNR) between the SmartPoint and the TGB's • Store the GPS location of the installation • Setup the Leak Detection parameters that the installer has preprogrammed Once the installation is complete, the install software will notify the installer if the installation was successful. If a problem does not allow for a complete install, the software will report the problem. This will give the installer the opportunity to repair the problem and start the installation procedures again until a successful installation is reported. For further detail, please refer to the installation instruction document marked as Section viii, Appendix 1 &2. If a SmartPoint does stop functioning, a replacement radio will need to be installed. Unless physical �. damage is done to the housing, the only art that will need to be replaced is the actual radio Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 46 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification 1 114119 11 11111 1 l� 41gi 14�W" encapsulated in HDPE. With the use of Sensus ICE register throughout a large portion of the current system, the y P. TouchCoupler connection will be the recommended and dominant connection type that will be used. The TouchCoupler connection will allow for a simple transition of the Touchpad from one radio to another with no tools required. If the 3-wire connection is used, the old 3M GelCaps will need to be Fx removed and new GelCaps used to reconnect the register to the new SmartPoint. In the GelCap installation the GelCaps will be required along with wire strippers and a GelCap crimping tool for g proper crimping of the GelCaps. Once the meter connections are completed, the radio must be activated following the supplied activation procedures. =` For further detail, please refer to the activation instruction document marked as Section viii, Appendix 3. ON bammea • . . - � ' � �� • `ice;;,�, •`' i] Ct�E • Ohl C � tab • _.. Sensus FlexNet endpoints are designed to be installed through the pit lid to provide maximum range and reliability. This allows Renton to use pit lids of any composition (cast iron, steel, concrete, poly, = etc)as necessary. Endpoints may be installed under the pit lid if necessary, but Sensus recommends the units only be installed through the pit lid for maximum performance. FlexNet propagation studies are performed with the assumption that endpoints will be installed through the pit lid. Pole top repeaters (FNPs)can be used in areas of weak signal propagation to extend range if necessary. Sensus FlexNet endpoints transmit at up to two(2)Watts of power on Primary Use licensed frequencies. This is double the power of any other AMI system on the market, and results in the -'r greatest range available from any system under any conditions(e.g. through the lid, under the lid, inside, in basements, etc). Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply .47 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • • • • .- •- • - j�Masii�/� "-'^^��i�� SVV•"'� 111 • n • 3: • • • • • • • • • Y • • • • • Y� •..• • to�� low - a a r ~� F 4" Y K � • 17j } Figure 12: 520X Install Example FlexNet SmartPoints are completely sealed in HDPE plastic for water resistance. SmartPoints can take advantage of the patented TouchCouplerTm connection which allows a completely modular, yet -: 100%waterproof connection between the SmartPoint and the meter registers. The TouchCoupler Connection also eliminates the possibility of corrosion, misconnection or disruption of the connection due to water intrusion. Sensus has more than 15 years experience in pit-set water radio design, and the TouchCoupler system was designed to eliminate these problems that are common with other connection methods. I Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 48 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • - . ��• . . 4;, a W riff Figure 13: 520X w/SR2 Meter ? FlexNet SmartPoints can also connect to third-party registers (including Neptune ProRead and Badger r - AIDE registers) using a traditional three (3) wire connection. FlexNet SmartPoints offer compatibility M with most available encoder registers currently on the market. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 49 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification WIN • . ' —..� �., ``'� e E�Y''2 � i .F tip'• �'i` '� t. L�> Fi' yti;,.° �py�.-7 r � c Kt z N7 �gg .Y Afj Ar i . i Figure 14: 520X TouchCoup{er Connection Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 50 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification kci �r?�Vy� j�� '�'Lea i r Eck t, „+,,`�f:"�• �3^ -?�i � � '�,y. - .._�,*�#( -c,�.`?<k'f s:'�:r y t�S`'�,7' ��a`'�3.{�- � k •�� '�Jt 4 p � t, � �:! , .,st,..3,r� ti,;3, w •.. � 2 r } a ia -'FL f Figure 15: 51 OX TouchCoupler Connection r •x r Transmitter warranty information is attached as Section v, Appendix A, Section 1. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 51 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System v.2.n. Interoperability. The transmitter must read the latest version of the encoder meter registers for the Sensus ICE meter for all,sizes. Indicate1he encoder registers listed in the following table,for which the transmitter is currently able1a 1 read. Note whether any functionality of the°meter register or transmitter is lost, as well as any needed programming or modifications to either the,transmitter or meter registers. Note if different models of transmitters are needed for different makes and models of meters. Describe the efforts made between the-trans_mitter ` manufacturer,and the meter manufacturer to achieve and assure system interoperability. System,'Vendors may be'requested;to dernonsttate compatibil ty r 1 343 , t I Manufacturer Register Model All electronically active wheels Absolute 3-wire mode All electronically active wheels t. Encoder 3-wire mode All electronically active wheels Translator Jose- All electronically active wheels 3-wire mode All electronically active wheels s Technical Specification _. . QD r Gu rc;=Feet � Regis 'ers Sensus - �!. Sensus 5/8" 3/4" o 0000 0 oa aoo ? . ®®0, 0.00 1 1/2 and 0,®0 000 z; and 1 SR, =a `" 2" SR meters. _' `� F SR ii C meters. 180THaUSAN MILLIONS ro • �xr 10 THOUSANDS 100 THOUSANDS 1THOUSANDS 10THOUSMOS HUNDREDS 1THOUSANDS TENS HUNDREDS ONES DECIMAL PDIV TENS TENTHS ONES DECIMAL P01NT HUNDREDTHS TENTHS max; Figure 16: Sensus ICE Register Resolution Capabilities OMNI1.5'-3" It OMNI4'-10 OMNI16' %f i Lis S y NNUONS -— to MIWDNS _ r 100 MRUONS too THOUSANDS 11"UONS 10 MO110NS 19 THOUSANDS tm THOUSANDS NO1- THOUSANDS 10 THOUSANDS tDO THOUSANDS HUNDREDS - THOUSANDS 10 THOUSANDS TENS HUNDREDS THOUSANDS ONES TENS HUNDREDS r= TENTHS Pon" ONES TENS Figure 17: Sensus OMNI Register Resolution Capabilities The Sensus SmartPoint radio has been certified to be fully compatible with the Neptune E-Coder, ProRead and Badger ADE register. The certification came from both manufactures agreeing to perform extensive testing between the register and SmartPoint radio to ensure that neither device would cause harm or errors to one another. With the certification from both manufactures, Sensus can ensure that no damage will be caused by either device over the lift of the material. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 53 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification v.3. Fixed Network Radio Data Collector—The City owns a number of towers/facilities that may be used for locating fixed network data collectors. Location information is available from the City upon request and will be furnished upon the completion of a confidentiality statement. The City prefers that, to the extent practical, these existing sites be used for the mounting of fixed radio data collector units. Fixed radio data collection units must be mounted on roofs, utility poles, towers, etc., at sufficient height and density to enable the City to collect readings from all meters in that portion of its service territory designed for use by this system. The System Vendor is responsible for estimating the number and location of fixed data collectors required in the City's service territory. The City may assist the System Vendor in securing sites for collectors at sites other than City owned property. The City intends to avoid locations where leasing arrangements must be made. (DID , n In water meter applications, the Tower Gateway Base Station (TGB) is a transceiver that receives transmission from the meters in predetermined intervals, and allows for"on demand" readings. TGBs are strategically located within an area to insure coverage requirements are achieved. The units can be housed on typical communications towers and/or on a utility's property should they meet the criteria Efor installation. Once the data is received at the TGB, the TGB Linux computer forwards the information, by virtually any backhaul method, to the Regional Network Interface(RNI) located at Renton City Hall. ' The TGB was designed to ensure data integrity and reliability. The system assures that data will not be lost and can be held for extended periods of time. Instead of collecting, storing, and forwarding data, the TGB provides a live, two-way communication path to the RNI. However, in the event that communication is disabled, the TGB can store up to 30 days of data; TGB data can be downloaded directly via laptop computer if the disruption continues for an extended period of time. The TGB is also equipped with a minimum 8-hour battery backup. If there are multiple TGBs in the coverage area, neighboring TGBs can accept and process data if required. `. The TGB microprocessors employ multiple levels of access control to ensure system security. A 'r Secure Shell Login (SSH) allows only authorized users to directly access the TGB data. Furthermore, all received data is time-stamped with the receive time, Time of Intercept (TO[), and then forwarded. Each data packet is uniquely identified with a customer mask combined with the TGB identification. Data stored on the TGB remains encrypted; the encryption keys are never stored on the same M1; equipment as the data. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 54 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification Y � • • ` • •]O • •(.fit• y.��• • • • • i �• -(}� • • . ^• • LetLJ.LI►3��:�:.A,::•L?;I►SJ.J.7 • • • • L�J.1.►LI,L:G:7L7 Comply. Sensus employs primary and back-up communications from the TGBs to the RNI. The communications employ a standard TCP/IP connection as the primary form of communication with a ° back-up communication using a 56K modem line. The primary communication can be accomplished using many different forms such as Fiber Optics, Wireless, Point-To-Point RF, DSL, Phone line, Cable If rq, and any other form that uses a TCP/IP communication method. Since the sites selected for use that were provided by the city all have access to fiber optic xi communication (Highlands Reservoir, Rolling Hills Reservoir, West Hills Reservoir), the primary communication will use the cities fiber optic network. The city will be required provide an Ethernet connection to each TGB site as described in the Statement of Work attached in Section viii, Appendix ." 4. MIMI . - • - . - per�!-��"f3 � � ' , � . �n.. - - • .�,-�•, � • • - - • • � �J �T� - tJ.rttl,l."�1�1�7�` rl:J.y �. . . ��:�lJ�� • . � . - . o • • - (1�" The City of Renton has excellent sites for the FlexNet system. For example the Highland's tank, a Tower Gateway Base Station installed at this location would service over 12,000 of the 18,000 =x proposed services! Sensus used (and attached in Section viii, Appendix 5) detailed propagation studies that indicate the n' best design for full coverage. The results of the propagation study shows that three (3) Tower n Gateway Basestation (TGB) and three(3) FlexNet Network Portals (FNP Repeaters) are required for �. 100 % coverage. . This is not an "estimate". All FlexNet systems delivered carry a minimum performance guarantee. If the system requires more infrastructure to reach this minimum level of n performance, Sensus will provide and install the equipment at no charge to the City of Renton. Each TGB has the capacity to serve to 70,000 individual meters delivering hourly readings. Typical operating range varies from 2 miles to 30 miles for pit set water meters depending on TGB antenna x height, topography, foliage, and building density in the service area. .s� } One of the many benefits of the FlexNet system is the overlapping coverage provided by the TGB network. Typically, any given meter will be heard by an average of 1.5 TGBs, resulting in very robust 4Y communications. In fact, over more than 172 Utility deployments in North America, FlexNet systems have an average of 99.5% hourly reading interval success for more than 3 million deployed meters to Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 55 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification date. FlexNet features "All Paths AlwaysTm" communication, which means that any meter endpoint transmission can be received by any TGB in the system without the need for pre-programmed routing or subscription lists. FNP pole-top repeaters can be added if needed to provide additional signal propagation in weaker areas without the need for an additional TGB. The small number of TGBs required to cover the service area will reduce overall system lifetime costs dramatically. Long term recurring fees for backhaul and power will be much lower than with any other System. The system has been proven across more than 172 utility deployments, including more than 100 water deployments in North America. ( TGBs consist of a cabinet that installed at ground level and an antenna connected to the cabinet via coaxial RF cable. TGBs are available in indoor and outdoor configurations. If shelter exists at the TGB location, an indoor unit may be used. If shelter is not available, an NEMA4 outdoor unit may be used. Since the TGB cabinets are located at ground level, they do not require the use of a bucket truck during routine service and maintenance. The TGB cabinet can be installed up to 300 feet away from the TGB antenna, making it the most flexible AMI "collector'available. Additionally, the TGBs are extremely robust, giving the FlexNet system the best reliability (proven across more than 172 utility deployments to date)of any other AMI system on the market. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 56 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification .r. . . . . . . . . - Tower Gateway Basestation - TGB . � ~•�' .� .cam , a - r�< Indoor GT 8 doo,rTGB,Cabinet1 rTGB Ant �r.na Figure 18: Example TGB Installations The TGBs can use a variety of different antennas from omni-directional antennas to semi-directional or panel antennas. TGB antennas have been installed on buildings, water tanks, communications towers, city park light poles, as well as other structures. Sensus includes TGB installation, project management, and system testing in the TGB purchase price, and the FlexNet infrastructure (collection network and Head-End) is delivered "turnkey". All system configuration and testing is performed by Sensus. . . j . - x - . - Q7a • • - . - f TGBs are AC Powered. TGBs have at least 8 hours of on-board battery backup in the event of a :4 primary power failure. At least thirty(30)days of hourly data from at least 70,000 meters can be stored on non-volatile memory on the TGB in the event the backhaul connection to the head-end is lost or the _ head-end is unavailable. Additionally, all FlexNet water endpoints send up to seven (7) days of hourly reading history in every transmission. The entire TGB network can be down for up to seven (7) days with no data lost. No other system provides this level of redundancy and reliability. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 57 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification � _ VTM..fid.i,Y�jiT1111<7�—`i1�'y +.rn.L4 FlexNet requires very few TGBs to cover the entire Renton service area, and this reduces overall 4, power costs for the network over the long term. Indoor TGB Input AC Power Requirements: • 90-265 VAC 45-65 Hz, 120 or 240 VAC Nominal • Supplied with standard 120 V grounded line cord, 10 feet. (240 VAC power cords available, specify plug) 85 Watts idle or receive only(typical operation) • 225 Watts @100%transmit duty • 500 Watts maximum during backup battery charge No programming of TGBs is required by the City of Renton. Sensus will configure and maintain the TGB network under the terms - of the FlexNet support agreement. TGBs do not require routing tables or subscriber lists. TGBs maintain a live TCP/IP backhaul o connection with the Head-End RNI servers. All data received is immediately forwarded to the Head- End RNI upon reception. If the TCP/IP backhaul connection is down, the TGBs will store at least 30 days of hourly readings for up to 70,000 individual meters. This provides superior reliability, and in Z. more than 172 deployed networks across North America, this reliability has been repeatedly proven '= with excellent results. j The City'of Renton will not be required to install TGBs.or other FlexNet collection equipment. All TGBs and repeaters (if needed) will be installed, configured and tested by Sensus or Sensus contracted personnel. If system performance does not meet promised levels, Sensus will provide and install additional collection equipment as necessary to meet specified levels. All • s, . All TGBs are installed by qualified Sensus Project Managers and Contractors. TGBs are constructed using field proven, "industrial grade" modular RF equipment and connectors. TGBs are equipped with at least 8 hours of on-board battery backup power which acts as an "uninterruptible power supply" for the TGB unit. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 58 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification <f: TGBs are grounded at the TGB cabinet and at the coaxial antenna cable to provide superior electrical isolation and protection from lightning. Additionally, a polyphaser is used in line to reduce the risk of lightning damage. All TGB electrical connections are installed according to state, federal and local codes by licensed electricians. The City of Renton will not be required to install TGBs or other FlexNet collection equipment. All TGBs and repeaters (if needed) will be installed, configured and tested by Sensus or Sensus contracted personnel. If system performance does not meet promised levels, Sensus will provide and install }`Y additional collection equipment as necessary to meet specified levels. • • T � • • � • , 11 1�7 h • m 1 M • - •• �. • i . • - ah r. • • • f- • - • @ • - • • • - • r. � • • Porn 0 109 OD With a small, number of TGB's required to cover the entire service area, each deployment will ;4 strengthen overlapping coverage will providing a significant change in coverage for new installations. For the first phase of installation, a single TGB will be required to cover a set area of the service area _ as shown in a propagation study below. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 59 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification Installation v.3.h. System • • - • System Vendor furnish • install the necessary components of portion of . that the City may confirm - • system functions appropriately. Once accepted, the System Vendor Willbe-igiVen notice to proceed with the remainder of the Scope of Work. The entire AMR.�,and metering system-will be fully deployed'by December 31, 2015. However, • . collection system must be installed and tested for territory-wide usage by June 1, 2015. It is acceptable to complete this installation sooner than,indicated. Describe the proposed plan for • - • the system installation process. Identify any assistance that might,be required , from the City. Describe the plan for testing the design and operation of the AMR,` communication system prior to its submission to the City for acceptance. FlexNet Propagation Analysis •o is s .< y�- .all Renton,WA _.6 West Hill Coverage. . p •r. � sb.ngm c.w5•� r«.e,t.y..e � , .rte�� ' Yf n Yeta. eWl YeRn i _..l __-_ T• � t +f •)) TG8 w.Dvo tw31 Mmrru J �:.`f 1l HOr5 C3 .t22eBm 71a a<D.Gatien•L+N i[mse on aO�d hfttmaCa�Om.laO M'Yw udM1Y CeNi�in9 b mofa Fv,II bwa mWAN ar.tenRE.a t/0e.,.elerbdeon.po4n]ai aLeea,ebblms4ucbn.,Wve"^kM� fWNm boNOn uln4ram e/cmn.bMMof]. 5EnSus Mr dr.yt,et•k,m•,nm'a afAexs b.a ae ra ae•<w b er tleuT aq•'+•^aa•v�tr roWnC ban me m-a. v�aee ee;pnm.r nana,5b.ay w:e»e..w mnwtsbw„I rb a>nemin. Figure 19:West Hills Propagation Study Once the initial phase is completed, the city can continue to deploy within this coverage area until the next predetermined site is needed. Each stage of deployment will be marked with a TGB installation until full coverage has been achieved. As determined by the propagation study, the City of Renton will require three (3)TGB's to provide full coverage of the entire service area. The TGB's can be deployed at any pace as long as coverage is provided for installation. The completed propagation studies are attached in Section viii, Appendix 5. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 60 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification MIN .�'• �'•� • • • w l:lr�� N7J.LC.lJ.1 • • • ',�"�(�1 ��G�:1j+•� �� 17.:,Lt J.LW.U�11L'157,�.I.i,.�tJ.L� .U.ly.:! • • �j jL��l/1..I1Jl.J:.lC:.�l'S�� - • �s • •'� • • - �i - • T�' p - . - •� • - . . - . C-tom s • - _ • 'GUQD ll'LLA3 f FlexNet Propagation Analysis 0 o s _ '�; \ � ( �_` •�`,•. H Renton WA +,Y �� d'� f � '`• �� , Beat Sever Coverage Highlands `:' '1 `•`3 d a -.'{� 0 Rolling Hills `:r: - 3 ;b� ♦ West Hill a t .<.. ]I = . sy.r w.npn cet�«•• a«c.o1.s•a • "� � 37 53.50. ! •. •''• V _ ^T.1 tae:«t 1 18,012 _tY`.)•K.J ' � ', Y•'\1 ')) TGB r/pro 4Mt.- ' r •,�.7-✓i, t> ' • I'' ��} �- i1' TGB n.�Omri-DreceanelMUrrw l 7 I t G 'S 1 ; i;-� ?�+—r--;:;.'�6: 4 [•. 1� ,azean, a! I a I f < • .112 dB. "h p •171Eem 1.K ywagae0n awl'n W—O.ad Wl kld.bti0.Pa'CO01 Y tly—Y plt-9 b n�et.r FOr at bn«nbunlwl amm�nis. rMb-d tl.s d.1'LY n Cal Ua..M mn.'ab b selual find tarAaOnt. µ.. Figure 20: Entire System Coverage Sensus will provide installation of each TGB through a contracted installer. They will require site preparation from the city to ensure proper installation. All details of the requirements are covered in the attached Statement of Work in Section viii, Appendix 4. .y = TGB warranty information is attached in Attachment A, Section 2. j Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 61 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification v.4. AMR System Radio Licenses —The City requires the System Vendor to secure on behalf of the City all radio licenses necessary to operate the AMR system on frequencies that will be sufficiently free of noise and interference so as to provide all proposed capabilities over the life of this system. Tanny.: . . .Jul 1!j I `.*, FlexNet operates exclusively on Primary Use FCC licensed frequencies. All necessary licenses have already been acquired. Sensus maintains both Nationwide and Regional licenses for FlexNet. These Primary Use licensed frequencies provide dramatically better range and reliability, and eliminate the risk that the system performance will change over time due to interference. No other AMI system on the market provides this level of protection. FlexNet is the only AMI system that operates on Primary Use licensed FCC frequencies. All other licensed AMI systems operate on secondary use license, which means that another entity other than the AMI vendor is the Primary License holder. This introduces significant risk for the utility AMI system. Sensus provides the use of all FCC licenses and provides FCC licensing maintenance under the terms ( of the FlexNet support contract proposed. a Of • ]axa� Run+m� Comply. All necessary licenses are already held nationwide and regionally by Sensus. FlexNet operates exclusively on Primary Use FCC licenses held by Sensus. Sensus will make all required licenses available to Renton for the life of the system. v.5. AMR Control Unit— The AMR system will be operated from a control unit (s), which will be a server (s). This unit (s) may be the same one used to manage all reading collection devices. It may be the same one used to control the AMR Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 62 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification system installation. The unit (s) must have sufficient capacity to handle all of the City's meter readings, including future expansion capability as the City grows. • Sensus typically provides the AMR Control Unit(called the FlexNet Regional Network Interface—RNI) server hardware pre-loaded with the necessary software for the FlexNet system. This arrangement simplifies installation and ensures that the hardware configuration meets the required parameters. r The RNI consists of 2 Separate Dell 2950 Blade Servers. The first server, called the Network Controller(NC) handles communications between the TGB network and the Database Server and also acts as the Web Server platform for the FlexWare software. The Database Server (DB) provides the platform for the FlexNet database. The FlexNet RNI also includes a Powervault MD1000 RAID data storage array consisting of 15 73GB Hard Drives for data security. }w" It is possible to run RNI in a virtual environment; however Sensus typically provides both RNI servers r and the Powervault data storage array pre-loaded with all software for simplicity. The Network Controller(NC) server runs Linux Red Hat Enterprise Edition operating system, and may need to be run on the physical server based on the requirements of this RFP. The Database Server (DB) runs Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and could be run in the virtual environment described in this RFP. Sensus typically provides all RNI server hardware and software required as part of the FlexNet system. This allows Sensus to easily support the RNI in the future and allows for common platforms and the ' ability to have stocked spares in the event disaster recovery is required. i' The specifications of the RNI are as follows: • Database(1313)Server Hardware(1 each): o 2U Dell 2950 (Quad Core Xeon E5420 Processor2x6MB Cache), 2.5GHz, 1333MHz FSB, PE2950 (223-4490),16GB 667MHz(8x2GB), Dual Ranked DIMMs, 6x 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug HardDrive. o Redundant PS, Rails, basic support, Perc 5/i, PERC4eDC 2Ext, Ext SCSI cable, DVD ROM • Operating System: o Win2K3 R2 64 bit+25 Licenses(Cats) • Database Software: o SQL2K5 Enterprise Edition 64 +25 Cals w o OLP WIN SVR CAL 2008 SNGL NL USER CAL(A1531436) (25 Cals) o SQL SVR ENTERPRISE EDTN 2005 WIN32 ENG OLP NL(A0575436) o SQL CAL 2005 WIN32 ENG OLP NL U CAL(A0575283) (25 Cals) • Network Controller(NC)Server Hardware(1 each): n o 2U Dell 2950 Quad Core Xeon E5420 Processor2x6MB Cache, 2.5GHz, 1333MHz FSB, PE2950 (223-4490)), 8GB 667MHz,Dual Ranked Fully Buffered DIMMs,6x 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach,SCSI 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug HardDrive. o Redundant PS, Rails, basic support, PERC 5/i, DVD ROM • Network Controller Operating System: Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 63 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification t o Red Hat Enterprise • Data Storage Array: o PowerVault Storage Array MD1000, Rack, 31J, 15 73G HD Bay External SAS/SATA Storage Array with Locking Bezel. The FlexNet RNI consists of two (2) separate Dell 2950 Blade servers and a PowerVault MD1000 ' Data storage array. These devices are typically installed in standard computer server rack and require , . approximately 5 to 7 rack spaces. Typically all hardware and software required for the RNI servers is provided as part of the FlexNet system. The servers are shipped pre-loaded with all software. Sensus Project Managers and technical staff typically perform RNI server installation, configuration and testing. The RNI installation and configuration is included in the purchase cost of the system. • ��(il r `(� . . . . - � - . mid • • ' �� '] • • RThe FlexNet RNI is capable of residing as a node on the City of Renton's existing data G communications network. • tC3 • ' J W]�'Si 3C3=rh r - Pint • • r The FlexNet RNI is capable of operating in a normal office environment. The RNI servers are rack- mounted and typically installed in a utility data center or server room. The RNI servers can be easily moved to a new location, and software can be quickly and easily transferred to another server if ` necessary. r pendix A, Section 3 for RNI hardware warranty. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 64 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification v.6. AMR System Software — System Vendor must provide all software, including third party software such as operating system, relational database management system, and database report generator, necessary for City staff to operate and manage the AMR system. [Exception: See the above discussion regarding the City providing the infrastructure for a MS Windows Server/ MS SQL Server based system]. This software must include interfaces to the City's customer information system to enable transfer of meter readings, synchronization of databases, customer service functions, measures to protect data security, etc. Software must be provided with all licenses, and must be maintained by the AMR System Vendor over the life of the system. The City will provide the record layout for its CIS and expects the System Vendor to tailor an interface from its AMR system software to the CIS [See the discussion below regarding subcontracting with Springbrook Software, Inc to accomplish this task]. The City IT staff will work closely with the System Vendor to ensure that this is accomplished efficiently. However, the System Vendor is solely responsible for ensuring that data from its system is being transferred properly to the City's CIS system. The software must be able to manage a minimum of 25,000 accounts and be expandable. 2• • • .,�L,L1J.�.+�]C.l S_."�t"°•A$ Vil - -j L+�lLi.tJaH rfm �-77 r'_�i• • • • • •• Ul� ��. {}� L�1�.� . ��utlMID11 • • • ?�{� • ` '• • a. • .{� • • • �V�{IC��'�.(�.,.�Ll�.t{.:��}�1.[RyL�I�►��.,L'�L{a}J�C.I.�`�C t.J.6:J.tJ L'L'i • • •:. � _(�'C..1..1.7r ta1.J.:��C7+'.L19'iC.dS..9CJ1,Gl1Jt_J.�C.S:.L�.�li'J1.7. • • Batch Processing The normal operation of the Meter Data Management(MDM)software system of the RNI is to perform batch meter reading and prepare for processing by the Springbrook billing software. The MDM { performs this almost identically to the current Sensus AutoRead software currently being used by the city. The routes that are currently created by the Springbrook software to go into the AutoRead software will be diverted to the MDM software as SmartPoint radios are installed. The batch processing will provide the last reading reported back to the system by default. In modifying the default settings, billing can select which day or group of days in which to select the billable reading for.This allows for billing on a set schedule each month for a more precise billing period. If Renton would like to bill on the 15th of each month and it happens to lay on a Saturday, the system will give you the capability to generate bills weeks later if necessary. The steps necessary for batch processing are: 1. Create Route File in Springbrook using the current processes and layouts currently used with the Sensus AutoRead system.This process will go unchanged in using the FlexNet system and will be a big savings to the city during the transition phase from Drive-By to FlexNet. Transfer the file to the MDM for processing. 2. Open Internet Explorer through any city computer connected to the city network and log into Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 65 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification v.6.a. Modes Of Operation. System Vendor to provide information on,their system operating modes, including batch processing and single meter reading q uery processing. Describe the steps a system operator must,pefformz to obtain meter readings for premises. AMR software account provide the user with reports of the current status and reading,history of individual accounts and selectable groups of accounts. The software shall-be able to sort and list accounts. The software shall be able to-create user-Adfined: groups. the MDM. 3. Import the route from Springbrook. 4. Select which day you would like readings from and perform the read command to generate a meter reading file for Springbrook.Additionally, a preset list of reports is generated in a PDF form for viewing and printing automatically. 5. Transfer the readings file to the computer selected for generating bills in Springbrook and import the reads using the import command in Springbrook. The layout of this file will be unchanged from the current file layout currently being used for the AutoRead Drive-By system. This will be a big savings to the city during the transition phase from Drive-By to FlexNet. If individual accounts need further review, the user can choose to select individual accounts and view consumption graphs and tables in 6 Month, Monthly, Weekly, Daily and Hourly windows. The account can be found through multiple search options as well as sortable lists for each route. Single Meter Reading Query If an individual meter reading or history is needed, the user can perform a query by searching by SmartPoint Radio ID#, Register ID#or Account Number. The user will have the option of either looking at past history in graph or table form, current usage reported that current day or retrieve the current reading using the two-way operation of the FlexNet system. This operation is possible for both services within the Springbrook software as well as new services that have yet to be entered into Springbrook. User Defined Groups One feature of the batch processing is the capability of grouping meters together to monitor separate groups of meters for additional analysis. The Springbrook billing software is capable of allowing for this feature and is managed through the routes of Springbrook. The City of Fife has done this using Springbrook V6.02 to monitor different meter groups for unauthorized usage and consumption violations. Some of their meter groups include Single Family, Multi Family, Commercial, Irrigation, Government, Industrial and Deduct Meters. A screenshot of the City of Fife is attached below. i Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 66 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System v.6 aMotles_Of Operation. System Vendor to provide information on their system operating modes, including batch processing and single meter ureading query processing. Describe the steps a system operator must perform to obtain meter readings for the meters at customers' premises. AMR software shall provide the user with reports of the current status and reading history of individual accounts and selectable groups of accounts. The software shall be able to sort and list accounts. The software shaft be able to create user-defined account groups. .Sensu's Metering Sy°stems Cap 15ht 2009,Sensus 67eterinq Systems- a111 Amer 3 ine. IM eter Qata MManages(Mr OM Version 2.4I tl khere tar.suppaK 1 M1••uT& command: Sort by: ROLItes Name StaI,Error - "stRead Read/LGc Options- FlexNet • El 0 106-03-2009 2350/2350 1• 1_ Report- ■ 1. / 11• 1 1 System General ■ 06-03-2009 1 1 Monitor Error Loci El . 106-03-2009 1 10/10 ■ 1. 1 11• 1 ■ 106-03-2009 1 E 106-03-2009 El 1 220/220 ■ 1. . 11• (. 1 ■ 106-03-2009 110:51:34am 152311523 •t 11' Interface To Billing System. The AMR system s.hait automatically provide data, corresponding to all the accounts in a billing cycle, meter reading route or other grouping presented #o it, to the CIS, in a standard, nonproprietary format (e:g., comma separated value ASCII). The system shall use Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise(2005 is a—cc eptab167. 20081 is preferred) as the underlying relational database system METE h record provided to the CIS shalt contain at a minimum: account number, transmitter tD number and/or port number, billing cycle or route number, meter number, meter readings, error codes or flags, d ate and time for eachmeter reading, unable-to-read code, and tamper indications. Indicate what infor-9j.44' is required by the AMR system from the CIS so that the former may respond; indicate what information is provided to the meter reading database; desc°ribeirecord layout, including field length and format. Describe any steps an operatormust perform toinitiateor schedule this process. Technical Specification YU qpw • era • • " - • • �- Q? • • O 1 Z1aJJ - • •• • • • - • l�'J C7IL!!1 • Q ago K and/or .csv file format as directed by Renton. FlexNet uses Microsoft SQL 2005 (soon to be 2008) as the underlying relational database. The FlexNet system can provide account number, transmitter ID number port number, billing cycle or route number, meter number, meter readings, error codes or flags, date and time for each meter reading, and tamper indications, but does not typically provide"unable-to-read"code as this is typically a field that a meter reader would manually enter upon reading a route with a handheld or mobile device. r The fields required from the Renton CIS system in the route file are: Account Number Service Address F • Meter ID number • Meter Type (register manufacturer code letter—B for Sensus) • Endpoint Number • Endpoint Type (optional—a constant"B"can be set in the software) • Service Type (optional—a constant"W"can be set in the software) • Billing Cycle number( required in order to return same to CIS) Please see document"MDM Import/Export Fields"attached in Section viii, Appendix 6 for more information on optional fields and additional fields available for export. The file layout and format is completely flexible, and can be easily changed without programming if there are changes to the Renton CIS system in the future, or if additional fields are needed. Field length and format can be adjusted to fit existing parameters. See document"MDM Import/Export fields"attached in Section viii, Appendix 6 for maximum field lengths. Field position is adjustable and will be matched to the format desired by Renton's CIS system. Sensus plans to match the existing file interface format that Renton is using for the existing Sensus meter reading equipment. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 68 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • . • . • � ' UIJ.L-i �1tL-lJ.i C� • • A -�'r- • 11 • • l .(B • - • • • • •; � � - " E'�' (J7 o LT.I'1!J - • • ,•.�,.•,�..{•w•�.-,.,• L1J� � • C tSCJ��.�.�}� ' . �..��.,�y�•.," �..�,�.'�}.��L1.1:1J.J1Ll�J - • • • • Ll ' " •�!1}..(}.�•�,.�r� •��tJ.l�'..,hLt] •��..-��,,..�,�yUtL,�ls�tf[L�, 1 ' ' WlatI 6=19b • • - � • t:�.�'�Gl1.L•J�� i�Jl • • � - • - • •�Li/J.=�f.+vlJ:Ll13�LL.II:JJ.U�I"- • • • l.LJ�:1J�.1.'�tl'LLC.�S • •�-�}�{�}r�• • • - •��li'J�.��....�{� - . • • • • .Jill* so Modi Default Route Detail Fields On Import .•,. wv nNwelbnu lE A V t[3 sEmcE No. i w v _ .__ 1 i.•- l. A V L�NAMI 1F•-i 'r: l I i AV A N U VREY 4kAU DAtE -I lV - - - - --' I J _ I_ - i-- — ------ °,ye(. ec'mn[m z E::> ,•a i:• _ _.,..,.- _..._....-_..._._..,...----------.___..____....---...... =ij, AV MRC4533E _ i� i- y; Figure 22: File Interface Additionally, Sensus can set up a database view(or multiple database views)with any of the available a database fields for Renton if this is helpful. A FlexNet database dictionary is available upon request, and Sensus support staff can assist Renton in setting up different database views if desired. F.. Typical arrangements for synchronizing data between the reading database and the CIS system involve the transfer of a flat ASCII file between the FlexNet system and the CIS system at the end of each billing cycle. This can be a manual or scheduled (automated) event, depending on Renton's preferences. Near the end of a given billing cycle, a route file is generated from the Renton CIS system containing the most up-to-date customer information for the cycle. This file is moved to the FlexNet server via Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 69 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System i • Technical Specification :• . � . LLL9 n VA IN 4. FTP application (typically FileZilla or similar). The route file is then imported into the FlexNet system. A reading date is chosen (usually this date is pre-set according to Renton preferences) and the reading data processed on the FlexNet system. A reading file is then generated from the FlexNet system onto the FlexNet server. The reading file is moved from the FlexNet server back to the Renton CIS system Via FTP application. The reading file is then imported into the Renton CIS system. The FlexWare user interface is web-based, and can be re-started by simply closing the internet browser window and opening a new one. The user then logs back into the FlexWare software and resumes operation. In the event that the software running on the FlexNet RNI servers requires restart, Sensus AMR Services personnel can log in remotely via secure VPN connection and restart the software via command line or server reboot. Alternately, Renton staff may perform this operation if desired, but ` Sensus AMR Support staff are available 24/7 to assist. The need for this type of software or hardware restart and recovery is extremely rare due to the robust design of the FlexNet RNI and software. nn OLIE • • • . Q its The maximum number of concurrent users is only limited by the specific design of the RNI. Sensus will provide licenses for up to 25 concurrent users in the proposed solution, but this number can easily be increased if desired by purchasing additional Client Access Licenses (CALS) from Microsoft for Windows Server and Windows SQL used on the RNI. The FlexWare software is web-based does not require the installation of any software onto individual workstations. ' The FlexWare software is designed to be very powerful and extremely easy to use. Routes, reports and notifications can be automated, and users can subscribe to distribution lists for various reports and query results. A host of useful reports and queries are available for users at any time. The FlexNet system database retains at least 13 months of hourly reading data for analysis. The FlexNet system is capable of delivering a very high percentage (averaging 99.5% hourly reading interval success across 172+ currently FlexNet deployments) of hourly readings from every meter in the.s stem, so these Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 70 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification Vendor v.6.f. User Interface. System • - menus, navigators and major screen shots in its proposals. Describe provisions and guidelines for customizing screens, menus and navigators. Indicate is a client that must be installed on each work station or is browser based. reports and queries benefit from this very complete set of data. A data file export can be set up for 3`d party software, such as work order management systems. A CMEP export is also available. Any unread meters (such as meters not yet converted to FlexNet) can be automatically loaded to a Sensus handheld for meter reading if desired, and an installation route can be loaded onto a handheld to facilitate installation services. A variety of different screens and menus are displayed below: {'rW_ = 5Ei"i5U5 fc[-iian Dc-0auls Kew t} r•c r2 Ct Y'�! J F::{.. .rG?_:._r.t..Y::. -.. �t?31.4R y•-5:. f ham R TS,-+ cxa^OftTAr Su4 - Encr taust9 kta#lt< eemmmd j I-.i.�FGEISt R.i�a+ M,twi Qi..0 4 _.! 4 f4] .-.:. 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Tine wo Xz Figure 25:Three Month Consumption Chart Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 72 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System • Technical Specification Nix= Er Meter ID>sas.a: Endpoint ID.00.a:�a Chart Viewer Service Address eoo-e+,+acw:aR on Account ID 7-7 TZ-57 Lderval: Setected Date Range: 06months 03 man!hs 01—th CWeek ODae Do-01-2009!009-10-2008 ReferenR/Ending Date: �_;_S i]use 0xe 1 Month Consumptlon for Meter#56915432 09-01-200stR a-9•-2008 2n5'" _P.� 250'' ` 225; .. . s - _ _ n+ I ,advD Yen 2� 1apd1 ? _ a.OV - 0.ta- X15 d::' - 3 T- Figure 26: One Month Consumption Chart t•feter ID—..... Chart Vier:er Interval: SrlectrJ Dnro Range: Ce mcnm= 0 twee: ODar g:/x2/2oue-DU/2g/2ege 4/t' Ralrhnle Dat¢: rl3n_�' 0 }• Weekly Consumption for Meter#56169769. x'. c F > 1 Figure 27:Weekly Consumption Chart Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 73 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification 31 ' �j3 . . . . o • . - . . . - Meter ID.,....w Endpoint ID swan: Chart Viewer Service Address.s:.,>.xo.•o.+. Account ID,oe,00„ " 06-- Oj_o C—h Owe Owl as->.¢-1o¢smerle-.00e ad.Ress•/EA6teo our: --_- pus.cx. 0 x, Daily Readings for Meter*62474390 n-v-xosa a, t1,N1 t- xx. v .�.o`er•o',0",6-,00,m-s 0-,00"cam-„1.0 V�¢see .1ve p v.,a°n'6 a✓�coe"c.� y.a*e cud 1¢ca .,a� Tin. Figure 28: Daily(Hourly) usage .�.Rc�perts• a>s• .--duct.traNc�,• Y,Ji to A +, �_ty�—.. .......•....,,«,_..m.,....,.._.._--.._-...,.,,......_..-._.J 1.j i 3 agnsus i F'K'il'ts PC Ckfrs r. o< SY em .E _ "'-' -�-_..... 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'. ........_..,.....,.�.,K.-..�..,m Ea Sensus Sttings j ShcedJcr �'� E4;ioet+t E Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 74 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification sr=nsus Ba sow Uptaad iDti ConLpccrpn IoMS _AGnnstratwi- MOMS —'_•—_—_—'—____— _._ r _'__.__ _ _________-_ 'SECISUS- cetrKt.;�..�n.stacKr� __....._......__..�.....�.,....�...__- ,,�-M.-.....-....... ._..-...._.�.__�_ EF•eK lop in�xd iHMcrs lop vc^„rA ti `xs i_i's', Exsh 3ats Figure 29: MDM Pull-Down Menus Additionally, a comprehensive diagnostics suite is available within FlexWare which includes full system statistics and Google Earth mapping to identify problem meters or endpoints. Different conditions can be viewed on the map, including meters with high latency, low reading interval success, and low signal- Y to-noise ratio, among many others. Individual meters can be selected on the map, which brings up specific information about the meter, including the ability to view the communication routes the meter is using to reach the head-end, and the ability to communicate with the meter via the FlexNet 2-way engine. a �' '�l"',- � r � �� F��y-��,... 1 �et7'• n��'��a�cr+i'Rsr'��. ` , MT. x k Figure 30: Google Earth Deployment Map Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 75 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification UJA • • ��®\:�iaa,:J �• ��•r��7��y y��7�7�.''� �4�L:L�BL{iJ`l�JLL:?:.►.J {,aJ.�:d�7•-i-•LLaJ=iL".:tJ.a;�1:.tm VI.:.t�Lt.�LaJ�:.4J�.Al L:.Ai��•.i�Lt�J� • • • • ]iL4D 30DY'24HR- .Twit: - - - I BLIC LAST LAST RIS RAW GAP DIH BTD BUDDY P-A/ kHz DST Twk7hmm .na MU BLD: BUD GRIP TrM RLAD ID/.T}pe Date Lst % % CAT &N SCR\OIS�`2-SIG ofst'..om REP; RI- I\T atODE_ ALRIIS G'�T OTHR CIE HRS HRS HRS B\LmP.'.�'�f M2413 -- 041 7109 166.0 717 -- 0 303 63TY 0.0 1:.7:101 A0.1 0.9 -1HR.IS HR - 129~ 0 _D 27.0` -. 35 �3.8 Fi➢ar 10434323 is L'.DY49 109.0 769 0 24.3 95 0.0.12.A'11.0 0.0 1.0; 1; 1HR 31T3t Bili'mP:\?.T IN 0: 1 15.0 l4 !A (1:13). x pw 109667S4 s 129408 109.0 74.E 0 31.7 123 0.0 10.5'11.0 01 1.0 1� 1 HR 3 HP.BMm'�\{ 122 0. 1 I5.0 3.4 3.4 _ •li-w 10960936 u 12940S 10D.0 913 0 25.4. 20.0 0.0 18.1:11.0 0.1 1.0. 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I 17.0_ 10.4 19.3 5695 &p.IfB65£42 a 124245 100.9 94.2' 0 29.9 ".7 0.0 119.9.0 0.1 1.7 1 1 HR 3 HR B\i m(7:13)1:13) 145 0 1 10.0 33 33 8ga110954270 m 12'01:05 100.0. 795. 0 3.0 14.9 0.0 1[!.10.0 03 1.1 1. 1HR 5HR.BM.P.\lf. 120 0 1 15.0. 13 13 BM m?%M- »�1096D75'_ s 1204138 100.9 909 0 3S.3 201 0.0 13.4'120 0.1 1.1 1' 1I�IIt 5 H (133) 7:0 0' 1 30.0 1.3 13 b'w.1MZ314 a 12D4.'08 100.0, 916 0 254. 159 0.0 15A L.0 0.0 1.1; 1 1HR 3HR B�SmP'1\i. 12S 0. 1 15.0, 27 _., ' 1p.IC961090 a 120408 100.0 81.6 0 283 15.6 0.0 15115.0 0.1 12 1 1 I 5HR&\i-mP Ali 12: 0, 2 15.0 4.4 4.3 _ ...-. ... _. e.,:,:i lnOR6704 -: 17.MAQ 1MO' 606 n 161 nn nn t:IJnn Al 16 1 1iri, 4NP xn.+..I' Mn I11 iii Figure 31: Communication Statistics ,.- , . .. _i - _ Figure 32: Multiple TGB Deployment Map Optional FlexServer Customer Web Portal Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 76 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • e - � . _ Sensus also offers an optional FlexServer Customer Web Portal for the City of Renton water customers and utility personnel. This web portal allows Renton water customers to view their own, up- "': to-date individual consumption in a number of different ways on their computers or smart phones. It R also allows Renton customers to set up custom alerts, receive messages from the utility, and will even allow the City of Renton to deliver information to consumers via in-home display devices. The FlexServer platform will be available in the 4th quarter of 2009, and offers true benefits to end user and the utility in terms of conservation and customer service. The FlexServer platform also gives the City of Renton Utility personnel another platform to view and analyze data, set up customer alerts for different usage conditions, notify end users of boil water alerts, maintenance in different pressure zones, water restrictions or other important messages. £r FINIE, t Y.r Figure 33: Customer Alert Notification Screen Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 77 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System v.61 User Interface. System Vendor must include menus, navigators and major ..` screen shots in its proposals. Describe provisions and guidelines for customizing;screens, menus and navigators. Indicate whether the user interface is a client that=must be installed on each work station or is browser based. SEnsus"� Summary Overall Usage-Today Energy Rates Dashboard.. Ito f [lilt x~ ;� HYAC tghLng Ekctr°rncs H2O Heatnr S<C�.l.R...l�R477�� . . � �''�.'« Pod QWacMrtDryer llnfno-xn •a b •v 7P o .P :c GP St to Savings-This Month Weathe f Projected: 83'kWh sinoiegf�,CA n,• Flr sa sun t Actual: 52 kWh ;g•p - Ifl'"I Saved 31 kWh ;t 3. ' I Cash Saved: St2:53 s'ss uIo+ as c: n;sr tEsamated} �J r� Hunter Horne — - — l sTehy ehnre sof thue s Luca b tr DaYy a ico ew DSt nb�ies r M in—�er,f e ec�wi n eoem - i:tth, eduction. � I sta cat Firint Dai v Monthly ,� arly 3 • � a ?. 2 C D tats _ • �:t: ♦ '� 9 �'S .�'1 1ti tih .t0 .D '2 s• D -�:s'�i.-' '..�.••r�aisa�as.� v.61.W' erInterface. System Vendor must include menus, navigators and major scree shots in its proposals. Describe provisions and guitlelines for customizing screens, menus and navigators. Indicate whether the user interface is'a clent�that must be installed on each work station or is browser based. IS�Administrator?Settings )s�frs3` �Selec?t Group SeY Membersw, �tAssig�Program ksensus - `sr�"'`A" Click to add or remove members to Irrigation Meters. a Current Members Avaifabte to add Groups -- -' A8932932321 0 00009122111 A5628900i20 1 _ 620000000128 (63782987653 �� \ � I 00000387622�' A2323231234 0 i QOQQ2178432 A 3293232/ — Q� Remove © 010192839349 I�A5628900120 Q� 0 Q0009122111� 6378298765 000000128 ��r•=�-="�>�� '�J�".�.--.fir�rrr`+�rwirl - r � L J Rv:6.g. User Access.What provisions exist fi' data entry and editing by users? .What restrictions are placed on such functions to ensure security and data integrity?The software shalt include a security system, incorporating multiple levels of authorization and access to limit specific data, users, modules and/or specific tasks.The System Administrator must be able to modify the levels of security. Describe security features, logging and Levels. S 1 • • • oil v.6:g UserAccess. What provision"s exisf for data entry and editing by users? What restrictions are placed on such functions to ensure security and data integrity? The softwarershall include a security system, incorporating multiple £{J Viz. levels<of authorization and access to limit specific data, users, modules andJor spe fic tasks. The Syste;jMd mini strator must be able to modify the levels securi Describe securi eatures, togging and levels. :, ..., kUIVAIA- . . . - 1 1 - vI. Meter Reading Database. The underlying relational database system shall b:e Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise (-2005 is acceptable, 2008 is preferred). The AMR system database will contain at a minimum: account number, transmitter ID number anti or port number, billing cycle or route number, meter number, meter readings, date and time for each meter reading. The meter-reading database may contain additional fields. The System Vendor shall contract with Springbrook ,Software, Inc (the vendor for the City's CIS/utility billing software #o work with `the System Vendor to develop,test and implement software to transfer meter Areading data for the AMR database to the utility billing database and demonstrate that the process results the generation of correct billings based upon the meter reads. The interface between the two databases must work during the transition period where some ofthe reads wilt be coming from and the AMR the remainder from existing meter reading methods. The plan is to implement the AMR reads into the utility bitting system based upon existing routes—one route at a time. YThe ability to run parallel bitting is required. The System Vendor shall provide a data dictionary for the underlying AMR data base so that the City can query the data via ODBC and generate data extractions and reports. The ability to create ifata views using tools built into the AMR software is a plus. Sensus complies with all requirements in this section. Sensus develop, test and implement the interface to Renton's Springbrook CIS system and ensure functionality. Sensus will use the exiting data file format with the Springbrook software unless Renton wishes to change or add fields to the existing City of Renton. Additionally, the FlexWare software can export data in a variety of formats, and can easily operate in a parallel billing environment if desired. . + �W.5,W v.6.i.. Capac�. D�escrbeyp limitations on the number of accounts, number-of readings per ac nt;•,etc for the configuration proposed. Describe any provisions fog archiving additional data. Jai -.l.a - - - _._ .- _. • - • - - .- T"111 11 M 5111 1*4 - - Technical Specification GO Myan=n% r � Renton system. The standard data retention is 13 months of hourly data, but Renton can opt to archive additional ' months of data if desired. To provide additional data retention, Renton will need to deploy a separate dedicated server for extended data retention. This is necessary to ensure optimum performance of the +, MDM services. Elm al� rThe exNet syste m offers the best redundancy and reliability or any AMI system on the market. The system proposed for Renton is currently being used by more than 172 different utilities from gnvestor Owned Utilities such as Southern Company (more than 1 Million FlexNet meters deployed to date), to small municipalities like Fife,WA(2,350 FlexNet meters). The FlexNet reading data is protected in a number of ways. First, each endpoint sends up to seven (7) days worth of hourly reading data in every transmission. If a problem on the TGB network or RNI occurs, endpoints will automatically backfill up to 7 days worth of data with no user intervention. Second, each TGB has at least eight (8) hours of on board battery backup and at least thirty(30) days of non-volatile hourly meter reading storage for up to 50,000 individual meters. Third, the RNI consists of multiple blade servers with redundant hard drive arrays (including a dedicated RAID storage array) to prevent data loss. Sensus encourages the City of Renton to set up additional backups if desired. Sensus IT Project Managers will work with the City of Renton to develop a backup scheme that fully meets Renton IT guidelines. am GUNID frr M_ The FlexWare client/user interface is web based and requires no client software to be installed on individual workstations. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 81 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification . . . . • . • • . . . . The FlexNet platform provides multiple levels of reporting, catering to the general needs of the billing department to the advanced diagnostic needs of the IT department. The standard reports that are available are: Utility Billing All reports are easily sortable Sequentially, Meter ID, SmartPoint Radio ID and Account ID. Additionally, all reports can be easily exported to PDF or CMEP. • Master Route Report—The Master Route report lists the latest transactions performed during the reading of a route. Transactions may include malfunctions, readings, and/or tampers. Your Company Name Here Master Route Sorted by Sequential Total Results:25 Selected Date Range:03/24/2009-04!2212009 06-04-2009 01:37:58pm Page:1 Route:1 inch Meters \ i_AccountlD Meter.ID - EridpointlD � Dates�,�,Time:R Readnym �Tra actlon Address,, r ,,. ., 173058 59565621 10444550 04-05-2009 04:54.45am 70863402 Reading 30630 Hwy 74 1 173059 59565622 10447194 0418-2009 02:11:30pm 91181102 Reading 30630 Ftwy 74 1 21995 58514155 10447896 0421-2009 12:36:00am 10512452 Reading 25840 Hwy 741 10659 58495575 10447144 0421-2009 01:07:45am 10432624 Reading 24720 Hwy 74 1 216009 59294879 10444134 04-21-2009 01:38:15am 18663389 Reading 3020 Barrett 1 2694 54292302 10448846 04-21-2009 04:01:45am 26441617 Reading 25340 Hwy 74 1 2543 54280084 10447494 04-21-2009 07:35:45am 91110767 Reading 24841 Hwy 74 1 190314 56520875 10445098 0421-2009 07:53:45am 27502532 Reading 274 Jarvis St 1 181980 54280132 10444566 04-22-2009 12:03.,45am 29214242 Reading 26255 McLaughlin Rd 1 210877 62043750 10447636 0422-2009 12:12:00wn 12368907 Reading Chambers LDSCP 1 16768 54280098 10444536 04-22-2009 12:17:30am 16235844 Reading 23660 Ellis 1 152001 59074831 10448656 0422-2009 12:18:30am 00115048 Reading 28915 Watson 1 211381 54280124 10447732 04-22-2009 12:22.3Un 63181393 Reading 707 4TH St 1 170879 62578926 10446076 04-22-2009 1229:45am 09422267 Reading 27126 Watson 1 97240 61834170 10446072 0422-2009 12:34:30an 01200448 Reading 3295 Barnett 1 8929 58984288 10445554 . 0422-2009 12:43 OOarn 51901387 Reading 28151 Hwy 741 2535 54280109 10410526 0422-2009 12:50 OUn 21343702 Reading 24516 Hwy 74 1 Figure 37: Master Route Report • High-Low Exception—The High-Low Exception report lists readings taken on the route that exceed the expected high-low limit range.This range can be imported from the billing system and loaded with the route. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 82 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification missing v.6.1. Reports. Provide a list, with brief descriptions and screen shots orzample pages, of the standard reports provided for system and component performance; or and alarm conditions; data management and administration; analysis of consumption for individual customers or groups of customers; and'other major report categories. City of Fife-FlexNet High-Low Exception Sorted by Sequential Total Results:1373 Selected Date Range:05/062009-06/042009 06-04-200911:52:43am Page:1 Route:Entire System MeterlDF 111916000 59147566 05-28-2009 10:11:15pm 101 102-117 10961084 4503 67th Ave E 000285000 09209477 05-29-2009 05:43:15pm 1055 1056-1065 10963354 5310 Pacifictighway East 000116000 03331416 05-30-2009 09:55.30am 3063 3098-3389 10967518 2519 Pacific Highway East 109822000 57598849 06-01-2009 04:0215am 3 4-503 10963540 6424 43rd St E 112148000 58726154 06-01-2009 0520:45pm 199 202-233 10960455 4420 67th Ave E 001083000 04825932 06-02-20D9 1D:35:30am 3941 3942-3984 10966644 2360 62ND AVE E 109458000 09349538 06-02-20D9 0321:15pm 1988 2023-2366 10958038 4500 Pacific Highway East 111640000 58726100 06-02-2009 11:59:00pm 297 298-338 1D959559 4455 66th Ave E 000445000 04018040 06-03-2009 06:46:45pm 705 762-990 10953087 5211 20TH ST E 001002000 04164458 06-03-2009 1029:00pm 8049 8079-8262 10957298 3011 70TH AVE E 104430000 04174102 06-03-2009 11:13:15pm 1094 1095-1104 10967204 5580 PAC HY E 11E 112106000 04242653 06-03-2009 08:38:30pm 1493 1494-1504 10967696 1420 47TH AVE E 000029000 04265528 06-03-2009 10:53:30pm 3206 3424-5474 10962747 1010 54TH AVE E 001083000 04304256 06-03-20D9 01:46:15pm 5917 5938-6044 10967900 2360 62ND AVE E 000449003 04426052 06-03-2009 11:01:00pm . 1053 1059-1084 10955636 5303 20th St E-IRRIG 001083000 04569490 06.03-20(19 11:31:15pm 2405 2414-2523 10967984 2360 62ND AVE E Figure 38: High-Low Exception Report • Un-Read Exception—The Un-Read Exception report lists all meters assigned to the route, but not read. Your Company Name Here Un-Read Exception Sorted by Sequential Total Results:10 Selected Date Range:04/032009-04/052009 06-04-2009 01 A 129pm Page:1 Route:5-8 inch Meters (b)=Bad Read (+)=Non-Route (m)=Matkmcticn Acwunt ID Meter ID:_� , En ID.__s Manufattur Address.._ t 170129 54357154 10448166 ECR 3594 Cashmere St 518 168400 54896392 10444602 ECR 1019 Alderwood Dr 518 166509 54924432 10445538 ECR 30805 Mirage Or 518 179388 56447113 10444414 ECR 27725 Hub Cir 518 189844 56622723 10448332 ECR 28012 windjammer Ct 518 182483 57238795 10444318 ECR 27711 Tate Rd 5/8 183783 57902216 10444478 ECR 25885 Night Shade 5/8 192175 57902528 10448200 ECR 28032 Whittington 518 189439 58424343 10446554 ECR 2880 Pinto Ct 518 183799 58617173 10444152 ECR 29123 P2pernower5M Figure 39: Un-Read Exception Report Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 83 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification v.6.1. Reports. Provide a list, with brief descriptions and screen shots or sample pages, of the standard reports provided for system and component performance; missing or late data; errors, anomalies and alarm conditions; data transfer,. management and-administration; analysis of consumption for individual customers or groups of customers; and other major report categories. • Register Malfunction—The Register Malfunction report lists meters for which the meter register detected a malfunction in the reading. The Sensus ICE register is incapable of providing a false reading because of the Absolute Encoded Register technology implemented. If any error is detected with the reading, the register will report a Register malfunction. Your Company Name Here P Y Register Malfunction Sorted by Sequential Total Results:1 Selected Date Range:04/03/2009-04/05/2009 06-04-2009 01:42:24pm Page:1 Route:5-8 inch Meters Tune_ h Readin g 199536 55390249 04-05.2009 11:31:00pm ? 10448204 1195 Harrier St 518 Figure 40: Register Malfunction Report • Bad Read—The Bad Read report lists meter for which a communication error has occurred between the meter register and the SmartPoint radio. This is typically is seen if a cut wire has occurred. City of Fife -FlexNet Bad Read Sorted by Sequential Total Results:0 Selected Date Range:05/06/2009-06/04/2009 06-04-2009 11:54:28am .Page:1 Route:Entire System a AccountlD y.._.. Date yTme Expected MeterlD,. Figure 41: Bad Read Report • Lead Detection/Broken Pipe—The Leak Detection/Broken Pipe report lists any meter locations that may have a possible leak or broken pipe as determined by the preprogrammed variables during installation. The report will provide the date and time of the leak or broken pipe flag when it was first detected for each account. I t Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 84 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification missing v.6.1. Reports. Provide a list, with brief,desc ri pti ons and screen shots or sample pages, of the standard reports provided for system and,component performance; or late . . and alarm conditions; data management and administration; analysis.of colpsumption,for individual customers or groups of customers; and,,other major report categories. Your Company Name Here Leak Detection Sorted by Sequential Total Results:21 Selected Date Range:03/24/2009-04!22/2009 06-07-2009 1220:47pm Page:1 Route:1 inch Meters 16516 03-27-2009~11-40:41am 62578919 T u µy 10447130 707 E 4th St'l 211380 03-27-2009 1240:09pm 54292321 10445188 707 4TH St 1 2534 03-27-2009 021 1:08pm 56315511 10445676 24580 Hwy 741 16768 03-27-2009 03:5234pm 54280098 10444536 23660 Ellis 1 3816 04-02-2009 02.20:29am 58495576 10426212 24680 Hwy 741 16516 04-03-2009 11.40:58am 62578919 10447130 707 E 4th St 1 21995 04-03-2009 12:36:05pm 58514155 10447896 25840 Hwy 74 1 173059 04-03-2009 12:36:35pm 59565622 10447194 30630 Hwy 74 1 211380 04-03-2009 1239:55pm 54292321 10445188 707 4TH St 1 3816 04-09-2009 0220:48am 58495576 10426212 24680 Hwy 74 1 16516 04-10.2009 11:41:00am 62578919 10447130 707 E 4th St 1 21995 04-10-2009 1236:04pm 58514155 10447896 25840 Hwy 74 1 173059 04-10-2009 12:3621pm 59565622 10447194 30630 Hwy 74 1 2534 04-10-2009 02.10-51pm 56315511 10445676 24580 Hwy 74 1 16768 04-10-2009 03:5228pm 54280098 10444536 23660 Ellis 1 3816 04-1 6-2009 0220.49am 58495576 10426212 24680 Hwy 741 16516 04-17-2009 11.41:02am 62578919 10447130 707 E 4th St 1 21995 04-17-2009 1236:05pm 58514155 10447896 25840 Hwy 74 1 Figure 42: Leak Detection Report • Endpoint Mismatch—The Endpoint Mismatch report lists any meters where the SmartPoint ID number in CIS does not match what is in the field. Your Company Name Here Endpoint Mismatch Sorted by Sequential Total Results:3 Selected Date Range:05/19/2009-05/22/2009 06-04-2009 01:44:28pm Page:1 Route:ALL METERS EMWD TEST ROUTE Axount ID Meter ID Flid iht ID —E'4P-Qt ID 166204 55837160 10446616 10448332 28339 Cider 5/8 r.... 166205A 55837164 10444490 10446616 28327 Cider 196481 61099744 10448332 10445412 27626 Blue Topaz Figure 43: Endpoint Mismatch Report • Consumption Report—The Consumption report provides the total consumption for meters. Total consumption is the difference between the previous and current readings. This report can be run by route or groups of meters. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 85 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification v.6.1. Reports. Provide a list, with brief descriptions and screen shots or sample pages, of the standard reports provided for system and component performance; missing or . . • . management . .ministration; analysis of consumption for individual customers or •s of customers; and other major report categories. City of Fife-FlexNet Consumption Sorted by Sequential Total Results:2350 Selected Date Range:05/062009-061042009 06-04-200911:5620am Page:1 Route:Entire System s Acootmt ID Meter:ID -Date Tine Previous Ciiiient Consumption Endpoint 1D Address 111361000 06684625 w2009-05-12 01 SO:O0pm 1091 1093 2 10957506 1407 47TH ANT E 111584000 59533694 2009-05-13 02:11:45pm 96 0097 1 10961085 4449 67th Ave E 111753000 56553687 2009-05-15 03:34:45pm 195 0198 3 10959828 3740 Tribute Ave E 113038000 59147538 2009-05-18 12:51:15pm 74 0077 3 10952889 6230 40th St Ct E 000241000 09203382 2009-05-24 05:38:00am 5944 5983 39 10966592 5002 Pacific Hwy E It 19160M 59147566 2009-05-28 10:11:15pm 97 0101 4 10961084 4503 67th Ave E 000285000 09209477 2009-05-29 05:43:15pm 1053 1055 2 10963354 5311 t0 Pacific Highway Eas 000116000 03331416 2009-05-30 09:55:30am 3001 3063 62 10957518 2519 Pacific Highway East 109605000 57575584 2009-05-31 03:03:45am 114 0120 6 10957958 4230 64th Ave E 000004000 07840662 2009-06-01 09:10:45pm 813 0827 14 10959276 201 54TH AVE E 109822000 57598849 2009-0"1 04:02:15am 3 0003 0 10963540 6424 43rd St E 112148000 58726154 20094)6-01 0520:45pm 191 0199 8 10960455 4420 67th Ave E 001083000 04826932 2009-06-02 10:3530am 3928 3941 13 10966644 2360 62ND AVE E 000250001 07494869 2009-06-02 11:44:00pm 7522 7536 14 10968078 5121 Pacific Highway E ve 109458000 09349538 20094)6-02 03:21:15pm 1908 1968 80 10958038 4500 Pacific Highway Figure 44: Consumption Report • Tamper Exceptions—The Tamper Exceptions report lists any meters where the SmartPoint has detected a tamper. The tamper flag time is reported on the time of the event. City of Fife -FlexNet Tamper Exception Sorted by Sequential Total Results:0 Selected Date Range:05/06/2009-06!04/2009 06-04-2009 11:57:12am Page:1 Route:Entire System ,Axgunt ID .;, Meter Il) _ Endpant ID, .. DateTme Reading No Data> Figure 45:Tamper Report Advanced Reporting All reporting capabilities of the MDM and FlexWare software can be customized for specific date ranges or tolerance variables to find potential issues that may go undetected in day-to-day operations. The advanced reporting capabilities are provided to assist Renton with future needs of reporting that may not be needed today. All of these reports are available for individual routes or the entire system. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 86 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • Consumption Reporting—The advanced Consumption reporting will allow for the user to enter a threshold and date range for consumption falling outside of an inputted range. ®e<sam wt.Data Ma epcRDM)» i. © 0 Ps.- P �Okty-Ta*: • ,:,s Metering Systems Version 2.41 Q�p"qftZaOO,S--1111-6.9S,--.—h�m� System Monitor III Error 3 Transaction 139 Consumption Lookup If Messages Two-Way Consumption View consumption based on the following criteria: Route: service Types: ❑Electric ❑Gas r❑water - Options: O Absolute Range from L.;to;os-ie-aooc i with consumption values less than or equ i to i e or greater than or eou3l to � 0 Historical Range front e7'.-.01 (°° to 1 r5-:e-zoo-:I w,th consumption values lower than!-o-�^io or h:gher than Fw com ared to consumption from (03-07-2009 to 04-16-2009) ;i.dod-Bi a:.e: - e On;:Frame �.e Time:x^_t Y?xry C Daily Usage from -zoos l to io`_-: with consumption values exceeding i::: for r.y r:f 1-4:1... ❑Sunday ❑Monday ❑Tuesday ❑Wednesday C3 Thursday []Ffiday ❑Satur lnteoet 1007. Figure 46:Advanced Consumption Report • Error Reporting—The advanced Error reporting will allow for the user to query different errors within a specific date range and number of occurrences. This includes Register Malfunctions, Bad Reads, Leaks, Broken Pipes and Unreads. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 87 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification <6nsisstehrDau P�9>i. - --� .. .. _ LL C6 nj�7 i:aoeI &etv Tn*'. Sensus Metering Systems C—nqhz 2008.5-- Mete,bata Manager tMDM) Version 2.41 Cl&h—f--- . 5 stem Monitor [9 Error 19 Transaction If Consumption Ell Lookup 3 Messages 3 Tvio-Way ♦'!EJ .CLGSE Error View errors based on the following criteria: Route: Service Types: ❑Electric ❑Gas Water Errors: Q Malfunctions C•Da[e Range from ies-:E-x•a=_�^to es!e-<��5 j`; that have occurred s nor more times 0Hourly from the past I 9 Bad Reads 0 Date Range from o__:c-_cos to osi that have occurred�__ or more times 0Hourly from the past hours ( ❑Leaks G Date Range from!e_:e-zeos W to'os_!e_zoe=i", that have occurred or more times . *Hourly from the past I`�hours ❑Un-Reads E6 0 Internet Figure 47:Advanced Error Report • Transaction—The Transactions reporting capabilities will report back all meter reads received within a specific date range. • Lookup—The Lookup reporting provides a simple tool for running queries on individual meters by SmartPoint Radio ID or Account ID number. This tool is typically used for quickly looking up readings for individual accounts outside of CIS. f Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 88 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System • i Technical Specification - ... .. ..- -ee0 Tads- ¢'Mter Data Maraob M>> y - Sensus Metering Systern. Version 2.41 9�-nqht ZOOS. N 5 stem Monitor Effor 3 Transaction 81 Consumption Lookup 11 Messages Ell Tvio-Way �•terr cwse. Lookup View all transactions occurring for: Enter exact values: O Endpoint ID 0 Meter ID tI Date options: . O ATI (....._–._..__.1 .. .._Range from!e:tc-.03!(+`-] to joy-ie2GO9;4 Figure 48: Transaction Report System Performance Reporting Additional performance reporting is available at a per meter level along with a system wide level. These reporting options are not intended for everyday use and focus on the needs of the Sensus RF engineers and IT group within Renton for system performance evaluation and troubleshooting. • TGB Status Reporting—The diagnostic TGB Status reporting tracks the overall health of each TGB location on and individual and cumulative level. The system statistics are reported on one interactive spreadsheet that will provide multiple graphs and report back on items such as Message Count Per Hour, Idle Noise Level, Peak Message Time and Total Meter Count. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 89 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification :TGB Status .TGB Statistics ..T(+'8 Idlt hbise .CPC Stew Re<Hd Statue Mes9ape6 - �Truotala Lderval Idle Noise Peak :.Peak Meter Rac.1—d Wad Buddy BBud)ddy ACKTx 1`14-1'. Cad CMD -000st Priority (Miley) ..-...etsYS ..'--The -C-1 -- I" Ms0s ee59s MSBS KMM. Msgs- Tx. - i' All Towers Last!h Ihftn,11.26(1.99) '5(OX) 1C:2i 1,176 279 :i% I7 _,.:31 II Avq/ 30 days,11.26(2.20) 59(30%) -5.'31 .1,131 232 :211 -10 '1/ 29 197 6 v '76 6 NOw : - ta6t]tear 1 Iqun 05. i17.e6(1.961 `](0%) .10:31 302 :31( ) SO(OX) '1(o%) :0(0%) :0(0%) 77(M) id(OX) !7(OS.)Ali(0%) �0(OT.) _.�_ '- MwkiOal Abut 30 days WAS(2.5l) 11(2%) i5'le Sol :70(O%) 69(0%) .0(0%) 0(0%) 0(0%) 53(0%) ;0(0%) .3(O%) 16(0%) '00%) Last 14o4r 1 hour i12.W(2.11)---_'50%) 't0:.1 100 '230%) :20(0%)- :9(0%) L(0%) 14(0%) 23(0%) . -tardwitn Hour 30 days 12.61(2.20) 14(2%) vls 100 330%) 23(0%) :7(0%) .2(0%) 4(0%) 27(0%) t(OX) 3(0%) 3(0%) 10%) _ Last Xwr 1 hours 6.Ia(i.e3) (0%) �13:s] '156 .b(0'n) �36(e%) '12(0%) i1(0%) �(pti) 39(0%) :2(0%) �3(0%)as(0%) '2(Ox) SharpsRidue �W lr_.�_;_,_"_"___�_ _—_ - ___. __ _.__°__.�,_..._. ___' .____._ __..._�—_ Haar- 30 days 6.59(210) 59(101:) '5'31 156 17(0%) 0S(o%) 12(0%) J(0%)�9(0%) 37(0%)_�'2(0%) ,1(0%)s N%) :2(0%) Lest How 1 h—ao.50(2.02) _S(OK) _SC:2. _109 ..__.._K(0X1_--.:19_(0%)___8(Q%) ](O%) :4(OS:).27(0%)_.. '2(R%)__j!w O(0%) -Z(0%) TFt[IetlyaterTan" AV0/ . - - 0%_ ,_ -_ _._ ...._ How 3o don',lo.a2(2.n) a ax) 'sv '209 3s(o•.) 2a(oxl i(o%) -2(ox) 90%) 290%) a(o%) s(ox),7(o%) 1(0%) ViewPark -_A�;/�.. _.,.__—_. ___�—.�_ .__._..._....___...... liolN 30 days 6.69(2.00) 11(2%) 5'3t Ise 35(0•.) 27(0%) 7(0%) A(0%) _.5(0%) 2S(05:) ' (01.4) 1(0%):i(0%) :2(0%) :_. La_st Hour i hours _ :i1.i2 ramhMta A"/ 30 days 1510(i.e9) 'v(1%) v3] 112 29(OX) is(O%) 1(0%) �2(o%) 3(0x):2/(0x) '1((15L) �3(o%) 7(oX) .1(oX) Hour Figure 49: TGB Statistics Report • TGB Idle Noise—The TGB Idle Noise graphs show a visual representation of the noise levels of each channel operated by the FlexNet system. These tools are used to monitor for unauthorized transmissions that may show up. With this information, unauthorized transmissions can be found and removed from the Primary Use FCC License held by Sensus. TlrB Su4N T(�StatiNics TGB k1N noise CPC States R ent States M—nes . Last How' _ Last 30 Days. .. - Ayy SHR - SNR Std DeV .. AVg,SNR., ..: SNR Std D— - ' �Trunca le 6m•.rm.J U:Pnr.; Fwn M+.0 CM F'!x>, 6mn*armn •, a ...... __......__._.._.._ ' Eastern c_. ..: .----------- .... _ _ ....,........_._........ . .Municipal F._..................... _---------......_......... a. ......................... .........._......._. _ aaaa�_ _�� __............_.......... :..tom larrd.Hln o' . ' p_...................... .._..................... Sharps Ridge a........................— ........._............. _ ... ....... _ ..................... - -nrnewaterTa� o' � -.- .. a......................... :-..._........_...._...... ------........---------- : _ ......... ' Yew Park 0 YamltMtn o' ' : bon:tlwma�Ctl Ptlwq i Boon rlwmtl CN oidf bow:ne:mJ::i Frrr§ fbon NOrmJ Cil Piamr ' Figure 50:TGB Noise Graphs • CPC Status—This report shows the environment health of each TGB. Each TGB is equipped with a heater and air conditioner. If the TGB is tampered with or the temperature moves outside of acceptable tolerances, the system will alert the city of a possible issue. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 90 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification missing v.6.1. Reports. Provide a list, with brief descriptions and screen shots or sample pages, of the standard reports provided for system and component performance; or late data; errors, anomalies and • . management • • - • . categories. ,TGB Status. iGB.Sstiatis f.TGS MI.Noise CCC S1ann Retud Strtus Messsgn..... Slot 1 Slot 2 - Slot:3 Slot 4. Eastern Municipal ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE__._. _ACTIVE _... -'---- ... _ - ... .. ---.. .._..... ... � Q1 10 dt 4 7 01 14 dl 12 ' _ I 14 Msq.._._.__.._;..__..__.._37 Msgs....__. �_ q_°...____.__ Mme. LarchMtn ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE S7F 57, Ch lo` — 2 Mags— TittleWaterTank. ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE 8=F_.- 82F 8 _— 82F l_� 0110 Ch 0114 0110 2 Msgs . .—.__l—._.__-.-2 Msgs_.. View Park ACTIVE ACTIVE ; ACTIVE ACTIVE ® .'h 1 i„F btF 82F 0110 014 _ 0114 YacoltMtn ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE EF 86 1 —F i _—82F 014 33 M995 2 Msgs j 2 Figure 51: CPC Status Report • Diagnostic Reports—The interactive Diagnostic reports show a detailed view of the performance of each meter reporting back to the FlexNet system. The report can be filtered by multiple variables and exported in a CSV file or viewed through the FlexWare software in real time. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 91 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification v.6.1. Reports. Provide a list, with brief descriptions and screen'shots or sample pages, of the standard reports provided for system and component peetbrmance" missing or late data; errors, anomalies and-alarm conditions; data tran sfer management and administration; analysis of consumption for,individual customers or groups of customers; and other major report categories. Diagnostics Reports All Cities and Towers Alarm Legend CS��File Serous Issues Meter Issues Communication Issues Search Unheard RMA Filters --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apply filters to limit or filter the results based on a specific set of parameters. ❑Limit Number of Results D Filter RMA Meters ❑Filter Production Meters El Filter Unheard Meters ❑Filter Meters With No Location ❑Filter by Latency ❑Filter by Transmit Count ❑Filter by Meter T)pe ❑Filter by Deice T)pe ❑Filter by Tx Mode ❑Filter by Read Internal ❑Filter by Tx Internal ❑Filter by Alarms ❑Filter By Install Date Figure 52: Diagnostic Report Filter Screen Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 92 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System I Technical Specification onwrO •x• � . • �� • • • - ! 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E $Pai7096D936 a�i 120i D8� 100.0 843 0�25.4 20.0 0.0 18.711.0 0.1 1.0 1, 1 H SHRI 1 lil- 0 1 14.0 19' 19 R'pm709589S4 R.. 129398, 103.0 93.5 0 329 35.8, 0.0. 15.4:-13.0 0.0 1.0 1 1 H 5 H HdS,mP1?�1 145 0. 1: 11.0 33: 5.1 ...."B\VmP.N'M ..�. pmmt7096.+44 a: 120298 ]0D.0 64.i: 0 159 18.6 0.0 16.1!11.0. 0.2 1.6 1 1HR 5HR - 99 0 1' 20.0 11.0 11.0 bpek 1096 3576 w, 120:98 100.0 93.6 0.23.1' 29.7' 0.0 21.012.0 0.1 1.1 1 1 HR 5FIIL,B\i'mP*tii 146- 0 1 10.0 0.1: 0.1 Repo 10951106 a•; ]2.0408 100.0 87.0 0,22.0 20.8 0.0 11.7:11.0' .03 1.1 1 I HR S HR 13s' 0 l l5.0 1.1 1.1 1.� R.oec14456933 aj ]20:99 100.0 91.6 0 30.0 2;.1� 0.0 li.1r71.0 0.3 1.0' 1 ]HR SHR 142 0 - 1 10.0 4.1, 4.1 ( - (1:1:3) Repa11G?67640 W 1204% 100.0 96.1 0 328 28A 0.0 14-13.0 0.1 1.0 1 1HR 5HRB\LmP: HIS 0 I 10.0' 0.1 0.1 Rp-1&-*'+640 w' 120:'08 100.0 92-3 0"37.8 213 0.0 10.6:8.0 03 1.0 I 1 HR 5 HR B\i'm.°:\1S 136 0 I. 11.0 0.9 0.8 \ImP>,S Rif m 109569:6 0_ 12:'08 140.0 74.4. 0. 23? 14.0 - 0.0 13.813.0 .0.1 1.0 1 I HR 5 HR, 116 0 1 17.0, 10.4 10.4 Rpm 1W65942 a• 12-0209 10D.0 94.2 0,29.8 27.1 0.0: 11.9:9.0 0.1 13 1 1HR 5 H MImP\li 145. 0. 1: 10.0 3.3: 33 RepmIL93S_0 n! 1204;09 100.0 793; 0 30.0 14.9_ 0.0 10.4,10.0 03 1.1 1, 1HIt. 5 H 120 0 1 15.0 1.3 13 4960352 n•. 12D4,'OS 10D.0 909' 0 38� 02 0.0. 13.49'.0 0.1 1.1 1 1 HR 5 HR Hdi>nPA1i 140 0 1 10.0 4.3, 43 13)EN L Ramon:10962314 n 11D4-09 100.0 826 0 25.4 139 0.0 15.012.0 0.0. 1.1 1 1 HR 5 HR (1 13) 325 0 1 15.0 2.1 -7 Rpm 10961.;50 R� l��D498 10.•A 51.6 0;2S3 16.6 0.0 1311..0_ 0.1 L I S I3C S HR H%LmP'S�i. 1 I 0 2 15.0 4.4, 4.4 W-,r�?cs a 111My1R rmn 6C6 n: 7Rd nn nn r VIA n n? I r ism Burr n,-..,.r -1i: n n' •xin- Iii nr Figure 53: Communication Statistics La Ma 3 r The FlexNet system provides configurable leak detection on every Endpoint in the field alerting the City to a suspected leak which may lead to a high water usage condition. The system also provides a "broken pipe" alarm that is configurable according to the meter or property size. This can detect usage y` in excess of the maximum typical flow over a certain number of intervals. Backflow alarms can also be set in the endpoint to detect reverse flow, and are configurable by amount of backflow and number of intervals. FlexNet also provides a number of user-definable queries that allow a user to compare the current consumption values to values from prior periods within the thirteen (13) month period stored in the FlexNet database. Users can be automatically notified if a meters use falls outside of normal levels. These queries can use absolute values or the individual meter account history to determine if readings Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 93 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • are outside of"normal" levels. Users can view query results on the fly or set the desired parameters and be notified automatically via email or text message. F Svstem Monitor af3 Transaclon Conswnpoon 0 LOQkl*8 Messaoes 12 Two-Way Con .....--------- View consumption based on the following criteria., [touter Service Types: 0 Eqed ❑Gas Crater Options: 0 AbSovtE Range Ir.n _-3 to �-_s: abe$I�w2,U,an 1?- O,M�hs,L-al:�a cC.pd to (05-30-2008 to 05.3D-)OQ8) Dab Vsagz Figure 54: Historical Consumption S stem Monitor Consum Lion View consumption based on the following criteria: Route: Semice Types: 0 ve,!: []G.- Options: C)Absc,*tE Range 0 pange 0 c-as!y 1.19e from I-a7- to �DTJ s7f wiv,.consmmln values 0 'Mc�-day ❑Tuesday ❑WOriesday .0 Thursday 0 Friday CI X�,r Figure 55: Consumption Per Day Copyright@ 2009 United Pipe&Supply 94 City of Renton,Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification Traps • Questionable Rea• • Describe any system capabilities to validate meter readings for reasonableness, unusually high or low readings, and potential meter rollovers. S stem Monitor Consumption View consumption based on the following criteria: Route: Service Types: Etec! 0 Gas 0 wate- Options: C:an9e to y,�i M f00UtnOt:nn\db.M.:I£.5>U1T Gr 2gaai 6^E i M.j:QdLf;n2<,.p(n�;y!to Y--1 ffstrnta ii:inyr'? . O Lady i•sn,° Figure 56: Consumption By Range Additionally, FlexNet provides a"High/Low"exception report, that when used in conjunction with values transferred from Renton's Springbrook CIS system, can report unusually high or low readings for the individual accounts within the system. This report can be very effective at flagging questionable usage. The"Consumption" report provided will also show meter rollovers and consumption amounts in the chosen meter reading resolution. Optional FlexServer Platform Additionally, Renton may use the optional Sensus FlexServer platform to trap questionable readings and notify utility personnel automatically, as well as the consumers themselves. Alerts can be set up which identify specific criteria for each account, or for all accounts within a specific group(such as "residential meters"for example). A threshold (either a Cubic Foot amount per day, week, month, etc, or a dollar amount(determined by City of Renton water rates) can be set up and notifications generated based on these criteria. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 95 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System v.6.m: Traps Formuestionable Readings. Describe any system capabilities to validate meter readings for reasonableness, unusually high or low readings, and potential meter rollovers. `Hunter Home Water Savings is now in effect with 10%reduction. ''— Prepay �Usage SEns�s — Y IT ,h F If the cost of my daily Water Usage o ;, is more than: Alerts Then notify me rtia my: • Email: john.smith@gmail.com • Home Phone: (704}905-5852 Mobile Phone: (704}456-3316 t Back .� L � v.6n. Meter Reading System Performance Assessment And Diagnostic Toots. Describe any tools available to assess the performance of the system and to .diagnose problems; e.g., radio transmission strength l problems, battery fife status, etc. • Technical Specification 1 • • • `+� �ii�j • • ►iLl Liitri L.:W.I Vlf Showing meters 1 to 100 of 2414 >>. READ.30D1 24HR TSCR'. I1L4Y LASI:LASI RIS RJLW GAP DIR.BLS MY P-!1! kffz DST TS��t MR 7116' X6fI BUD BUD GAP M1 READ ID/7rye Date_Inst' % t ''f+ `CN'T-&%M SN7R NOISE 2-SIG:Ofst. (111) RP RI LNT ]1[ODE AIMIS:CT7'OTHR DBE 'MS MS..MS A.A. - •. .-•. A. .. t. A 'A. A:. A. 1. ♦. �. - A. •.. ♦. �. 2414 041709 1000 78.7 0 303 6' 00 L344-1 01 08. 1` 1Hlt 43 Hit. 1 9 : 0 0' 11.0 3.6, 3.8 ------.. _ (173) hepo•it09t9528 w- ]2'00.98 1000 76.9_ 0 24� 97 OD 12891.4 00 14 I: 1HR RiBM�MMITM 120: 0 1. 15.0 14 1.4 .---- lqp.10966784 w: 1214408' 100.0. 79.7: 0. 31-71 , 0_0 20.611.4 02 10: 1; I HR 5 HR 122; 0 l� 15.0 3.41 3.4 9dion.10960936 W. 1000' 943 0 234: .0.0. 00 19.7x11.0, 01- 10 1; 1 H 5HRj 131 0 1 14.0 191 1.9 -:. 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Renton can view the entire meter deployment, and show different conditions by specific color and icon, including signal-to-noise ratio, high meter latency, cut wires or other alarms, low reading interval success, raw transmit success, and transmit mode used. Renton can also view transmission routes from all deployed meters. This information can be used to help tune the system. Copyright@ 2009 United Pipe&Supply 97 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • o . . . . QD QD Goo Iw 4 T a+ R ,z� f~�, r� ' �'�...'^�a Q�� F`,�Y •.%�� j�;;y a-_.f �"i �' S4-�'- �' Figure 59: FlexNet Deployment Map { - Figure 60: FlexNet Deployment Map Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 98 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System • Technical Specification All meter performance statistics are also available on the FlexNet deployment map by clicking on the specific meter icon. This brings up all diagnostic information that is transmitted by the SmartPoints and stored on the RNI. TGB performance can also be viewed by clicking on the TGB Icon(s)on the deployment map. Information provided includes: • Messages received last hour and over 30 days ` Noise floor and illegal in-band interference Y: • Specific TGB Alarms(power fail, door open, possible tamper, low battery) • High message latency from TGB(may indicate TCP/IP backhaul issue) TGB History Graph, showing all transmissions, noise and other events TGB History Screen w The TGB History Screen shows all transmissions received, noise, illegal in-band interference, as well as alarm events sent from the TGB(s) in the network. I TGBs Rcfiesh 1140 , • I ,� .� _ .. ... VNe I£astRedPeak.Rerw _» taw... .... ., -...._ ... ...:....... ......�.. i ' f I Zoom Level I. Rese:Zo and Focus - Visible Data O Tater. Ra,ro Data w - i Z=1 D—"OCPC Tew aso- OAckTx GCmdTi 7 It [JBaddp OD—t Apa i - (]HaoSI O�oiu i 1 SNonn;d - ONo6e so; OCSI C-Noise r,. TIV sr •Mn yea . ..r: s:n r.. -ti.: sx 1�r.. ve rd &, rue r�u Ong 0— R:e 0-V 0sw Q,]. 0*m 0G21 4:,A bert IICV3 Nw3 Mx•T 1MI rbrT W_0 B1 $ �.3haise '< NcNC serard 7" ! OP.Load O Tee span •ppr OpM —N." Bwf1 Y iIW3rli:tl°IR -- r __eev5 —CEI . nia•r —e41 ae st+se - OT. Aek CToi9 Cmd —Buddyv_.W1 CMT OExterml Temp AtNbp Figure 61: TGB History Screen Overall System Graphs The Overall System Graphs provide a picture of the entire system performance at a glance. There are nine graph types which you can select, and are described in detail below.The default graph type is Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 99 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification Average SNR vs. Overall Throughput for all deployed meters and towers. To display information for a specific meter or tower, click on the For TGB drop-down menu and select either a location or a specific TGB. Sample graphs include: • Average SNR vs. Overall Throughput: This scatter plot shows the Average SNR versus the Overall Throughput. Intuitively, there are some expected behaviors which indicate how the system is performing. Distance to Closest TGB vs. Overall Throughput: This is graph is similar to the Average SNR vs. Overall Throughput scatter plot except the distance is being observed.There are some intuitive conclusions here as well. It makes sense that the further away the meter is, the lower the throughput will be • SNR vs. MaxRG (1 day): The SNR versus MaxRG (1 day)scatter plot shows, over a 30-day window, the biggest gap within the last day. MaxRG is the largest gap between two read bearing messages • SNR vs. MaxRG (7 days): The SNR versus MaxRG (7 days)scatter plot shows, over a 30-day window, the biggest gap within the last seven days. MaxRG is the largest gap between two read bearing messages • SNR vs. MaxRG (24 Hour Data Only): The SNR versus MaxRG (24 Hour Data Only)scatter plot shows the biggest gap within the last 24 hours. MaxRG is the largest gap between two read bearing messages • SNR vs. Hours Stale(32 Hours): The SNR versus Hours Stale(32 Hours)scatter plot indicates how long ago a read bearing message was received within the last 32 hours • SNR vs. Days Stale(7 days): The SNR versus Days Stale (7 Days) scatter plot indicates how long ago a read bearing message was received within the last seven days • SNR vs. Buddy Client Count: The SNR versus Buddy Client Count scatter plot indicates the number of different meters for which the buddy meter has forwarded messages • Stale Meter Histograms: The Stale Meter Histograms illustrate how the system is doing as a whole. The histograms indicate the number of meters stale within the last four hours. The blue bars of the histogram represent the actual number of stale meters within the last four hours. The grey bars represent the theoretical number of stale meters based on an equation which calculates the percentage of messages that can be expected. To view the stale meter count, move the mouse over the bars. For more detailed statistics and information, click on the blue bars Overall System Profile On a continuous basis, the collected data is analyzed against performance thresholds defined in FlexWare. The sum of all defined thresholds creates an overall performance profile. These profiles define acceptable performance characteristics on a given element type. Profiles can specify Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 100 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification . . . performance characteristics across multiple collection periods to catch intermittent problems that are not typically severe enough to cause a major performance problem. When thresholds defined in FlexWare are exceeded, an alert in the GUI is raised. Thresholds may be defined for any performance parameters available for analysis within FlexWare. Profiles are defined using distinct parameters for electricity, gas and water. The FlexWare diagnostics system raises and presents alerts to allow network operators to take meaningful and informed action when required. When alert conditions change or abate, FlexWare diagnostics modifies or clears the alert. FlexNet Meter Performance Tracking The FlexNet system tracks the following parameters for every meter in the system: Read Interval Success (RIS):A measure of read interval success. RIS is a percentage that is calculated by taking the"Number of Read Intervals Received"divided by"Number of Read Intervals Expected"over a given time period, multiplied by 100 to arrive at a percentage. A read interval is based on the sample rate of a FlexNet radio. If a FlexNet radio is configured to sample the meter reading every hour, then the number of intervals expected is 24. RIS is typically calculated using the past 30 days of message traffic to give an overall picture of interval success °} Raw Transmit Success(RAW): A measure of raw transmits success. With FlexNet, the read sample rate and transmit rates are typically decoupled. Sample rate may be hourly, while transmit rate maybe four times per day. Each transmission contains up to seven (7)days of hourly reading history. Raw transmit success is a measure of transmit success divided by transmit attempts, multiplied by 100 to arrive at a percentage. It is possible for a meter to have a very low RAW percentage and still maintain a 100% Read interval success. This is due to the reading history included with every transmission. s Signal to Noise Ratio(SNR): Compares the level of a desired signal (in this case the transmission of read data)to the level of background noise. Meters with a higher SNR to the tower will provide meter reads more reliably than meters with weaker SNR values. An extremely week SNR is considered 8 db or lower, a weak SNR will range from 8 to 10 db, a moderate SNR will be 10 to 12 db and a good SNR will be above 12 db. GIS Meter Data A report containing the GIS coordinates of every meter in the system can be generated at any time. • Latitude: The latitude as reported by the meter. (The endpoint is programmed with this information during installation and setup and re-transmits it regularly to ensure that it is maintained in the database) • Longitude: The longitude as reported by the meter. (The endpoint is programmed with this information during installation and setup and re-transmits it regularly to ensure that it is maintained in the database) Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply '101 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification Other Monitoring & Health Reports FlexWare includes many additional monitoring and health reports, including: • Statistics Reports • SNR Histograms • Time Between TX Histograms o • Signal Metrics History Graphs • Missed Message/Throughput History Graphs ' • SNR Time Plots • Time Plots • TGB Status • Overall System Statistics • Message Counts Diagnostics Summary FlexWare enables monitoring, control, and testing of all AMI network communications elements throughout Renton's AMI network. FlexWare supports Renton's needs by providing a common architectural framework for integrating AMI network management processes (alarm notification, system maintenance, user.administration, command and control, reporting, and generic notification services) across a common user interface. Renton can benefit from the simple architecture, reliable performance and flexible reporting to maintain optimal performance of the AMI network. • - L:3 :1LUi11:�:1c•�r.• 9 rR �LLI.•a11 • - • • G!J-W 1 ELKO-ji-• i • • 7 - Emom I • -ti • • •r Sensus will comply with all requirements in this section. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 102 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • • - • WA/vi-/iM.MI� • 1�• • ��•{��]��{�� • • 1Wi.6�.i.i►p�I��}�'f��. • • • • jy� • • • • ►iYJ�AAiV�i/�aii�ytil�(i..f�]�/��y[��,] 1MiL�./�.I�fM�(W��] ...•" , .. .!1i/�Y- • • • •. � • ,• �i4riA.AY.Vl 6L4Vl��liii/ Sensus will comply with all requirements in this section as they pertain to the Sensus software applications. The software license and warranty for the FlexWare software shall remain in effect as long as Renton maintains a FlexNet support contract with Sensus. Additional workstation licenses are available at no charge, unless they exceed the number of Client Access Licenses (CALS) for the Microsoft products running in conjunction with the FlexWare software (Microsoft Server and SQL Server). Sensus will provide 25 CALS for each Microsoft application, and will provide additional CALS if they are required by the City of Renton. Sensus will transfer all third party software licenses to Renton upon system delivery. OEB 4' - • - . �. . • • - �atLM210D 71-k ni it . • - . . Sensus will comply with all requirements in this section. • • - ag • • • All the software is furnished with the system. All Software licensing and support(with the exception of Red Hat after the initial 3 year period) is included in the system purchase price and the FlexNet support contract proposed. All software licenses will be transferred to the City or Renton upon system delivery. The City of Renton will be responsible for maintaining licenses of third party applications after the initial license periods expire. SOFTWARE VERSION 1 Apache Tomcat Version 5.5.20 2 Java Version 1.5.0 3 JMS/Active MQ Version 4.0.1 Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 103 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification 4 ntpd Version 3.9 5 Open LDAP Version 2.3.27 6 Open SSH Version 4.4 7 Perl Version 5.8.8 8 PostgreSQL Version 8.1.4 9 Spring Framework Version 2.0 10 Apache HTTP Server Version 2.2.3 11 copSSH Version 1.3.10 12 cURL Version 7.15.5 13. ka-Map Version 1.O.bl 14 Postfix Version 2.3 Patch 3 15 PostGIS Version 1.1.4 ( 16 Samba Version 3.0.23c 17 Sarissa Version 0.9.7.1 18 SVN Version 1.4 19 UMN Map Server Version 4.10.0 20 VNC Version 3.3.3 R1 21 MS SQL Server 2003 or 2005 Enterprise Edition 22 MS Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (64 bit) 23 RedHat Linux RedHat Enterprise 24 Big Brother or Version 3.1 HP Open View Version 7.51 or newer 25 Red-Gate SQL Backup or Standard Edition Veritas Netbackup Version 6.0 or newer 26 Chart Director Redistribution Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 104 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System v.6s: `Interface With GIS. The City's enterprise geographic Information System (GIS) is ESRI ArcGIS Server 9.3 (underlying RDBMS is MS SQL Server Enterprise Edition). Indicate what capabilities, if any, the AMR System has to interface integ to with the City's GIS with regard to meter or premise iocation. For example, can the transmitter radios report their coordinates to the central database/ user interface? If so, in what coordinate system / projection ! Datum andowhat accuracy? All FlexNet endpoints are programmed with their specific GIS coordinates upon activation. This is used to help locate the endpoints and also for use with the diagnostic mapping tools available in the FlexWare software described above. The endpoints regularly transmit their GIS coordinates to the T � -- Sys !' ; V 4 �� ca•- ,~ �Z T w.-y, .��e: 1 -yJ- .Yya! r-+.,�r�...... ..►- •Honol yluir F} -.af4•• r,.,,;i.'., y:r 4.y' ./ . i—rl:.hlo(T.GBlink?MD)r-.,<QF ' �J �J'r'f�d.y� s•_� :r}f�.�'•� / � . �..^ r-�.y M>.✓fir✓ �♦� Prince Kuhoc:� k• a.3j a}'w.s"CGS �,/` L� _?7��`��.c.:Y/: s?a' S�� •�=tyF .` r�.' •cd �,,rr mr.� �"°•,�, �."�..__s Y:bar-�,,..-ars:.#;,^,_ ,,,!�'.�',ee?.:$.d:tr: Y n !,�. r,P��...,;y "°`R gym`'••.c'�......eo•.ie A*- v 6 sInterface With GIS. The City's enterprisevge�ographic Information System (GIS)Ais ESRIArc GIS Server 9.3 (underlying RDBMS is MS SQL Server Enterprise Ed on). Indicate what capabilities, if any, the AMR System has to interface ntegrate withal City's GIs with regard to meter or premise location. For a. le, can the transmitter radios report their coordinates to the central database / user interface? if so, in what coordinate system!projection / Datum andto what accuracy? � rO a• 0 0 i � ' 00lO V.6 t: Theksystem software should provide statistical reports on the usage of the productThesystem must incorporate detailed incitlent reporting and logging featureMethods ofmong system performance shall be included. Technical Specification x . Sensus fully complies with the requirements in this section. All production software updates are a thoroughly tested by the Sensus Systems Engineering group prior to release in production form. Sensus maintains a number of different software test environments which utilize live data feeds from deployed TGBs. All software updates and patches, enhancements, firmware updates and endpoint firmware updates are thoroughly tested prior to release on production systems. Sensus AMR Support <' engineers typically install all updates and patches remotely via secure VPN connection. ;w FlexNet fully complies with the requirements in this section. . % GEM, � • �'- `�:1J.1S:.15 • • • � - - • - • 1.LI:.l11J GiltJ��ta31.t'Ltl�7�'L�C7.:�.'7tJ Sensus and United Pipe and Supply are not proposing a hosted RNI,-but that is an option open to the City of Renton if desired. Sensus and United Pipe are happy to discuss hosting options with the City of Renton at any time. FSee Appendix A, Section 4 for RNI Software warranty. v.7. Documentation - The City must be provided with all documentation needed to install, operate, and maintain the AMR system and all of its components. Documentation must serve both for training and reference, and must be kept up to date with any system or software upgrades or corrections. ,f k ,,-y Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 107 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System . Technical Specification + •�+y�QiT�X�3.{}��} �• �•.�- • • F3�3ED[�E'�3 tQ'T�3-3 • • - C•Ti C� • . . l.LlC7 1145V.fLill:� ' . - �T • - . - - . 1 - - D - . . + Sensus will fully comply with the requirements in this section. P' h U�-+ • y' • - ll�iill:.Gl,Cb- � • • J�j'L�13 , • • �61=�7.5U�J�J� sus will fully comply with the requirements in this section. Sensus will fully comply with the requirements in this section. Sensus will notify Renton prior to performing any software or firmware updates, and full release notes will be made available to Renton. Additionally, updated documentation will be released along with all major revisions and updates. v.8. Training — The City requires training of all appropriate staff sufficient to enable them to effectively operate and maintain the system. To be effective, the City requires that training curriculum be provided in advance, that training be accompanied by course workbooks and materials, that training be provided by experienced instructors, and that all training be accompanied by tests or hands- on evaluation to ensure City employees or agents have absorbed the content of the training. The City will designate one or more City employees that the System Vendor will train on all aspects of the AMR system and will become the lead trainer(s) for the City. • •1 3'UD M • 1j . 11 - Comply—The training will be performed before installation of SmartPoints begins. Installation of a TGB l and RNI will be erformed prior to training so that training can be provided using a lives stem within Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 108 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System v.8a. Prerequisite To tnstailation. Training must be sufficient to prepare the City staff>to fully and completely administer and maintain the system without further reliance on System Vendor staff beyond normal assistance covered by maintenance agreement. The City requires that its staff be trained prior to the commencement of installation service work performed by its Contractor. v.8b. Training On The AMR System Equipment. The System Vendor must prrovide training to City staff on any and at[ AMR system equipment,whether provided by the System Vendor or purchased by the City{including the control computer and database) after it is insta[[ed, tested and a(Tepted by the City. b' Training must use real data from the City's own system. v:8:c. Location.Ail training shall be done at the City's offices and facilities, or in the Feld. v:8.d. Training Curriculum. System Vendor must provide thorough training in each of the following areas for the designated number of people. v:8e. Training Aids. User training will include detailed documentation and reference materials for each end-user. System Vendor must provide trainees' workbooks, training aids{including software and videotapes),and system technical manuals prior to or during the training session. V.8 f I Supplemental Training. System Vendor must provide a schedule of costs ,. for addition-'L raining3beyond the initial training proposed contained in the Cost Proposal Technical Specification . • , • tW L�.C7.5 training facility located in our headquarters in Raleigh, NC. The Center includes a 20-person training room and has an operational FlexNet network for live and interactive training. FlexNet training sessions are held on a regularly scheduled basis, and include a variety of different topics from endpoint installation to system administration. Refresher training performed by Sensus and United Pipe and Supply Technical Sales personnel may '. not carry any additional costs. This can include software training, meter and endpoint installation training, and other system administration training. Follow-up phone and web-based training by Sensus AMR Support Engineers is also typically included in the standard FlexNet support agreement outlined in this proposal. If Renton wishes to schedule on-site follow-up training by Sensus AMR Support Engineers beyond the on-site training provided with system delivery, this is available at$1,500 per day per instructor. Sensus fully complies with the requirements in this section. $ - . • • - � Sensus fully complies with the requirements in this section. Sensus FlexNet instructors are Sensus employees and are highly qualified AMR Support Engineers with an average of 10 years or more of service with the company. Sensus instructors are the same z: individuals who provide phone and web based support for the FlexNet system. They are very highly skilled individuals who are very familiar with all Sensus AMR and AMI systems. Sensus instructors will not perform other duties while conducting training, and resumes of instructors will be -provided to Renton upon request prior to the system training. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 110 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System v.8.i. Testing. The System Vendor must create and design tests to determine the level of comprehension of the subject matter presented to the participants. The System Vendor must submit tests to the City for review and approval. Participants that score less than 75%wilt be retrained by the System Vendor at no additional cost to the City. If the City participant should fail to pass the second test, the City and the System Vendor will determine the reason for the failure. Should failure be a result of System Vendor trainer issues, the System Vendor willprovide a different trainer and be responsible for subsequent training at no aclditionat cost to the City. 48.j. Evaluation. The System Vendor must provide evaluation forms for each training session conducted to solicit feedback from participants regarding the training. At the Nt� p-1 0157digc—reti on, training sessions that appear to be inadequate will be repea#ed at NoTand ditional cost to the City. v:8.k. UserGroup Conferences. For the period fro m the effective date of the AMR Sys#em contract until the date of final system acceptance,the System Vendor wilt rovide the City with up to five (5) complementary registrations for any User Group Conferences or similar training activities designed to increase the training and proficiency in the use of the System Vendor's AMR system equipment and software.The City will be responsible for all other costs of attendance. The :System Vendor must provide the City with sixty{6i?) days notice of such conferences. Comply. Ongoing Training and Support AMI Technical Services is staffed to provide technical support and follow-up training for the system through the warranty period and on an annual maintenance contract basis. Sensus Customer Services staff acts as a single point-of-contact for Renton and support staff are available for additional training by phone or in person during the system lifetime. Support is available via a toll-free number and on-site support is available as required. For customers who require additional support, we can provide custom support services under an extended service contract. Customer Training: Sensus University deployed networks in North America. Part of this commitment is provided via the-Serisus University. Sensus University is a dedicated AMI f Technical Specification arm • ��G�Q tom- • - • • �• t7f�C�i �Cfl'�J3�11�3 training facility located in our headquarters in Raleigh, NC. The Center includes a 20-person training room and has an operational FlexNet network for live and interactive training. FlexNet training sessions are held on a regularly scheduled basis. Sensus Users Conference The conference is held normally in November. It is an opportunity to see new and existing products. Maximize efficiency of current operations through maintenance and troubleshooting classes. Gather valuable information and contacts from other SENSUS users. SEFISUS 0 allz�'MR-Offir- O 0 0--Ogff EK NEE a- R" Am a' a. 's 6Y } farm,g. FlexNet End Users Group The FlexNet end users have established an organization to share ideas and best practices with each other to make their operations the best they can be. This group is operated and run by Sensus users. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 112 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • � t�.C1�I • • • ,�� r�• l�- . - . . � 1�- ' T- ' - �•r�1�tJ.�Lit1�GJl.WS • � ' .i 2 - . . Co - ��" - ma Additional Support All program, customer and training documentation will be supplied and kept up to date during the r program lifecycle. Sensus provides an annual software maintenance program with a release schedule and upgrades. Training for new releases and products will be provided if required. v.9. Support— The System Vendor must provide on-site and telephone support as needed by the City over the estimated 20-year life of the system to ensure its proposed performance. As this support will be requested when software or equipment malfunctions, response must be rapid, accurate and efficient. off .i: All new FlexNet systems receive Standard Support free for the first year of operation; Premium '. . Support is available for an additional cost as described in Section viii, Appendix 8. After the first year of �`. operation, Renton may choose to extend coverage under Premium Support or Alternate Service ' Pricing. Participation in Premium Support is strongly recommended for maximum cost effectiveness. Standard or optional Premium Support coverage begins upon completion of MDM training. Sensus will comply with the requirements in this section. For additional details, please refer to Section viii, Appendix 8 regarding Sensus FlexNet Annual Maintenance Agreement. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 113 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification 6-Mn u 2A ba=U_ I M TM MOM Types of Problems/Problem Severity Response Time Any Issues 15 Minutes or less average # (Provided by Sensus Metering ` Systems) OEM RE�3 - • -/yam •��4L,i�.S1w��ri,] - • • ' �4RJ1.►.A7.i • ...: .: � - • . • �L71[Jf(.7i 77:T.1[r7 • . - 47...1:/��Vi.Yj f • . { . - . �l./!Ca�111 a • { { • Li1�I - 1 • - �MYi►/Y�/r�Mr�.I�� M�+W��}��(�� • • �`��`+� • - f •, • f � f f • f V.Lf.►;1.AJ W.�:iL 4Lfl..:ti/�� Types of Problems/Problem Severity Response Time Any critical system issue not solved via On site technician within 48 hours telephone support (Provided by Sensus Metering Systems) fly *11"i SRI• . ` = The FlexNet system is the most reliable AMI system available on the market today. This has been r demonstrated at more than 172 individual utility deployments in North America. Sensus has shipped ` more than 3 Million FlexNet endpoints to date, and deployed more than 400 TGBs. 4: One of the highlights of the FlexNet system is the extremely low number of collection points required to cover Renton's service area. Since there are very few TGBs deployed, this radically reduces the amount of preventative maintenance that must be performed to keep the system running. This also radically lowers the number of backhaul connections required, which lowers long term system costs dramatically. In fact, Sensus has demonstrated a better than 10 to 1 coverage ratio to other systems, meaning that for every 10 backhaul connections required by other systems, only 1 will be required for FlexNet. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 114 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification • n oil xiw• . F Preventative maintenance provisions for the TGBs include: • Monitoring backhaul connection status (facilitated by FlexNet automated system monitoring } alerts) • Check email regularly for FlexNet ONMS alerts issued by the system a r Checking transceiver fans and filters and clean if necessary(recommended every 6 months) • Checking fans for smooth operation (recommended every 6 months) • Checking backup battery terminals for corrosion (recommended every 6 months) • Check for warning lights and tighten any loose nuts or bolts (recommended every 6 months) • Verifying RF antenna cabling and antenna is secure (recommended every 6 months) g • Checking emergency intake and exhaust fan filters—Outdoor TGBs only(recommended every 6 months) ,,, • Checking and cleaning the Air Conditioner Condenser Intake filter (located outside of unit) — Outdoor TGBs only; the TGB will issue an alarm if this filter becomes clogged and condenser temperatures rise above 170°F. (recommended every 6 months) '' • Testing emergency intake and exhaust fans — Outdoor TGBs only (recommended every 6 months) • Checking results of automated backup battery tests — Outdoor TGBs only (recommended x`yw every 6 months). • Replacing TGB backup batteries (approximately every 10 years). Preventative Maintenance for the RNI/Software includes: • Checking system throughput(recommended monthly or as desired) • Checking for latest 3`d party software patches and updates — i.e. Microsoft (recommended every 6 months or via automated updates) ti Checking for latest Sensus software updates (recommended yearly or as desired). Sensus includes all software updates as part of the FlexNet support contract proposed. Sensus support staff will perform all software updates remotely via secure VPN with Renton's permission. See Section viii, Appendix 9 — "AMI-453 Tower Gateway Base Station Maintenance" for more information regarding TGB preventative maintenance. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 115 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification r � � � � ��' � � � C=J1^_1 X7111- � � W.I./►/\.iii..M.f A • :. . • �•h W•.hM7.Fi..rA.Wi/Y..iW�i.�Fr+i/1Ari►1 A r•i iVirVW.y 1L ft1.o1�.r6W.l�TO..r r�•Li,J..ii,.i iV��R1//W'/'I`./►/.Y W►r� a . ��e Lwn • r alD, - • 4.W 1.LLi/YViiiii►i The FlexNet system is the most robust and reliable AMI network available today. The system is trusted and used by large investor owned utilities such as Portland General Electric(850,000 services), r; Southern Company (4 Million Services) and Alliant Energy(1.4 Million Services). The FlexNet system ;r is designed to prevent data loss for up to 7 days, even in the event of a total collection system failure. No other system provides this level of redundancy and reliability. The Sensus support contract provides for an on-site technician within 48 hours of problem notification, if the issue cannot be solved via remote support provisions. This includes TGB hardware failures. Additionally, Sensus provides regionally stocked spares for equipment such as TGB transceivers, RNI r J servers, and endpoint programming equipment. All work will be performed by Sensus technicians, relieving Renton of this responsibility. Sensus maintains regional support offices via its partner USA Mobility (including offices in Seattle, WA) to provide rapid and effective system hardware support if needed. AMR System Equipment Response Time 4 Any required system hardware including Will be shipped within 48 hours of TGB transceivers, endpoint programming notification of issue equipment, RNI servers (preloaded with required software). v.10. Payment—The City will make payment on systems and equipment that meet the requirements of, and have been accepted by, the City. Acceptance will be based upon demonstration that the system components under consideration for payment have been placed into full operation to include meter reading data being successfully being passed to the utility billing system (CIS) in production mode and other monitoring / trending /alerting I analysis functions being successfully used in production I operational mode. An invoicing format acceptable to the City will be determined during contract negotiations. After contract award, and prior to the Pre-Deployment meeting, the System Vendor shall submit a preliminary cost-loaded schedule to the City for review and comments. Prior to the Pre-Deployment meeting the City shall provide System Vendor with comments on the preliminary cost-loaded schedule. The cost-loaded schedule will be finalized at the Pre-Deployment meeting (or shortly thereafter) and will be used as the basis of partial payments during system deployment. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 116 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification United Pipe&Supply will comply with the requirements in this section. v.11. Project Staffing — The success of this Project is critical to the operation of the City. Describe the organization structure that the System Vendor will provide to support this project. Name the personnel that are planned to be assigned to the Project, their roles and responsibilities. Provide a list of project staff's experience in delivering projects of similar size and scope. For a project similar to the City of Renton the following personnel were used, due to the number of new and ongoing projects there may be minor substitutions: Profeiis lonaL, Marltet Role ' Trainin ' Ex erience .: PMP 30 years Randy Arntson Project Manager, Sensus Metering Systems Project Mgmt RF Comms. RF Engineering PMP 9 years Rob Cawyer IT Lead, Sensus Metering Systems Six Sigma Database ITIO Operations Integration Water Territory Manager, Sensus Metering 13 years Erik Ongstad Systems Miller Heiman AMI/AMR Metering Applications 16 years Arthur Burns Miller Heiman Electronics Engineer, Sensus Metering Systems Metering Ryan Miller Heiman Carnathan AMI/AMR Specialist, United Pipe and Supply Electrical 3 years Engineer v.12. Deployment Plan — Prior to the Pre-Deployment meeting, the City in conjunction with the System Vendor will develop a detailed deployment plan. The System Vendor must participate in these meetings, whose costs will be included in the equipment prices furnished in the Cost Proposal (Step 2 of the evaluation process). Describe in general terms the process that the System Vendor takes in deploying a project similar to the City's Project. As indicated above in Item 3(h), the City intends to conduct an initial deployment phase of approximately 750 accounts in a concentrated area of the City to test the AMR system and installation services policies, procedures and control systems. The System Vendor must be an integral part of this initial phase of work. For Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 117 • City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System - I Technical Specification �I r those Respondents short-listed and advancing in to Step 2 of the evaluation process, the entire cost of the System Vendor for participating in the initial phase shall be included in the Cost Proposal developed as part of Step 2. Sensus Project Management Services Sensus will provide project management services in accordance with the legal agreement between the parties which will include coordination and support to the customer utility as outlined below. Project Management Services include: • Pre-deployment planning and customer review meetings • Project schedule development _ • Project coordination with Sensus' supply chain and all subcontractors to include facilitating equipment order placement and fulfillment • Advise on TGB site preparation (electrical, mechanical, communications) • Tower Gateway Base Station (TGB) installation and commissioning • Regional Network Interface(RNI) installation and commissioning • Commissioning of the Communication link between the TGB and RNI • Testing of the data transfer to the customer billing system • RNI Server setup and configuration • Training sessions for installers and FlexWare system operators. • Facilitate customer acceptance testing of the FlexNet system (phased acceptance) in accordance with the mutually developed Customer Acceptance Test(CAP) Plan. Sensus Project Management Criteria All projects will be deployed as per the agreed upon criteria outlined in the Sensus Statement of Work (SOW)and/or Contract/Agreement. A summary of the criteria is listed below: • The PM will coordinate the Sensus system acceptance test with the customer according to the criteria identified and agreed upon in the CAP for each milestone of the project. The PM will manage commissioning, optimization and acceptance of the project by phase or site. A phase or site is defined as a specific geographically bounded area or meter quantity by route, district, trip or area of such proportion that the advantages of the FlexNet system of network devices and buddy meters can function properly to support good systems performance. • As each phase/site is deployed,the customer accepts that phase or site and thereby assumes all future systems optimization, maintenance, equipment replacements, etc. Sensus Project Management Phased Activity Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 118 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System • Technical Specification Sensus will work closely with Renton to establish the installation project plan, project deliverables, accountabilities, communications planning and project acceptance. We utilize our standard operational philosophy and approach through to Project Acceptance and Closure; combining the benefits of best practices and local management. Our approach ensures day-to-day supervision and ongoing coordination at the highest levels within Sensus. Phased activity highlights include: • Project Award Notification • Assemble Project Packet • Purchase Order Contract and Addendums • System Design Documents • Propagation Study • Project Related Sales Information • Customer and Sensus Contact Information Pre-Deployment Planning • Preliminary Setup& Planning • Develop/refine Scope of Project • Document Deliverables in a time phased matrix • Prop Study Validation Assume lead times for tower lease agreements • Develop TGB Installation Scope of Work Review&Adjust Network Design • Internal Project Meetings with Manufacturing &IT PM • Review Equipment Orders with Purchasing Define Preliminary Schedule • Customer Kick-Off Meeting • Review Project Installation Process • Discuss Deployment Plan &Schedule - • Understand Customer Expectations • Discuss Billing System Interface Review System Acceptance Criteria • Agree to Training Requirements Network Deployment Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 119 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification Coordinate Install Antennae&Coax Cables on Towers • Install TGBs at determined sites-(1 —Week per TGB) • Establish Link to Head-End RNI via backhaul channel selected by the Utility o DSL,GPRS Modem, POTS, etc. RNI(Head-End)Deployment Coordinate • Install RNI Servers in Customer's Data Center • Establish Network Communications to TGBs • Establish Remote Access Thru Firewall for Tech Support Establish User Accounts • Establish Data Exchange with Customer Billing System Installer Training Train Installers on: • Handheld Operation • Proper Endpoint Installation • Proper Documentation of Work Orders • Verification of Endpoint Activation • Troubleshooting Endpoint Issues • Safety& Security • Quality Audits of Installations End Point Installation Customer or Contractor Installs Endpoints Sensus is Responsible for: • Delivering Product to Match Install Schedule • Monitoring QA of Installer's Work • Monitoring System Read Performance • Establish Process to Get Daily List of Installed Meters • Establish eRMA Process System Optimization(Post Deployment) Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 120 City f Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System tY 9 Y • • Technical Specification • Evaluate network performance • Change any non-performing meters Re-program radios to different modes • Install repeaters-as required • Install additional TGBs , FNPs or FRPs-if required to meet agreed upon system goals • Run acceptance test-per phase System Acceptance Test • Criteria development • System Hardware Installed • Performance Testing A sample deployment plan of similar size to Renton is attached as Section viii, Appendix 7. v.13. Quality Control — The City is expecting the System Vendor to design and furnish an AMR system that has an estimated operating life of 20 years requiring a minimum of repair, maintenance and replacement due to design, materials, and workmanship failures. Describe the quality control policies and procedures that the System Vendor has adopted to ensure quality system design, manufacturing, component sourcing and any other aspect that affect the serviceability and useful life of the equipment and software that will be furnished for the Project. Also describe the failure analysis process that is used when product is returned. Sensus utilizes FMEA for analysis of potential failure modes within a specific product for classification by severity or determination of the effect of failures on the product. It is primarily used from an electrical and mechanical perspective of a product in various phases of the product life cycle. Sensus defines failure modes as any errors or defects in a product or process, design, or item, especially those that affect the customer, and can be potential or actual. Sensus has dedicated resources assigned to support this production at its design centers and on site at the CEM locations. All Sensus facilities are ISO 9001 certified. Sensus also has a new, extensive Quality Assurance and Reliability labs up and running to ensure quality products are delivered to the customer and process are maintain on the factory floor. All processes associated with production of the SmartPoint Radios are verifiable and Sensus conducts routine audits to ensure compliance with the quality standards. In addition to the personnel additions to the quality team, additional resources are being added to the manufacturing engineering and CEM management teams this fiscal year. All products are subject to accelerated life testing to 90%confidence before shipment as well as calculated MTBF during design stages. This is performed by elevated temperature over time on a specific number of products. Currently, Sensus captures all field failures within a database controlled by customer service which we utilize to determine potential systemic issue that need to be analyzed further through means of root cause analysis and testing. If an issue is determined to be present, it would be Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 121 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification handled through corrective actions and proper steps would be taken to address these issues within the customer environment to minimize any possible impact to the network. Sensus also performs HALT testing early in our design process to find weak area's within our designs and address them early in the design stage. During product reliability testing the products are subject to a number of environmental tests including, but not limited to Temperature, Humidity, Rain, Solar Radiation, Mechanical Shock and Vibration, ESD and Surge as well as corner testing to produce failures to understand our limited of each critical component. v.14. Project Administration -The System Vendor will be required to participate in various meetings from time to time, issue reports, establish and amend delivery schedules and other routine items to administer the Project. Please describe the general plan that the System Vendor will follow regarding project administration issues. The City at its sole discretion may revise the project schedule and timelines or suspend the project due to funding or implementation issues. Sensus will comply with the requirements in this section. Beginning at award of contract, Sensus will provide a Project Manager that will be responsible for the organization and implementation of the Flexhlet deployment. The PM will communicate between city departments, facilitate trainings, coordinate delivery of material, coordinate installation of the RNI and TGB with subcontractors as well as many other duties. As topics come up during the pre-deployment and deployment stages, the PM will communicate with all r.' involved departments to ensure that the correct course of action is taken as desired by Renton. A full description of the project managers' role is described in Section viii, Appendix 10. v.15. System Performance Warranty - The City expects the System Vendor to design and provide an AMR and metering system that reliably and accurately transmits the reading on the water meter along with other information contained in that transmission. The System Vendor must warrant that the system will achieve a 99.5% reading rate, by comparing the number of actual reads received versus the number of reading attempts made at any time reading activity is performed, when the transmitter is installed and the reading equipment is operated and maintained according to the System Vendor's instructions. Propose the System Vendor's plan for addressing equipment failures that result in a reading rate of less than 99.5%. Describe the support that is expected from the City to assist the System Vendor in addressing such failures. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 122 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification Years After Expected Pro-Rata Unit Repair Cost or Unit Preventative Guaranteed Unit is Failure Rate Replacement Replacement(less pro- Maintenance Maximum Installed& (failures/1000 Cost rata warranty adjustment) Program Cost Failure Rate Accepted units/yr) Percentage (e.g.,battery (failures/1000 replacement) unites/yr) 1 5 0% $0.00 $0.00 n/a 2 5 0% $0.00 $0.00 n/a 3 5 0% $0.00 $0.00 n/a 4 5 0% $0.00 $0.00 n/a 5 5 0% $0.00 $0.00 n/a 6 5 0% $0.00 $0.00 n/a 7 5 0% $0.00 $0.00 n/a 8 5 0% $0.00 $0.00 n/a . 9 5 0% $0.00 $0.00 n/a 10 5 0% $0.00 $0.00 n/a Table 1: Meter Interface Unit Failures i Year Expected Failure Rate(failures/ Unit Repair Cost(less warranty Unit Cost of Preventative Maintenance unit/yr) adjustment) Program 1 0 0% $3,000.00 ._ 2 0 0% $3,000.00 3 0 0% $3,000.00 :F 4 0 0% $3,000.00 ;r 5 0 0% $3,000.00 6 0 0% $3,000.00 7 0 0% $3,000.00 fx. 8 0 0% $3,000.00 9 0 0% $3,000.00 7_G{ 10 0 0% $3,000.00 Table 2: Data Collection Unit Failures Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 123 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Technical Specification . . . . JLuo We will use the standard warranty which is one year from the date of shipment. Refer to Section v, w: Appendix A, Section 1 for specifics. We will have to take exception to paying the $100 for each failed component as Sensus will not agree to this. As I am sure you are aware the City of Renton and s Sensus have had a long partnership and I believe that our record of standing behind our product is proven. E Sensus will provide to Renton a replacement SmartPoint at no-charge under the nationally published r warranty for the first 10 years for any SmartPoint as stated in Section v, Appendix A, Section 1. The warranty will cover any non-performing SmartPoint from manufacturing, electrical or battery failure, water intrusion or any other reason as long a no physical damage was done to the SmartPoint. Upon request Sensus will provide root cause analysis report for returned products. Overall quality reports can also be provide upon request should Sensus deem a persistent problem exists across it product line. Section v. Exceptions • United Pipe&Supply and Sensus will have to take an exception to Section v.15.b on page 124. Sensus will not be able to provide a$100 credit for failed radio devices. Sensus will provide to Renton a replacement SmartPoint at no-charge under the nationally published warranty for the first 10 years for any SmartPoint as stated in Section v, Appendix A, Section 1 and will provide the radio at a discounted rate for the remaining,10 years of the 20 year warranty. The warranty will cover any non-performing SmartPoint from manufacturing, electrical or battery failure,water intrusion or any other reason as long a no physical damage was done to the SmartPoint. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 124 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System I ATTACHMENT B, ITEM 2 UNITED , PIPE&SUPPLY ( 1 Branches Throughout The Pacific Northwest JD Wilson August 12,2009 Project Manager City of Renton 1055 S. Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 Dear Mr. Wilson: Thank you for allowing United Pipe& Supply and the Sensus FlexNet system into your considerations for the round 2 analysis of the Renton Automated Meter Reading System RFP. The entire team is excited in presenting and providing the benefits that you have acknowledged in your review of the Sensus FlexNet system. The deployment schedule included has a very detailed outlook of how the system can best serve the cities needs. As you review the documents,you will see the true value of a Primary Use Licensed Frequency and the power that this protection and security can provide. The overall performance of 2 full watts of power, coupled with true 2-Way Full Duplex communication architecture has presented itself very well in phased deployment presented to the City of Renton throughout this response. No other vendor can match the functionality,reliability, flexibility and simplicity that the FlexNet system i offers. The network monitoring and maintenance services,which also includes FlexNet system software maintenance and upgrades,provide the assurance that the system will continue to operate at optimal performance levels for the useful life of the system. We are excited about this opportunity to continue and expand our partnership with the City of Renton and look forward to your feedback on our response. Sincerely, / It L/ Terry Dotson Ryan Carnathan United Pipe & Supply United Pipe& Supply Chief Operating Officer Automated Meter Specialist (503) 209-1821 Mobile (503) 209-2027 Mobile (503) 542-9330 Fax (503)296-2683 Fax (503) 772-6230 Office (503) 772-6007 Office tdotson e unitedpipe.com rcamathan@unitedpipe.com 1 • Step 2 Detailed System Description &Implementation Plan Section 1. Detailed System Description United Pipe&Supply and Sensus are pleased to offer the most powerful fixed based UNITED meter reading system ever developed. Sensus and the City of Renton have had a long and successful relationship for over 20 years. In that time, Renton has gradually PIFE&SUPPLY moved from a manual read environment to a TouchRead and Vehicle RadioRead on a large population of meters, all using Sensus technology. In the last 10 years, the metering industry started to embrace the need for AMR but some wanted more. Sensus answered the calling with the introduction of FlexNet 5 years ago. In that time, the few that wanted more reacted and the financial and operational benefits followed. In the first 5 years of operation, the FlexNet system has proven to be a reliable, simple and flexible infrastructure that will adapt to the ever changing needs of utilities big and small. To date, the Sensus FlexNet system has over 3 million endpoints installed with an additional 10 million scheduled for delivery. With all of the advancements and experience that Sensus and United Pipe &Supply have experienced with identical projects, we are confident that we can provide a mature and stable system. With the advantage of Primary Use Licensed Frequency, Two-Way communication and remote firmware upgrades, the FlexNet system will provide sustainability and adaptability to the constantly changing demands of water meter reading for the entire 20+ year life of the system. 1.1 Equipment& Material TGB— Tower Gateway Base Station The City of Renton will require a very minimal amount of infrastructure with the Sensus FlexNet system. The first part of the system that will be deployed will be the Tower Gateway Base Station (TGB). A total of three (3)TGB's will be required to create an umbrella over the entire service area. Additionally, with the overlapping coverage of the TGB system, each SmartPoint radio attached to a Sensus meter will be heard by an average of 1.5 TGB's. With the All Pass Always technology within the SmartPoint radios, every radio has the capability of being heard by any TGB and is not restricted to a preprogrammed path. This will ensure a very robust system that will able to adapt to the ever changing environment and the rare TGB outage. Each TGB will come housed in a NEMA outdoor enclose that can be installed either outside or inside. The enclosure will come with a transceiver unit, 8-hour battery backup supply, AC unit, heater, GPS antenna and power supply. All of these components will be able to be monitored remotely to manage the TGB's health and performance. The TGB transceiver's software can be monitored and upgraded remotely, either from the City of Renton or from Sensus Support. The antenna of each TGB will be customized for the best fit for the installation. The two most common types of antennas used are the 10'whip antenna or the panel antennas frequently seen on cell phone towers. The Sensus Project Manager will determine the best fit for each installation during the initial site visits after award of contract. ! RNI— Regional Network Interface Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 3 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System 0 Step 2 Detailed System Description &Implementation Plan The City of Renton will be supplied with one (1) RNI system that will be comprised of multiple software packages and two(2) Dell 2950 Blade Servers. The first server, called the Network Controller(NC) handles communications between the TGB network and the Database Server and also acts as the Web Server platform for the FlexWare software. The Database Server(DB) provides the platform for the FlexNet database. The FlexNet RNI also includes a Powervault MD1000 RAID data storage array consisting of 15 73GB Hard Drives for data security. The software that will run on the RNI will come preinstalled on the supplied Dell Servers. This will include all Operating Systems, FlexWare Software, Database Software as well as all diagnostic software for the FlexNet system. All the licensing for the RNI will include 25 Cals that will be owned by the City of Renton. The operation of the RNI will run under a city specified internal web address. This will allow for anyone within the city network to be granted access to all the meter information collected by the FlexNet system. SmartPoint Radios The Sensus FlexNet radio is designed almost the same as the 520R/51 OR MXU radio currently being used by Renton in the Sensus VXU Drive-by system. The housing of the FlexNet 520X/51 OX SmartPoint radio is identical in design and requires the same physical installation as the current radios being used. The differences come when we start to discuss the electronics. The FlexNet SmartPoint radio operates at a 2 Watt transmission level vs. a 200mW level that is currently in use with the Sensus RadioRead MXU. Additionally, the Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint operates on a Primary Use Licensed Frequency that has full protection from the FCC while the Sensus MXU operates on a publically shared band frequency with no FCC protection from outside interference. Coupling the 2 watt power transmission with the Primary Use Licensed Frequency allows Sensus to provide the strongest and most reliable system while requiring the least amount of infrastructure on the market today. The Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint will be supplied in a one port and two port configuration. With the assistance of the Renton staff, it has been determined that we can supply an estimated amount of 14,390 single port SmartPoints and 1,510 dual port SmartPoints. The dual port radio can be utilized for meters that are side-by-side or within close proximity. The meters are required to be within 100 feet of the radio to work correctly, but these distances are not recommended. It is recommended to utilize a dual port when meters are within 6-10 feet from each other. This will ensure a minimum amount of labor for installation while taking advantage of the cost savings of one less SmartPoint radio. The connection to the meter will utilize the current TouchCoupler connection currently in use by the current Sensus MXU's. This connection type will be able to use any current Sensus meter with a TRPL or TouchRead connection installed. This will ensure a waterproof connection over the life of the system. If a direct wired connection is needed for some installations, Sensus can supply a 3-wire configuration that will require a UY2 GelCap connection. For these installations, it is recommended to attach a TRPL end onto the register and utilize the TouchCoupler connection. If Renton needs to replace the register or meter in the future, the city can benefit from the waterproof connection and not rely on the UY2 GelCaps over the life of the system. Field Programming Device Sensus will supply one complete programming device upon delivery of each TGB unit. As part of the no cost service that United Pipe& Supply provides, the City of Renton will have access to several additional loaner FlexNet installation tools for the"just in case"factor. Each unit supplied by Sensus will come with: Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 4 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System 0 Step 2 Detailed System Description & Implementation Plan 1 -AR5501 Sensus Handheld Device(Identical to the AR5001 &AR5002 currently used but with Bluetooth connection and some other advancements) 1 —Commandl-ink Module 1 —AR5006 Charging and Communication Stand The AR5501 Sensus Handheld device looks identical in many ways to the current handhelds being used by Renton.The main operational difference between them is the Bluetooth connection capabilities of the newer handheld. The operational similarities allows for Renton to use these supplied handhelds as part of the meter reading process of all the non FlexNet units alongside the current handhelds. They are fully integratable into the current Sensus AutoRead system. The Commandl-ink Module is the Bluetooth connected device that will activate the SmartPoint radios. The Bluetooth connectivity allows for easy connectivity to multiple devices. It also allows for Renton to perform firmware upgrades as advancements continue to come from the Sensus engineering team. Sensus will supply this unit as an individual part if desired. Many utilities have chosen to utilize existing compatible equipment to produce more field programming devices at a significantly reduced cost. The requirements for a compatible install device are: • Bluetooth Connection Enabled • GPS Receiver • 50MB of free memory • HandHeld or Laptop • Windows Mobile 6/Windows XP/Windows Vista ( Sensus has approved some 3`d party installation field computers that have been used by other utilities with great success. These handhelds include: • Sensus AR5501/AR5502 HHD Trimble Nomad • Juniper Archer FNP— FlexNet Network Portal The FlexNet Network Portal is a simple repeater that is designed to provide a repeated signal for any SmartPoint within its range directly to the TGB. These are typically seen in areas isolated from the main service area or within difficult terrain. The City of Renton will require a total of six(6) units to be deployed as marked on the City of Renton Deployment Schedule. The FNP units only require 120VAC to operate and are typically mounted on any outdoor structure 15' to 25'tall. No hard line communication is required for these standalone devices. The Sensus FlexNet 2-way communication will support all communication required for these devices. As deployment continues, the need for these devices will be reduced. United Pipe& Supply and Sensus is suggesting a phased deployment of each of the three (3)TGB's. As the second and third TGB are installed, some of the hard to reach areas not fully covered by the first TGB will begin to have coverage. At this point, a FNP will no longer be needed for these areas. The City of Renton will then have the option to move the unit to another area or discontinue use. The Sensus Diagnostic maps will assist in determining the need for these units after full deployment. It is recommended to leave all units in service over the life of the system as they will only improve the performance of the system. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 5 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 2 Detailed System Descrip ton &Implementation Plan 1.2 Meter Radio Configurations 520X Pit Set Smart Point Radio The 520X radio is a pit set radio engineered to be mounted through the lid of any material meter box or meter vault lid. This is possible because of the antenna design of the 520X. The lid itself can't be more then 1-3/4"thick with an AMR whole of 1-3/4" in diameter. Any meter box lid currently housing a Sensus RadioRead MXU or Sensus TouchRead pad should not require any modifications for proper installation. Installation of current 520R radios will require unplugging the TRPL sensor from the old radio and plugging it into the new 520X SmartPoint without any modification to connections or cables.Additionally, for current TouchRead services the 520X SmartPoint will take the place of the TRPL sensor in the lid. The TRPL sensor will be plugged into the 520X SmartPoint to complete the installation. Please see Page 50 of the RFP response for further details. The 520X radio is capable of connections using the Sensus TouchCoupler communication or using a 3- wire option. For all Sensus meters, the Sensus TouchCoupler connection is highly recommended for long term water proof protection. The 3-wire option is available for meters that do not currently have a TouchCoupler connection currently available. Both configurations come with an optio n of one or two ports. 51OX Wall Mount Smart Point Radio The 51 OX radio is a wall mount radio engineered to be mounted to a Sensus wall mount Touchpad. These will be found in basements, strip malls and other installations where a meter vault is not appropriate. For installations currently populated with a 51 OR Sensus MXU, a simple removal of the old device is all that is required to install the new 51 OX SmartPoint. The 51OX radio is capable of connections using the Sensus wall mount Touchpad or using a 3-wire option'. Please see Page 51 of the RFP response for further details. 1.3 Communication Between Collectors and Headquarters Server The communication between each TGB and the RNI server is extremely flexible. Each TGB comes standard with a Primary and Secondary backhaul communication port. The primary communication can be accomplished using many different forms such as Fiber Optics,Wireless, Point-To-Point RF, DSL, Phone line, Cable and any other form that uses a static TCP/IP communication method. The secondary communication port is used in periods while the primary communication is down. The optional secondary communication is compatible with a basic 56k modem and provides enough bandwidth for full operation capabilities. In deployment of the Renton TGB sites, both the West Hills Reservoir and Highlands Reservoir will be connected to the existing city fiber optic system for the primary communication. The Rolling Hills Reservoir does not have fiber optic communication at this time. For this installation, a wireless Point-To- Point RF communication will be deployed to provide primary communication back to the RNI. The wireless RF communication is manufactured by AFAR Communications Inc. The model that will be supplied by United Pipe &Supply will be the PulsAR 24027 wireless Ethernet network and requires no long-term operating or subscription costs. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 6 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 2 Detailed System Descrip pon &Implementation Plan The City of Renton will have the option to employ the use of the secondary communication. This is not required for the operation of the FlexNet system.With the 7 day history in the SmartPoint radio along with the 30 day history within the TGB, very few opportunities will come up where a secondary communication would be utilized. If the secondary communication is not connected and the primary communication is still not functioning after 30 days, a Renton operator will have the option of pulling meter data locally from the TGB and importing the data into the RNI though a supplied interface. 1.4 Other Aspects of The FlexNet System The Sensus FlexNet system will come ready to accept additional benefits outside the scope of this RFP. Some of these features can benefit finance and billing while others can benefit operations and engineering. With the FlexNet system becoming more powerful every day, further advancements and features will be driven by the need of the end user, Renton.. PermaLog Acoustic Leak Detection Sensus has partnered with Fluid Conservation Solutions in the integration of their PermaLog+ acoustical monitoring system that can be temporarily or permanently deployed throughout the system. These devices monitor for leaks located on the main distribution lines during the nighttime hours when usage is at a minimum. If a leak is found the PermaLog+ system will radio back through the FlexNet system notifying operations of a possible leak and it approximate location and flow rate. Operations will then need to visit the site using a correlator to determine the exact location, depth and volume of the leak. .0 r rst. 1 y Jy� e' i Figure 1: PermaLog Device These devices mount magnetically and can be removed and redeployed to another section of town. Integrating the PermaLog system into the FlexNet system will provide another tool in combating the volume of unaccounted water seen in Renton today. They will also reduce the costs associated with repairs as a more exact leak location will be given reducing the need for digging up streets and other material. Sensus FlexServer Customer Web Portal Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 7 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 2 Detailed System Description &Implementation Plan Sensus also offers an optional FlexServer Customer Web Portal for the City of Renton water customers and utility personnel. This web portal allows Renton water customers to view their own, up-to-date individual consumption in a number of different ways on their computers or smart phones. It also allows Renton customers to set up custom alerts, receive messages from the utility, and will even allow the City of Renton to deliver information to consumers via in-home display devices. The FlexServer platform will be available in the 4th quarter of 2009, and offers true benefits to end user and the utility in terms of conservation and customer service. The FlexServer platform also gives the City of Renton Utility personnel another platform to view and analyze data, set up customer alerts for different usage conditions, notify end users of boil water alerts, maintenance in different pressure zones, water restrictions or other important messages. r 1 � T 4 t S Meg Yt Figure 2: Water Usage Comparison Graph Remote Shut-Off Valve The FlexNet system will come with the ability to communicate to many different devices that Renton may choose to deploy over the next 20 years. In using the 2-Way FlexNet coverage, one type of device currently under development is a remote shutoff valve that will allow Renton to remote disconnect services as needed. The dedicated communication channel with the FlexNet system for these types of 2- Way commands will ensure the quickest response of any system available today. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 8 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 2 Detailed System Descrip on & Implementation Plan Section 2. Implementation Plan 2.1 Deployment Planning The Sensus project management team has been responsible for over 172 successful deployments of the FlexNet system in the last 5 years. In that time, they have found many different ways to successfully deploy the FlexNet system, each taking into account the needs of the system owner.The City of Renton will be able to benefit from these experiences. With the completion of the Award of Contract, Sensus will assign an available project manager. At this time, Randy Arntson has been pre-assigned for this project. The Project Manager(PM) will: • Review the signed Statement of Work(SOW) and Customer Acceptance Plan (CAP)with Renton and assist in making any changes that need to be made. • Verify TGB and RNI Delivery Dates • Verify SmartPoint Delivery Dates • Conduct site survey of TGB site locations with City of Renton • Conduct site survey of RNI site location • Verify Static IP address information with City of Renton • Verify SmartPoint Deployment plan • Coordinate project kick-off meeting ( • Coordinate TGB installation with Sensus subcontractor • Coordinate RNI installation with Sensus technical support staff onsite. • Test communication between the TGB and RNI • Test communication between the RNI and the Springbrook billing software • Setup MDM and FlexWare software • Facilitate phased customer acceptance testing of the FlexNet system The Sensus FlexNet system will be deployed as per the agreed upon criteria of the SOW and CAP. The project manager will work with the City of Renton to verify each milestone agreed upon in the CAP. As SmartPoint radios are installed, the PM will manage the optimization phase of the deployment of the installation phase. For a full list of the Project Managers services, please see page 202 or the Renton RFP response. 2.2 Phasing of Collectors and Back Office Components The Sensus FlexNet system is flexible enough to be deployed all at once or as a phased deployment. The City of Renton would benefit from a phased deployment due to the volume of routes that can be completed with just one TGB. The first phase of deployment will include the installation of the RNI at City Hall along with the first TGB at the West Hills Reservoir. With these two pieces of equipment installed, the city will be able to install a large portion of the FlexNet radios, included routes 25 and 31 that are currently being read by the Sensus VXU system. The table below shows the coverage of each tower with a phased deployment. This table represents complete coverage of individual routes and is not limited to the routes noted. In many cases, routes will be picked up by all three TGB's. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 9 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System • Step 2 Detailed System Descri tion &Implementation Plan PHASE 1(1/21/10) PHASE 2(1/6/11) PHASE 3(1/5/12) West Hills West Hills Highlands Highlands Rolling Hills Rolling Hills Reservoir Routes Meter Reservoir Routes Reservoir Meter Reservoir Routes Reservoir Meter Covered Count Covered Count Covered Count 1 194 4 198 26 240 2 203 12 295 27 215 3 262 21 254 28 256 5 368 23 594 32 145 7 319 24 290 57 418 8 348 42 201 70 290 9 244 43 306 10 368 44 241 11 339 45 350 14 283 46 32 15 423 55 256 16 229 59 317 17 193 60 404 18 258 61 348 20 309 62 373 25(Current VXU) 732 63 218 29 134 64 244 30 79 72 191 31(Current VXU) 213 75 230 34 264 77 216 40 414 78 94 41 241 47 353 48 227 49 452 50 213 52 517 53 528 54 583 65 108 66 188 68 336 74 97 76 151 XX 616 Total Meter Count 10,786 Total Meter Count 5,652 Total Meter Count 1,564 Total#of Routes 35 Total#of Routes 21 Total#of Routes 6 Table 1 Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 10 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System • Step 2 Detailed System DesciP on &Implementation Plan 2.3 Test Installations Upon completion of the first TGB installation, the Sensus Project Manager will spend a minimum of one full day of training with the installation group. During this time, the install crew will be trained on proper installation, handheld operation, troubleshooting and verification of endpoint activation. During activation the installation handheld will verify communication and activation with the TGB. During this time the meter and SmartPoint ID, GPS location and signal to noise ratio are logged in the TGB and sent over to the RNI for analysis. If a SmartPoint is not covered by the TGB, the installer will be alerted during installation. Selection of test installations can be done anywhere inside the designated area of the propagation study supplied in the original RFP response on pages 158 to 161. 2.4 Validation of Data Collection and Billing Processing Moments upon installation, the SmartPoint radio will send setup and binding messages back to the TGB for the next several minutes. Once these messages are received, the SmartPoint radio and attached meters will be entered into the FlexWare software and MDM system for route processing and subsequent billing. The next step will be in entering the installation information into the appropriate account in Springbrook. Once the accounts have been updated, the updated routes can then be imported into the Meter Data Management(MDM) interface on the RNI for processing of the selected reading. If the MDM identifies any inconsistencies between what is seen out in the field and the Springbrook database, a Mismatch Report will identify these issues automatically. The utility billing clerk or approved equal can use this report to identify what information needs to be modified to allow for correct billing information. In most cases, the Mismatch report will provide enough information that a physical site visit will not be necessary to validate the meter information. This will be governed by the preferences set at Renton. The billing processing will be almost identical to the current procedures. The Sensus MDM system will manage and process meter reading information in much the same way as the current Sensus AutoRead system. The file layouts between Sensus and Springbrook will also be unchanged from the current layout. This will assist in a smooth transition between the Sensus AutoRead software and the Sensus MDM and FlexWare software. As part of the Project Managers tasks, the interface between the Sensus RNI and Springbrook will be verified before training starts. 2.5 Phasing of"Going Live" By Route As shown in Table 1 above, the City of Renton will have a great deal of routes that will be covered by the first phase of deployment of TGB's. With a total of 35 routes covered by the West Hills TGB alone, Renton will have a large start on deployment. The management of route selection and implementation will be ultimately managed by Renton. Before deployment starts, it is recommended that Renton defines a new route structure for all meters moved over to the FlexNet system. The City of Fife, also a Springbrook user, decided during their FlexNet deployment to section out each of their meters into service types as shown below. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 11 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 2 Detailed System Description &Implementation Plan <S&ws Meter Data ManagerWV[)xo - r I ® '=u giA ' Qage' Safety- TQols ?- • U O dons Command: -:acne Sort by: r, — Routes 9 FlexNet ------------ _ _'_ . •--. Options — ?Defaults ❑0 Entire System complete 06-03-2009 [2350/2350 « v Reports ( I09:32:10am —i-- 50 ❑ �t NonROUteCollector complete 06-03-2009 �— 64/68 <ncra: lib System _�. 10:50:56am I Iv s?General ❑ Q z Commercial Complete 06-03-2009 399/399 < i i Monitor 10:52:03am ❑0 z Deduct Meters Complete � 06-03-2009 �� I Error Log 10:39:45am 1OJ10 n n v ill,Backup/Restore 06-03-2009❑Q z Government Complete ` _10:39:27am 29/29❑ z Industrial Complete 06-03-2009 28/28� 10:39:18am 06-03-2009 ❑ 0 z Irrigation complete 10:52:19am 220/220 I-none-i 06-03-2009 .. ❑ z Multfamily Complete 10:38:57am I 141 1/141 ' 06-03-2009 El z Single Family Complete 1523/1523 r 110:51:34am • vl Intemet .r3 :;100% ' Figure 3: User Defined Groups for City Of Fife If Renton chooses to do something similar, the monitoring of irrigation accounts or pressure zones would become extremely easy. Instances of this would be if you wanted to search for large water users in a pressure zone or irrigation account during water restrictions. With all of the current route numbers less than 100, Renton could create a route structure similar to: Group Name Route Number Single Family 100 Multifamily 101 Irrigation 102 Government 103 Commercial 104 Industrial 105 Deduct Meters 106 Permal-og Leak Detection Devices 107 Table 2 As installation starts, the installation crew will work through the walking order of each route selected. As the new meter and radio information is collected and entered, the data entry person will update the route number for that account at the same time. If the time for billing comes and a route is not yet completed, the billing clerk will be able to separate which meters are to be read by each system. For example, if route 25 is half completed and all of the FlexNet accounts on route 25 have been changed to route 104, the billing clerk will send route 25 to the Sensus VXU and route 104 to the FlexNet RNI for completion. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply 12 City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System Step 2 Detailed System Descripl &implementation Plan j FlexWare software can take whole routes and pass on any I Additionally as a backup option, the Sensus direct) to one of the current Sensus handheld meters that need to be read by handheld, loading them Y devices owned by Renton. orting back into the RNI and not yet entered into Springbrook, the FlexWare If additional services are rep software will automatically file these accounts under the(Reading,Water sage Profile, Errors, Consumption, wants to view the information from these accounts (as adnogrmal route. Once the meter is entered into a Ext.)then the city can do so in much the same way th information route in the Springbrook software, the FlexWare software will automatically atically one meter on one multiple routes into its assigned route. Additionally, the city will have the capability if desired. 2.6 Training of Field and Office Personnel Sensus and United Pipe&Supply will provide a total of 5 days of training of all city staff required to are Renton to manage and maintain the FlexNet system.The first stage of training will be with the P re P field installation crew. During that time, the field crew will be traine on: Installation Procedures Handheld Operation Work Order Requirements Verification of endpoint activation Troubleshooting bad endpoints TGB Maintenance i n crew and The Sensus trainer will then supervise the installation of endpoints This stage of train ng can take tup to 2 days. monitor for any mistakes or questions that may come p Th The next stage of training will go inside to work with the office all aspects of the FlexNet system.e Sensus training group will provide all the necessary information for When the Sensus training is done, the City of Renton will be able to perform day to day operations as well I o erational diagnostics. The areas that will be covered a as g enera P General operation for collecting meter reading information Report generation for consumption and error detection Installation and meter management Meter Reading Troubleshooting Upper level training on FlexWare software for diagnostic purposes Upper level application software administration Additionally, Sensus will provide training aids and documentation United ne&Supply lcan provide thils training on package. If additional training is required, Sensus and Un p an as needed basis. Other options include the Sen s 111rof the original Renton RFP re ponse. FlexNet Customer Forum website as discussed page 2.7 Other Pertinent Steps / Components of System Deployment Wit Y h most s stem, there may be fine details that can go overlooked in large projects the like Re In the I deployment history of Sensus, these details have been exposed and outlined. Copyright©2009 United Pipe&Supply City of Renton Water Meter Automated Meter Reading System i Step 2 Detailed System Description &Implementation Plan response, United Pipe &Supply included a sample Statement of Work(SOW)starting on page 148. In this document, all of these fine details have been highlighted with a clear understanding of the partnership agreements between Renton and Sensus. Moving forward with the Sensus FlexNet project, part of the Project Managers role will be to review this document with the Renton team and execute the necessary changes and action plans associated with each section. 2.8 Preliminary Project Schedule The overall FlexNet deployment will be extremely flexible. Sensus and United Pipe & Supply have put together a realistic project deployment schedule that will provide a complete coverage erage network by the beginning of 2012. 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CC) 'E E rn !Do E iE 0 Eo -w :CC m I co) I m- E G: cc IL 0:,c E2 z E rg E as .5 EIE -- 1= 2 . i 'S . = E2. ;m . .2 a, : ,251 1 0 0 a 0 0. z m Ir Ir Ir 80 Mix o:' . 0 W icr < 10 0 S: ro 0 0 0 2: 7: z Z, 'E) ix ct 0 E z W CL 1 Cl) IL I a 0 ATTACHMENT B, ITEM 3 City of Renton AMR System Procurement Cost Proposal Instructions to Respondents Respondent must provide prices for the equipment specified herein. Pricing must be based upon the Technical Specifications issued as part of the RFP (April 20, 2009), unless modified by this document. All quantities are estimated and the City may purchase more or less as indicated at the prices quoted, except for the data collectors and repeaters required to establish the communications network for the fixed network system, or any other ancillary equipment needed for a fully functional AMR system, whose quantities will be furnished by the Respondent. The Respondent will determine the number of data collectors and repeaters required to achieve the reading performance and frequency requirements established by the City. If additional data collectors and repeaters are required to achieve the stated requirements than originally estimated by.the Respondent, the Respondent will be responsible for furnishing and installing any additional collectors and repeaters at their expense. The City will pay for additional collectors and repeaters needed to expand the original service territory, as needed. Indicate "NA" (Not Applicable) if the particular equipment described is not incorporated in the Respondent's proposed AMR system design. Respondent must respond to each line item listed in the cost proposal tables; lump sum proposals will not be accepted. Respondent must include an additional equipment or service not listed in the tables below that is required to Y q provide a complete, fully operational and functional system. Pricing is to be firm for the period of the contract, which is estimated to be through December 31, 2015, unless extended by the City. Where future costs are requested, all values are to be provided in 2009 dollars. AMR system equipment purchased under this contract will be based upon orders placed by the City. Deliveries of ordered equipment will be shipped to the City. The Respondent will pay all freight charges for such deliveries, including return of equipment that the City is submitting for warranty replacement. NOTE: Cost proposals shall be submitted in a sealed envelope separate from other materials submitted during Step 2 of the selection process, as they will be opened at the conclusion of this stage of the process so as not to influence evaluation of the other criteria. Table 1. Transmitters For systems with only one port transmitters (one transmitter per meter): No.of Unit Cost of Total Cost of Transmitters Transmitter Transmitters 17,410 NA NA For systems with one port and two port transmitters (either one transmitter per meter or one transmitter per two meters): Number of No.of Unit Cost of Subtotal Cost of Transmitter Transmitters Transmitter Transmitters Ports One 14,390 $119.25 $1,716,007.50 Two 1,510 $136.15 $205,586.50 Total Cost of Transmitters: $1,921,594.00 1. The City reserves the right to order any amounts without affecting the unit price. 2. The City reserves the right to order any items listed in its component parts. 3. Other standard lengths of transmitter wire available at no additional charge. NA—The TouchCoupler connection of the 520X SmartPoint is designed to attach to the cities current TouchRead meters. This will also include current RadioRead services. No wires will be exposed which will ensure no water intrusion. 4. Other transmitter wire lengths available at additional charge and the amount of that charge. If a wired connection is needed for a isolated few connections, the primary recommendation is to GelCap a TRPL sensor to the Sensus Register and connect using a standard 520X radio. If this is not possible a 3-wire connection will need to be used at an additional cost of$2.50 per SmartPoint. This price holds for both single port and dual port SmartPoints. 2 IF Table 2. AMR System Reading Equipment and Services Respondent must identify recommended quantities where indicated by triple asterisks (***) Respondent must identify any additional items/quantities that it recommends the City to purchase to operate its system and reasons for the additional quantities. Equipment Description Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost to be supplied Fixed network data collection units, 3 $45,000.00 $135,000.00 including firmware Fixed network repeaters 6 $4,000.00 $24,000.00 Backhaul communications from data 1 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 collectors Field programmers, including cradles, 3 $0.00 $0.00 accessories, firmware and software Field tester/reader, including cradles, Included $0.00 $0.00 accessories, firmware and software Above AMR control computer software 1 $31,250.00 $31,250.00 (Included Dell Server Hardware) Interface to billing system Existing $0.00 $0.00 Other describe NA Other(describe) NA Total: $194,250.00 Describe additional quantities of items other than those specified by the City and reason for the City purchasing these additional quantities for operating the AMR system. Sensus will supply the hardware required to run the AMR control computer. This is recommended to ensure a quick resolution to support needs. Field programmers will be supplied at no charge, one for each Fixed network data collection unit or TGB and will be delivered with each TGB. If additional field programmers are required, Sensus and United Pipe will supply additional units at a cost of$3,150.00. This will include a Trimble Nomad Handheld and Sensus Command Link Module. If Renton desires to use their own pre-approved handheld or laptop (Windows Mobile 6/Windows XP/Windows Vista, Bluetooth, 50mB Memory),the Command Link module will be required for each field programmer at a cost of$450.00. 3 Table 3. Annual Costs of Maintenance or Service Contracts/Agreements Respondent must specify the annual cost of the system's maintenance or service contract or agreement, for each year during the projected 20-year life of the system. Also describe what is provided via the maintenance/service contract/agreement,particularly if coverage would change during the course of this time period. Reference may be made to appended contract/agreement documents. Also note if multiple levels of maintenance contracts/agreements are available. Year of System Life* Annual Description of Contract/Agreement Coverage Maintenance (AMR-454-112, Page 198 of RFP) Cost Year 1 (2011) $3,000.00 West Hills TGB Annual Maintenance (AMR 454 R2) Year 2 (2012) $6,180.00 West Hills/Highland TGB Annual Maintenance Year 3 (2013) $10,348.10 All TGB Sites Maintenance w/Red Hat Renewal Year 4(2014) $9,834.54 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 5 (2015) $10,129.58 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 6 (2016) $11,257.47 All TGB Sites Maintenance w/Red Hat Renewal Year 7 (2017) $10,746.47 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 8 (2018) _ $11,068.86 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 9 (2019) $12,249.65 All TGB Sites Maintenance w/ Red Hat Renewal Year 10 (2020) $11,742.96 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 11 (2021) $12,095.25 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 12 (2022) $13,332.29 All TGB Sites Maintenance w/ Red Hat Renewal Year 13 (2023) $12,831.85 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 14 (2024) $13,216.80 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 15 (2025) $14,513.71 All TGB Sites Maintenance w/Red Hat Renewal Year 16 (2026) $14,021.71 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 17 (2027) $14,442.36 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 18 (2028) $15,803.05 All TGB Sites Maintenance w/Red Hat Renewal Year 19 (2029) $15,321.90 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Year 20 (2030) $15,781.55 All TGB Sites Annual Maintenance Total Maintenance Costs over 20- $237,918.10 Year Project Life: *Assumes the first year a maintenance/service contract/agreement will be required is 2011, since the initial system elements will be furnished and installed in 2010. *Assumes 3% increase each year in maintenance. *Assumes one TGB to be installed each year for a total of 3 TGB's for entire system coverage. * Includes all maintenance covered by the Sensus Annual Maintenance Agreement defined in document AMR-454-R2. This includes software updates and scheduled battery replacements. Also included Red Hat Software renewal fees. 4 Table 4. Proposed Replacement Costs for AMR System Components The City is expecting 20 years of useful life from the AMR system provided through regular and routine maintenance and replacement of system components to keep the system fully functional. The selected Respondent will be expected to supply replacements for items initially purchased so that the system is serviceable for 20 years. In the table below, for each item noted, specify the year the Respondent recommends replacement of the item and the cost for which the Respondent will make the replacement in the year identified. Equipment Description Quantity Year 5 Year 10 Year 15 Year 20 Initially Supplied Fixed network data collection unit-entire 3 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 assembly Fixed network data collection unit- $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 replaceable sub assemblies (please 3 describe in space provided below) Fixed network repeaters 6 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Fixed network repeater batteries 6 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Field programmers, including cradles, 3 $0.00 $6,900.00 $0.00 $0.00 accessories, firmware and software Field tester/reader, including cradles, 3 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 accessories, firmware and software Interface to billing system 1 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Replacement transmitter batteries 683 $0.00 $0.00 $12,401.49 $30,430.24 Labor to replace transmitter batteries 683 $0.00 $0.00 $1,295.00 $2,120.00 Other(describe) 0 Other(describe) 0 Total per Period: $0.00 $6,900.00 $13,696.49 $32,550.24 Total Replacement Cost: $53,146.73 Describe replaceable sub-assemblies for fixed network data collection unit All TGB and FNP components are covered as described under the F1exNet Maintenance Agreement in document AMR-454-R2 or Section viii-Appendix 8 in Step 1 of the RFP. The pricing in Table 4 represents the maximum dollar amount that the Respondent will charge the City for providing replacement products and services. Describe in the box below, the methodology that was used to compute the future costs of replacing the noted items. All future values are to be expressed in 2009 dollars. All main infrastructure components are covered under the Sensus FlexNet Maintenance Agreement. Additional costs will occur when the city sees fit to replace the supplied installation equipment. The average replacement timeframe for handheld equipment with Sensus has 5 historically been 10 years. All other material expenses are covered under the Sensus Warranty document as shown on page 125 of the RFP document. All battery replacements will be performed by a warranty replacement of the SmartPoint Radio, identical to the process with warranty replacements with Sensus today. In calculating the replacement cost, a replacement quantity of 511000 per year was used as projected by the Sensus engineering team. These costs will only occur with units outside the full replacement value window of 10 years. Please note that a 20 year warranty is covered by all SmartPoint radios, 10 years full and 10 years prorated. Warranty replaced SmartPoint radios will start a new 20 year warranty on that device. Table 5. Ancillary Operational Support, Materials & Supplies Respondent must specify recommended quantities where indicated by triple asterisks(***). Quantity Item Description Unit Cost Total Cost to be supplied Initial and/or only on-site training, 8 hour $0.00 $0.00 3 day. Includes all travel costs. 2 Subsequent training, 8 hour days. $1,600.00 $3,200.00 Includes all travel costs. 0 Splice kits or connectors per manufacturer $0.00 $0.00 specifications, per box of 100. Other(describe) Total: $3,200.00 TABLE 6. COST PROPOSAL SUMMARY SHEET Table Description Total Cost No. 1 Transmitters $1,921,594.00 2 AMR System Reading Equipment $194,250.00 3 Annual Maintenance Costs $237,918.10 4 Proposed Replacement Costs $53,146.73 5 Ancillary Operational Support, Materials & $3,200.00 Supplies Total: $2,410,108.83 • Pricing before sales tax • Starting on the third anniversary of the Effective Date of the contract, and annually thereafter, the pricing for all meters and modules shall increase automatically to equal the summation of(i) the amount charged for such pricing component during the immediately preceding year ("Base 6 Amount"); plus (ii) the product of the Base Amount multiplied by the percentage rate of increase in CPI during the immediately preceding twelve-month period (which product shall not be less than zero, such that the pricing for meters and modules cannot decrease under this section). "CPI" means the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) "All Items Less Food and Energy" for the U.S. City Average for All Items, 1982-84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted, or substantially similar succeeding index. Any CPI increases called forth in this Agreement shall be calculated to the third decimal point (e.g. 2.576%). SIGNATURE This cost proposal is submitted by. NAME OF RESPONDENT COMPANY: (/!h• r�� f`%i� j�.��j �"`' SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED PERSON: PRINTED NAME OF AUTHORIZED PERSON AND TITLE: DATE: �z.