CITY OF FOLLANSBEE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS/PUBLIC NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids shall be received by the City of Follansbee, Att: City Manager, Chris Manack-Stover, 872 Main Street, Follansbee, WV 26037, until 3:30 p.m., on December 19, 2024, and will be opened and read immediately thereafter for the:
FOLLANSBEE WATER METER PROJECT
The City of Follansbee will be accepting sealed bids on December 19, 2024, for a base bid of 2,000 residential water meters and meter interface units (MIUs) to upgrade their existing water meter system. A unit cost should be provided for the reduction or addition of water meters and MIUs. Based upon available funds the City will purchase between 1,800 to 2,800 water meters.
Respondents must provide a radio-based mobile utility meter reading system device used to acquire data from utility meters that utilize Neptune R900 MIUs. The Reader shall be compact and portable, allowing it to be used in any vehicle providing 12-volt DC power. Please provide any additional hardware or equipment needed for a complete mobile reading system.
The mobile reader shall be able to read Neptune water meters and support Neptune alarms. Readers should support the NSIGHTV4 file format as well as the CSV or fixed width file format. The meter reading software shall be compatible and integrate seamlessly with the City’s current billing system, AccuFund. Software must be capable of splitting and grouping routes before assignment to meter reading devices.
The residential meters must use solid state technology to measure consumption. The meter shall consist of a bronze body and encoder register. The minimum warranty requirement shall be 20 years (10 years full and an additional 10 years prorated). Proposed meters shall be compliant with the appropriate AWWA standard for laying length.
MIUs must be available in wall-mount and pit-set models and transmit to the reader via radio frequency. MIUs must be lithium battery powered and support two-way RF communications. The minimum warranty requirement shall be 20 years (10 years full and an additional 10 years prorated).
Please detail all required equipment, software, and support in the proposal response.
Vendors have until December 17, 2024 at 12:00 pm to ask any questions. All questions must be sent via email to the following three addresses: [email protected]; [email protected] and [email protected]. Responses will be sent by December 18, 2024, at noon via email. The sealed bids will be opened at the December 19, 2024, 6:00 pm Water Board Meeting. The award of contract is expected to be no later than December 23, 2024.
The City of Follansbee reserves the right to reject all bids.
BCR 12/13/24