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Automatic Meter Reading System
(AMRS) Update
Automatic Meter Reading System
(AMRS) Update
June 27, 2016
City Council Work Session
June 27, 2016
City Council Work Session
System Components
Meter
Meter
Transmitting
Unit (MTU)
Network
Control
Automatic Meter Reading System
(AMRS)
Data Collection
Unit (DCU)
Register
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Existing System
Automatic Meter Reading System (AMRS)
installed in 2002/2003
2012 project to address premature battery
failures and communication technology
changes
6,000+ MTUs nearing the end of service
life
Existing System
Meters
8,500 meters in the system
4 brands of meters
1,800 meters need replacement due to age
Registers
2 styles in system
Odometer style was used in 2002 project
E-coder offers greater accuracy along with
leak, tamper and reverse flow detection
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Options
Aclara – Existing System
Replace 6,000+ MTUs
Continue use of 14 DCUs
Neptune
Replace all 8,500 MTUs
Install 5 Neptune DCUs
Verizon
Replace all 8,500 MTUs and registers
Works on cell technology, no DCUs required
All options include replacement of older meters and 2002
installed registers.
Official bid is recommended by Attorney
Estimated Cost
AMR System
MTUs $590,000
Installation 390,000
Meter Replacement 260,000
Register Replacement 440,000
Total $1,680,000
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Project Timeline
Failures anticipated to occur over the next
5 years
In-house installations not viable option
with current staffing levels
Vendor installation most cost effective in
shorter managed timeline
Replacement recommended in 2017
financed with bonding
QuestionsQuestions
Does the Council agree with a vendor
installation over a shorter managed
timeline?
Should the CIP be prepared considering a
2017 project financed with bonding?