Water Meters, Registers, Base Station, Repeaters------ St. Tammany Parish Government (STPG) Department of Utilities (DU) is seeking bids from qualified Providers for the supply of water meters, electronic read registers, base stations, repeaters, antennae, and mobile receivers. All equipment must be compatible with DU’s current software, Master Link / Data Collections, and compatible with Tyler Technologies Munis Software and Harmony Data Acquisitions for an AMI 2-way fixed network standard direct read and dialog 3G AMR to generate utility bills. STPG owns over 16,000 water meters used for monthly billing of DU water and sewer customers. New meters are purchased to provide for expansion and to replace broken meters and/or registers. All products shall be new and of current manufacture. Bids shall be for the approved make/brand or a Prior Approved Equal by STPG. STPG reserves the right to order meters and registers at any time and in any quantity with no minimum order for the duration of this term. Meters 5/8” to 2” shall meet or exceed all sections of the ANSI/AWWA C708 Standard, latest edition. Meters 2” or larger shall meet or exceed all sections of the ANSI/AWWA C715 Standard, latest edition, and be UL/FM approved. The Provider and applicable items shall also be compliant with SDWA, NSF ANSI 372 & NSF ANSI 61, latest standards. Meters shall be manufactured by a company with a minimum of fifteen (15) years’ experience in the manufacturing of water meters. All water meters and meter components shall be programmed and tested within the Continental United States of America. The manufacturer’s corporate home office shall be in the United States. Bids will be considered only from those companies that are actively engaged in the manufacture of a complete line of water meters of various types (i.e., multi-jet, ultrasonic, bottom-load jet). Meters shall be bid without connections. Water meters two-inch (2”) and below shall be magnetically driven multi-jet velocity type. Water meters two-inch (2”) and greater shall be ultrasonic type. Two-inch (2”) water meters shall be offered as magnetically driven multi-jet velocity type and/or ultrasonic type. The Department of Utilities reserves the right to request a sample meter to study prior to awarding the contract.

Alton Water Systems Interconnect ----The work includes the construction of an interconnecting pipeline, approximately one thousand six hundred (1,600) linear feet in length, to provide a connection between the Alton Water System and an adjacent privately owned utility. All work shall be performed in accordance with the Contract Documents and as further detailed in the technical specifications.