Title
Contract No. 2202956
Professional and Technical Services for Sewer Meter Support
O&M
Body
Agenda of: May 24, 2023
Item No.: 2023-175
Amount: $10,760,600.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: April 28, 2023
RE: Contract No. 2202956
Professional and Technical Services for Sewer Meter Support
`Vendor: Process Control & Instrumentation, LLC
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Jody Caldwell, Chief Planning Officer, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. 2202956, "Professional and Technical Services for Sewer Meter Support" with Process Control & Instrumentation, LLC, at a cost not to exceed $10,760,600.00 for a duration of five (5) years; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The Systems Analytics, & Meter Operations Group has responsible charge for GLWA's sewer meter network which includes 28 customer metering locations and 17 system metering locations. At these locations, there are a total of 69 meters. Historically, contracts such as this have provided specialized assistance to the organization to perform meter operations, maintenance, inspections, calibrations, regular monitoring of meter performance, new instrument selection, site identification, and other sewer-meter related tasks. These tasks are necessary to ensure good performance of the sewer meter network. Finally, this vendor will be an active participant in GLWA's member outreach program at the Wastewater Analytics Task Force meetings to answer questions and gather input from customers.
JUSTIFICATION
It is important for GLWA to have a robust and high-quality sewer metering program because data from the meter network is utilized to diagnose the system ...
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