Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
File #: 20-0110    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract Status: Passed
In control: Office of the General Counsel
On agenda: 4/15/2020 Final action: 4/15/2020
Title: The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve Contract 6002757 (CS-1925) with Itron, Inc. for the Water SaveSource Warranty Replacement Program - Openway Riva AMI Implementation, for a total contract not-to-exceed amount of $13,500,000.00 and a term of twenty (20) years. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
Indexes: Board of Water Commissioners
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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve Contract 6002757 (CS-1925) with Itron, Inc. for the Water SaveSource Warranty Replacement Program - Openway Riva AMI Implementation, for a total contract not-to-exceed amount of $13,500,000.00 and a term of twenty (20) years. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.

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Agenda of April 15, 2020
Item No. 20-0110
Contract No. 6002757 (CS-1925)
Contractor: Itron, Inc.
111 N. Molter Road
Liberty Lake, Washington 99019
Total Contract Amount: $13,500,000.00
Term: Date of Execution + 20 years

TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit

FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department

RE: Proposed DWSD Contract 6002757 (CS-1925)
Water SaveSource Warranty Replacement Program - Openway Riva AMI Implementation

MOTION
Upon recommendation of Timothy Cavitt, Chief Operating Officer, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve Contract 6002757 (CS-1925) with Itron, Inc. for the Water SaveSource Warranty Replacement Program - Openway Riva AMI Implementation, for a total contract not-to-exceed amount of $13,500,000.00 and a term of twenty (20) years. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.

BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
In 2006, the City and Detroit Meter Partners entered into a Water Meter Replacement and Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Equipment Installation agreement to design and build a fully operable fixed network automated meter reading system to improve reading accuracy and billing efficiency. Between 2007 and 2010, the vender installed approximately 190,000 new or retrofitted meters equipped with a radio frequency reading device called a meter interface uni...

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