Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP GO14-014 and authorize City Manager to execute contracts and any amendments thereto with Sensus USA, Inc. of Raleigh, NC, Harris Utilities of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Utility Partners of America of Greenville, SC, and Utiliworks Consulting of Baton Rouge, LA, in an aggregate amount of $20,085,466 plus a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $2,008,547 for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $22,094,013;
Thank you, members. 818 We have the similar situation, Mr. Bergman. Can that be consolidated as well? That may be consolidated will have to know if there's no objection from the Council. Any objection to consolidation. We'll do that. Our 18 clerk read. Item 18 report from Language, Gas and Oil, Financial Management and Technology Services Recommendation to adopt specifications and authorize city manager to execute contracts and any amendments thereto with Census USA. Some moved. Second, moved in second, and a member of the public was stress counseling a meeting? Ms.. Well. Mr. ANDREWS. Yes, yes, yes. First of all, I liked it, you know, like the savings that the new media will be, bring it to us, as well as a new communication that they offering the public to connect with the gas and oil company. And I would really like to think the individuals who really got together and put this together. Thank you guys again. Okay, Mr. Johnson. Thank you, Mayor. Mr. City Manager. My understanding is with this item, the gas heat, our gas utility is moving to a wireless meter system. Edison has already moved a wireless meter system. Whether the water permit will remain with the current system, meaning that we'll still have someone checking water meters, but not gas meters or electric meters. So I guess my question is, is that accurate? And you tell me what the Water Department's position is or nothing. And let's hear from the water department. Are they interested in this working on this project or what's what's their their thoughts? Councilmember I'll turn this over to Cris Garner or Craig Beck, Manager to Council. Councilmember Johnson We've had numerous discussions with Long. Beach Water about this. In fact, they were part of the early process in this way. Along the way, they felt. That the technology may not be there as far on the water. Side than it is for. Electric and gas. And so they chose to sit out at this point. One of the benefits with the system that we're going with tonight is that the backbone system is identical. If it's gas alone or gas and water. So there's nothing that precludes water from joining us one year, two years, three years down the road, if they so choose. Okay. And in order for them to do that, what would need to happen? I mean, they would need to agree and there's some additional fees or something like that. But you're saying that the technology is there. They wouldn't need to install new hardware, essentially. Yes. Yep. At some point in the near. Future decide to go this route. They would have to. Install the units onto. The water meters themselves. But the backbone system will be there. Okay. And I received one of the other bidders sent a letter concerning the fact they seem to represent that, oh, a consultant who was retained by the city to actually draft this RFP then is now getting work under the RFP. In other words, kind of helped design the process and is now getting work out of that process they designed. Is that accurate? And if so, do you do you have I mean, is this a fair and open process? No, Councilmember, that's not accurate. They were chosen under a separate RFI and RFP process. And then the actual decision making as far as who to select as far as the final vendor was a joint effort. By. Long Beach gas representatives, representatives from technology services, raptors, from financial management and also. From signal have a water. So they certainly recommended and made. The advice. But it was our final. Decision. But they are not part of this. RFP that is before you tonight. But we're asking you tonight to do is extend the. Terms of the RFP that they were chosen on in 2013. Okay. Thank you. All right. Any further questions? Our members cast your vote for an item 18. Councilmember Jones. Motion carries. Thank you. Item 19, click read.