Charlotte Water is seeking a company to purchase segmented flow analyzers for the analysis of regulatory-compliance and process-control samples, as well as the accessories, service, and consumables.
Engineering Services for Water and Sanitary Sewer Relocations and Improvements
Charlotte Water (CLTWater) is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified engineering companies (Company or Proposer) to provide the design of relocations and installation of new water and sewer infrastructure within North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Charlotte Department of Transportation, CATS and rail projects for the Miscellaneous Water and Sewer Engineering Services Project (Project).
The following is a general description of the tasks required. This is not intended to be all-inclusive, nor is it guaranteed that all of the below tasks will be utilized. A more defined Scope of Work will be developed during negotiation with the selected companies. CLTWater is responsible for the design of all public water and sanitary sewer utilities located within NCDOT projects. In addition, CLTWater utilizes water/sewer consulting firms to facilitate relocations and improvements in various governmental projects. This includes projects by the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and surrounding towns or municipalities. These Projects may include the design of water and/or sewer mains, relocation and betterment of utilities for various NCDOT improvement projects, future water and/or sanitary sewer crossings within NCDOT right of way, Miscellaneous Water and Sewer Engineering Services projects, service connections, rehabilitation of existing infrastructure, and other projects as determined by CLTWater. This Project can also be utilized to address utility conflicts and improvements that may be needed on other projects.
Advanced Metering Infrastructure Installation Services
Charlotte Water, a Department of the City of Charlotte NC, intends to advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP) to contract labor services to deploy an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system for all of its approximately 325,000 water meters (collectively, the “Project”). Charlotte Water is issuing a separate RFP for the AMI system hardware and software (the “System”), and Charlotte Water intends to engage in one contract with the successful AMI system proposer. Furthermore, Charlotte Water expects the successful labor services proposer to act as sub-contractor to the successful AMI System proposer under one contract to install the complete AMI System. This will allow Charlotte Water to evaluate Installation Companies separate from AMI systems and make selections of the system and the installer independently while still managing one contract during the implementation phase.
The basic components of the Project sought by Charlotte Water include the following:
- Installation of new meters, retrofit registers (if applicable), and AMI meter interface units (MIUs)
- Handheld devices and software necessary to program and/or initialize the MIUs and collect installation data
- The design, installation, and testing of information interfaces between the AMI system’s software components and Charlotte Water’s customer information system (CIS) and other systems, such as its field work order system
- All related documentation, including technical manuals and operating procedures
- Training of Charlotte Water’s employees in MIU installation
- Managing the inventory of AMI equipment during the course of project deployment
- Satisfactory testing of all software, hardware, and procedures prior to the deployment of the system according to the system testing and acceptance process set forth in the contract
- Coordination, scheduling, communications, and documentation of all installation services
Advanced Metering Infrastructure System
Charlotte Water, a Department of the City of Charlotte NC, will be advertising a Request for Proposals (RFP) to acquire an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system and related products, software, and services (collectively, the “System”), for all of its approximately 325,000 water meters. Charlotte Water is issuing a separate RFP for the labor to install the AMI system. Charlotte Water intends for the successful vendor of this solicitation to be the prime contractor for the entire project to install an AMI system, utilizing the successful proposer of the AMI Installation RFP as a sub-contractor under one agreement with Charlotte Water. This will allow Charlotte Water to evaluate AMI Vendors separate from Installation Companies and make selections of the Vendor and the Installer independently.
The basic components of the System sought by Charlotte Water include the following:
- Water meters equipped with AMI meter interface units (MIUs) to replace all existing residential water meters
- Meter interface units, or “MIUs” capable of encoding, storing and transmitting meter reading and other data, such as tampering alerts
- A Charlotte Water-dedicated network or non-Charlotte Water-dedicated communications service to collect and transport meter reading and other information from the MIUs to a Head End System (HES)
- Handheld devices and software necessary to program and/or initialize the MIUs
- HES to collect, store, and manage the data which is delivered through the network
- A meter data management system (MDMS) that can store meter reads and consumption data and allow that data to be queried, exported and summarized, and from which standard reports can be generated
- A customer web portal to display interval consumption data and other meter-related information
- The design, installation and testing of information interfaces between the AMI system’s software components and Charlotte Water’s customer information system (CIS) and other systems, such as its field work order system
- All related documentation, including technical manuals and operating procedures
- Training of Charlotte Water’s employees in MIU maintenance, diagnosis and troubleshooting, as well as system use, operation and maintenance
- Shipping and managing the inventory of AMI equipment during the course of project deployment
- Where appropriate, installation of fixed data collection units, including the communications links between those collection units and the HES
- Provision of all necessary radio licenses, firmware, third party software or operating systems to ensure a complete and working system
- Satisfactory testing of all software, hardware and procedures prior to the deployment of the system according to the system testing and acceptance process set forth in the contract, and satisfactory testing of system performance at the completion of the project or at major milestones
McAlpine Preliminary and Primary Treatment Reliability
This project provides design services to Charlotte Water. The project involves rehabilitation of Preliminary and Primary Treatment Facilities. Facilities generally include headworks, flow equalization basins, primary clarifiers, and gravity thickeners. A facilities evaluation, conducted by the design team, will determine the final scope of work.
Paving and Patching and Other Misc Water and Sewer Repairs
A construction contract to repairs roadways and their appurtenances related to water and sewer infrastructure. In addition, minor work could be related to other existing water sewer infrastructure. The scope will also include some concrete and asphalt work within Charlotte Water.
Dukes Reliability and Residuals – Cancelled
This will be a request for qualification for Design Services. The project scope includes; new clarifier, new thickener, filter replacement, electric and piping upgrades, etc. Anticipated 16 month design with 20 month construction.
This opportunity has been cancelled as of 7/24
Briar Creek Phase 4 Sewer Rehab-CANCELLED
This will be an invitation to bid for construction and will consist of cured-in-place pipe lining, manhole rehab, and other miscellaneous services for several thousand linear feet of current infrastructure. This was originally paired with the Paw Creek/Diversion project and will now be two separate construction projects.
5/13/2024 – cancelled due to project reprioritization.
Paw Creek Sewer Rehabilitation and Diversion Structure-CANCELLED
This will be an invitation to bid for construction that will consist of cured-in-place pipe lining, manhole rehab, and a sewer diversion structure. The diversion consists of 200-300 linear feet of sewer pipe and several new manholes. A procurement officer has already been assigned to this.