Decision - Installation of Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Equipment to Electricity, Gas, Water & Heat Meters

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Installation of Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Equipment to Electricity, Gas, Water & Heat Meters

Decision Maker: Policy & Resources Committee (pre 2015)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To seek approval for the installation of AMR equipment to a prioritised list of water and energy meters in our operational properties and the purchase of monitoring software in order to improve the accuracy of consumption data

Decision:

That the Head of Property and Design be authorised to approve the procurement and award of:

 

(i)      A contract with a term of five years for the purchase and installation of AMR equipment to all Priority 1 and 2 sites for water, gas, electricity and heat metered supplies to schools, common ways of housing flats and other corporate buildings through the existing Government Procurement Services framework agreement at an estimated initial cost of up to £500,000 with subsequent annual data collection charges estimated at £60 per meter per annum (up to £50,000 per year) for five years; and

 

(ii)     A contract with a term of five years for the provision of a suitable AMR monitoring software tendered using an open procedure in order to maximise the benefits of the AMRs including consumption monitoring, high consumption alerts and web-based ‘live’ information available to schools and building users. The cost of the contract for the AMR monitoring software is included in 1 (i) above.

Report author: Angela Dymott

Publication date: 11/10/2012

Date of decision: 11/10/2012

Decided at meeting: 11/10/2012 - Policy & Resources Committee (pre 2015)

Effective from: 19/10/2012

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