TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
SUBJECT:
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Award of Professional Services Agreement for District Metered Area Management to McKim & Creed Inc. in the Amount of $168,000.00
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BACKGROUND:
On January 5, 2021, the Mayor and City Council approved Resolution No. 7613, committing to water conservation through the reduction of non-revenue water in order to comply with the allocation requirements of the Level of Lake Michigan Act, 615 ILCS 50, and the corresponding State regulations. A condition of the City's Lake Michigan water allocation permit is completion of the City's Non-Revenue Water Reduction Plan. A component of this plan is dividing the City's water distribution system into smaller zones where the water loss in each zone can be monitored. These "zones" are referred to as "district metered areas," called "DMAs". The City currently has 6 DMAs and is in process of installing an additional 20 metering sites, to establish an additional 6 DMAs, resulting in a total of 12 DMAs and 26 metering sites. The attached exhibit shows the location of the metering sites and the zones. Of the 26 metering sites, 4 metering sites are main meters that the City will continue to operate, and the remaining 22 sites are insert-meter sites that a vendor is needed to provide metering equipment for, and to operate and maintain the sites.
In January 2024, the City published a Request for Qualifications for the Water Loss Control Technical Assistance Program. Seven (7) qualifications were received, four (4) firms were interviewed, and the selection committee identified McKim & Creed, Inc. as the most qualified firm to complete management of the District Metered Areas. McKim & Creed Inc. has successfully completed similar projects for communities throughout the United States. A few of McKim & Creed Inc.'s clients include Asheville, North Carolina; Knoxville TX Utilities Board, and Skokie, Illinois. They have a team of sea...
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