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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard Agenda Item 12-19-24BOARD AGENDA ITEM 4a TO: Board of Directors FROM: Chris Skelly, Information Technology Manager MEETING DATE: December 19, 2024 ITEM – PROJECT NAME: Water Loss Reporting REQUESTED BOARD ACTION: 1) Approve the Proposal from Kiefer Consulting to develop water loss reports; and 2) authorize the General Manager to execute a Contract with Kiefer Consulting for the proposed Scope of Work in the amount of $227,000. DISCUSSION: Staff have been working to improve data and technology to identify water loss including identifying multiple reporting needs to streamline the performance of the District’s water system and assist in current and anticipated regulatory reporting requirements. These types of reports are often complex and take a significant amount of time to research, plan, design and build. The District received grant funding from the California Department of Water Resources Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) for this effort, so a Request for Proposals (RFP) was developed for a consultant to assist with designing and implementing of the necessary water loss data technology and to create and deliver the highest priority reports to the District. Staff originally published an RFP to the District’s ‘approved SCADA integrators’ list on August 2, 2024. After the four-week bid period closed and no proposals were received, staff published the RFP to the District’s public bidding portal and only received the one proposal from Keifer Consulting. After interviewing the project team, staff feels Keifer Consulting has the necessary experience and expertise to meet the project goals and timeline and deliver the identified reports. SCHEDULE: December 2024 – December 2025 COSTS: $227,000 ACCOUNT NO: BUDGETED AMOUNT AVAILABLE: IRWM Grant Funded: $232,000 ATTACHMENTS: Kiefer Consulting Proposal ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENCE WITH REQUESTED ACTION: CATEGORY: Water GENERAL MANAGER: YES NO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: YES NO General Manager Paul Hughes Directors Nick Haven Shane Romsos Joel Henderson Kelly Sheehan Nick Exline