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Hobbs utilities to replace ~5,373 residential water meters with smart units; $503,388 contract approved

5764107 · June 16, 2025
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The commission approved a $503,388 contract award to Professional Meters Inc. to replace roughly 5,373 residential water meters with smart meters, completing the residential meter changeout program and enabling monthly remote reads and leak alerts.

The Hobbs City Commission approved award of Bid No. 1613-25 to Professional Meters Inc. for the annual water‑meter changeout project, a capital program intended to replace nearly 5,373 aging residential meters with smart, cellular-enabled devices.

Utilities Director Tim Woomer told commissioners the project covers approximately 5,373 meters that are 20 years old or older and represents one of the final phases of the city’s meter-replacement program. The bid total is $503,388.80, funded from the utility enterprise capital fund (Fund 61,…

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