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Committee recommends Jefferson Electric option to finish remote water-metering for far-flung areas, citing large cost savings
Summary
Public Works staff recommended contracting with Jefferson Electric to provide Flexnext monitoring for remote meter areas rather than installing county base stations. Staff said the option would cost an estimated $9,840 (one-time setup plus first-year fees) versus roughly $95,000 for county installation.
Public Works staff recommended contracting with Jefferson Electric to integrate remote areas into the county’s AMI metering system using Jefferson Electric’s Flexnext monitoring system, and the committee approved the recommendation by consent.
Staff said the county is about 96% complete on its census AMI metering rollout but that remote areas remain difficult to reach. Installing county-owned base stations and towers to cover those areas would cost roughly $95,000, staff said. By contrast, Jefferson Electric offered to add the county’s Winfield-area meters to its Flexnext system for a one-time setup fee of $8,200 plus annual fees; staff described the recurring amount as about $1,600 a year and presented a total of $9,840 to add the Winfield portion to the system (the transcript includes inconsistent phrasing for the recurring fee).
Staff recommended the Jefferson Electric option as a significant cost savings and the committee moved the item to consent and approved it. The transcript does not supply a vendor contract number, a full scope of work, or the specific annual contract term; staff said the cost comparison favored the Jefferson Electric approach for remote meter coverage.
