6612 - Electric Meter and Equipment, 3.Statement of Work/ Specifications
Materials Management Department
901-B Texas Street
Denton, Texas 76209
SCOPE OF WORK
Exhibit 3
IFB 6612
ELECTRIC METER AND EQUIPMENT
FOR THE CITY OF DENTON
IFB # 6612 - EXHIBIT 3
Technical Specifications for Supply of Electric Meters, CT’s, Meter Sockets, AMI
Equipment
IFB 6612 - Exhibit 3 Page 1 of 3
A. PURPOSE
The City of Denton is providing information that will allow prospective suppliers to prepare
proposals to supply Electric Meters, CT’s, and Meter Sockets and AMI equipment. The products
will be received by Denton Municipal Electric Metering Operations at 1701 C Spencer Rd.,
Denton, TX 76205. Orders will be placed as needed over the contract term.
B. PROPOSALS
Proposals shall be provided using the Exhibit 1, with supporting documentation as required.
Additional information clarifying the supplier’s product may be attached to the proposal. Pricing
shall include all costs to deliver goods as specified in this specification. Any special fees or
commissions, and all freight for delivery to the City of Denton and unloading costs must be
included in the quoted price. Item pricing shall be mutually exclusive, thus the City of Denton
reserves the right to choose the best valued item from different vendors.
C. QUALITY CONTROL
The manufacturer shall be responsible for the quality control of the manufacturing processes to
assure that all requirements of these specifications are met. However, the purchaser reserves the
right to observe, to inspect and to require additional quality control investigations, either by its
personnel or an independently employed quality control investigator, at any or all stages of
fabrication at the manufacturer’s facilities. Failure to adequately maintain fabrication and quality
of fabrication until completion shall be grounds for cancellation of the order or any part thereof.
Field failure or field repairs required due to quality control failures or manufacturing procedures
shall be the responsibility of the manufacturer.
D. WRITTEN WARRANTY and GUARANTEES
Written guarantees shall include any limitations as to the nature of failure or time limitations. The
guarantee shall begin upon receipt of the accepted units, not on the date of manufacture.
Guarantees shall indicate whether or not it is made on a full replacement basis or a prorated basis
and if prorated then what are the terms. Manufacturer/supplier guarantees that the goods furnished
under this specification are of high quality and agrees to replace any goods found to be defective
during inspection, installation, or service for a minimum period of 12 months after unit is delivered
to Denton. All replacements by the manufacturer/supplier shall be free of charge F.O.B. at the
same delivery point called for in the original order. Replacements must be handled in a
professional and timely manner and in no case shall a replacement unit take longer than 60 days
to arrive in Denton after first being submitted for replacement.
Offeror guarantees that all products quoted and furnished under this agreement will be accepted at
any normally used United States approved repair and warranty shop should one be available for
the manufacturer’s product quoted. The City of Denton will not accept a manufacturer’s product
that was rejected or substandard and then sold to a broker for either resale or scrap that would not
be fully warranted by the original manufacturer.
The offeror must be an approved distributor by the manufacturer of these products, and is
authorized to sell the products to the City of Denton. The offeror also guarantees that the City will
be represented by the Manufacturer, should an issue arise, and that all manufacturer’s warranties
will be in effect for the life of the contract.
IFB # 6612 - EXHIBIT 3
Technical Specifications for Supply of Electric Meters, CT’s, Meter Sockets, AMI
Equipment
IFB 6612 - Exhibit 3 Page 2 of 3
E. PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
METERS
All meters shall meet ANSI requirements and have accuracies meeting .2 specifications.
All meters in section A and B will be compatible with and come with Trilliant Secure Mesh
technologies installed.
Meters will have DME name or logo on the nameplate.
Meter manufacturer must provide an electronic list of meter serial numbers, meter test results,
and corresponding Trilliant AMI technologies module number. (Excel format or compatible)
All meters will come with metal optical port on front of meter for direct communications and
interrogation.(ANSI C12.18 Type 2 optical port)
Some meters in section A and B will be required to show KW and KVA demand and be
required to report those reads with the installed Trilliant technology.
All meters will provide Load Profile data through the Trilliant Secure Mesh system under full
read conditions.
Some meters from section A and B will need to capable of multi-channel load profile
recording, four quadrant metering, and provide a choice of power quality options for system
evaluations.
Some meters in section A will need to be capable of supplying KYZ pulses out of and
receiving KYZ pulses into channels in those meters to totalize.
METER BASES
Section C meter bases need to have one piece front covers, the Milbank test switches(7 -pole
TS07-0105 and 10-pole TS10-0109) or the equivalent installed, and be prewired with DME’s
approved color coded wiring diagram.
INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS
Section D and E devices will need to meet ANSI C12.11 and IEEE C57.13 requirements for
revenue metering.
SECTION F
This equipment is all Trilliant Secure Mesh communications equipment.
F. ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS
DME will only accept proposals from specific manufacturers listed in the approved
manufacturers list below.
Section A & B: Elster, Landis & Gyr, Itron, GE
Section C: Milbank , Durham
Section D: Astra, Itron, GE, ABB
Section E: ABB, Arteche, Kuhlman
Section F: Trilliant
IFB # 6612 - EXHIBIT 3
Technical Specifications for Supply of Electric Meters, CT’s, Meter Sockets, AMI
Equipment
IFB 6612 - Exhibit 3 Page 3 of 3
The City has implemented a pre-approval process for substitution commodities and services. The
commodity approval form can be obtained via email (karen.smith@cityofdenton.com).
Supporting documentation or samples must be submitted for review by Purchasing, Engineering,
field crews, QAG (Quality Assurance Group), and the manager of DME. Testing may be required
and may take substantial time to review. Vendors are encouraged to submit forms and samples
for consideration on the next solicitation for similar items.