Infras astruc tructu ture re (AMI) I) Damion R. Lampley, P.E. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Advanced vanced Meteri ring ng Infras astruc tructu ture re (AMI) I) Damion R. Lampley, P.E. Director, Utility Services

 37 37 meter reader ers s and 37 vehic icle les  Hand-held eld computer ters s and laptops s • Readings collected daily using a touch-read system requiring physical contact with a wall-pad or pit-pad by WSSC personnel at each meter location  456,0 ,000+ 0+ Residen entia tial l meters  23,00 000+ 0+ Commer ercia ial l meter ers • Readings collected monthly using an Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) drive-by system

 Low employ oyee ee reten ention tion  Inaccur curate te reading ings s and delays • Data entry errors by the Meter Reader • Backlog of scheduled work  Meter er accessib ibility lity • Meters installed inside the home require coordination with the customers  Unsafe fe envir iron onmen ents ts and inclem emen ent t weather er  Quarter terly ly billing ing cycles

 Smart t technol ology ogy composed sed of several l elemen ents: ts: • Remote transmitters • Two-way communications channel • Data repository (meter data management)  AMI suppor orts ts all phases s of the meter data life cycle • Data acquisition • Customer consumption information • IT application for revenue protection and demand management.

 Enhance customer service: ◦ Consumption viewed via an on-line portal ◦ Monitor leaks, illegal consumption, receive alerts ◦ Allows monthly billing  Achieve Business Process Excellence: ◦ Increase revenue by replacing older meters ◦ Improve data quality: forecast demand, rates, water loss, non-revenue water mgmt. ◦ Size meters properly for applications ◦ Optimize and repurpose workforce

Number ber of Servi vice Area Water Utility ty Cost of Project Meter ters (Square Miles) Toronto, Canada 450,000 243 $125M Baltimore, 410,000 81 $180M Maryland Missouri American 340,000 n/a* $45M Water Golden State Water 250,000 n/a* $82M Detroit, Michigan 200,000 139 $150M Cleveland, Ohio 425,000 78 $86M * * Servi vice area cons nsists of scattered sections ns rathe her than a contiguo uous us region. n.

 Address ess infrastr structur cture e issues es • Aging metering & water distribution infrastructure • Network device locations  Implemen ment t C2M and componen ents ts • Billing data quality • Meter data management  Implemen ment t WaterSM SMAR ART Interface between installation, metering and billing • software  Provid ide e consist sisten ent and timely ly communica ication tion

 Solicit Commission-Wide Perspective & Input  Develop Scope of Work for Project Management  Request For Information (RFI)  Request for Proposal (RFP)  Evaluate Proposals / Reach Consensus Award Contract for Project Management RFP Posted 11/1/17 Final Consensus 2/9/18 Approval/Execution 3/23/18

Phase I – Initiat ation n and Planni ning ng (6 months hs) Needs Document Based on Organizational Expectations Project Management Plan and Work Breakdown Structure Risk Management Plan Assistance in Vendor RFP Process and Negotiation Phase II – Design n (5 months hs) Project Team Organizational Plan (including Commission, Consultant and Vendor Sub-teams) Implementation and Quality Assurance Plan Phase III – Configurat ation, Development nt, and Construc uction n (10 Months hs) Deployment Plan and Schedule Go-Live Plan Public Communications Plan

Phase IV – Deployment nt (42 months hs) Oversee Proof-of-Concept Planning and Deployment User Acceptance Testing Plan Go-Live Summary Meter Deployment Dashboard Vendor Installation Inspections Phase V – Project Closur ure (1 month) h) AMI Transition Plan Final Risk Management Plan Vendor Performance Management Lessons Learned for AMI Deployment

2018 2019 2020 2021 2023* Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan. Dec. Project Award RFP for Project Management Manager Award RFP for AMI AMI Phase I vendor/contractor Implementation and AMI Phase II Quality Assurance Plans Deployment Schedule, Go-Live and Communications AMI Phase III Plans AMI Phase IV AMI system Installation, Meter Installation, User Acceptance Testing, GO--Live Summary, Vendor Installation Inspections Project AMI Phase V Closeout * Calend ndar Year 2022 has been omitted. AMI meter instal allat ations ns are to continu nue throughout ut the year.

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