Silicon Valley Power (SVP), the utility owned by the city of Santa Clara, California, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to create an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), including a Meter Data Management System (MDMS) and a broadband Utility Communication Infrastructure (UCI). These will form the foundation of the Meter Connect Program. The city will also use the Wi-Fi network (previously owned by MetroFi) which it acquired last year.
Excerpt from the RFP:
“The City intends to its existing utility communication and IT infrastructure(s) to create a working smart grid as it is conceived today, and to build a strong, flexible and scalable foundation for the smart grid of the future. At the same time, the City seeks a multifunctional communication system to support a fast-growing demand for remote and mobile, wireless IP-based, narrow band and broadband applications for a diverse group of City departments (i.e., Water and Sewer, Police, Fire, Public Works, Parks and Recreation). The City will be procuring and implementing this technology and its associated production applications as part of a series of separate Request for Proposals (RFPs) including:
- MDMS Solution RFP – This RFP process is now closed. Siemens was selected to implement eMeter’s MDMS solution called EnergyIP. The City anticipates contract execution in August 2009, with implementation beginning in the 4th quarter of 2009.
- AMI Solution RFP – This is the first step in procuring a production AMI Solution as described in this RFP.”
“The City may issue subsequent RFPs to support an incremental approach to expanding the AMI Solution until the entire jurisdiction is built-out and automated. However, at the City’s option, based on the success of the initial implementation, we may choose to amend the contract resulting from this RFP to include this full build-out.”
“The goal of this RFP is to procure and implement the first step in a full rollout of a production AMI Solution. The AMI Solution seeks not only to replace existing reading methods and systems, but to also bring robust, end-to-end IP-based connectivity to stationary and mobile devices throughout the entire Santa Clara area.”
Deadline: 24 September 2009
Link to SVP website: http://datapark.svpower.com:800/default.aspx
View main Silicon Valley Power AMI RFP document on Scribd (note: there are other documents so you must go to the SVP website if you plan to respond to the RFP)
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