Burlington, NC
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The City of Burlington had a mixture of manual-read and remote walk-by or drive-by meters that had exceeded their life expectancy. To prepare Burlington to be a more efficient and greener community, Utility Metering Solutions (UMS) acted as the City's end-to-end systems integrator to provide all project oversight for its advanced metering program.
The consultation project included the implementation of:
- Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and transmitters for remote reading
- An AMI network to collect and report meter readings remotely
- A meter data management (MDM) system to aggregate and manage data from the meters and provide control over the system from a central location
Since UMS does not represent any meter, hardware or software solutions, the company identified the most appropriate vendors to solve Burlington's needs. UMS also provided the City with a public outreach communications strategy and collateral to educate and excite Burlington residents about the project.
SERVICES PROVIDED
- Project Readiness
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Vendor Selection
- Public Outreach Strategy
RESULTS
- Defined the scope and structure of the overall project
- Developed procurement documents
- Created the evaluation criteria in the RFP
- Guided the City stakeholders on selecting the most appropriate vendors
- Oversaw creation of the transitional meter reading plan
- Deployed the program effectively with US Bronco and Neptune
- Created educational PSA video, social media calendar, news release and more
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