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