NIGP 03115: Chilled Water Meter System

NIGP 03115 Chilled Water Meter System, an Item code, encompasses water metering and treatment services for central chilled water and cooling tower systems in municipal and institutional facilities. State and local governments procure under this code for comprehensive water treatment programs, flow meter repair and replacement services, monitoring technologies, and chemical feed equipment designed to optimize system performance, reduce water and chemical consumption, and maintain asset reliability during critical operations. Issuing bodies include municipal utilities, convention centers, university facilities management offices, and school districts. The scope spans both preventive maintenance contracts with data-driven treatment protocols and discrete repair services for defective meters requiring disassembly, inspection, and rebuild to factory specifications.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, with the Tampa Convention Center soliciting bids (due July 28, 2026) for comprehensive chilled water and cooling tower treatment services emphasizing corrosion control, biological management, and water savings optimization, and the City of Lubbock issuing RFP 26-19615-YB (due May 28, 2026) for in-line water flow meter repair and replacement services covering 2-inch, 4-inch, and 6-inch meter sizes across approximately 176 public water supply wells and 26 irrigation wells. A third representative opportunity involves South Dakota State University in Brookings soliciting Statements of Interest from engineering firms for design services on a Chilled Water Utility Upgrade project converting 8-inch to 12-inch chilled water piping infrastructure, with design completion and spring 2026 bidding leading to May 2026 construction start. The Lubbock RFP emphasizes vendor capability and experience with specific meter manufacturers (Water Specialties and McCrometer), allocates 40 of 100 evaluation points to pricing competitiveness, and establishes a one-year initial term with four optional one-year extensions.