AMI Upgrade Services

This is an Invitation for Bid (IFB) issued by the Town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts for AMI Upgrade Services. The scope of work includes furnishing and installing approximately 9,000 cellular AMI modules manufactured by Badger Meter Inc. and coordinated with the existing Badger Beacon AMI system. The contractor shall also remove and dispose of existing drive-by read devices and wire new AMI modules to the exterior of buildings. Bids are due by 11:00 a.m. on November 3, 2022, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The required contract completion date is December 31, 2023. The IFB specifies that the selected contractor must furnish a performance bond and payment bond each in an amount at least equal to one hundred percent of the contract price. Prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development apply to this project. The Town of Dartmouth reserves the right to waive any informalities in bids and to reject any or all bids.

The IFB does not indicate any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. There is no information provided about incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The IFB does not specify a possible award value or budget range.