Collectors and repeaters for water meter reading system

The City of Espanola, New Mexico is procuring collectors and repeaters for a water meter reading system under a sole-source determination, with proposals due October 11, 2026. Mountain States Power Solutions (MSPS) is identified as the exclusive authorized distributor for Itron water meter reading system components across Arizona, Colorado, Northern Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Eastern Wyoming, and qualifies as sole source under New Mexico and local bidding laws.

The scope includes one CCU100 collector unit with integrated WAN and GPS capability, two RPT100 repeaters with GPS functionality, one 902–928 MHz antenna kit, two direct-mount vertical antenna kits, one ETX collector activation radio, one battery replacement kit, and two lightning arrestors. All components are Itron products specified for integration with the existing water meter reading system.

The total project cost is $30,923.84, comprised of a subtotal of $30,573.84 plus estimated freight of $350.00. No tax applies. Freight is pre-paid and invoiced at time of shipping. The sole-source determination, dated August 13, 2026, establishes MSPS's status as the authorized Itron Sales Channel Partner as the basis for exemption from competitive bidding. The procurement contact is Marc Delong at MSPS, mdelong@msps.com or 719.723.2502.