AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Materials Management
CM/DCM/ACM: Bryan Langley
AGENDA DATE October 9, 2017
SUBJECT
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Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas providing for, authorizing, and approving three (3) year software maintenance for continued vendor support, upgrades, and sustainment services for Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for the Denton Municipal Electric Metering Department, which is essential to ensure availability of upgrades, software fixes, and access to knowledge and support resources. Trilliant Networks, Inc. is the sole-source vendor for continued upgrade, support and maintenance for Trilliant software and infrastructure. Therefore this system is available from only one source and in accordance with Texas Local Government Code 252.022, procurement of commodities and services that are available from one source are exempt from competitive bidding; and if over $50,000 shall be awarded by the governing body; and providing an effective date (File 4485 awarded to Trilliant Networks, Inc. in the three (3) year not-to-exceed amount of $236,938.13).
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BACKGROUND
The City of Denton Electric Metering Department uses the Trilliant smart grid software to record consumption of electric energy on meters and communicate that information back to DME for monitoring and billing. All Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters on the Trilliant system can be read remotely at any time. Because the system uses two-way communications, DME can serve customers more efficiently, saving time and resources. This software may also detect the location of power outages more rapidly and provide power quality monitoring. This software also provides more efficient customer service and support by, improved handling of customer accounts (i.e. connects, re-connects, service transfers), hourly use data for billing and use inquiries, online presentation of electric usage to interested customers, fewer visits to the m...
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