Northern Ireland Water has gone out to tender with a contract for metering services valued at between £15 million to £30 million.
The contract covers water meter installation, maintenance and associated services, including :
I. Proof of supply, meter chamber construction, meter installation and data management for new connections (small and large).
II. Site survey, meter chamber construction, meter installation and data management for Unmetered Non-household (UNHH) Optants and Selectives.
III. Re-active meter maintenance i.e. replacement of existing defective revenue bearing meter including associated work with chambers and integrated stop cock boxes.
IV. Pro-active meter maintenance i.e. replacement of existing revenue bearing meter due to meter age and volume passing including associated work with chambers and integrated stop cock boxes.
V. Data quality projects.
VI. Any other metering services e.g. undertaking and management of temporary disconnections for non-payment of bills, fitting of internal meters and operation of NISRANS notification system.
Initial contract period is three years with two additional 1 year extension options. Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 15th November.
Click here to access full tender documentation
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