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cases where new meters are installed, particularly in apartment buildings where there is a lot of flow and the old meters can't keep up. For meters 15 -20 years old, staff proposes taking a representative sampling of these and testing them for accuracy. Based on those tests we will try to determine the optimal year to change out old meters. This plan allows us to get the full value out of our existing meters while also beginning a necessary upgrade to better technology. To implement this program and change out the meters 20 years and older will cost the following: 1. Automated Reading System with 20 meters - $10,000 2. 362 Residential Meters (382 less initial 20 included in #1 @ 156.50) 56,653 3. 89 Commercial Meters at an assumed average cost of $250 22,250 4. 35 Detection Meters @ $143.27 5,015 5. 24 Multi - Family, Industrial & Institutional at an average cost of $750 18,000 6. 8 Irrigation Meters @ 156.50 1,252 Total $113,170 Recommendation: Staff recommends that we be authorized to proceed with the purchase of a radio read water meter system. We may have to competitively bid this project given the price exceed $50,000. However, we would not make the entire purchase at one time, so it may be possible to avoid formal bidding, subject to the advice of the City Attorney. It is reasonably safe to assume we would make the majority of the above purchases prior to the end of 2006. This expenditure would come from the Water and Sewer Capital Replacement Fund #604. 4