Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Junction City, Kansas is issuing a Request For Qualifications (RFQ), to provide an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system and residential meters change out for the City. This project will be a multi-year endeavor starting in 2019 (through 2021). SOFTWARE Customers are billed every month using a cycle/route grouping system, with two groups billed per month. Meter readers collect water consumption data using Sensus handheld devices. Meter route information is downloaded into the Sensus handheld devices. Water consumption data is either visually read and entered by hand or obtained via a touch read/touch wand system. When meter routes are completed, water consumption data is uploaded into our billing system. The City utilizes Tyler Technologies--Incode applications for the utility billing as well as other financial and community development applications. All financial data from the auxiliary applications is integrated with Tyler Technologies--Incode system. The City of Junction City (City) is seeking a complete product solution to replace its current manual and touch read meters with an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology. The City intends to select AMI technology which minimizes the number of existing meters or meter components that must be replaced and best meets the needs within the City. Fixed Data Collection AMI System If a fixed data collection system is proposed, then describe in detail: A. Meter interface unit connected to an encoder register B. The type of network topologies which are proposed to get the meter data back to a central computer C. The meter reading database D. The process for meter reading data integration with the Utility Billing System E. Compatibility with the City’s current technology hardware/software environment F. Hardware requirements and specifications for your products including but not limited to personal computers, handhelds, servers, antennas, towers, collectors, repeaters or other permanently installed infrastructure needed to collect transmission of meter readings. G. Billing capabilities and any additional data capabilities such as tampering, leak detection, low battery, reverse flow, interval data, log meter events or rate of use data that can be used for water usage profiling, time of use billing, demand forecasting, flow monitoring, etc. H. System must meet all FCC licensing requirements I. Battery requirements including expected life and costs J. Warranties of equipment K. Any maintenance service contracts for collection devices, reading software and programming devices. L. Any licensing fees M. Any encoder register replacement N. Any radio frequency device and collector (device collecting meter reads) maintenance O. Any fees for location of collection devices for sending readings from collectors to the utility. P. The radio frequency technology (narrow band, spread spectrum, cellular phone, Bluetooth, Wi Fi or power line communication)